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Orlob and Jane top 5-star Grand Prix Special

Patience and persistence paid off for Marcus Orlob with the temperamental Jane on Saturday, as they scored a personal best in the 5-star Grand Prix Special at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. Exposing the mare to different showgrounds and...

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Two bargain horses win big

Although seven-figure purchase prices for horses are all too common these days in both racing and showing, Saturday's Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park in Florida illustrates that it's still possible to buy a winner for a price that doesn't break the...

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Things were really jumping this weekend

With major competitions from coast to coast and abroad, the show jumping scene really heated up this week. The richest grand prix in the U.S. was the $340,000 Brainjuice ACTIVE 5-star at the Desert International Horse Park in California, where Dutch rider Mathijs Van...

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Recognition for a horse from the Garden State

A New Jersey thoroughbred gelding was named 2025's Champion Male Sprinter at racing's Eclipse Award ceremonies in Palm Beach this week. Book'em Danno, by Bucchero our of the Ghostzapper mare Adorabella, raced for a New Jersey-based partnership of friends and business...

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Good news! Liz Hallliday is home at last

Olympic eventer Liz Halliday, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a 2024 fall, has returned to her base in Lexington, Ky., after many months of working hard at rehabilitation. She posted about her progress on social media, saying, "This is the most important...

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It’s awards season for horse sport stars

The U.S. Equestrian Federation and the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation are handing out honors with a look back to 2025. It's no surprise that Kent Farrington's illustrious Greya received the USEF's SmartPak/International Horse of the Year title. Kent, the world's...

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A big promotion for a longtime eventing organizer

A dedicated worker who started as a volunteer for the Kentucky Three-Day Event when she was in the Keeneland Pony Club has been named CEO of the  5-star competition's parent organization, Equestrian Events Inc. Vanessa Coleman, who was EEI’s chief competition and...

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Two horsemen honored by USEF

Irrepressible eventer Boyd Martin received international equestrian of the year honors for 2025 Thursday at the U.S. Equestrian Federation's Pegasus dinner, while hunter rider Daniel Geitner was named national equestrian of the year. Boyd, who won the first USEF...

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