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EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
What a win for Tamie Smith!
Victory in the Cosequin 4-Star Short was well-deserved for Tamie Smith on Sunday at the Kentucky Horse Park, where she was the lone competitor among 31 starters to go clear in the show jumping phase and clinch the title after leading through every segment of the...
Kent scores yet another major grand prix show jumping victory
The amazing Kent Farrington did it again: In less than a month, he has won the Rolex US Open $1 million Grand Prix, the Longines FEI World Cup Final and Saturday night, the $340,000 Major League Show Jumping International 5-Star at the Kentucky Horse Park. He's number...
Maryland 5-star event makes a bid to return in 2027
An application by Select Event Group to run the Maryland 5-star in October 2027 is "actively" being prepared, with Paris Olympics 2024 cross-country course designer Pierre Le Goupil on board for the eventing competition, as he was for the 2025 edition. David O'Connor,...
Tamie Smith continues in first place after Kentucky 4-Star Short cross-country
In the Cosequin 4-Star Short, Tamie Smith ended cross-country Saturday where she began it after dressage -- in first place, but with a different horse. Tamie retired her leader from the first phase, Danito, on course after a problem at the fifteenth fence. But she...
Spencer widens her edge in Kentucky 5-star after cross-country
Monica Spencer's lead in the Defender Kentucky 5-Star Three-Day Event increased to a more comfortable level after the cross-country phase, not only because of her perfect trip Saturday within the 11:05 optimum time, but also because her closest rivals simply couldn't...
It’s advantage/New Zealand at the Defender Kentucky 5-Star event
The Kiwis dominated the second day of dressage at the Defender Kentucky 5-Star Three-Day Event on Friday, holding the first two places going into Saturday's cross-country test. Monica Spencer and the elegant, expressive thoroughbred, Artist, wound up with a personal...
What’s important to know about Equine Herpes Virus
The Virginia Horse Center's cancellation of a show after a horse with EHV-1 neurological was euthanized at a Culpeper, Va., show has prompted horse owners' questions about the condition. The U.S. Equestrian Federation put out information on the subject that is...
Defender Kentucky begins with familiar faces leading the way
Will Coleman is going for the Defender Kentucky eventing double. Two years ago, he won the 4-Star Short at the Kentucky Horse Park with Diabolo, a Holsteiner by Diarado who was imported from Australia. The partnership was on track for the U.S. team at the 2024...
It’s higher and higher for Justin Verboomen
The remarkable black Rheinlander stallion Zonik Plus has set another personal best for his rider, Belgium's Justin Verboomen, earning a stratospheric 91.855 percent in the Fontainebleu, France 5-star Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle this weekend. One judge had the...
No surprises on World Games short list
There's a long way to go before the FEI World Championships this August in Aachen, but the candidates for the U.S. show jumping squad were announced today. There are 10 riders on the short list, but plans call for prospects to compete over five different observation...
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