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EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
German rider tops in Hampton Classic finale
Rene Dittmer, who made quite a mark at the Winter Equestrian Festival, translated his success to another season with a victory in the $400,000 Longines Hampton Classic 5-star grand prix over the weekend. The German and Corsica X, a Holsteiner mare by Connor he owns...
Wishing a speedy recovery for Liz Halliday: UPDATE Sept. 3
Eventer Liz Halliday was taken off the respirator Tuesday, a great step in her recovery from a head injury she sustained in a fall on the cross-country course at the American Eventing Championships . Being able to breathe on her own means she can get more sleep, an...
Development plans for Monmouth Park include racing as a priority
Multifamily housing, a 200-room hotel, retail offerings, entertainment elements and youth sports facilities are slated for the 80 acres around Monmouth Park, where racing is slated to continue at the New Jersey track under an 85-year lease agreement. It was announced...
A new president for the USET Foundation
The name Kristi Mitchem may not be familiar to you, even though she has just been announced as the president and CEO of the Gladstone, N.J.-based U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. But you may well know of her daughter, Caroline Mawhinney, number 37 on the FEI jumping...
FEI will take a close look at dressage sustainability
Representatives from national federations and stakeholder groups (including athletes, officials, organizers, trainers, and veterinary experts) will meet Oct. 1 under the banner of the FEI to embark on a comprehensive long-term strategy for dressage to ensure its...
Help Kevin Babington while you enjoy a special horse show
Six years ago, the life of the Babington family changed forever. Top international show jumper Kevin Babington suffered a disastrous fall with his horse in a grand prix, a crash that left him with a contusion of the spinal cord as a result of hyperextending his neck...
Tosh wins International Hunter Derby a record fourth time
Hunt Tosh came from behind with the Wheeler Family's Cannon Creek to take the Platinum Performance/U.S. Hunter Jumper Association's International Hunter Derby Championship for the fourth time and make history in the process. The victory on Saturday was the third for...
Dublin is golden for US show jumpers
The prestigious Nations Cup of Ireland on Friday stacked up to be a match between the U.S., which hadn’t won the Aga Khan trophy since 2017 and Ireland, a country with a habit of fielding winning teams this year. And so it was at the end of the first round in Dublin...
Chromatic’s loss has resulted in a gain for U.S. sport horses
The tragic death of Chromatic BF at April’s FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final in Saudi Arabia has sparked a three-part U.S. Equestrian Federation welfare initiative, designed to improve the safety and well-being of sport horses. In the bigger picture, the horse’s...
It’s time to bid the Paris Olympics “adieu”
The 2024 Paris Olympics is a long way from Chariots of Fire, the Best Picture of 1981, which depicted the Paris Games of 100 years ago. That was an idealistic time, with participation limited to amateurs, when athletes sought glory for their country as much as for...
