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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A prominent executive takes the reins at Old Friends
John Nicholson, the former executive director of the Kentucky Horse Park, next month will succeed Michael Blowen as president and CEO of Old Friends, the thoroughbred racehorse retirement operation. John ran the Horse Park in Lexington from 1997 to 2014. It hosted the...
A new year’s resolution from Helgstrand Dressage
Helgstrand Dressage, the stable whose training practices came out in the open via a scathing Danish undercover TV documentary in November, is calling 2023 a year that has "been challenging, evolving and educational." In a new year's statement, the company noted, "2023...
Barbara Hay has said farewell
Barbara Hay’s life focused on raising young horses and training young riders. She died at her Rainbow Ridge Farm in East Amwell, N.J., on Dec. 27, just three days short of her 72d birthday. A national examiner for the U.S. Pony Club who was the chief horse management...
Big, big bucks for the FEI World Cup finals
The prize money for the 2024 Longines FEI World Cup show jumping finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been doubled by the organizing committee to a record 2.6 million Euros. Another 100,000 Euros has been added to the purse for the dressage finals, bringing the total to...
Here’s a new year’s resolution for you
Make sure you vaccinate your horses in 2024. An unvaccinated 28-year-old mare in Ocean County, N.J., had to be euthanized after becoming the third confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in the state for 2023 . She suffered from depression, front and rear...
Some big reinforcements for U.S. dressage hopes
With the 2024 Paris Olympics looming large (the opening ceremonies on the Seine will happen in seven months) two new international-caliber horses have been purchased by Zen Elite Equestrian Center for American riders. The farm near Fort Lauderdale has bought Bohemian,...
A historic feed business is heading west, but not too far from its roots
There’s more to Somerset Grain & Feed than its name implies. In addition to selling sustenance for horses and other animals, grooming tools, pet toys and various agricultural items, it is also a quaint mini museum on the outskirts of suburban Bernardsville, New...
A documentary on racing’s problems focuses on social license to operate–an issue in all of horse sport
A new documentary from FX about horse racing will air next year, contending that fans “increasingly wonder how long one of America’s oldest sports can continue to have its social license renewed.” Called “The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses,” the documentary...
Learn about everything from stem cells to plasma for equine therapy in a free program
Are you confused by equine regenerative medicine treatments, what they are and what they do? Find out more in a lecture on “Regenerative Medicine Therapies in Horses” from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, presented by Dr. Aimee Colbath, assistant...
Another British sweep for the Freestyle in London
It was the second day in a row of a 1-2-3 finish for British dressage riders at the London International Horse Show, but this time, it was set to music. Charlotte Dujardin and Imhotep dominated on Thursday in the FEI Dressage World Cup Freestyle as they had in the...
