Cortes C was a real trouper. This was a horse who gave his all at some of the world's biggest show jumping events. When Beezie Madden announced this week that he had died at the age of 21, I remembered the way he always crossed his front legs when he jumped. I'd call...

Rich Fellers, a show jumping Olympian and World Cup champion, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Portland, Ore., to a count involving interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Now 63, Fellers had been involved with a 17-year-old who...

The Village of Wellington's planning and zoning board will hold a hearing this week on requests for zoning changes that would enable construction of an expansion to the existing Wellington International Showgrounds. The concept would refurbish the current grounds...

Interested in exploring the benefits of equine-assisted psychotherapy to improve parent-child relationships? How about the importance of understanding what horses are telling us through their "wanted and unwanted behavior." The Horses and Humans Research Foundation...

In an effort to increase engagement with the the equestrian community in California and the western part of the country, the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation has hired Coloradan Lisa Munro to take on a new role as director of Development. Her responsibilities include...

The International Jumping Riders Club  has "serious concerns," about a new elimination rule that allows a single judge to eliminate a horse or rider who appear to be having difficulty during their round. The organization is asking the FEI (international equestrian...

The U.S. Equestrian Federation this week passed a rule calling for all horses competing in USEF licensed or endorsed competitions to be microchipped as of Dec. 1, 2025. The chip used must be a 15-digit ISO compliant 11784/11785 model that is implanted in the nuchal...

Britain has named a real powerhouse of a short list for the European Eventing Championships in France next month. That's a heads-up for the U.S. on what kind of competition it will face at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the 2022 world championships, the U.S.won silver to...

What's in a name? A lot, when it's as ill-conceived as the new "League of Nations." That's what the FEI (international equestrian federation) is calling the re-do of the Longines Nations Cup series for 2024. The first time I heard how the FEI intended to christen the...