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McLain back on a winning track
McLain Ward topped a field of 21 with Kasper van het Hellehof to win the $200,000 5-star Longines Grand Prix at San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Only McLain and Mexico's Jose Antonio Chedraui Eguia on H-Lucky Retto qualified for the jump-off. McLain's time of 38.31 seconds...
It’s two in a row for golden girl Dujardin
On the heels of her Grand Prix victory Wednesday at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, Charlotte Dujardin made it a double with a freestyle triumph on Imhotep, three weeks after taking up riding again following the birth of her baby, Isabella Rose. She was marked at 83.2...
Do these names sound familiar?
Mai Baum. Miks Master C. Z. Off the Record. They are four of the top seven-placing horses from last month's Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day event. Now they've been named to the U.S. squad for the Aachen, Germany, 4-Star Short this summer, along with Ariel Grald's...
Did you miss something? Catch up on Land Rover Kentucky via TV
If you weren’t able to get to Kentucky for the 5-star Land Rover Three-Day Event in April, there are more chances to see highlights of the event in a one-hour show. They will air on NBC Saturday May 13 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time and on CNBC Saturday May 27 at noon...
Judy Hofmann Richter will be remembered in May
A celebration of life is set for 2 p.m. May 15 for respected horsewoman and author Judy Richter. The gathering will be held at her Coker Farm, 69 Stone Hill Road, Bedford, N.Y. Judy, who died on Nov. 30, 2022 at the age of 83, was recognized by the horse industry many...
Charlotte Dujardin is back and winning
It has been eight months since Olympic dressage multi-multi gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin competed, but she didn't lose a step after having her baby, Isabella Rose, in March. Although she's only been back riding for three weeks, on Wednesday she won the Defender...
A tragic accident in Florida
A 15-year-old Sumter County, Fla., rider died after a horse she was riding in an equitation class tripped between fences and suffered a rotational fall at the Fox Lea Farm horse show in Venice, Fla., over the weekend. Hannah Serfass was pronounced dead at Sarasota...
She did it!
It was a victory for persistence and a victory for the West Coast, but most of all, a victory for America, as Tamie Smith on Sunday became the first U.S. rider to win the 5-star Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event since 2008. Everything was on the line as Tamie and...
Good news about Jonathon Millar
Jumper rider Jonathon Millar is making huge progress in his recovery from a non-horse-related accident that left him with a head injury. He is at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, where he is walking "almost independently" and climbing stairs. His progress is the...
Big changes in the works for Wellington
The at-capacity Wellington International showgrounds used by the Winter Equestrian Festival would add 84 acres to offer breathing room for hunters, jumpers and dressage on one contiguous layout under a multi-faceted proposal. While the showgrounds expansion would be...
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