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Jonathon Millar needs help: UPDATE
Canadian show jumper Jonathon Millar, who fell and hit his head March 12, underwent brain surgery to stop a bleed and relieve swelling. He is now off sedation and breathing on his own at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where he is showing promising...
John Ammerman won’t be in Vermont
HITS' announcement last month that John Ammerman would return in a mangement capacity to the company's Vermont Summer Festival shows was "premature," Ammerman has said. "After asking for my help as a co-manager (with Joe Dotoli) at the Vermont Summer Festival, the...
Carlee McCutcheon was well-prepared to take a title
Weeks of qualification at Wellington International culminated Friday in the Winter Equestrian Festival Equitation Championship presented by NetJets. Topping the field of 43 was Carlee McCutcheon, from the famous reining family, who has also made a name for herself...
Head of World Equestrian Centers family has left us
Ralph L. “Larry” Roberts, Sr., 77, patriarch of the family that owns the World Equestrian Centers, died March 19 in Ocala. Mr. Roberts, known as "Senior", was the founder of R+L Carriers. He started in the trucking business in 1965 with a single Ford truck, moving...
Need tack? Need to get rid of tack? Here’s your go-to
Riding with HEART in Pittstown, N.J., is running its spring tack sale next month. Want to donate? (Contributions are tax deductible.) They will accept new and "gently used" equestrian equipment (for horse, rider, or barn) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and...
U.S. selects riders for key Nations Cup
There are some heavy hitters who were named today to the team for the May 14 U.S. Nations Cup, the country's next step toward earning a berth at the Paris Olympics next year. Unlike the Nations Cup in Wellington earlier this month, the May Cup in California is a...
Another horse show gone, at least for now…
Instead of marking its 50th anniversary next month at the Horse Park of New Jersey, the Four Seasons show will be in limbo. "We're taking a year to regroup," said show manager Mason Garrity as he announced cancellation of the fixture. However, he's not making...
It’s a tough topic, but you need to think about it
How do you decide when it's time to end your horse's life? Dr. Lindsay Goodale, a lecturer in Animal Science at the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Lynn Bliven, Agriculture and Natural Resources Issue Leader at the Cornell Cooperative...
When Valegro met Isabella
Charlotte Dujardin has introduced her baby, Isabella, to another love of her life, her multi-gold medal dressage mount, Valegro. How long before we see Isabella coming down centerline? As Charlotte observed, "All I can say Isabella, is that this horse changed my life,...
McLain Ward takes another leg of the Grand Slam
The Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping dream is still alive for McLain Ward, after winning the second leg at the Dutch Masters with HH Azur today. There were 16 riders in the jump-off from a starting field of 35 over Louis Konickx’s course in the Brabanthallen,...
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