The 2021 European Championships in show jumping and dressage--which had been cancelled when the Olympics were moved to next year--are on again. The championships were called off when the Olympics were rescheduled to keep the focus on the Tokyo Games. But a number of...

After listening to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speak today at a press conference following a meeting of his executive board, it seems the Tokyo Games are on track for 2021--although they will be produced differently than any of their...

If there were an official title for the top hunt seat equitation horse of all time, it would go to Grappa, the appropriate namesake of the Best Horse title at the East Coast Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search. The seven-time national champion, owned...

The Essex Foxhounds Masters Chase is always a fun fall happening at Natirar in Peapack, with races for everyone, whether you have a stick horse or a thoroughbred, and lots of tailgating. But Covid has taken another competition from us, as the chase was just cancelled....

Reacting to the Eventing Nation website’s “attack” on the use of the name Plantation Field for the major eventing series in Unionville, Pa., property owner Cuyler Walker announced on Sept. 16 that he is cancelling the lease of his land for the competitions. The...

Indoor competitions are in trouble in the Covid era, as cancellations pile up. This time, it’s the U.S. Dressage Finals. The U.S. Dressage Federation’s premier event, scheduled for the Kentucky Horse Park in November, will not be held this year, it was announced...

A 4-year-old Atlantic County  mare who had not been vaccinated was euthanized after contracting the state's first 2020 reported case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a serious mosquito-borne illness. EEE causes inflammation of the brain tissue and has a significantly...

As the weather gets cooler, you’re ready to take your horse on the road a bit, but don’t want to show. That’s why it’s great to be in hunter/trail pace season, with plenty of opportunities in New Jersey to try this low-key, fun competition. The Monmouth County Hunt...

The Far Hills Race Meeting won't be held this year, but people still have an excuse to come to beautiful Moorland Farm. American Express is bringing back the era of drive-ins by putting on three movie nights there this month, with admission set at $25 for a carload of...

The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s Zone 2 (NY, NJ, PA) Horse of the Year Hunter Championship has been cancelled. Scheduled for Oct. 18, it originally was supposed to be held in Harrisburg, Pa., at the home of the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. But that show was...