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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A tribute to Assemblyman Dancer that will keep on giving
The Rutgers Equine Science Center has established a scholarship in memory of former Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer, a champion of the New Jersey horse indsutry who died earlier this year. He served the 12th Legislative District and was the deputy Republican Leader in...
Horse Park of NJ gets championship
The USEF's national advanced single horse combined driving championship for 2023 will be held at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown October 5-8 at the Garden State CDE. All but one of the other national driving championships next year will be held in Ocala,...
Kay Meredith has left us
Kay Meredith, a founding member of the U.S. Dressage Federation, has died in hospice. The president of USDF from 1977-82, the native of West Virginia was a mentor to many, and her Meredith Manor gave riders a leg up in the discipline. She was the 1979 American Horse...
Don’t throw this class…
The U.S. Equestrian Federation is advising competitors who intentionally under-perform in a class not to do it. It might occur when someone is put in a class to fill it so that points count, and they need to make sure another exhibitor will place ahead of them. USEF...
The Adequan® Global Dressage Festival is back for 2023
Wellington International, which took over the former Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, has reached an agreement with Wellington Equestrian Partners to run the 2023 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival at the Equestrian Village facility down the road from the...
A look at someone who makes shows go
Riders and their horses are front and center at competitions, so we all know their names. But what about the people behind the scenes? Mike Belisle is very effective at the type of organizing that has helped bring shows such as Split Rock and TerraNova to prominence....
Your horses are what they eat
How much do you know about equine nutrition? If you'd like to learn more, Cornell Univeresity is offering an online opportunity to improve your familiarity with forage, which could pay off in a bonus of a healthier, happier horse. Nathalie Trottier, professor of...
A very special feel-good story about a boy and a horse
Dreams of thoroughbred racing glory sometimes do come true, but when that happens for a special person on an international stage, it's an unforgettable emotional experience. "There's a big story behind it," trainer Bill Mott noted today at the Breeders Cup, and that's...
Goodbye to DVHA
The Delaware Valley Horsemen’s Association, a grassroots show series that ran for more than seven decades in Hunterdon County, N.J., has called it quits. Founded in 1949 by veterinarian, Dr. Welling Howell, the organization in its prime offered competitions for...
Costello is staying on the job
Bobby Costello, who oversaw the U.S. silver medal team at the eventing world championships in November on an interim basis, has been named technical advisor/chef d’equipe for the U.S. Equestrian Federation's eventing program. “I’ve been involved in the sport beginning...
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