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SafeSport sued by Frank Madden over suspension
Trainer Frank Madden has sued the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which added him to its centralized disciplinary database on Dec. 23, 2025 after receiving allegations of sexual misconduct in 39 years ago in Florida and Switzerland 40 years ago. On January 27, 2026, Madden...
A big step for Number One in dressage
She's not a show jumper, but even so, Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour made a huge leap from twenty-fifth place to first in the world dressage rankings as they turned over for a new month. Her horse, Mount St. John Freestyle, also is number one, replacing Zonk Plus, now number...
Kent takes the million in Wellington
This time the numbers were right. Greya, the highest-ranked horse in the field of the $1 million Rolex U.S. Equestrian Open, demonstrated on the ground why she was rated number one overall on paper as she topped a five-horse jump-off with her usual flair. Paired with...
More changes in World Cup Final: UPDATE
(See latest update as of 4/4/26 in boldface type below) Lillie Keenan is replacing McLain Ward on the U.S. roster for the FEI World Cup Show Jumping Finals in Texas this coming week. McLain is a mentor of Lillie, who has competed successfully on U.S. Nations Cup and...
Ouch! U.S. fails to make second round on home turf in Longines League of Nations
Things did not start well Saturday night for the USA, the defending champion country from a resounding 2025 Longines League of Nations victory at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala. The only LLN leg in the U.S., the competition thus carries special weight for the...
Finally! U.S. Dressage team wins Nations Cup in Wellington
After five years of losing to Germany at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, the USA claimed a very narrow victory over the Europeans in the Modon FEI Dressage Nations Cup on Thursday. Led by Christine Traurig, the Dutta Corp. U.S. dressage team of Ashley Holzer on...
Not a surprise: U.S. autumn 5-star event won’t run in 2026
The fate of the Maryland 5-Star event really wasn't in doubt since word surfaced late last year that financial issues were affecting the Sport & Entertainment Corporation of Maryland, which presented it. But on Tuesday, the U.S. Equestrian Federation made it...
A champion has a foal
TSF Dalera BB delivered Olympic, World Equestrian Games and European Championships dressage gold medals, as well as two World Cup titles under the guidance of Germany's Jessica von Bredow Werndl. Now she has delivered something else this week, a filly named Dolce Vita...
Endo the Blind has left us
Endo the Blind, an amazing sightless Appaloosa, has died at 26 after dealing with edema and other issues. He had his eyes removed years ago after being diagnosed with recurrent uveitis, glaucoma and cataracts, but that never stopped him or his owner, Morgan Wagner....
Darragh Kenny tops in $500,000 5-star
Sandwiched between a pair of riders clocked in exactly the same jump-off time, and slotted in before last-to-go Ben Maher, Darragh Kenny had not an instant to spare as he pursued victory in the finale of the $500,000 Bainbridge Companies Grand Prix Saturday night. The...
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