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What’s in store for Devon with new management?
Pat Boyle and Phil De Vita Jr., two horse show managers who have experience with competitions across the country, will “put a fresh set of eyes” on the Devon Horse Show as they take the helm for the 2023 edition. The two were just appointed following the resignation...
Time is running out: Step up before June 30 for the Horse Park of New Jersey
You may regard the Horse Park of New Jersey as a place for competition, but it is also a place that is in competition--with state horse parks elsewhere that have similar missions. They are located in Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky and Florida (and don't forget the...
U.S. dressage team tied for lead in Rotterdam
The U.S. is neck and neck with the Netherlands' home team in the dressage Nations Cup at the Rotterdam Horse Show after today's Grand Prix. They are tied on a score of 19 points each, with Sweden third on 29. Seven nations are competing, with the championship to be...
No trip to Barcelona for the U.S. team. Here’s why:
We get used to seeing U.S. show jumping teams on the podium, as they were in this 2020 competition. Nations Cup qualifier in Florida. But for the first time, the U.S. show jumping squad hasn't qualified for this fall's Nations Cup Final in Barcelona.. What happened?...
A new name and a new owner for Wellington’s International Polo Club
The United States Polo Association has purchased the core assets of the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Fla., including 161 acres comprised of Fields 1 through 5, the grandstand, the pavilion, the Mallet Grille, the Seventh Chukker, the USPA...
Brandywine shows are a no-go
The Brandywine Horse Shows scheduled for June 29 through July 10 at the Devon, Pa., showgrounds have been cancelled due to low entries. "While the Executive Committee considered many options, our best course forward is to take a year off, regroup, and return even...
New managers for the Devon Horse Show
Pat Boyle and Phil De Vita Jr., two respected horse show managers who have experience with competitions across the country, will be at the helm for the 2023 Devon Horse Show, following the resignations earlier this month of the men who ran the Pennsylvania multi-breed...
New Jersey’s Horseperson of the Year is an equine nutrition specialist
New Jersey's 2022 Governor’s Award for Horseperson of the Year was awarded to Carey Williams, who has served the industry with Rutgers University since 2003. Carey accepted the award at the 65th Annual New Jersey Breeders Awards Celebration at the Horse Park of New...
Acknowledging the best at the Hall of Fame dinner
The Devon Horse Show is all about tradition—it’s entitled to that, having been around since 1896, though it didn’t run for the last two years due to Covid. But now it’s back, and the tradition also is carried on at another location, about a 20-minute drive from the...
Chapot tops Devon jumper closing competition
Laura Chapot was the only one of 22 competitors to finish fault-free in the Devon Horse Show’s final jumper class, the $74,000 Idle Dice Stake, as a tricky interplay of light and shadow just before sunset foiled other attempts at a clear round That meant there was no...
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