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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...
There’s nothing like the hunters at the Devon Horse Show
There are not many places where you can see the best show hunters from East and West, but Devon is that spot in the spring, and both coasts were well-represented this week. The Grand Hunter Champion, Balmoral’s Only Always, came from California with trainer Carleton...
Hats on at Devon
Shining silver trophies, lemon sticks, the carriage pleasue drive, souvenirs in that special shade of Devon blue--all are part of what makes Devon more than just a high-end horse show. But it's the Ladies Day hat contest that captures a highly visible sense of...
A different type of horsepower at the Essex Horse Trials
The Essex Horse Trials is the perfect place to compete in eventing at a variety of levels, but there's an also an opportunity to participate if your charger has four wheels instead of four legs. The Peter Chesson Memorial Car Show on July 2 at Moorland Farm in Far...
Kentucky 5-star champion bows out
The retirement of two-time Kentucky 5-star winner Cooley Master Class has been announced by his rider, Oliver Townend of Great Britain. The horse he got as a four-year-old has been his competition partner for the last 13 years and also "a very dear friend." His...
McCormick joins the HITS team
Texas horseman Britt McCormick, who is involved with committee work in several national organizations, has een named chief operating officer of HITS LLC, the producer of hunter/jumper competitions at several venues around the country. Britt, the chairman of the U.S....
Monmouth not-at-the-Team goes back to its roots
It was a hit from the beginning. Monmouth at the Team involved moving what had been an iconic horse show (the oldest in New Jersey) to the grounds of the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in 2016. With lavish hospitality, an array of recognized and unrecognized classes...
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