The September Spruce Meadows  Masters Tournament--which offers the world’s richest show jumping grand prix--has been cancelled due to the Covid 19 virus. The summer’s other events at the facility in Calgary, Alberta Canada were cancelled previously.  The Calgary...

The U.S. Eventing Association Cross-Country Safety Subcommittee, formed three years ago, has come out with a series of recommendations aimed at cutting down the number of accidents in the discipline. “It is not a realistic goal to say there will be zero accidents, a...

A man who proved he can find answers for some of the equestrian industry's most difficult issues has been nominated for the presidency of the U.S. Equestrian Federation. Approval of Tom O'Mara is expected when the USEF board votes on his nomination June 22-23 at its...

“The Games of yesterday will not be the Games of tomorrow,” stated Guy Drut, a member of the International Olympic Committee, calling for them to be reinvented in the wake of the Covid pandemic that postponed the 2020 Games to next year. Drut, a former French minister...

One of the world's greatest horse shows, held at the Royal Dublin Society showgrounds, will not be staged in Ireland during mid-July as scheduled. The Dublin Horse Show is always a landmark of the season and plays to a packed house, with the Nations Cup for the Aga...

On Thursday April 23 at 6 p.m., Extension Horses will present a webinar on"Fine-Tuning Equine Boarding Contracts". It involves a discussion on the importance of having well developed equine boarding contracts. Julie Fershtman, an Equine Law practitioner and author,...

Although the 2020 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event was postponed from its original date next month, the event’s Organizing Committee found after looking at alternative dates that rescheduling the event is not possible for this year. “When the crisis caused...

Years of rotational deworming have led to an increased resistance to wormers. The American Association of Equine Practitioners updated its deworming guidelines and are stressing the importance of fecal egg counts and the appropriate use of commercially available...

Although the 2020 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event originally was postponed from its original date next month, the event’s Organizing Committee found after looking at alternative dates that rescheduling the event was not possible for this year. “When the...

Among the most recent cancellations of New Jersey equestrian competitions are the Flora Lea spring horse trials in Medford, the Princeton May 6-10 hunter/jumper/equitation show in Skillman and the Garden State show in Asbury. Organizer Debbie Adams stated, "After...