Laura Kraut had been concerned about whether her 2018 World Equestrian Games team gold medal mount, Confu, would recover from a virus. She wasn't even thinking whether he could compete in a grand prix again, with his last appearance at that level having been in...

EHV-1 hit the West Coast hard last month, leading to equine euthanizations and cancellation of shows, including May's Nations Cup in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. It has just been announced the California Department of Food and Agriculture issued an Extension of...

Show jumper Cassandra Kahle is recovering from her traumatic brain injury, with landmarks including walking with the aid of a machine and finally being able to eat solid food. The 29-year-old professional rider was hurt when her horse fell with her in a jump-off at a...

As you clean out your tack room and closets at this time of year, put aside equipment, clothing, blankets and other horse-related items for tack sales being held at several organizations this month and next. The Somerset County 4-H tack sale, always a regular feature,...

Helen Nicholls, whose time as a high-performance athlete was spent in windsurfing, will join British Equestrian as performance director in early May. Her mission is to provide leadership of the elite talent World Class Programs funded by UK Sport and the National...

What was to be the first show jumping Nations Cup held on the west coast of the U.S. has been cancelled due to the EHV-1 outbreak in California, even though the competition was not scheduled to be staged until more than two months from now. The event, sponsored by...

Horse trainer Michael Barisone has rejected a plea bargain that would have limited the time he will otherwise have to spend in prison if convicted on attempted murder and weapon possession charges. That decision by the defendant, who was the alternate for the 2008...

A mere six and one-half months before the Eventing World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, the U.S. Equestrian Federation is looking for an interim chef d'equpe who will serve as team manager for that competition and several other events. Erik Duvander, who ...

The U.S. Equestrian Federation today announced an agreement for the World Equestrian Centers (WEC) to operate USEF licensed hunter/jumper and dressage competitions at its venues in Wilmington, Ohio and Ocala, Fla. The shows will begin next month pending execution of...

Cassandra Kahle is "working hard" on recovering from a traumatic brain injury she suffered last month when her horse fell in a jump-off. The 29-year-old professional show jumper is in rehab at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. "She has a lot to do to make her way back,"...