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Arno Gego has died

Respected show jumping course designer, teacher and mentor, Arno Gego passed away at the age of 84. The German master designed courses all over the world, but Aachen was his mainstay, where he laid out the routes for the 1986 show jumping world championships. The...

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Private equity firm buys into the HITS shows

HITS  has received a majority investment from Traub Capital Partners, and will continue to operate as HITS Shows with its team in place led by CEO Tom Struzzieri, who will also maintain a significant stake in the business. "We are proud to partner with HITS, a clear...

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Eric Lamaze will compete no more

Eric Lamaze, the Canadian Olympic show jumping gold medalist has retired from competition due to his health issues, but will continue to serve as technical advisor  and chef d'equipe for his country's show jumping team. Eric, who has been battling brain cancer since...

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Brits get show jumping help from Belgium

Stanny Van Paesschen, who represented Belgium at the Olympics and managed medal-winning showjumping teams internationally, will take on the technical expert role for British Equestrian and British Showjumping. Several new roles have been developed following a full...

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Jury still out in Barisone trial

The jury finished its third day of deliberations this afternoon in the attempted murder trial of dressage trainer Michael Barisone. The panel of 10 men and two women in Morristown, N.J., spent the morning listening to an audio track that replayed the testimony from...

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The jury gets Michael Barisone’s case

The prosecution and defense summed up today in the Michael Barisone attempted murder case. Click here to read the story. The defense is trying to convince the jury that Brisone was insane, pushed over the edge by his tenants Lauren Kanarek and Robert Goodwin. Barisone...

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No verdict yet in Barisone trial

The jury in dressage trainer Michael Barisone's attempted murder case continued deliberations today and left this afternoon without returning a verdict. The panel of 10 men and two women has asked to have the lengthy testimony of defense psychiatrist Dr. Steven...

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Barisone gets a psychiatric diagnosis

An increasingly panicked and desperate Michael Barisone was trying to get help as his life was spinning out of control, a psychiatrist testified today in the dressage trainer's trial on attempted murder and weapon charges. The expert witness, Dr. Steven Simring,...

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