The Somerset County 4-H tack sale, always a regular feature as we get ready for spring, will be held Friday, March 18, from 6-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 19, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Ted Blum 4-H center, 310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, N.J. There's a different...

The U.S. Eventing Association is highlighting its number areas around the country. New Jersey is in Area II, along with Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina. It has more members, 1,762, than any of the USEA's other areas. The events that take...

For generations, New Jerseyans who aspired to be veterinarians had to study out of state, most often at the University of Pennsylvania or Cornell. But beginning in 2025, they can get started on their degree in the state where they live. Rowan University has announced...

Another horse has been euthanized in the wave of EHV-1 cases that has cancelled shows and led to requirements for handling horses to avoid contagion. He was the third to be put down in connection with the outbreak. The horse was a 20-year-old warmblood gelding in Los...

As EHV-1 continues to spread in California, a second horse has been euthanized as a result of the EHV-1 outbreak in California. This animal at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center exhibited no symptoms until late afternoon on Feb. 22, when it became neurological, and...

Interested in finding out what's new in equine nutrition and health? There's a free seminar being offered through Rutgers on Feb. 22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. rotational grazing, metabolism and microbiome also will be covered by Dr. Jennifer Weinert-Nelson, formerly of...

There are several choices for those who would like to make a donation in memory of Audrey Bostwick, well-known throughout the driving community, who died last month at the age of 91. Growing up in Mount Airy, Pennsylvania, she graduated from the Stevens School and...

California's Desert International Horse Park is being even more cautious after an outbreak of EHV-1 (equine herpes virus) on the premises, cancelling its show scheduled for this week and closing access to new arrivals for at least the next week. Instead of running the...

Canada's most decorated equestrian, Olympic show jumping individual gold medalist Eric Lamaze, is his country's new technical advisor for the discipline. Eric also will serve as chef d'equipe for the squad. He replaces Mark Laskin, who had held the job since 2012 and...

Callie Schott, who was the assistant rider for Beezie Madden at John Madden Sales, has gotten the ride on Garant, with whom Beezie had been shortlisted for the Tokyo Olympics. The horse was sold by Abigail Wexner to Southern Arches Farm, where Callie is the trainer....