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Success is a fickle dance partner, as Christian Ahlmann can attest. And no one wants to be a wallflower at CHIO Aachen, Germany. Ahlmann and Solid Gold Z booked their...

Consider McLain Ward (USA) and Contagious's tickets to the FEI World Championship in Denmark next month booked. Because if you can win the 1.60m classes at CHIO Aachen, the final...

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try (17 times) again. Such is the lesson Shane Breen rode away with in the Al Shira’aa Derby at Hickstead, UK, Sunday....

Thirty-one competitors across professional, junior, and amateur ranks contested the Saturday evening’s $100,000 WCHR Central Hunter Spectacular at Flintridge Horse Park in Traverse City. But it was a trio of...

The World Cup Finals are headed for the Lone Star State in 2026. The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) awarded the FEI World Cup™ Finals in Jumping and Dressage to Fort...

The VIP™ Half Pad is not a gel pad. You may have mistaken it for one, because it looks like a gel pad. But one squeeze will immediately dispel any...

In terms of memorable birthdays, Felix Vogg will have a hard time topping 32. On Sunday, June 19, the Swiss Olympian celebrated his 32nd spin around the sun and first...

Look good. Feel good. Do good! That's the premise behind Swedish fashion brand Equestrian Stockholm. Committed to both sustainable fashion and designing products that inspire and empower women, Equestrian Stockholm...

“This morning I was walking through the vendor area and I came across the place where they have all the plaques of the past winners. I saw that Canada had won...

Last year, Traverse City Horse Shows (TCHS) launched an initiative to offer big money classes to hunter riders. It’s called the Hunter Incentive Program. But really, it’s a hunter appreciation...

The World Cup Final is over, but there’s plenty of championship action ahead in 2022. The FEI Jumping World Championships will be held in Herning, Denmark from August 6-14, which...

The end of an era. And the start of another. In bittersweet news, Canadian Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze announced his retirement from competition today to focus on his health....

Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA has canceled Weeks V to VIII of the 2022 Desert Circuit and Desert Dressage IV due to the ongoing equine herpesvirus outbreak. EHV-1...

USEF, in conjunction with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), has created the following FAQ with up-to-date information regarding the EHV-1 outbreak.  The responses below are based on information available...

Every year, the Show Jumping Hall of Fame opens its' vaulted archives to the greatest horsemen and horsewomen of our time. Induction is a honor bestowed upon individuals whose contributions...

On Friday, February 11th, management at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) first reported an Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) infection on the property of the Thermal, CA showground. EHV‐1 virus is...

Time wasn’t a factor in the $40,000 Adequan Grand Prix under the lights at Desert International Horse Park on Saturday night. It was the factor.  Six of the 33 combinations...

It's Hunter Week at Desert Circuit IV! Thirty of the west's best hunter pairs will contest the $50,000 Butet USHJA International Hunter Derby on the spectacular grass field at Desert...

Can two-time FEI victors Keri Potter and Quintana II keep their streak alive Week III of the Desert Circuit? Will world #9 Conor Swail swoop in with a win? It...

Keri Potter (USA) doesn't always show her student's FEI horses. But when she does (in the first international class of the 2022 Desert Circuit), she wins. FEI competition officially kicked...