Welfare
USEF Board Approves Strict Welfare Penalties
Last week, the US Equestrian Federation Board of Directors unanimously approved recommended guidelines for the USEF horse welfare and safety penalties. These guidelines are not…
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Dressage
Friend of Impeached South Korean President Is Just the World’s Most Powerful Barn Mom
If you ever wanted to read a corruption case turned equestrian themed soap opera, look no further than the recent impeachment of former South Korean…
2 years ago
Hunter/Jumper
A Recap of the Kelley Farmer and Larry Glefke Case in 800 Words or Fewer
On Friday June 30, 2017, just a half a day before suspensions were set to go into effect, the US Equestrian Federation issued a formal…
2 years ago
Eventing
Rolex Kentucky Is Now Just Kentucky
The ultimate target for any brand is to become synonymous with a certain experience. For a runny nose there’s Kleenex. Q-Tips keep your ears clean,…
2 years ago
Eventing
There’s a Benefit Auction for Lee Lee Jones and You Need Everything In It
The estimated one-year cost of a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) ranges from $27,260 to $32,760 or more per case, according to The Rand Corporation. For…
2 years ago
Show Jumping
Three Olympians Retire in One Week, One Does Not
Spring is the time for new beginnings. And, it would seem, a few endings. Three Olympic show jumpers have been declared retirement bound this week, while one…
2 years ago
Horse Sport
Three US Horses Among the FEI’s Latest Banned Substance Cases
The US Equestrian’s crackdown on drugs in horse sport received a blow today. Three of the six new cases for prohibited substances in performance horses reported by…
2 years ago
Polo
Remembering Polo’s “Peerless Pioneer” Sunny Hale
Polo legend Sunset “Sunny” Hale passed away on Sunday, Feb. 26, at an Oklahoma hospital due to complications from breast cancer, reports sister Stormie Hale.…
2 years ago
Hunter/Jumper
Kelley Farmer and Larry Glefke Will Get Their Day in USEF “Court” (Again)
In January 2017, hunter rider extraordinaire Kelley Farmer and her business partner Larry Glefke were the first to feel the sting of the United States…
2 years ago
OTTB
2017 Thoroughbred Makeover Off and Running With 578 Trainers Accepted
The Retired Racehorse Project announced today that 578 trainers have been accepted to compete for their share of $100,000 in prize money at the 2017…
2 years ago
Show Jumping
New Format Introduced for the 2017 Global Champions League
More big changes are in store for the Global Champions League (GCL). Earlier this week the GCL and FEI announced that they’d finally put their differences to…
2 years ago
Hunter/Jumper
Kelley Farmer and Larry Glefke Release Rebuttal Statement Regarding USEF Doping Charges
Well, that took an unexpected turn… On Wednesday, the United Stated Equestrian Federation (USEF) issued a press release announcing it’s crack down on doping violations…
2 years ago
Learn
Top 5 Takeaways From the USEF Strategic Plan
The USEF wants you back. It understands why you left or never bothered joining in the first place, and it’s prepared to earn your trust…
2 years ago
Show Jumping
Daniel Deusser Is the New World #1 (Again)
New year, new world number one! Daniel Deusser started 2017 off on top. Literally. The German rider has overtaken countryman Christian Ahlmann to claim the number…
2 years ago
Horses in the Headlines
Barn Fire Claims 23 Thoroughbreds at Kentucky Training Center
Every horseman’s worst nightmare became a gut-wrenching reality for Eric and Kay Reed early Sunday morning when they received a call that one of the barns…
2 years ago
Horse Health
Study Finds Resveratrol Is Effective Treatment for Hock Lameness
The line between work and play is rather blurry for Dr. Ashlee Watts. As an equine orthopedic surgeon, researcher and instructor at Texas A&M University,…
2 years ago
Stories from the Heart
Facebook Just Rescued TB Makeover’s Lindsey Partridge and Her Movie Star Horse From a Storm
Movie stars don’t often find themselves stuck in a traffic jam in the middle of a November blizzard. But then, most movie stars don’t travel…
2 years ago
Hunter/Jumper
The “Switcheroo” That Captured the ASPCA Maclay Final
It’s a moment Hunter Holloway has been preparing for her entire junior career. After narrowly missing the title in 2014 and going off course in 2015,…
2 years ago
Edited Press Release
Tryon International Equestrian Center Will Host the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games
After months of speculation (and, we can only assume, a fair amount of nail-biting) the FEI Bureau today unanimously agreed that the 2018 World Equestrian…
2 years ago
Horse Rescue
Hey, there’s a horse in the hayloft. Now what do we do?
For the many talents horses possess, few are as universal as the ability to get themselves into jams. If you’ve been around horses long enough you’ve…