Channel Archives: News

The world's donkey population will be cut in half within the next five years if the current pace of demand for "ejiao" keeps up. Derived from boiling the hides of...

Olympic Gold Medalist Sir Mark Todd was issued a four-month suspension by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) independent Disciplinary Panel on April 14, 2022. The ruling came in response to...

New Jersey based Olympic Dressage coach Michael Barisone stood trial this week for the survived shooting of his former student Lauren Kanarek on August 7th, 2019. The jury found Barisone...

If you’ve logged into Jumpr App recently, you may have noticed things look a little bit different. A crisper, cleaner interface, for one thing, and rider photos that make it...

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...

Reventón means "small explosion" or "burst" in Spanish. It's a fitting description for the partnership between Balou du Reventon and USA's Brian Moggre. The pair burst onto the scenes in 2021...

Debbie McDonald will no longer serve as the Dressage Team Technical Advisor, announced the U.S. Equestrian Federation. McDonald took over the position in 2018 from Robert Dover, leading the U.S....

Hot off the press (release)... Mark Laskin has stepped down from Equestrian Canada. The Canadian jumping chef d'equipe resigned suddenly on Tuesday, following an apparent contract dispute with the national...

Andrew Nicholson, New Zealand's outspoken and brilliant event rider, has decided to step down from top level competition. Nicholson's record is the stuff of legend. He's won five of the...

Toronto's loss is Vancouver's gain. The Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League (NAL) is returning to Thunderbird Show Park (tbird) this fall. The sole Canadian stop of the...

And the wind huffed and it puffed and it blew the tents down... The FEI North American Youth Championships Dressage Junior Team test has been postponed until Thursday, August 12...

Robin Godel's Olympic dream came to a tragic end when the Swiss rider's horse incurred a fatal injury on the Sea Forest Cross Country Course at the Tokyo Games. From...

Amidst the horse withdrawals and riders declining to travel as reserves to Japan, one might be forgiven for thinking that this Olympic Games doesn’t matter to some equestrians as much...

Phase Two of the Major League Show Jumping (MLSJ) team competition starts Saturday at 6:00pm ET in Traverse City, MI. Blazing 7s will lead off. Because they're terrible at musical...

After the forced withdrawn of Jamie Kermond from the Olympic Games, the remaining two Australian show jumping riders have been waiting on tenterhooks to hear whether they could compete as...

Australia’s James Kermond, a member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic show jumping team, has tested positive for cocaine and is suspended from taking part in the Games.   The new...