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The horse show hiatus is over. At least, for the FEI events that survived COVID-19's truncated 2020 calendar. But three months out of the show ring is bound to make...

My horse has been rehabbing from an injury for almost six months. For the first three of those months, all I did was walk with him. Now I am up...

A blink of the eye. That's the amount of time that separated first and second place in the $50,000 Meijer Grand Prix CSI2* in Week Two of the Great Lakes Equestrian...

The average age of retirement in Canada is 63.6. Employees in the public sector tend to retire a little sooner at 61.5—*no comment*—and those in the private sector, a little...

Remember when there was a five star Grand Prix to watch every weekend? When world ranking points accumulated on a near daily basis and it was impossible to keep up...

If you go behind the scenes before a major competition, you'll inevitably spot an athlete taking a quiet moment. They might be sitting alone on the top tier of the...

Whether it’s record setting sanctions in endurance for horse abuse, or allegations of electrified spurs being used in competition, welfare has been a hot-button issue this season in show jumping...

Longines title sponsorship of the Masters Series has come to an end. The Swiss watch brand was first linked to event host EEM (Equestrian Events Management SPRL) in 2012 and...

Three of the most spectacular weeks on the Wellington winter circuit have been relegated to a footnote in history. The organizers of the Palm Beach Masters announced on Friday that...

Here that distant whimper? It's the sound of a million show jumping fans' hearts being collectively crushed the world over. The Longines Global Champions Tour (GCT) and League (GCL) announced...

Horse showing is set to resume at Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina on May 27. Or, more accurately, the post-COVID lockdown version of horse showing is to start....

This week, we should be glued to the live feed at Royal Windsor Horse Show, watching the world's best in show jumping, dressage, driving and more compete on the iconic...

In the longest spanning COVID-19 related cancellation yet, the World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Ohio is shuttering its doors to competition September 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. Located in...

One of the world’s most promising young dressage riders is in critical condition after suffering a serious brain bleed on May 5. Juan Matute Guimon, a prospect for Spain’s Olympic...

What a difference a few weeks makes. At the beginning of April, people were going to the grocery store without masks, horse show managers were cautiously optimistic about getting May...

We're not crying. You're crying. The Spruce Meadows Masters tournament is not to be in 2020. Originally slated for September 9–13, Spruce Meadows announced that the annual 5* event, which...

The 2020 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI) will not be rescheduled this year. The CCI four- and three-star event, originally slated for May 6–10 at the Horse Park of...

Show jumping fit-spiration Kent Farrington is back at it with another #MondayMotivation episode, the <:30 second viral video series that's quickly becoming the highlight of our week. The theme of...

With COVID-19 cases in North America soaring to nearly a third of the global total this week, you'd be forgiven if you're feeling a little stressed right now. And if,...

American Olympian Margie Goldstein showed an affinity for animals long before she ever set foot in a stirrup. Growing up in the country as the youngest of three, she was...