ALLENTOWN, NEW JERSEY—Two former best friends and college roommates had a falling out this month, resulting in multiple sabotage attempts by both parties—some of them “downright savage” according to authorities. ...
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK—Claire Fisher did not have the round she was hoping for in her Pony Medal class on Saturday during the HITS Saugerties Horse Show. After circling once, pulling...
IRVING, CALIFORNIA—After decades following the established hunter/jumper theories of Bert de Némethy, Gordon Wright, and others, a new school of riding is turning one of the sport’s most established notions...
NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA—On the eve of his retirement from the hunter/jumper industry, horse trainer Bobby Smith reflected bitterly on the current state of the sport from a dimly lit corner booth...
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA—It was hard to tell the competitors from the barre class participants last weekend in the adult amateur divisions at the Spring Charity Horse Show in Aiken. At...
On Mar 28, 2023, at 9:28 AM, Zangersheide Equestrian Law <inbox@zangersheideatlaw.com > wrote: ZANGERSHIEDE EQUESTRIAN LAW One Equestrian Drive, Hollywood, Florida 33004 555-555-2020March 28, 2023 RE: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUESTS Dear Mr. Peter Hughes: On...
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY—Chosen at random to participate in the University of Kentucky’s annual Valentine’s Day poll, freshman Colton Davies revealed a stunning bit of information to his fellow student surveyors. When...
A Letter to Our Loyal Riders, Trainers, and Sponsors: It is with great regret that we write to inform you of a serious incident that took place this morning at...
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI—Having spent the better part of her morning trying to keep her toddler alive while pulling him off of high countertops, away from electrical outlets, and within a respectable...
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA—Last month, new horse owner Blake Doodlehed, 23, made national headlines with her viral TikTok, entitled, “8 Ways to Make Your Horse Love You.” Though new to horse...
HALIFAX, MASSACHUSETTS—Trainer and barn manager Kathy Tupper says she could barely contain her laughter when she read a recent CNN article entitled, “Quiet Quitting Is the Latest Workplace Trend.” “Let’s...
LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA—A Florida man known simply as ‘Cooter’ made a shocking discovery this week while running a routine errand for his Loxahatchee pig farm. On a trip to the local...
LEXINGTON, KY—At the end-of-year meeting of the Working Horse Union of North America, the union spokesman did not hold back while expressing the intense seasonal frustration of its members. “Every...
This week, USEF released its nominees for the 2022 Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year Awards. Voting is open now for the nominees, who will be announced...
RICHMOND, VIRGINA—When Carol Craft , 38, had her first week of lessons with a local trainer in Rockwood, she thought that they had really connected. “Everything was great,” Craft says....
British dressage maven Charlotte Dujardin is used to boldly going where few riders have gone before. At just 37 years of age, she’s already earned a lifetime’s worth of dressage...
GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT—Move over Joe the Plumber: there are a few new candidates in town looking to win over the American public, and this crew has a distinctly royal air. On the heels...
WELLINGTON, FL—Following a series of privately funded studies, the industry leader in therapeutic blankets for horses, ReGener8 Group, has issued a groundbreaking new claim. “ReGener8 blankets have long set the...
OCALA, FLORIDA—After watching the annual Presidential Turkey Pardon earlier this week, a Florida trainer was inspired to grant clemency of a different kind. On Wednesday, Alice Abrahams led her fleet of...
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO—A New Mexico woman has legally divorced her husband in order to take the next spiritual step with… Her horse. Aesthetician and lifelong rider Trisha Thomas recently...
