While a strong gallop eats up the cross-country course, a quality canter is imperative to score good dressage marks and have the rhythm and balance needed for stadium jumping.

To become a top international competitor, it takes a village – from sponsors and owners, to grooms, veterinarians, farriers, talent, and most importantly, the partnership of some great horses. Twenty-four-year-old Tatiana Dzavik’s dreams are becoming a reality as she advances to the top levels of equestrian show jumping after years of hard work and dedication. […]

Marking the anniversary of the horsemeat scandal, Horse & Country TV will broadcast a special program featuring HRH The Princess Royal’s speech from the recent World Horse Welfare Conference, which considered ‘Horses in the Next Generation’. This is the first time The Princess Royal’s speech, in which she suggested that horse welfare could be improved […]

A suspected case of EHV-1, the neurological form of the equine herpes virus, has been reported at the Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Maryland, and quarantine measures are currently in place. According to a bulletin on the centre’s website, “veterinarian Dr. Kathy Anderson is optimistic the incident is isolated and contained.” The report continued, […]

As announced earlier today, CHIO Aachen will no longer host a leg of the FEI Furusiyya Nations Cup Series. In a press release, the FEI noted that “at the time of the December 31st deadline for declaration of participation, we were informed by the German National Federation that Aachen was unable to meet the commercial […]

In another twist in the US horse slaughter saga, the owners of Valley Meat Co. in New Mexico, a would-be slaughterhouse with plans to open this month, have filed a motion to sue State Attorney General Gary King. Valley Meat Co. contends that King’s efforts to block the facility’s opening, which include obtaining a 10-day […]

Four horses that contracted EHV-1, the neurological form of the equine herpes virus, were euthanized at a boarding stable in North Carolina at the end of December. The deaths were confirmed by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the cause of the illness was verified at a laboratory in Iowa, where […]

Hyperflexion or rollkür has been banned in Switzerland, during training and competition, and is now prohibited by law. The highly controversial movement, used by some in the dressage arena, is defined as “flexion of the horse’s neck achieved through aggressive force.” While hyperflexion has already been banned by the FEI in competition, Switzerland is the […]

Lansdowne, ridden by Conor Swail, has been named Horse of the Year in Ireland for 2013. The pair had excellent results in Wellington and Spruce Meadows

Kent Farrington (USA) and Robin Parsky’s Blue Angel added another victory to their roster of recent wins with a top finish in Sunday’s $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, presented by Rolex. Held at The Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL, the second annual event brought together many of the best in equestrian show jumping for […]