The World Equestrian Games are hoping to finish on a positive note after a dreadful first week that included the cancellations of two events, an organizational mistake that sent riders in the wrong direction at the start of a race and one horse being euthanized. Read more
(Editor's note: this article has been corrected to reflect the true value of Starwood Capital Group.) Read more
Judges, event organizers and even some riders were caught off-guard earlier this year when a well-known equestrian judge got booted out of one of the year's biggest horse shows. Read more
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rodeo and equestrian competitors are asking the U.S. House of Representatives to make an exception for them as federal horse trailer regulations threaten their travel. Read more
2017 Pennsylvania Farm Show Giants & Minis Read more
Pennsylvania Farm Show Pony Pull Read more
LONDON (AP) — Officials say Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Tindall is expecting her second child. Read more
Fair Hill International, one of North America’s top three-day events, may become a four-star event under a proposal now being considered by the MarylandDepartment of Natural Resources, the owner of the land where the fall event is held. Read more
Action and press conference at Fair Hill International CCI Read more
FAIR HILL, Md. - Marilyn Little of Frederick, Md. swept the top two places in Dutta Fair Hill International’s CCI 3-star division with mares RF Scandalous and RF Demeter Oct. 16. Read more
UNIONVILLE, Pa. - Phillip Dutton of West Grove, Pa. is on a roll. Read more
Plantation Field International Horse Trials video highlights of dressage, stadium jumping and cross country Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Jung and Sam FBW are Olympic champions again. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — William Fox-Pitt's medal hopes took a hit Monday on a tricky cross-country course in the eventing competition at the Olympics. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — William Fox-Pitt leads after the dressage phase of the eventing competition, just 10 months after being put into an induced coma following a fall. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The international equestrian federation says all five Russians have been cleared to compete at the Olympics. Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The United States is sending 292 women to the Summer Olympics— the most women who have ever competed at an Olympics for a single country. Read more
US Olympic eventing team riders standing from left, Boyd Martin, Phillip Dutton, Lauren Kieffer and Clark Montgomery with dressage demonstration rider Lindsay Kellock, during a media event at Riverdale Stables in the Bronx borough of New York, Monday, June 27. The United States Equestrian Fe… Read more
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Double equestrian gold medalist Sir Mark Todd will become, at 60, New Zealand's oldest Olympian when he competes at his eighth games in Rio de Janiero in August. Read more
Competitors and fans are hoping for a fair-weather weekend as the U.S.’ top Olympic contenders head for the New Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event Wednesday, May 11 through Sunday May 15. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Breeders' Cup is returning to its old Kentucky home at Churchill Downs. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) - Time for a stop in New York on the road to the Kentucky Derby. Read more
Health & fitness Read more
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Ireland has lost an appeal to have its equestrian jumping team cleared to compete in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Read more
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) - Jimmy Takter is harness racing's Trainer of the Year for a record fifth time. Read more
TORONTO. - The comeback kid is ready to meet the kid who refuses to go away. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - An historic month for Keeneland that includes its first Breeders' Cup and the likely farewell of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah begins Friday with the opening of its 17-day fall meet. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) - Triple Crown winner American Pharaoh will get another chance to race before being retired, with the goal the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic next month. Read more
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Racing officials in New York state plan to hold a day-long summit to discuss the treatment of retired race horses. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A test event for 2016 Olympic equestrian began in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, following an outbreak of the highly contagious and deadly disease, glanders. Read more
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - The possibility of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah running in the Travers Stakes has raised the level of excitement heading into Friday's opening of the 147th summer of Thoroughbred racing at historic Saratoga Race Course. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Wiggleit It Jiggleit has delivered for the George and Montrell Teague all year and the $706,000 Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace was no different. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Wiggle It Jiggleit is ideally positioned for the $706,000 Crawford Farms Meadowlands Pace this weekend. Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - An Albany insider with longstanding ties to the Cuomo family is taking control of the New York Racing Association after its chairman went on leave days before its premiere event, the Belmont Stakes. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) - The chairman of the board of the New York Racing Association is taking a leave of absence following allegations that his company provided a "no-show" job to the son of former state Senate leader Dean Skelos. Read more
CHESTER, Pa. - Trainer Jimmy Takter has seen his share of great trotters over the years and he thinks Father Patrick is among them. Read more
BALTIMORE (AP) - His horse has amassed nearly $1 million in earnings over six races, so owner Arnold Zetcher found no need to lament Firing Line's reputation for finishing second in big events. Read more
Roy and Gretchen Jackson of West Grove, Pa. are heading back to the Preakness as owners for the first time since Barbaro's fateful trip to Pimlico nine years ago. Read more
GALWAY, N.Y. — The routine at Birsh Family Farm got back to normal this week. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Trainer D. Wayne Lukas has a more relaxed attitude about the Kentucky Derby at this late stage of his Hall of Fame career. Read more
DOSWELL, Va. (AP) - Three people associated with Secretariat are scheduled to appear at a birthday celebration for the famous racehorse as part of the Virginia Horse Festival. Read more
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The United Arab Emirates' equestrian federation was suspended by the world governing body on Thursday following an investigation into "major horse welfare issues" and rules violations in endurance events. Read more
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - An investigation into alleged "ghost races" and faked results in endurance racing in the United Arab Emirates has been ordered by the International Equestrian Federation. Read more
Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who won the Triple Crown aboard Secretariat, has two broken legs and was "resting comfortably" in a hospital Tuesday night after the van he was driving hit an icy patch of road and flipped on its side near his home in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Read more
CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Ruby Walsh combined to win three out of four races at the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, including the Champion Hurdle, the opening day's signature event. Read more
UNIONVILLE, Pa. - The Devon Horse Show board has re-elected Richard M. O'Donnell as president and Wayne W. Grafton as chairman, completing the purge of last year's leadership that began with a hastily called meeting three days before Christmas. Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Tim Tetrick, who has led the nation in driver earnings for the past seven years in a row, will represent the U.S. in the 2015 World Driving Championship in New South Wales, Australia, from Feb. 21 through March 1. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The second night of the 30th annual Breeders Crown at turned into a family affair on Saturday as Hall-of-Fame trainer Jimmy Takter saw two of his horses take Crown titles and his daughter, trainer Nancy Johansson, win her first. Read more
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - European star Commander Crowe is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the $500,000 Open Trot, the final event of the $5.4 million Breeders Crown this weekend at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Read more
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A high school student and her horse run the poles at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Rodeo Saturday, January 5, 2018
