NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. deaths and illnesses from a rare mosquito-borne virus are higher than usual this year, health officials report. Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officials say horses from affected counties in seven states have been banned from participating in a Columbus horse show to protect livestock from contracting a viral disease. Read more
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A former U.S. Olympic dressage athlete is accused of shooting a woman at his New Jersey farm where he trains equestrian athletes. Read more
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Eve Jobs had a strong performance for the U.S. jumping team in her debut at the Pan American Games on Tuesday. Read more
DENVER (AP) — Renowned equestrian trainer George Morris has received a lifetime ban for sexual misconduct involving a minor — a case that he says has roots that are more than 50 years old and that he will appeal. Read more
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
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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
Kent Farrington of the United States and Gazelle rode to victory in the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping at the 57th CSI international Horse Show jumping tournament in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday, Dec. 10. (Photo/Magali Girardin/Keystone via AP) Read more
Less than a blink of an eye separated the top three in the LONGINES FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final I Speed Round on Thursday evening. Two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward (USA) of Brewster, New York claimed the victory on HH Azur, stopping the Longines timers in 59.27 seconds, just fract… Read more
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Paralympics leadership hoped Rio de Janeiro would build on the success of London. Instead, it's about limiting any damage. Read more
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a 22-year-old woman died after she was thrown from a horse and the animal fell on her during an equestrian show in the Hudson Valley. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nick Skelton of Britain has a metal left hip, once broke his neck and his back aches so much that he needs a stepladder to mount his horse, Big Star. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — France bounced back from a difficult week to claim its second team equestrian title at the Rio Games, beating the United States to a gold medal in the show jumping Wednesday. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian show jumper Alvaro Doda de Miranda has extra motivation to succeed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro clinched a second successive gold dressage medal on Monday, setting an Olympic record in the process. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At an age when many people are thinking about retirement, John Whitaker is thinking about another Olympic medal. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Isabell Werth became the most successful rider at the Olympics as she helped the German dressage team to gold on Friday, reclaiming the title in an event that her country has historically dominated. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Horses may not be psychic, but Charlotte Dujardin believes Valegro is close to it. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two years ago Fiona Bigwood considered giving up riding. Today she's aiming for a medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The international equestrian federation says all five Russians have been cleared to compete at the Olympics. Read more
BOUND BROOK, N.J. (AP) — A champion show jumper who competed in six Olympics before coaching the United States to Olympic gold has died. Frank Chapot was 84. Read more
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Teenage jockey David Mullins won the Grand National on his first ride in the world's toughest steeplechase, steering home Rule The World in wet conditions at odds of 33-1 on Saturday. Read more
A third horse died at this week's Aintree Festival following a fall in a race run over the fences used for the grueling Grand National Steeplechase. Read more
Lani is about to embark on a 7,380-mile journey back to his old Kentucky home for a chance to Run for the Roses. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) - About an hour before the Gotham Stakes, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., was rolling around in pain on the track. One of racing's rising stars had been unseated by his horse after the finish of the seventh race at Aqueduct. He was placed on a stretcher, put in an ambulance and checked … Read more
WINCANTON, England (AP) - Barely a year after first sitting on a horse, Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton earned her first win as a jockey March 2 to potentially set her up for a ride at the prestigious Cheltenham Festival. Read more
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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
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Triple Crown champion American Pharoah was made the early 6-5 favorite Monday in a field of 10 for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, the last race of his career. Read more
The race, date and place are set for American Pharoah's next start: the Haskell Invitational, Aug. 2, Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J. Read more
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - Deer, not deuces, are wild at Presque Isle Downs and Casino, and the racetrack is making changes to get its horses back in the starting gate. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) - At long last, the Triple Crown drought is over. Read more
Officials claim this year’s show was a record-setting success, but concerns about the future <\n>of the nation’s oldest horse show are rekindled as a developer presents plans for a luxury community next door. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) - Ahmed Zayat spends big money buying and betting on horses, and brags about how successful he's been at everything he's set out to accomplish. 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) - From a Kentucky horse farm to a sales ring in Saratoga to Bob Baffert's barn at Santa Anita, American Pharoah gave every indication he's a champion in the making. Read more
ESHER, England (AP) - Surrounded by an 18,000-capacity crowd at Sandown Park racecourse, Tony McCoy pulled down his goggles to mask the tears. Read more
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Many Clouds won the Grand National in the second quickest time ever on Saturday, giving jockey Leighton Aspell back-to-back victories in the world's most grueling horse race and denying Tony McCoy the perfect farewell from the sport. Read more
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Tony McCoy warmed up for his final Grand National Steeplechase by cruising to a 26-length win in Friday's featured race at the Aintree Festival. Read more
His image has been beamed onto one of Liverpool's most famous buildings alongside the message: "The Greatest Jockey. The Greatest Race." He has been inducted into Aintree's hall of fame. Racegoers have written tributes to him on a specially constructed signature wall. Read more
CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Coneygree produced a brilliant display of front-running to win the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival on Friday, striding to victory in Britain's biggest jumps race on just his fourth start over fences. Read more
CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Dodging Bullets held on for victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday as popular former winner Sprinter Sacre pulled up in the marquee race on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. Read more
Tony McCoy's long goodbye to horse racing takes him to the Cheltenham Festival, where Britain's most successful jumps jockey has good chances in three marquee races. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) - El Kabeir is taking the New York route to the Kentucky Derby. Read more
