The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* and the FEI Nations Cup CDIO-U25 hosted at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, from March 17-20. The FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* will serve as the first team […]
After winning team gold and individual silver at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Abdullah and Conrad Homfeld secured the 1985 FEI Volvo World Cup Final in Berlin. So by the time they qualified for the final four at the 1986 World Show Jumping Championships, their adoring fans fully expected them to come out […]
The Equine Disease Communication Center confirmed on March 11 that four horses have tested positive for equine herpesvirus at a barn in Brewster, New York. Two were diagnosed with equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy, the neurologic strain of the disease, and two tested positive for EHV-1. The origin of the cases is still unknown, and the stable […]
Eighteen riders will contest the FEI World Cup Dressage Final in Gothenburg, Sweden, including U.S. competitors Olivia LaGoy-Weltz, Charlotte Jorst and Shelly Francis. The competition takes place March 30-April 1. Defending champion Isabell Werth of Germany will compete on either Weihegold OLD or Emilio 107. The full list of competitors: Charlotte Jorst and Kastel’s Nintendo (United States) […]
Winning the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session (Illinois) put Jacob Pope on the map in 2011, and the following year he made headlines by winning the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final—East (New Jersey) and the ASPCA Maclay Final (Kentucky). Following his junior career Pope, 26, won team gold […]
The Equine Disease Communication Center confirmed on March 10 that there is a case of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) in Los Angeles. A 12-year-old warmblood gelding who was displaying neurological signs tested positive for the non-neuropathogenic strain on March 9 and is being treated by veterinarians. Forty-five potentially exposed horses have been quarantined, and there are […]
Alcazar doesn’t let much stand in his way of putting in a day’s work. Even after undergoing colic surgery, he came back stronger and sooner than expected. Katherine Bateson Chandler and Jane Forbes Clark’s Dutch Warmblood gelding (Contango—Polina, Derro) have been showing international Grand Prix since 2015, but at 16 years old, “Lonzie” is in […]
Officials at the World Equestrian Center—Ocala in Ocala, Florida, announced on March 9 that the febrile horse that had been stabled in Barn D on the property has tested negative for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy. The horse was transported to the University of Florida after it presented with a high fever on March 6. Barn D […]
The Equine Disease Communication Center confirmed on March 9 that there are two unrelated cases of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy in Maryland. A 3-year-old Thoroughbred stabled at Laurel Park Racetrack in Anne Arundel County developed symptoms on March 6 and was admitted to the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia, where it was […]