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Safe Longeing for Horse Health
This common exercise modality can be surprisingly risky; learn how to keep your horse—and yourself—safe.
2018 WEG Jumping: USA Wins Jump-Off for Team Gold
Team USA won a thrilling jump-off to take its first WEG jumping gold medal. Sweden took the silver and Germany claimed the bronze.
American Quarter Horse Foundation Seeking Research Proposals
The American Quarter Horse Foundation’s research grant priorities for 2019-20 include infectious disease, parasites, and more.
2018 WEG Para-Dressage: Dutch Team Takes Gold
In taking the 2018 gold medal, The Netherlands knocked Great Britain off the top of the podium for the very first time at European, world, and Paralympic championship level.
2018 WEG Driving: Teams, Individuals Complete Dressage Tests
Australian Boyd Exell holds the lead in the individual competition after dressage while Team USA sits atop the team leaderboard going into Saturday’s marathon phase.
EIA: What’s the Big Deal?
Find out where veterinarians are seeing an uptick in equine infectious anemia cases.
2018 WEG Vaulting: Italy Makes Pas de Deux History
Silvia Stopazzini and Lorenzo Lupacchini, along with Rosentolz 99 and longer Laura Carnabuci, became the first Italian vaulters to win a gold medal at a FEI World Equestrian Games.
2018 WEG Jumping: Swiss Holding Lead, Team USA Closing In
Team USA is stalking the leaders by less than a single penalty point, leaving them no room for error. Germany is sitting in third going into the team medal round.
2018 WEG Para-Dressage: Day 1 of Team Tests in the Books
The French riders completed their team tests and hold the lead after Day 1, but the Dutch and British teams still have riders left to ride and will look to overtake the leaders on Day 2.
Comparing Horse Arena Footing Measurements, Descriptions
Researchers determined that the equestrian community has still not reached a point where it can objectively—or even subjectively—compare arena surfaces in a reliable manner, especially for certain qualities like responsiveness and uniformity.
WNV in Kentucky Horses: Four More Cases Confirmed
New cases in Boyle, Harrison, Jackson, and Mercer counties were reported Sept. 20. One affected horse was alive at last update and three had been euthanized. None had been vaccinated against WNV.
WNV in Kansas Horses: Multiple Cases Confirmed
Unvaccinated horses and those with unknown vaccination histories from Lyon, Marion, Neosho, Seward, and Wichita counties have tested positive for WNV.
EIA in Dallas County, Texas, Horses: TAHC Issues Update
Since June, three Dallas County horses have tested positive for EIA.
2018 WEG Para-Dressage: van der Horst, Morganti Earn Golds
Rixt van der Horst, riding Findsley, and Sarah Morganti, riding Royal Delight, scored Grade III and Grade I gold medals, respectively. Further, Rebecca Hard and El Corona Texel earned the U.S.’s first para-dressage medal, taking bronze in the Grade III ride.
2018 WEG Jumping: Switzerland Takes Lead After Day 1
A fault-free round from Steve Guerdat and the fiery mare Bianca put the 2012 Olympic champion and Team Switzerland into pole position as the jumping championship got underway.
2018 WEG Vaulting: Germany Wins First Nations Team Gold
The vaulting arena was busy on Sept. 19 with the non-nations male and female individual freestyles, pas de deux freestyle, and inaugural nations team vaulting championship taking place.
