Team Zenyatta events benefit charities from coast to coast
The Rood & Riddle Foundation, the non-profit group affiliated with Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky, has announced that one of Zenyatta’s halters will be auctioned with...
Third equine death on the set of Luck” leads to the show???s cancellation
When a horse on the set of HBO’s "Luck" was euthanized on Tuesday, it wasn’t the first. It wasn’t even the second. The horse reared up and flipped over...
Tent-Pegging: The other equestrian sport
When the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games came to the United States, American horse enthusiasts became well-versed in the eight equestrian disciplines that were included there. But did...
Horseball: Horsemanship meets adrenaline in this relatively new equestrian sport
Yesterday, we featured an introduction to tent-pegging, one of the two regional disciplines recognized and governed by the FEI. The other one of those disciplines is horseball, a team...
Japanese dressage rider Hiroshi Hoketsu could be oldest athlete at 2012 Olympics
Hiroshi Hoketsu and Whisper represented Japan at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Photo: Lesley WardIn 1964, Hiroshi Hoketsu had his first taste of Olympic competition, competing on...
