The Year in Horses: 1989

1989

• The National Horse Show made its first of many moves in this
  year. The historic competition had been held in New York City’s Madison Square
  Garden for 105 years, but due to financial constraints, the 1989 show was moved
  to the Meadowlands arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This was not the
  show’s final goodbye to Manhattan as it did return to the Garden for a few
  years at the turn of the century, but it was the beginning of a few decades of
  uncertainty for the show’s location.
• On December 1, 1989, a new rule went into effect for
  American Horse Shows Association (AHSA) competitors. New restrictions were
  placed on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Bute, bringing the
  AHSA’s drugs and medications rules in line with those that had recently been
  adopted by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI). Like so many horse
  industry issues, the NSAID rules are still a hot topic today.

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