New York Horse Magazine

11/07/2025

Thank you to the incredibly talented Judy Goldthwait for the portrait of Bee, the official horse of New York Horse. She perfectly captured Bee’s kind eye, curiosity and intelligence. (She stayed that shiny dark sorrel for another 5 minutes before she decided she was overdue for a roll. )

10/25/2025

Today in Equine History: On Oct. 25, 1931 -- opening day of the George Washington Bridge --55,000 vehicles made the crossing over the Hudson River.
Make that 55,000 vehicles and one horse. Morton Salomon, 27, paid a 25-cent toll and was the first to cross the George on the original nerves-of-steel gelding. Salomon said in 2013, “It was either going to be a horse or an automobile, but with gasoline at around 20 cents a gallon, I decided on a horse.”

09/23/2025

Madison County said Monday it is investigating its first human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The infected person is hospitalized. There is no word from the county public health department on their condition or location. EEE, spread by infected mosquitoes, can affect people and horses. While there is a vaccine for horses, there is no commercially available human vaccine or treatment for EEE.

Madison County reported its first recorded human case ofeastern equine encephalitis virus on Monday.

08/26/2025

Week Two of The Great New York State Fair and we are ready for a quick game of Horse Show Bingo ...

08/23/2025

An outbreak of Triple EEE has killed at least three horses in New York and prompted a warning about human health.
An unvaccinated c**t in Oswego County, was euthanized a day after he was found down in his stall and trembling. Two unvaccinated horses in the Madison County town of Smithfield died - despite receiving veterinary care - after testing positive for EEE.
Meanwhile, the NYS Health Department says it has also confirmed Eastern equine encaephalitis in Saint Lawrence, Oneida, Orange, Ulster, Cayuga, Wayne, and Washington counties and is urging owners to vaccinate their horses and all residents to take measures to protect themselves from mosquito bites.
EEE is transmitted from mosquito bites and there is no risk of infected horses spreading the virus to humans or other horses. There are currently no confirmed human cases in New York.

Two unvaccinated horses in Madison County, New York, recently died after contracting EEE.

08/19/2025

Wish we had better news to report today … The college also said it remains “fully committed to the success” of its equine programs, but that there will be changes to the Hunt Seat curriculum.

On August 15, SUNY Morrisville’s School of Agriculture, Business and Technology announced that it will suspend its Hunt Seat IHSA Team for the 2025-2026 academic year. The update comes a mere week before students are set to return to the university’s campus. The team will reportedly be re-evalua...

08/04/2025

If you've ever been to a clinic with JJ Tate (Team Tate Academy) you know it's an exceptional experience for both riders and auditors. She will be at Canterbury Stables LLC in Cazenovia this weekend and we say: Go!
JJ is one of the rare clinicians who is as good for auditors as riders. We still hear her voice in our head from her last visit -- "We have to reward the try, not just the perfect end result. Progress, not perfection." -- whenever we hit a speed bump with Bee, the official horse of New York Horse.
Oh and this one, which we also swear by: "Engagement is like money in the bank: You can never have too much ... It isn’t just about being physically engaged, it’s also about the rider being engaging. It’s about the rider being interesting, asking the horse interesting questions, and keeping him focused and challenged."