Equestrian · Standards
How we report equestrian news
Our equestrian coverage is built on official records: organizers, breed and sport associations, sale companies, universities and government agencies. Here is what we follow and the rules we hold ourselves to.
Our rules
- Results: we separate preliminary placings from final results and link to the official result. We do not copy result tables from services that do not allow it, including Equibase.
- Horses and people: registered names and barn names are kept separate, and record claims are checked with the association that keeps the record.
- Health: research is traced to the study itself, and disease counts and confirmation status are reported as the official source states them. Strong care advice is reviewed by a qualified professional.
- Sales: an asking price, a bid, an RNA (not sold) and a completed sale are different things, and we say which one a number is.
- Photos: we only publish photos we took, commissioned, or have permission to use, with the photographer credited. Otherwise we use our own charts and graphics.
- Corrections: we fix errors promptly and note the change on the story.
Sources by beat
Shows & Results
Horses & People
Care & Health
- EDCC disease alerts
- AAEP
- UF Equine Extension
- UK Gluck Equine Research Center
- FDA animal recalls
- USDA APHIS
