Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Kevin is improving
Dianna Babington, the wife of injured show jumper Kevin Babington, posted an update on him a month after his life-changing fall at the Hampton Classic. Kevin moved from the hospital in New York to the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation last week, and is making some...
How do you handle ticks? This conference has the answers
Sussex County Community College and the Tick Squad will have a day of education on tick-borne diseases Oct.5. Anyone who has horses knows what a hazard ticks are, which means it will be a real benefit to attend this conference offering insight into how to handle the...
Winsome Adante is gone
Three-time Kentucky 4-star winner Winsome Adante has died at the age of 26. He and rider Kim Severson won individual silver and team bronze at the 2004 Olympics, during a career in which he earned many more accolades. He was U.S. Eventing Horse of the Year, was...
5K will benefit veterinarians’ mental health
Mental health has been a steady, yet growing, concern in the veterinary industry. The Center for Disease Control has found that male veterinarians are 2.1 times, and female veterinarians 3.5 times, more likely to die by suicide than the general U.S. population. These...
See top equitation riders at the USET Foundation
The most challenging of the equitation finals, the Platinum Performance/U.S. Equestrian Federation Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East, is set for Oct. 5-6 at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. The judges are Sue Ashe and Molly Ashe-Cawley, the first...
Ready for a new helmet? You’re in luck this weekend
In 2010, Riders4Helmets hosted the first national event designed to educate equestrians on the benefits of wearing a properly fitting, secured and certified helmet. The event brought over 300 U.S.-based retailers and eight helmet manufacturers together, to help...
A grim reminder that it’s time for fall shots
Be sure to sign your horses up for fall shots if you haven't done it already. Five more horses in New Jersey have been diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis during the last two weeks, bringing the total of 10 animals in New Jersey contracting the virus in 2019....
Celebrate 50 years with Lord Stirling Stable
The Somerset County Park Commission's Lord Stirling Stable in Basking Ridge will mark a half-century of operation Sept. 22 in the hunter pace field from noon-4 p.m. There will be a live band, hay rides and activities for the kids, For an extra fee, children can take...
Devon Fall Classic has plenty for fans as well as riders
Whether you're an equestrian or a member of the public, there is a lot happening at the seventh Annual Devon Fall Classic, presented by Bryn Mawr Hospital Sept. 12-15 on Route 30 in Devon, Pa. A benefit for the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair Foundation, the event...
It’s nearly time for some tailgating
The Spring Valley Hounds will present the SVH Polo Cup Aug. 31 at Grayfields Farm, 80 Long Bridge Road, Allamuchy (exit 19 off Route 80), with 50 percent of the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Gates open at 10 a.m. so you can get a start on the...
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