Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A new twist for the Essex Horse Trials (UPDATE)
The Essex Horse Trials will be held in a unique split format this summer, enabling dressage and show jumping to run on all-weather footing at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone, N.J., while competitors still can enjoy a special cross-country experience...
George Williams is at the USDF helm again
George Williams, the popular former president of the U.S. Dressage Federation, was a surprise entry for the top job again during the organization’s virtual annual meeting. Lisa Gorretta, George’s successor, had decided not to run for another term due to her work...
What happened at the FEI’s annual meeting and a World Horse Welfare warning
Despite the efforts of high-profile athletes to reinstate teams of four with a drop score at the Olympic Games, the FEI (international equestrian federation) voted today at its General Asembly in Antwerp to keep teams of three for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Teams...
Ridland Group on track to keep running riding park in Rancho Mission Viejo
The Ridland Group is negotiating with the San Juan Capistrano City Council for management of the 40-acre Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in the city for the next 20 or 30 years. An expanded program for the faciity is being planned by the group, which since 1998 has...
Olympic champion speaks out against three-member teams at the Games
Switzerland's Steve Guerdat, an Olympic and European Championships show jumping gold medalist, talked from the heart at the European Equestrian Federation meeting during the FEI general assembly today, saying the FEI wasn’t listening to the riders about the problems...
Plan ahead for Land Rover Kentucky
The 2021 version of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event made an improvement over the 2020 edition, which didn't happen due to the pandemic. But it was held without spectators this year; only cardboard images of fans were in the stands, aside from riders, horse...
Here’s the latest from Kevin Babington
Kevin Babington has written a letter detailing his progress from the 2019 show jumping fall which resulted in a massive spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed. Through his refusal to give up and the efforts of his wife, Dianna and daughters Gwyneth and Marielle,...
Phillips goes from PMG to ESP
Lenore Phillips, the former president of equestrian marketing/public relations firm Phelps Media Group, has moved on to Equestrian Sport Productions as director of sponsorship. Citing her "fresh ideas," ESP President Michael Stone, said, “We expect that, with her...
Tryon gets 2022 eventing dates previously held by Jersey Fresh
he Tryon International Equestrian Center next year is getting a jump on its 2023-27 spring event, as it was awarded a 4-star Long and Short and a 3-star Long and Short for May 16-19 next year after the Jersey Fresh International cancelled its 2022 competition on those...
Do you know what it’s like to be a horse?
Find out from veterinarian Lindsay Goodale, a lecturer in animal science at Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In a free Zoom presentation Nov. 16, she will offer an understanding of equine cognition and biology, in order to gain insight on improving...
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