Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Remember Packy McGaughan at a gathering this month
A celebration of life will be held for Patrick “Packy”. McGaughan on Saturday, June 19 at 4 p.m. The celebration will be in the jump field of Banbury Cross Farm, 26315 Haines Rd., Clarksburg, Md. Everyone who wants to honor Packy is invited to attend and tell their...
An effort to save wild horses from slaughter
President Biden’s budget includes record spending for roundups and removal of wild horses from our public lands. And too many go to slaughter after that. My question is, why not geld most of the stallions and let nature take its course? Mary Irby, executive director...
National Horse Show and Kentucky 5-star producer EEI join forces
The National Horse Show, held in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park, has joined forces with Equestrian Events Inc., which presents the 5-star Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event at the venue. The strategic partnership is aimed at strengthening the National...
The bad luck of the B’s; this time the Bromont event is canceled
First it was Badminton, then Burghley, that were scrapped due to Covid restrictions. and today Canada's Bromont, another three-day event whose name starts with B, is off the calendar. The MARS Bromont CCI June 2-6 will not be held because, as the organizing committee...
Thoroughbreds will have their own show
The Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show (fairhill thoughbred show.org) will be held Sept. 18-19 at the Fair Hill showgrounds in Elkton, Md., with the goal of providing affordable entry fees, scholarships, stakes classes and prizes in every division.. “The philosophy of the...
August’s Dublin Horse Show cancelled for the second time
One of the world's greatest international horse shows, presented by the Royal Dublin Society, has been knocked out by the Covid situation for the second year in a row. "The RDS has been monitoring the evolving situation regarding Covid-19, including the vaccination...
Get insights into your favorite eventers
The Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by MARS Equestrian™ is presenting its “Behind the Barn” series of Interviews with top eventers starting April 18. The event is running without spectators, but it is available on line, and the interviews are a...
Devin Ryan makes Olympic short list
Devin Ryan of Long Valley was chosen for the short list of 10 show jumpers who are vying for spots on the U.S. Olympic team that will compete in Tokyo this summer. The group heads for Sopot, Poland and Rotterdam, Holland for Nations Cups and observation competitions...
What a weekend for horse sport in Florida
Top-level show jumping in the Sunshine State has overcome the pandemic and EHV-1. The impressive evidence is the turnout for the biggest grands prix in Wellington and Ocala last weekend. With a total of $1,700,000 offered at three venues in the state, 148 horses...
PHA Finals to be held at Monmouth at the Team
The National Professional Horsemen’s Association Medal Finals will be a highlight of this summer’s Monmouth at the Team show, which is being moved from the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone to the Centenary University Equestrian Center in Long Valley. With...
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