Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Have questions about EHV-1? Here’s a chance to get the answers
Furlong's Healthy Horse virtual seminar, presented by B.W. Furlong Associates will host a presentation by Dr Aja Harvey Wednesday March 24 at 6:30 p.m. The topic is information about theEHV-1 virus and biosecurity recommendations to keep your horses safe. Don't forget...
Horse with temp tested in Wellington negative for EHV– UPDATED 6:05 p.m. March 18
Equestrian Sport Productions announced today that a horse who spiked a temperature at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival grounds has tested negative for Equine Herpes Virus-1. The horse and its barn mate were isolated. Anyone shipping horses into the Palm Beach...
HITS Saugerties is raising the bar
In the wake of Spruce Meadows cancelling its summer shows, Tom Struzzieri, president and CEO of HITS, said an upgrade to FEI 4-star for HITS on the Hudson's July and August shows is designed to "fill the void for grand prix riders in the U.S. and Canada, who depend...
Female riders speak out on Zoom
You know their names. Five top professional female equestrian show jumpers will talk on Zoom about equality in the sport to commemorate International Women’s Day. The session begins at 6 p.m. Monday March 8 The program features Hannah Selleck, award-winning show...
Hunter legend Kenneth Wheeler Sr. passes away
Kenneth Wheeler Sr., a famed trainer who was also a top hunter rider, has died at age 93. The Virginian knew how to spot equine talent and was involved with many of the most famous hunters and young horses over the decades, including the legendary Isgilde, Spindletop...
Brisbane is read-y, Brisbane is read-y
That was a refrain I was hearing in 1986 when I was in Australia for the World Eventing Championships (the World Equestrian Games had not yet been invented.) But despite the catchy chant, Brisbane lost out on the 1992 Olympics, which went to Barcelona, although...
I did a fun podcast–why not take a listen?
What do you do with yourself if you want a career involving horses, but it has become obvious that you're not going to be a grand prix rider, either in show jumping or dressage; a top-class reiner or an inspirational trainer? Katie Clinebell explores other options in...
Educate yourself: Jane Atkinson explains what it takes to put on the Ky event
Concerned about misleading comments on Facebook in the wake of the cancellation and then revival of the Land Rover Kentucky 5-star event, Jane Atkinson, spoke out–as she always does. The former director of Equestrian Events Inc., which puts on the competition,...
“Can you hear me now?” USEF members ask. The answer is “Yes”
“We are listening,” was the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s key message during its virtual annual meeting, responding to a perennial complaint from members who feel their views are not considered by what some have seen as a top-down organization. Hearing the voices of...
The Penn National Show is getting an update
The Pennsylvania National Horse Show will have a new look for its 75th anniversary this October, and new management to go with it. The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, its longtime home, has been through a $21 million re-do, according to...
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