Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
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...
Zoom memorial service set for Kip Rosenthal
There will be a Celebration of Life for trainer/author/clinician Kip Rosenthal on Sunday, January 17 at 5 pm Easter Time via the Zoom link below. Contact Abby Lowe if you would like to speak or share your screen during the service, contact (Abby.R.Lowe@gmail.com)....
It’s the second time around for cancellation of IHSA Championships
The Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association’s national championship show has been cancelled for the second time, due to Covid 19, as the organization’s board made the decision to follow the same protocol as in 2020 “with the safety and well-being of the membership in...
Kitty Wieschhoff has left us
Catherine (Kitty) Wieschhoff, a well-known judge, barn manager and writer, died yesterday at her home in Midway, Ky. She was 86. The mother of eventer Cathy Wieschhoff, Kitty was a graduate of Cornell University, where she met her husband, the late Captain Kenneth...
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