Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Tewksbury Barn Tour will be held again this summer
The Tewksbury barn tour, held every other year, is coming back on July 26 under the sponsorship of the Tewksbury Trails Association and the Tewksbury Historical Society. It's always fun to get an inside look at interesting barns around the township. No details yet...
Olympic eventing medal mount McKinlaigh has left us
Gina Miles' 2008 individual Olympic Silver medal mount, McKinlaigh, has passed away at the age of 26. The Irishbred gelding, who shone at the Games in Hong Kong, died Jan. 18. Thom Schultz and his wife, Laura Coats, purchased McKinlaigh in 1998 after seeing him in...
Betty Moran, recognized for her charitable work, has died
Noted horse owner Elizabeth (Betty) Ranney Moran passed away peacefully at home in Malvern, Pa., at age 89 on Jan.23. Betty grew up at Brushwood Farm, a dairy farm in Willistown Township. She was an athlete who played first team in every sport at the Shipley School...
Kessler won’t run again
U.S. Equestrian Federation President Murray Kessler, who led a transformation of the organization, won't be running again after his term expires at the beginning of next year. It was predictable--he has accomplished a lot over the last three years, he took a job as...
A pillar of U.S. Eventing has passed away
The eventing community is mourning the passing of Steve Blauner, a key figure in championing syndicate ownership, who had shares of six syndicated horses that represented the U.S. at the Olympic Games, World Equestrian Games and Pan American Games. A trustee of the...
Do your part on the bill to end sales tax for boarding horses
The New Jersey State Senate has followed the State Assembly, passing a bill that would eliminate the sales tax on horse boarding, something that has been in the works for a very long time. The Assembly effort was spearheaded by Ronald Dancer...
UPDATE: Progress on bill to eliminate sales tax on boarding
The New Jersey State Senate yesterday followed the State Assembly and passed a bill that would eliminate the sales tax on horse boarding, something that has been in the works for a very long time. The Assembly effort was spearheaded by Ronald Dancer...
Barisone was back in court
Dressage Olympian Michael Barisone remains in New Jersey's Morris County Correctional Facility, following a not guilty plea today during his arraignment in Morristown on two counts of attempted murder and two counts of possessing a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He...
Olympic cross-country test will be shorter
As was the case with the eventing at the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong, the cross-country course for the 2020 Tokyo Games is being shortened due to horse welfare concerns. The route will be 4,500 meters instead of the regulation 5,700 meters, with eight minutes instead...
UPDATE: Equestrian supporter Helen Gordon has left us
A service will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at St. Luke’s Church, 182 Main Street, Gladstone, for Helen Griffith Jones Gordon, a longtime supporter of the Essex Fox Hounds and the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation, who died Dec. 18 in North Branford, Conn. "She was a...
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