Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
What’s the next step for Michael Barisone
A plea offer will be made to dressage trainer Michael Barisone, indicted in connection with the shooting of a former student, Morris County, N.J., Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Schellhorn said during a virtual court hearing today. Barisone's next appearance before...
A tribute to the courageous eventing horse, Poggio II
Greg Tryon wrote a beautiful piece about the passing this week of Poggio II, the favorite horse of his late wife, Olympic and world championships eventing medalist Amy Tryon. She bought the former pack horse, a rugged thoroughbred, after spotting a classified ad...
Rutgers horse management seminar offers insights
Like so many other conferences, the Rutgers Equine Science Center’s annual horse management seminar is going virtual, with a two-hour session Feb.15 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nutrition is the focus that evening, when “Fiber and its Importance in Horses” is first on the...
What’s the latest on the Olympics? Still looks like it’s a go (Updated Jan. 30, 2021)
Ignore stories predicting cancellation (for the second time) of the Tokyo Olympics this summer due to the pandemic. That’s the advice of Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, saying “we will not add fuel to this type of speculation.” In the...
Here’s the panel that will chart a new course for Lord Stirling Stable
An advisory group working on a strategic plan for the future of the Somerset County Park Commission’s Lord Stirling Stable in Basking Ridge includes six volunteers with close ties to the facility, as well as two paid consultants. Names of the group’s members were made...
“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...
Tack sales set at two Hunterdon County therapeutic riding venues
During all the Covid-related down time, you've probably had many hours to weed out your tack trunk as part of your closet-cleaning spree. So take your used tack, horse-related items, jewelry, knick-knacks, models and riding clothes (from those closets) to Riding with...
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)....
Can the Kentucky 5-star event continue?
This was supposed to be the month that tickets for the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event were to go on sale. But it won't be until next month that they can be purchased--that is if they are for sale. Organizers need to get permission for spectators to attend the...
