Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Trot on over to the Standardbred Retirement Foundation
Looking for a horse? The Standardbred Retirement Foundation is having a Meet and Greet at its Cream Ridge farm from 3-5 p.m. Saturday May 18, complete with a new foal, as well as craft beer and wine sampling. There will be approximately 65 available adoptable horses...
Three-foot sections added to Centenary Emerging Athletes training session
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is opening a 3-foot section of the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program during the Regional Training Session at Centenary University at its equestrian center in Long Valley June 24-28. The clinicians will...
Captain Canada has given his last international salute
At age 72, iconic Canadian show jumper Ian Millar is retiring from international competition. After nearly a half-century riding at major events around the world, he will concentrate on coaching and developing young horses. He has been a part of the Canadian team...
There’s a new feature at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event
You don’t have to be an eventer to take part in the new Preliminary Derby at noon May 12 during the Jersey Fresh International, which runs May 9-12 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown.. The class, sponsored by East Coast Equine Performance LLC, Dr. Ted...
Try something new–working equitation
Are you and your horse bored? Maybe an introduction to Working Equitation can give you both a new outlook. Cornerstone Andalusians, 825 Route 579 in Flemington, is holding a WE clinic and show this month. Mindy Finelli, the owner of Cornerstone Farm, will be the...
New series of hunter shows set for Burlington County
The Burlington County 4-H Horse Advisory Board is putting on a new series of hunter shows, which is the primary fundraiser for the county 4-H Horse Program. It provides education and scholarships for young equestrians in 4-H. Although the organization has run a hunter...
It’s time for re-doing the rings
Resolving footing issues is important work for the off-season at showgrounds in the northern climes. At the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown, all outdoor rings including the warm-up arena, the Lazelle Knocke (East) Ring and West Ring have undergone repair and...
Look forward to the Garden State Horse Show in its new location
The Garden State Horse Show, one of New Jersey’s iconic equestrian competitions, has been reorganized from a multi-ring fixture in order to fit in one famous arena at its new home, the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation’s Hamilton Farm in Gladstone. “We had to drop some...
Talk about horse power!
Wellington, Fla., bills itself as the winter horse capital of the world, and it seems as if every year, something else appears to underline that bold statement. In 2019, it's the Chesapeake International Draft Horse Show founded by Victoria McCullough. The show drew...
There’s going to be a new show facility in Florida
Ocala. Fla., is about to get much hotter, and we're not talking about the weather. The World Equestrian Center, which has a big show operation in Wilmington, Ohio, is opening a lavish new site in Ocala in January 2021, it was announced today. Set on 4,000 acres, it...
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