Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
The National Horse Show’s ASPCA Maclay was a testing experience
Elegant and effective, Dominic Gibbs had “winner” written all over him when he competed in today’s ASPCA Maclay equitation championship at the National Horse Show. It was a marathon of a competition that ran 13 hours from the first horse to the victory gallop in the...
The Rutgers Equine Science Center offers a stable of experts
Searching for answers to your horse-related questions? Whether they involve health, pasture and manure management, exercise physiology or other equine-related subjects, the Rutgers Equine Science Center is offering an opportunity to learn from people who know. The...
Agneta Currey, a key volunteer for the Hampton Classic, has passed away
One of the guiding lights of the Hampton Classic Horse Show, Agneta Currey, died Oct. 20. A resident of Franklin, Tenn., Wellington, Fla., and Southampton, N.Y., she was a native of Sweden who met Brownlee O. Currey Jr., an investment banker at Equitable Securities,...
Bedminster resident James C. Brady, a pillar of thoroughbred racing, has left us
Private services were held yesterday at St. Brigid’s Church in Gladstone for James C. Brady, a member of a family with deep roots in Somerset County and the thoroughbred industry. Mr. Brady, 85, was the grandson of James Cox Brady, who built the landmark stable that...
WEC gets a prestigious qualifier
The new World Equestrian Center in Ocala, which is set to open in January, has been allocated the U.S. Longines FEI Nations Cup™ qualifier by the FEI. The prospective dates for the show hosting it are March 16-21, although the full FEI calendar is still...
They finally tied the knot
After nine years, Laura Graves and Curt Maes, co-owners of dressage sensation Verdades, have gotten married. Curt has been a partner in the success of Diddy and Laura, the first American dressage rider to be ranked number one in the world. The Olympic team bronze...
What a concept! The Vermont Summer Shows are going back to Vermont
The Vermont Summer Festival, which was held at HITS’ Saugerties, N.Y., facility this year due to Covid restrictions in is home state, is returning to its regular venue in 2021. However, HITS is remaining on board to handle the logistics. “I am very excited to be a...
Two European Championships are “on” after all
The 2021 European Championships in show jumping and dressage--which had been cancelled when the Olympics were moved to next year--are on again. The championships were called off when the Olympics were rescheduled to keep the focus on the Tokyo Games. But a number of...
Split Rock finds a new dimension because of Covid
As we know far too well by now, Covid-19 has wrought changes in a horse show routine that likely will never return to its pre-pandemic state. Those who have adjusted will fare best when the virus is just a bad memory. So on the plus side, it has been a time for the...
Valegro to be immortalized in a statue
A bronze statue that is half life-size will stand as a tribute to the marvelous dressage horse Valegro, three-time Olympic gold and two-time world championships gold winner. The statue will go up in Newent, a small town in Great Britain's Gloucestershire, where he is...
