Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
You’ll have to wait before buying tickets for the Kentucky 5-star
Ticket sales for April’s Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event have been delayed until a date to be announced in January, due to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 situation. While the tickets normally would be available in the autumn of the year before the Kentucky...
In memory of a special horse, Grappa
If there were an official title for the top hunt seat equitation horse of all time, it would go to Grappa, the appropriate namesake of the Best Horse title at the East Coast Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search. The seven-time national champion, owned...
No Masters Chase this year…try a hunter pace instead
The Essex Foxhounds Masters Chase is always a fun fall happening at Natirar in Peapack, with races for everyone, whether you have a stick horse or a thoroughbred, and lots of tailgating. But Covid has taken another competition from us, as the chase was just cancelled....
Come to the Kevin Babington benefit show Oct. 11
There will be a hunter/jumper/equitation show at Duncraven in Titusville, Mercer County, Oct. 11 to raise money for Kevin Babington, who was paralyzed in August 2019 when his horse fell in a grand prix. The show, which debuted last year, offers raffles and sales of...
New update: Plantation Field–What’s in a name?
Reacting to the Eventing Nation website’s “attack” on the use of the name Plantation Field for the major eventing series in Unionville, Pa., property owner Cuyler Walker announced on Sept. 16 that he is cancelling the lease of his land for the competitions. The...
U.S. Dressage Finals another Covid victim
Indoor competitions are in trouble in the Covid era, as cancellations pile up. This time, it’s the U.S. Dressage Finals. The U.S. Dressage Federation’s premier event, scheduled for the Kentucky Horse Park in November, will not be held this year, it was announced...
UPDATE: Plantation Field: What’s in a name?
Reacting to the Eventing Nation website’s “attack” on the use of the name Plantation Field for the major eventing series in Unionville, Pa., property owner Cuyler Walker announced today that he is cancelling the lease of his land for the competitions. The Plantation...
Don’t skip fall shots for your horse
A 4-year-old Atlantic County mare who had not been vaccinated was euthanized after contracting the state's first 2020 reported case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a serious mosquito-borne illness. EEE causes inflammation of the brain tissue and has a significantly...
USHJA annual meeting going virtual
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association, the last of the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s affiliates in the Olympic disciplines to make a decision about what to do with their annual meeting, has gone the same route as the U.S. Dressage Federation and U.S. Eventing. Its board...
International Helmet Awareness Weekend
Looking for a discount on a new helmet? This weekend, Sept. 12 and 13, is the time to buy one. Most tack stores and helmet retailers are offering special deals this weekend. It's the 10th anniversary of International Helmet Awareness Day (now days) started by...
