Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Could there be yet another postponement of the Olympics?
Is it possible Covid-19 will wreak havoc on plans to hold the postponed Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2021? The virus is spreading in Japan, where major restrictions on residents have been enacted. Japan has reported about 5,000 cases and 100 deaths. The country has...
It’s a good time to consider health benefits thru USEF
Are you aware of the new insurance benefits the U.S. Equestrian Federation is offering for members--even those who pay only for a $20 fan membership? They include discounted individual and group medical plans, which takes on extra importance during the COVID-19...
Darry Lou has a new owner
Darry Lou, the stallion who won the world's richest grand pix last year at Spruce Meadows with Beezie Madden in the saddle, has been sold to rising show jumper Jennifer Gates. The Dutchbred chestnut, owned by Abigail Wexner, had been tried and was under contract for...
The cavalcade of N.J. cancellations continues with Flora Lea, Garden State and Princeton May
Among the most recent cancellations of New Jersey equestrian competitions are the Flora Lea spring horse trials in Medford, the Princeton May 6-10 hunter/jumper/equitation show in Skillman and the Garden State show in Asbury. Organizer Debbie Adams stated, "After...
Cancellations of Devon, Old Salem, Kentucky are the latest disasters for the show season that isn’t
The pandemic has taken a toll on two more major shows in a season that has vanished. The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair has decided to cancel its 2020 edition seven weeks out from its planned May 21-31 dates. "This decision was made only after significant...
Olympics rescheduled for 2021
It didn't take long for the International Olympic Committee to come up with new dates for the postponed Tokyo Games. Today it was announced that the competition will start on July 23, 2021, one day earlier than it would have started this year, ending Aug. 8. The...
Help out in an emergency for retired Standardbreds
Covid19 is causing the Standardbred Retirement Foundation to cancel three of its important fundraisers, at the same time that it is being slammed by the need for Americans to quarantine, keeping adopters away during the busiest time of the year for finding homes. More...
Lots of questions surrounding Olympic reboot
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the Tokyo Games could be rescheduled to be held before next summer, according to the newsletter, "Inside the Games." Bach was quoted as saying the Games would "not be restricted to the summer months." That...
USEF extends suspension of its events and is poised to reschedule them
U.S. Equestrian Federation mileage rules will be waived so the organization can allow for “major events” that had to be cancelled to be rescheduled later in the year, USEF CEO Bill Moroney stated today, while announcing an extension of the organization's original...
The cancellations continue, with Aachen the latest
Aachen, the world's most prominent horse show, will not be held in early June as scheduled. The organizers of the German show, which includes jumping, dressage, eventing and driving, say they will be looking at a date later in the year to run the competition.Aachen...
