Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
How about some art for Mother’s Day?
Can't get out to shop for a horse lover's Mother's Day present? Teenage dynamo Shya Beth has created an online gallery of some really lovely equine art from around the world. She represents more than 40 artists from not only North America, but also Italy France and...
UPDATE: Is there more bad news awaiting the Olympics?
It will be two strikes and out for the Tokyo Olympics if the continuing COVID-19 crisis means the Games can't be held in 2021. Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee told Japanese publication Nikkan Sports the Olympics won't be postponed a...
Learn something while you wait
Three pertinent webinars from eXtensionhorses.org have been archived so you can access them and learn something useful while so much of the horse world is on pause. Carey Williams, a Rutgers University professor and equine extension specialist, has called to our...
And now Aachen is cancelled, as are other big European shows
The World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany, has been cancelled, despite initial thoughts of postponing it from its June dates. But the pandemic dictated otherwise. “People’s health takes top priority,” said Frank Kemperman, chair of the Aachen-Laurensberger...
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...
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...
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