Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Kevin continues to improve
Here's the latest update from Diana Babington, the wife of show jumper Kevin Babington, who suffered a critical spinal cord injury in August. He is now at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. She write: "This week has been a big one. Kevin has been able to return...
Gibbs leads the way at the Talent Search
Dominic Gibbs, a 16-year-old from Colorado, was in the lead half-way through the Platinum Performance/U.S. Equestrian Federation Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East today. The teen, who rides with Beacon Hill Show Stable in Colts Neck, went to the top of the...
We will never forget Custom Made
Custom Made, ridden to the 2000 Olympic eventing individual gold medal by David O'Connor, has died at the age of 34. Affectionately known as Tailor, the 17.1-hand Irish Sport Horse gelding was imported to the U.S. in 1995. In their first year together, Tailor and...
Kevin is improving
Dianna Babington, the wife of injured show jumper Kevin Babington, posted an update on him a month after his life-changing fall at the Hampton Classic. Kevin moved from the hospital in New York to the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation last week, and is making some...
How do you handle ticks? This conference has the answers
Sussex County Community College and the Tick Squad will have a day of education on tick-borne diseases Oct.5. Anyone who has horses knows what a hazard ticks are, which means it will be a real benefit to attend this conference offering insight into how to handle the...
A special visitor for Kevin
Show jumper Kevin Babington left NYU Langone Health Care to continue his journey of recovery at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. The move came 26 days after Kevin suffered a life-changing spinal cord injury in a traumatic fall at the Hampton Classic. Today,...
Winsome Adante is gone
Three-time Kentucky 4-star winner Winsome Adante has died at the age of 26. He and rider Kim Severson won individual silver and team bronze at the 2004 Olympics, during a career in which he earned many more accolades. He was U.S. Eventing Horse of the Year, was...
5K will benefit veterinarians’ mental health
Mental health has been a steady, yet growing, concern in the veterinary industry. The Center for Disease Control has found that male veterinarians are 2.1 times, and female veterinarians 3.5 times, more likely to die by suicide than the general U.S. population. These...
Big time show jumping comes back to New York City
The Global Champions Tour is making it first stop in New York Sept. 27-29 at a unique venue, Governor's Island against a backdrop of Manhattan skyscrapers. The island is accessible only by ferry, but the fee is just $3 and admission to the show is free. It's another...
Garden State horsewomen are heading to Ohio for EAP
The 11th annual Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session will include a good share of Jerseyans who qualified for the Nov. 7-10 session at The University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. Those who made their mark in 10...
