Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Want to buy a farm?
The 123-acre Lana Lobell farm in Bedminster, once a nationally known standardbred breeding facility where four Hambeltonian winners were foaled, is going up for auction Jan. 11 in the freeholders' meeting room at the Somerset County Administration Building in...
Learn about horse health at event in Annandale
B.W. Furlong & Associates presents its 19th Annual Healthy Horse Seminar from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 29. at Beaver Brook Country Club in Annandale, featuring topics that include senior horse care, sport science and genetic diseases.. Registration is required but...
New Jersey Horse of the Year winners
Seven New Jersey owners claimed Horse of the Year championships at the U.S. Equestrian Federation's annual meeting last weekend. They included Leslie Goryeb of Gladstone, with MD Tsunami, Arabian Country Pleasure/Country Pleasure Driving Open; Joanne Dadd, Bedminster,...
An effort to end the New Jersey sales tax on horse boarding
Earlen Haven, a longtime licensed U.S. Equestrian Federation judge who runs Country Haven farm in South Jersey, is rallying the troops to push for approval of a measure that would eliminate the sales tax on horse boarding. She asks that at noon on Monday Jan. 6,...
Glasgow is gone
Glasgow, a stunning show jumper who shone in both the professional and amateur ranks, died the day after Christmas at the age of 28. With a personality to match his athleticism, he will be remembered not only for his many international victories with Norman Dello...
Opportunities from Rutgers Equine Science Center
Want to get involved with what the Equine Science Center has to offer? Next up, starting Jan. 21, is Carey Williams’ 14-week online equine nutrition course, which can be taken by barn managers, horse owners, trainers, feed sales reps or anyone who wants to know more...
Kevin Babington is starting to teach again
Kevin's wife, Dianna, has written that Kevin used a headset on Friday to give a Iesson in Wellington, but she noted that it is not full speed ahead at the moment. This is a gradual process. "I am carefully reintroducing him to the life he loves," she explained. "It is...
Riding for the Team at U.S. Eventing: Watch the video
Some big-time eventers are on hand at the U.S. Eventing Association's annual meeting in Boston this week. There's lots going on, but Olympic veterans Phillip Dutton and Boyd Martin found time to drop by Trafalgar Square Books' booth in the trade fair to autograph...
UPDATE WITH ARRANGEMENTS: Louis Piancone passed away
A respected member of the driving community, former Gladstone Equestrian Association president Louis Piancone was both "a dynamo and a gentleman," said his close friend, Guy Torsilieri. Mr. Piancone, 90, died on Thanksgiving after a long illness. "He was incredibly...
Morris trophy is no longer in play
After trainer George Morris last week lost a bid in arbitration to reverse his lifetime ban from the U.S. Center for SafeSport, the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced yesterday it is removing the trophy bearing his name from the International Hunter Derby. It's...
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