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...
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...
Brownlee Currey made his mark in the equestrian world
Former U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation Chairman Brownlee O. Currey Jr., an admired figure in the horse world, died March 18 at 91. Many knew him as one of the owners of Touch of Class, the thoroughbred mare on whom Joe Fargis won team and individual Olympic gold at...
A word from USHJA
In a letter to members, U.S. Hunter Jumper Association President Mary Babick offered some guidance and information. She revealed that U.S. Equestrian Federation President Murray Kessler has granted a Presidential Modification allowing Bill Moroney, USEF CEO,...
UPDATED: Devastation–and add Badminton to the list of cancelled events
Unbelievable. The spring (and likely summer) show and eventing season has been swept away by the virus pandemic, and who knows what will happen to the Tokyo Olympics July 24-Aug. 9? (Note: In a March 17 communique, the International Olympic Committee issued a...
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