Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Reining is still in
The prediction from knowledgeable sources was that reining would be dropped from the FEI (international equestrian federation) ranks when members of the organization met this week at their General Assembly in Moscow. So much for that... After more than 20 years of...
No more WEG
So much for the FEI World Equestrian Games. For the first time since the compilation of world championships debuted in 1990, the WEG will not be held in its next calendar rotation in 2022. Italy and Saudi Arabia were the only bidders for the WEG, but instead of...
Equine-assisted therapy for veterans and military members gets a boost
Eagala, the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association, will receive $637,700 to fund services shown to improve mental and emotional health of veterans and service members across the United States. This funding, provided by the Veterans Administration Adaptive...
Carl Bessette has left us
Carl Bessette, who died Sunday in Wellington, Fla. at the age of 89, was always the picture of equestrian elegance; tall, slender and impeccably turned out. A horseman who emphasized the classical approach with no shortcuts, he took his last ride on Father’s Day in...
A special program gets a new executive director
Bill Rube, the former funds development director for the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Foundation, is the new executive director of the Gleneayre Equestrian Program that utilized horses to help, teach and heal people in difficult situations, from at-risk youth to...
It was a great day for Kevin’s cause
The Kevin Babington benefit show at Duncraven Sunday raised approximately $50,000 to help the show jumper, who suffered a critical spinal injury in a fall at the end of August. Just as significant as the money itself was the fact that it came as a result of...
It’s nearly time for the Far Hills Race Meeting
The 99th Far Hills Race Meeting, the annual day of steeplechasing at Moorland Farm in Far Hills, is set for Oct. 19--complete with pari-mutuel betting and the usual lavish tailgating scene overlooking the racetrack. Although the race meeting is, annoyingly, called...
Kevin is breathing easier
This is the latest from Diana Babington, the wife of show jumper Kevin Babington, who suffered a critical spinal cord injury in August. Kevin, who is at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, was off the ventilator for 12 hours today. " They are...
Are you an artist? Here’s an opportunity to show off
The New Jersey Equine Artists’ Association has put out a call for artist participation in its ninth Biennial “NJEAA Art of the Horse” June 7-July 5, 2020 at Prallsville Mills in Stockton,, Needed are pieces along equine themes in any medium. The entry deadline is...
Kahle takes WCHR Pro Challenge title
Cassandra Kahle of Redfield Farm in Califon won the $30,000 WCHR Professional Challenge on Monday Balous at the Capital Challenge show in Maryland last week,when she topped a field of 33. At the conclusion of the first round, Kahle and Monday Balous were tied for the...
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