Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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