Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A fun eventing day is on the horizon
The Pineland Riders Pony Club is planning an eventing fun day Oct. 13 at Flora Lea Farm, 20 Branin Road, Medford. Competitors can ride as many as three dressage tests, three stadium rounds and two cross-country courses. It is a chance to try a new dressage test, a new...
Enjoy yourself at the Masters’ Chase
Amateur horse-racing, tailgating, boutiques and demonstrations of field sports are part of the Essex Fox Hounds Masters' Chase, a highlight of the Weekend in Gladstone festivities Oct. 4-6. The Oct. 5 chase is held at Natirar, the county park on Main Street in...
Meg Sleeper coping after barn fire
Endurance rider Meg Sleeper's barn in Hunterdon County burned down during a violent hail storm last month. Luckily, her horses were turned out and all animals are safe, but she lost most of her equipment, hay and feed. She praised "the selfless work and caring of the...
Have a heart and donate
Riding with Heart is looking for new and gently used tack, barn equipment, horse sheets and blankets and riding clothes for its sale Sept. 28-29 at its facility, 639 Route 513, Pittstown. Bring items to the farm from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Call (908)...
It’s time for Monmouth at the Team
Monmouth at the Team, which runs Aug. 12-19, is in its fourth year of implementing an intriguing competition concept that works. Cousins Tucker Ericson and Michael Dowling took over the faltering Monmouth County Horse Show in 2016, expanded its dates, cut it back from...
HITS leaves West Coast for Ocala focus in winter
HITS, Inc. and CEO Thomas Struzzieri announced today that the Thermal, Calif. series of horse shows and the winter circuit in Arizona have been sold so the organization can concentrate on its Ocala showgrounds in the winter. The California series founded in 1992,...
Topics of interest to the state’s horse industry on tap in South Jersey
The New Jersey Farm Bureau is presenting an Equine Town Hall Event Aug. 15 at the Gloucester County Dream Park, 400 Route 130 in Swedesboro. This is the South Jersey version of last year’s meeting in Chester, Morris County. Topics will include the Right to Farm for...
Why not try following the hounds?
The Monmouth County Hunt is offering a Hunt Clinic on Sunday, Sept, 15 at 8 a.m. This is an opportunity to get out riding cross-country and find out about a new sport. The hounds will be hunting, and this is a great time for horses not accustomed to hunting to be...
The College Preparatory Invitational is coming to NJ this autumn
Young riders will have a chance to experience the college equestrian competition format and win scholarships at New Jersey’s College Preparatory Invitational Sept. 21-22 at The Ridge at Riverview in Asbury. Founded in 2010, CPI not only educates hunter seat...
The Devon Fall Classic returns
Jumper riders missed the Devon Fall Classic last year when it went on hiatus. So they're overjoyed to know it's coming back this year Sept. 12-15 at the showgrounds in Devon, Pa., the home of the spring Devon show. While the feature is a $25,000 grand prix, there's...
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