Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Finally! U.S. Dressage team wins Nations Cup in Wellington
After five years of losing to Germany at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, the USA claimed a very narrow victory over the Europeans in the Modon FEI Dressage Nations Cup on Thursday. Led by Christine Traurig, the Dutta Corp. U.S. dressage team of Ashley Holzer on...
Not a surprise: U.S. autumn 5-star event won’t run in 2026
The fate of the Maryland 5-Star event really wasn't in doubt since word surfaced late last year that financial issues were affecting the Sport & Entertainment Corporation of Maryland, which presented it. But on Tuesday, the U.S. Equestrian Federation made it...
A champion has a foal
TSF Dalera BB delivered Olympic, World Equestrian Games and European Championships dressage gold medals, as well as two World Cup titles under the guidance of Germany's Jessica von Bredow Werndl. Now she has delivered something else this week, a filly named Dolce Vita...
Laudrop-Dufour, Werth, star in Herning
Catherine Laudrup-Dufour and Isabell Werth were neck and neck in the 5-star Freestyle at the Herning, Denmark, show this weekend, in a battle of mares, with both scoring over 90 percent. Cathrine had the edge on Mount St. John Freestyle, the 17-year old Fidermark...
Darragh Kenny tops in $500,000 5-star
Sandwiched between a pair of riders clocked in exactly the same jump-off time, and slotted in before last-to-go Ben Maher, Darragh Kenny had not an instant to spare as he pursued victory in the finale of the $500,000 Bainbridge Companies Grand Prix Saturday night. The...
Endo the Blind has left us
Endo the Blind, an amazing sightless Appaloosa, has died at 26 after dealing with edema and other issues. He had his eyes removed years ago after being diagnosed with recurrent uveitis, glaucoma and cataracts, but that never stopped him or his owner, Morgan Wagner....
USA takes Nations Cup in tight match
As is so often the case, team anchor McLain Ward produced a must-do clean round to clinch victory for the USA in the $150,000 FEI Nations Cup Wellington Saturday night. This time, however, the stress was on from several directions. But if anyone has mileage sufficient...
New leadership for Dressage at Devon has a vision for the show
New Jersey trainer Nicole Delgiorno has taken over as president of Dressage at Devon, the special autumn show that offers educational opportunities -- such as a popular master class -- as well as a variety of competition and lots of shopping.. She succeeds Anne Moss,...
A full plate of offerings at Adequan Global dressage
As she came to a halt at the end of her 4-star Grand Prix Freestyle performance on Hyatt, after a dramatic one-handed passage down centerline, Sweden's Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén broke into an enormous smile. A bright chestnut daughter of Apache, Hyatt seemed to share...
It’s a “no” for Isla Carroll project in Wellington
A development proposal on the Isla Carroll property featuring a country club, a 10-stall barn for use by residents and a polo field was turned down by the Wellington Village Council this week. The count was 4-1, with only councilwoman Tanya Siskind voting in favor....
