Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Tori Colvin does it again in WCHR Spectacular
World Championship Hunter Rider Week at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla., was highlighted with a victory by Victoria Colvin and Dicoblue PS in the $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular. That combination, which won the USHJA...
The National Horse Show is moving to Tryon
The National Horse Show is adding another chapter to its storied history by relocating to North Carolina's Tryon International Equestrian Center this autumn, pending approval from the U.S. Equestrian Federation. During 142 years spread over three different centuries,...
Progress continues for Barisone
Life these days offers elements of normalcy for dressage trainer Michael Barisone, who rides often at his farm in Loxahatchee, Fla., where he stays busy with projects that keep the stable running, as well as going to Lowe's and spending time with his fiance. Once a...
Imperial HBF has passed on
Even the best intentions and the greatest of care cannot save every horse who has severe medical issues. McLain Ward announced that Imperial HBF (“Paddy”) was lost Sunday due to complications from colic. "Paddy suffered a bout of colic and, despite two surgeries and...
Christian Simonson gains another victory
The highest-ranked U.S. dressage rider in the FEI standings, Christian Simonson, keeps accumulating honors. Although he had never ridden a Grand Prix Special on Fleau De Baian, known as Felix, he won on his first try Saturday at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival....
European Show Jumping Champion shows his style in Wellington
The first $500,000 class of the Winter Equestrian Festival Saturday night showcased a range of brilliant talent, but as he so often does, Germany's Richie Vogel outshone them all. Riding Gangster Montdesir (what an unflattering name for such a lovely horse), the...
McKeever and Albany added to the Show Jumping Hall of Fame
Lee McKeever, McLain Ward's sport horse manager for 38 years, will be inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame March 1, along with Debbie Dolan's Albany, ridden by Leslie Burr Howard on the 1984 Olympic show jumping gold medal team. The International Award at the...
A final farewell to the Final Four
The Final Four used to be the highlight of the world show jumping championships. It offered suspenseful moments when the top four riders would jump the last course of the show, then return on their rivals' mounts and take the fences three more times to determine the...
More worries about the Maryland 5-star
The future of October's Maryland 5-star eventing competition became even more of a question mark this week, after the state Division of Legislative Services discussed 2027 budget proposals before the state Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. To insure that "new...
Big weekend wins for show jumpers from several countries
A variety of nationalities shared in the major show jumping victories around the world. In the U.S., Ireland's Shane Sweetnam took the $215,000 MARS 4-star aboard Coriaan van Klapscheut Z on the grass field at Wellington International's Equestrian Village. “His first...
