Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A record is set at the USHJA Hunter Derby Championship
Victoria Colvin became the only rider ever to win the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship four times on four different horses, as she rode through pain to take the title Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park. Tori and the Ingram family's...
A national championship gets a different showcase
The 2026 U.S. Equestrian Federation Grand Prix Dressage National Championship is moving to the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla., from May 13-17, where the atmosphere will offer a special opportunity in the run-up to the FEI World Championships at Aachen,...
Top-class show jumping comes to New Jersey
London. Vienna. Rome. Liberty State Park? How does a New Jersey park wind up on the same page of the Longines Global Champions Tour website with some of the world's greatest cities that have hosted its show jumping competitions? It's all about the vista -- because the...
Parra suspended for 15 years, FEI cites “abusive behavior”
An investigation of allegations that dressage trainer/rider Cesar Parra "repeatedly and deliberately subjected the majority, if not all, of the horses he owned and trained to recurring and serious abuse over a number of years," has resulted in a record suspension of...
Why not give endurance riding a try, with short rides available
Did you ever think about doing endurance riding, but were intimidated by the challenge of something so different from your usual competitive routine? There's an easy way to test it out with the introductory rides being offered at the Horseshoe Bend Boogie Endurance...
Morrissey gets DIHP GM gig
Matt Morrissey, who has worked in show management with his father, Michael Morrissey and late uncle, Gene Mische, has been named general manager of the Desert International Horse Park. He is also a founder of the Major League Show Jumping series. The facility...
A look at the future of Desert International Horse Park
So what's next for California's Desert International Horse Park and its former CEO Steve Hankin, who parted ways this week? Three partners in the venture bought out Hankin and his wife, Lisa. The couple was the fourth partner in the group that six years ago purchased...
Equine herpes surfaces in northwestern New Jersey
A property in Sussex County, N.J. has been quarantined after one horse developed highly infectious equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM). The horse, a 20-year-old mare, developed acute clinical signs Aug. 3, and was euthanized. A week earlier, another horse on the...
An influential horsewoman has passed away
Cecile Hetzel Dunn was an ecumenical horsewoman, whose efforts benefited a variety of breeds, from Arabians to Friesians, Andalusians to saddlebreds. She spent decades serving the entire horse industry, working as a licensed official and volunteering with a variety of...
Suggestions for equine safety and welfare at USEF town halls: UPDATE
Town Halls throughout the summer and autumn have been scheduled at a number of shows across the country by the U.S. Equestrian Federation, with the idea of discussing equine well-being among those who compete in a variety of breeds and disciplines. In July, forums on...
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