Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Equine Artists exhibition is on in Stockton
The New Jersey Equine Artists’ Association's 2019 Invitational Exhibit of equine art by local/regional artists began June 9 at Prallsville Mills, 33 Risler St., Stockton, and will be on display through Sunday, June 23. It is open Thursdays through Sundays, 11 a.m.-4...
The North American Riders Group is making a comeback
After its popular top-25 show rating program was put on hold for five years, the North American Riders Group (NARG) is back to represent riders, owners, trainers and their horses, with a focus on improving the sport. After three meetings in 2019, the NARG board has...
The Hunterdon Polo Classic is back on the scene
The June 8 Hunterdon Polo Classic isn't about riding for a good cause--it's about riding for many good causes, including the Hunterdon Art Museum, Prevention Resources, Inc, Riding With Heart, The Toshiko Takaezu Studio Project, Team Velvet and Valley Crest Farm and...
Eddie Blue is now officially a “Horse Star”
Eddie Blue, trained and ridden by Devin Ryan of Long Valley, has been inducted into the Equus Horse Stars Hall of Fame. The Dutchbred gelding was purchased by Lori Larrabee in 2013 as a four-year-old. "The deciding factor in purchasing Eddie was primarily my trust in...
Help a horse at Mylestone Equine Rescue’s special day
Mylestone Equine Rescue's Help A Horse Day is April 28 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Horsemen's Outlet, 37 Molasses Hill Road, Lebanon. A sanctuary for abused, neglected and unwanted horses, Mylestone offers lifetime care if the animals can't be adopted out. All donations,...
Jersey Fresh International in the spotlight
The Jersey Fresh International three-day event at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown is on the list of potential selection trials for the U.S. team at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. That would include this year's competition May 8-12 and the 2020...
Monmouth hunt offers paces with a special place for thoroughbreds
Don't you love all the opportunities that are appearing for off-the-track thoroughbreds? For too long, they have been ignored in the show ring they once dominated, and elsewhere in the equestrian firmament too. But the Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Incentive Program is...
Check out Lilo Fore at the Horse Park of New Jersey
The Eastern States Dressage and Combined Training Association is offering a dressage training symposium April 6-7 with Lilo Fore at the Horse Park of New Jersey. A retired 5-star international dressage judge, Lilo is a U.S. Equestrian Federation S judge with an R...
Memorial held for Dorothy Maxfield
A tribute to Dorothy Knocke Maxfield was held March 14 in the trophy room at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation stable in Gladstone. A much-admired instructor who was also a dressage and eventing official, Dorothy died Feb. 17 in Mobile, Ala., of natural causes. She...
Swiss show jumper soars over other international stars at WEF
WELLINGTON, Fla. -- My first look at the order of go for the Winter Equestrian Festival's $391,000 Fidelity Investments CSI 5-star Grand Prix revealed what seemed to be an almost sure bet: with the advantage of going last on the speedy Gazelle, it appeared Kent...
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