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EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Former Fair Hill executive director has passed away
Former Fair Hill International Three-Day Event Executive Director Charles Colgan, who was also a former director of the National Steeplechase Association, died Jan. 2 after a brief illness. Colgan, 77, who held the Fair Hill post for 10 years, was the son of a member...
A terrific eventing competition won’t be happening this year
The Wellington Eventing Showcase, which introduced hunter/jumper/dressage fans to eventing at the Winter Equestrian Festival, will not be held in February. It was a huge hit for the last three years (Boyd Martin won it every time) with a highlight in 2017 seeing...
Merton fined and suspended for Hampton Classic incident
The U.S. Equestrian Federation has fined Jazz Johnson Merton $5,000 and issued a two-month suspension for “unsportsmanlike behavior toward her horse, Joe Cool.” On a widely circulated video that made headlines here and abroad, the Tewksbury resident is seen directing...
Expanded dressage festival will be held in Midwest
New Jersey residents who didn’t come to the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone last spring to watch the national Grand Prix, Prix St. Georges and Brentina Cup championships missed their chance to see the country’s best dressage riders close to home. The 2018...
Celebration of life will be held for show jumping owner Hunter Harrison
Those wishing to honor the memory of Hunter Harrison, a major figure in show jumping who died earlier last month, are invited to a celebration of life Jan. 7 from 4-8 p.m. at his Double H Farm, 15050 Golden Point Road, Wellington, Fla. RSVP to doublehfarm@gmail.com....
UPDATE: Olympic gold medalist William Steinkraus is gone
William Steinkraus, the chairman emeritus of the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation and the first American to win an Olympic individual gold medal in any equestrian sport, died Nov. 29 at the age of 92. Although he was a pillar of the U.S. show jumping squad for decades,...
UPDATE: Roy Evans is mourned
Top trainer, handler and all-around horseman Roy Evans, 73, passed away Nov. 19. He had a long struggle with cancer, but "he fought until the end of the day," said close friend Sara Goetz. Roy liked to start horses western, and was known for his love of western movies...
Traurig to offer workshop in Allentown
U.S. team veteran and 2017 ASPCA Maclay finals judge Bernie Traurig is presenting three days and evenings of immersion and education for hunter, jumper and equitation riders at Ketucham Farm in Allentown, N.J., Dec. 1-3. Bernie, the founder of Equestrian Coach, is...
The Kentucky 4-star event has a new ID
Land Rover North America has taken over title sponsorship of the country's only 4-star-rated three-day event in a four-year agreement. The.competition at the Kentucky Horse Park will now be known as the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. It formerly was the Rolex...
Jersey Fresh will be WEG selection trial
The Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event, held in May at the Horse Park of New Jersey, will be a selection trial for the eventing squad that represents the U.S. at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, N.C., during September. The event, presented by B.W....
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