Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
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...
Another European grand prix goes to an American
Aaron Vale, who had two major grand prix wins already this year at Devon and Upperville, was in the spotlight across the Atlantic on Sunday in Dinard France, taking the 500,000 Euro Rolex fixture on his stalwart Carissimo 25. Many of the riders from this month's...
A victory for wild horses
After 14 years of litigation, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has encountered a judicial setback to its plans for eliminating wild horses from more than 2 million acres of public land in Wyoming, home to the Adobe Town, Salt Wells Creek and Great Divide Basin...
Of course, Mai Baum went out a winner
At the age of 19, Mai Baum was still showing his class over the weekend at the Event at Rebecca Farm, winning the 4-star Short before taking a bow and retiring from competition in the same place where he won his first 3-star. With Tamie Smith aboard, the aptly...
Major drama at the Euro show jumping championships
Calling on all his experience and the courage of his mare, Great Britain's Scott Brash powered through a nightmare moment when he lost his left rein before the troublesome triple combination at the Longines European Show Jumping Championships Thursday. As he was just...
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