Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Robert Dover signs on for another two years
It's time for an encore--Robert Dover will be technical advisor for the U.S. dressage team through the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, while continuing to raise funds as he did so successfully before the Olympics. "I am thrilled and honored to remain in the position...
Fair Hill working toward hosting a 4-star
The Fair Hill, Maryland, facility that hosts the 2- and 3-star fall national championship events and a variety of other equestrian competitions, is looking for an upgrade as it seeks to stage the USA's second 4-star event. Stakeholders have begun discussions with the...
Here’s how the Brits will do it, looking ahead to the next Olympics
Britain has a new performance management plan, utilizing a partnership with an emphasis on sports science and tailored coaching, while "building on excellence" in the existing coaching program. Richard Waygood will become the world class eventing performance...
Watch Valegro’s retirement at London’s Olympia
Valegro, the greatest dressage horse ever, retires Dec. 14 at the Olympia show in London. You can see the ceremony and the freestyle that precedes it beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on FEI TV. The show ends at 5:35 p.m. EST. Go to www.feitv.org to learn...
Viva Las Vegas!
They're coming back! The Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping and FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals are heading to Las Vegas April 15-19 2020. The venue will be a new one, the MGM Grand hotel, as the Thomas & Mack Center, the venue where finals in...
Meehan leaving her post at Washington International
Bridget Love Meehan has resigned as executive director of the Washington International Horse Show after six and one-half years in the position. She wants “to pursue new professional and personal challenges,” but is confident that the show is “in solid standing and in...
UPDATE: NAJYRC will be in bits and pieces at two locations
HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, N.Y., will hold the dressage, show jumping and para-dressage disciplines for the 2017 FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships July 18-23. The eventing portion of the championships is set for Rebecca Farm in Kalispell,...
Kip Rosenthal is giving a clinic in Stockton
Trainer Kip Rosenthal, who has worked with Bertalan de Nemethy, George Morris and Victor Hugo-Vidal, is giving a clinic at the Grand Augean Stable in Stockton Dec. 3. In her youth, Kip placed in the top three at the American Horse Shows Association Medal and ASPCA...
Jerseyans honored by Equine Science Center
The Rutgers Equine Science Center’s "Spirit of the Horse" award was presented to Jeanne Vuyosevich, who doesn’t believe in giving up on any horse. Her Sunset Meadow Farm in Farmingdale is a sanctuary for horses in need of care, treatment or a good home. She...
Caspersen funeral services set
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 182 Main St., Gladstone, for Barbara Caspersen of Hobe Sound, Fla., the widow of former U.S. Equestrian Team Chairman Finn Caspersen. Mrs. Caspersen, 71, is a former...
