Nancy Jaffer
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Combined driving event boosts the sport on a special weekend
Alice Tarjan is best known as a dressage rider. Dennis Sargenti is a master of the Essex Fox Hounds. But enjoying the discipline of driving is something they have in common. And, oh yeah, they happen to be married. The couple from Oldwick, N.J., spent the weekend near...
Going to the 2028 Olympics? You’ll probably be going to Galway Downs
All equestrian sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics are being proposed for Galway Downs in Temecula, between Los Angeles and San Diego, according to a statement from LA 28. Although these disciplines originally were going to be held at a...
Watch out for the Brits at the Paris Games
Britain has announced powerhouse teams for the Paris Olympics, with the dressage squad looking like a favorite for the gold, and the eventers equally as impressive. At least that's how I see it. In the dressage, how can you bet against a squad led by the architect of...
An iconic feed store now is right where it belongs
Moving a business that has been running since 1945 isn’t easy. It’s even more difficult when that business has taken on the status of an institution among area horse people, who have relied on it for decades. But Somerset Grain and Feed, formerly of Bernardsville,...
Veterans and younger riders are the U.S. split on Aachen show jumping team
Laura Kraut, who was fourth in the Rolex Grand Prix of Rotterdam in June and McLain Ward headline the U.S. squad competing in the Nations Cup at prestigious Aachen next week. Both have been presumed to be on the team for the Paris Olympics, but that squad won't be...
Horse welfare and safety highlighted at USEF’s mid-year meeting
At the U.S. Equestrian Federation's mid-year meeting this week, equine safety and well-being were on the agenda. An important rule change involves a rewrite of GR838 (109-23) under the Welfare of the Horse Sub-Chapter. The measure provides an updated description of...
A former longshot and two Olympic veterans named for U.S. Paris dressage team
Olympic team selections often are a surprise, but in the case of the U.S. dressage squad for Paris that was announced Tuesday, it seemed an easy choice. (At least even I could figure it out; you can read what I wrote here or here in my weekend stories after the final...
“This is just the beginning” says Marcus Orlob after Grand Prix Special win: UPDATE
Following a personal best (by far) performance of Marcus Orlob and Jane to win the 4-star Grand Prix Special at the Schafhof dressage festival in Germany Saturday, Marcus Orlob was taking it easy with the mare on Sunday and reflecting on their performance that earned...
U.S. last in dressage Nations Cup at Rotterdam
The Dutch dressage team was victorious at that nation's 5-star home show in Rotterdam, enjoying a margin of more than two percentage points over Denmark. Led by Dinja van Liere with the best score of the class on Hermes N.O.P. (77.8910), the Dutch earned a total of...
Kraut finishes fourth in Rotterdam
In a cavalry charge of a 15-horse jump-off for the Grand Prix of Rotterdam, Laura Kraut and Baloutinue posted the best U.S. effort with a clear round in 38.10 seconds. It was good enough for fourth behind the Dutch winner, Marc Houtzager on Sterrehof's Dante, more...
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