Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
USA has a podium finish as Longines FEI SJ World Cup Finals get under way
In the first leg of the Longines FEI Wold Cup Show Jumping Finals Thursday, the U.S. was on the podium courtesy of Lillie Keenan, who last month turned in two faultless rounds as the pathfinder for the winning American.effort in the Longines League of Nations/ Ocala....
World Cup dressage GP has one U.S. rider in the ribbons
As expected, Great Britain's world champion, Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale, won the Grand Prix, the first leg of the Longines FEI World Cup Dressage Final in Switzerland Friday. Her score was 77.152, well ahead of the 74.848 turned in by Isabell Werth of Germany on...
Freestyle success for a duo with heart
Heartbeat is a character. The Dutchbred son of Charmeur doesn’t like other horses, wears a hood with sound-dulling earpieces so he can sleep and has been a “bit of a project,” over the last three years, revealed his rider, Kasey Perry-Glass. But it has all come...
A window into the future of developing dressage horses
How do dressage horses make it to the top of the game? They gain experience through programs such as the Lövsta Future Challenge Developing Grand Prix Horse, which on Friday awarded the championship title in its finals to Jaccardo, ridden by Canadian Olympian Brittany...
It’s three in a row for dressage queen Jane
Things were pretty quiet at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival on Thursday afternoon in Wellington, Fla. No one was in the stands, there were only a few people along the rail and the VIP area was peaceful. But the wind ruffled the canvas on the tents around the...
Have fun and do good at the Babington Foundation’s big event: EVENT SOLD OUT
It’s been more than five very long years since show jumper Kevin Babington had a life-changing accident when his horse fell with him in a grand prix. A spinal injury that paralyzed the Irish Olympian from mid-chest down has meant he can’t walk, use his hands or at...
Vera Kessels has passed away
Vera Kessels, a much admired dressage trainer, rider and effective clinician, died March 22 of ovarian cancer. A native of the Netherlands with ties to the horse-dealing Hendrix family, she moved to the U.S. in 1995 with her Dutchbred horse, Dotato. They started...
Longines show jumping headed for New Jersey
The high-profile Longines Global Champions Tour is coming to Liberty State Park in Jersey City, bringing top level show jumpers from around the world to a new venue for the series. They're calling the Sept. 19-21 competition the Longines Global Champions Tour &...
Overreaching changes to the federal Horse Protection Act put on hold
An arduous new requirement that managers of all equestrian competitions in the country would have to register with and report to the U.S. Department of Agriculture will not go into effect during 2025 show season. The requirement was part of a proposed amendment to the...
Steffen Peters is coming to the USET
Olympic dressage and World Championships team medalist Steffen Peters is offering a two-day clinic June 7 and 8 at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone, N.J. Auditors can enjoy the rare opportunity to learn from the former World Cup champion for a fee of...
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