Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A new generation of U.S. jumping riders will get a leg up from the USET Foundation
In order to ensure that U.S. show jumpers can clear financial barriers that would prevent them from representing their country in international competition, the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation is launching the Performance Pathway Grant Program. The program is designed...
The Olympic champ can’t be beaten in Ocala
Being the first to go in a nine-horse jump-off at a $350,000 grand prix is hardly an ideal starting position, but Christian Kukuk of Germany made it pay off Thursday night at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla. “It’s always quite difficult,” he reflected, but...
Endurance star Becky Hart is gone
Becky Hart, who was a great force in international endurance competition, died last month at the age of 71. After Pony Club and competing in horse shows, Becky graduated from the Potomac, Md., Horse Center’s horsemastership course in 1972. But where she hit her stride...
Liz Halliday is on the mend
The 2024 eventing Olympian, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a cross-country fall last August, "steadfastly keeps facing forward, even when the going is hard and frustrating," reported her mother, Debby, who has been by her side during rehab, along with a host...
Brian Flynn passed away: UPDATED
The multi-dimensional Brian Flynn, who excelled as a rider, trainer, instructor, judge, television commentator, horse show manager and announcer, died on Saturday. He was 77. "He did everything. In our world, he touched all the bases and he hit a home run," said Jimmy...
Florida judge takes SafeSport to task
In an order clearing an athlete’s criminal record, a judge in Florida accused the U.S. Center for Safe Sport of acting in bad faith, intentionally and with malice in proceedings involving a female high school water polo player, violating “her constitutional right to...
A famous stud farm reacts to social license to operate issues
Scrutiny on horse welfare, with social license to operate gaining traction, is prompting Denmark's Blue Hors Stud to temporarily pause participation in dressage competition In a social media post, Blue Hors noted, "Danish dressage sport is in a breaking time, when...
Another wrinkle in an Olympic positive doping test
Global Medics, whose product Relax Pro was given to an Olympic eventing horse at the Paris Games, contends in a public statement that the supplement was contaminated with Trazodone at the production level, Relax Pro was found to be responsible for a positive doping...
Carlos Hank Guerreiro is on a roll at WEF
Mexico's Carlos Hank Guerreiro found himself in the Wellington International winner's circle Saturday night with an amazing ride in the $215,000 FEI 4-star Horseware Ireland Grand Prix. Bold and determined as he set off against the clock, he was fifth to go in a...
Remembering Rodney Jenkins
A celebration of Rodney Jenkins' life June 1 will offer a chance to reminisce about the Red Rider and meet with friends to recall what made him so special. The gathering will be held from 3-5 p.m. at the Upperville, Va., horse show grounds in the 1853 Club on the...
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