Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Some people still call it Rolex…
The Kentucky 5-star three-day event has a new name. Rather than being called the Land Rover event, the successor to the original Rolex title, it is now the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event after one of Land Rover's models. presented by MARS Equestrian™. The...
Rutgers Horse Management Seminar will be live (and virtual too) UPDATE
From "Veterinary Care for the Senior Horse" to "Balanced Hoofcare" with a discussion of barefoot vs. shod, the annual horse management seminar Feb. 3 in New Brunswick will answer equestrians' concerns along the lines of "You asked for it...!" Presented by the Rutgers...
There’s only go, no whoa, at WEC Ocala
Ocala’s World Equestrian Center is soaring. With the first U.S. Nations Cup-style League of Nations team competition set for March 20-23, the facility’s visibility is also being raised by introducing World Championship Hunter Rider competition that weekend and Feb....
Resolution delayed on Wellington showgrounds
A decision affecting plans for a much-needed expansion of Wellington, Florida’s, world famous showgrounds has been postponed until at least next month by the Village Council. The land and funding for the expansion are tied to Wellington Lifestyle Partners’ Wellington...
What’s going to happen with the Wellington showgrounds?
With the possibility that the Wellington, Florida, Village Council is on the brink of deciding whether to remove land from the Equestrian Preserve, paving the way for a golf-oriented development, both sides on the question Wednesday were keen to make what could be...
The glamour of Paris glittered in Florida
Pointing toward “Victory in Versailles,” the venue of this summer’s Paris Olympics, the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation raised $2 million for its efforts at a weekend party hosted by Zacharie and Louis Vinios at their Five Rings farm in Wellington, Fla. The co-chairs...
Sidelined by ice and snow? Make that work for Mane Stream
Those non-riding days present a good opportunity to clean out the tack room. Collect your unneeded items and donate them to Mane Stream (adaptive riding and therapy services), which is seeking donations of horse-related items for its Nov. 17 tack sale in Oldwick....
The clock is ticking on a Wellington showgrounds decision
Will the Wellington, Florida, Village Council vote this week on whether land should be taken out of the Equestrian Preserve for the first time, as part of a trade-off around expanding the cramped Wellington International showgrounds? The answer was still unclear...
A prominent executive takes the reins at Old Friends
John Nicholson, the former executive director of the Kentucky Horse Park, next month will succeed Michael Blowen as president and CEO of Old Friends, the thoroughbred racehorse retirement operation. John ran the Horse Park in Lexington from 1997 to 2014. It hosted the...
Ward, French take top USEF honors
McLain Ward accepted the U.S. Equestrian Federation's International Equestrian of the Year title and the International Horse of the Year title for stellar jumper HH Azur this weekend during the organization's annual meeting in Louisville, Ky., while John French took...
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