Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Brash moves up in the international standings
As we predicted last week in this story, Great Britain's Scott Brash has overtaken the USA's Kent Farrington in the Longines FEI show jumping rider standings. making the number one spot for the first time in 10 years. While Kent was in California competing, Scott was...
Support the Essex Horse Trials as a rider, volunteer or sponsor
The historic Essex Horse Trials, which had a successful outing as a one-day competition last year, is increasing the offerings for its 2026 edition at Moorland Farms in Far Hills, N.J., this spring. The popular Modified division has been added to the May 31 schedule,...
A final farewell to the Final Four
The Final Four used to be the highlight of the world show jumping championships. It offered suspenseful moments when the top four riders would jump the last course of the show, then return on their rivals' mounts and take the fences three more times to determine the...
Eventing great Ballaghmor Class is retiring
At age 19 after a brilliant career, Ballaghmor Class will leave the arena for good, his rider, Oliver Townend has announced. He described "Thomas" as the horse is known, "as one of the most successful event horses in history and a phenomenal partner and teammate to...
Why are showing costs so high? Here are some answers
The price of showing--and the ever-rising cost of owning horses--have been the hot topics over the last few years. For the U.S. Equestrian Federation, it came to a head with pushback when a fee increase (effective April 1) was announced last year. In an effort to find...
A new show series on the California calendar seeks to address the issues
We keep hearing the same complaints about horse showing: For all but the uber wealthy, many of the competitions have gotten too expensive -- dealing with high entry fees and add-ons, while the cost of being away from home for five or six days has skyrocketed, A new...
Big weekend wins for show jumpers from several countries
A variety of nationalities shared in the major show jumping victories around the world. In the U.S., Ireland's Shane Sweetnam took the $215,000 MARS 4-star aboard Coriaan van Klapscheut Z on the grass field at Wellington International's Equestrian Village. “His first...
The LA28 Olympics now has an equestrian manager
Caitlin Lane, who has worked in equestrian sport management everywhere from the Washington International Horse Show to the World Cup finals, the Pan American Games and the Tokyo Olympics has been named equestrian sport manger for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics in...
Returning the favor for rescuing a beloved horse
What's the best thank you for saving a life? Sally Walker, whose horse was freed from a dangerous situation by determined rescuers, decided she wanted to do something that could help many more large animals in trouble. Her gratitude is reflected in a GoFundMe she...
A plea for a fee rollback in an expensive sport
The price of showing has become an ever-more urgent issue for equestrians, who all too often must limit their opportunities to compete because it is growing increasingly expensive. For some, word last year that the U.S. Equestrian Federation would be raising fees was,...
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