Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
An end-of-year farewell for a special horse show
The Menlo Charity Show in Woodside, Calif., is a boutique horse show that like many of that genre had trouble competing with the "big box" shows. Sadly, the U.S. Equestrian Federation Heritage show has stated, "It is with profound sadness that we announce the 2024...
A beloved member of the driving community has died
Four time national driving champion Muffy Seaton passed away Saturday after a long illness. The 75-year-old South Carolina resident was a popular clinician, judge and a well-known breeder at her Shepherd’s Purse Farm. She held a large R from the U.S. Equestrian...
New date for Rodney Jenkins celebration of life
On Tuesday Jan. 14 at noon, Rodney Jenkins will be remembered during a ceremony on the second floor of the Laurel Park racetrack's clubhouse, Racetrack Road and Route 198 Laurel, Md. The ceremony was postponed from Jan. 7 due to weather issues. One of the greatest...
A new face at the USET Foundation
Kara Pinato Scro has joined the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation as assistant executive director, a position in which she reports to Executive Director Bonnie Jenkins. Kara, who previously worked for Jump Media, will oversee delivery of the foundation's programs and...
Sweetbriar’s Cronin is gone away
Paul Cronin, director of Sweet Briar College's riding program from 1967 to 2001, died Dec. 29 after a brief illness. He was 86. His influential time at Sweet Briar ran from 1967 to 2001, but in addition to being a respected teacher, the Middleburg, Va., resident was...
Terry Rudd has left us
A top rider of hunters and jumpers, Terry Rudd died Tuesday at age 75. Miss Rudd, who competed on the U.S. Equestrian Team, was tenth in the Alternate Olympics when the U.S. boycotted the Moscow Games. She piloted many well-known jumpers, including Rise 'N' Rule, Fat...
Thinking of a very special jumper champion from the past
It’s the season for reminiscing, a time to recall the year gone by, which I will do on this website before 2024 ends. But at the moment, I am reaching further back with my nostalgia; a half-century, in fact, remembering a horse and rider who made their mark in a very...
Dutch Olympic dressage horse coming to U.S., courtesy of guess who?
Zen Elite Equestrian has done it again. The stable that bought Helix, Adrienne Lyle's U.S. team Paris Olympic mount, and Bohemian, who was reserve for the Paris Games with Endel Ots, has purchased Indian Rock for Adrienne's 22-year-old student, Christian Simonson....
Screwworm is not a swear word; it’s fly larvae dangerous to horses
Screwworm has expanded from South America into Mexico. The U.S. Equestrian Federation warns that if not controlled, the screwworm flies will continue to move into the U.S. Should that happen, it could have an impact on shows, and movement of horses may be halted....
Christine Traurig remains at the helm of the U.S. dressage team
The woman who led the U.S. Olympic dressage team for the Paris Games last summer will continue in that role through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Christine Traurig will be chef d'equipe while overseeing the Elite/Pre-Elite and Development programs for the U.S....
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