Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A historic feed business is heading west, but not too far from its roots
There’s more to Somerset Grain & Feed than its name implies. In addition to selling sustenance for horses and other animals, grooming tools, pet toys and various agricultural items, it is also a quaint mini museum on the outskirts of suburban Bernardsville, New...
A documentary on racing’s problems focuses on social license to operate–an issue in all of horse sport
A new documentary from FX about horse racing will air next year, contending that fans “increasingly wonder how long one of America’s oldest sports can continue to have its social license renewed.” Called “The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses,” the documentary...
How Ocala horse country saved itself: A lesson for Wellington?
The website Eventing Nation carried this very interesting story by Veronica Green-Gott about how an activist Ocala group (www.horsefarmsforever.com) saved its horse country from construction of a connector road that would have torn up the best farms in Marion County,...
Kentucky competition will be 5-star squared
The rating of the show jumping grand prix held during the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event will be elevated to a 5-star in 2025, to match the eventing competition's status. The Kentucky Invitational, held on the evening of the eventing cross-country at the Kentucky...
Another British sweep for the Freestyle in London
It was the second day in a row of a 1-2-3 finish for British dressage riders at the London International Horse Show, but this time, it was set to music. Charlotte Dujardin and Imhotep dominated on Thursday in the FEI Dressage World Cup Freestyle as they had in the...
Learn about everything from stem cells to plasma for equine therapy in a free program
Are you confused by equine regenerative medicine treatments, what they are and what they do? Find out more in a lecture on “Regenerative Medicine Therapies in Horses” from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, presented by Dr. Aimee Colbath, assistant...
British clean sweep in London dressage
It was exhilarating to see the talent on display Wednesday in the qualifier for Thursday’s FEI World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle at the London International Horse Show. How much better will the top horses perform when the music is playing and the chips are really down?...
The deserving receive awards and thanks from USHJA
Marty Bauman and Colleen McQuay, two popular members of the equestrian community who are inspirational, influential and important to the hunter/jumper disciplines, received the William J. Moroney Visionary Award at the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association's annual meeting...
UPDATE 12/10: Vogel wins Geneva Rolex GP; It’s the hat trick for Guerdat in IJRC
A veteran and a newcomer took the big classes at the Rolex Geneva Switzerland show over the weekend, with Steve Guerdat and Richard Vogel showing their prowess at one of the world's toughest competitions. Swiss star Steve Guerdat won the International Jumping Riders...
A sad loss at Ocala show
Kelli Cruciotti-Vanderveen's Isabella van de Zuuthoeve was euthanized Thursday night after an accident during a $50,000 show jumping competition at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala. "There are no words to express the sadness I feel right now," Kelli said on social...
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