Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Do you wear an air vest when you ride? Time to study their effectiveness
Air vests, once most commonly associated with eventers, have gotten more popular with hunter/ jumper riders over the last few years. While it may seem like a good safety measure to wear one, the truth is that there hasn't been sufficient research to determine how much...
Counting falls; falls count
Falls of horse and of rider in competition will be reported in the class results of every U.S. Equestrian Federation competition beginning Dec. 1, the organization has decided, calling the procedure "a safety and welfare measure." In what can only be called a...
The quest ended too early for McLain Ward… UPDATE
McLain Ward, who was hoping to be only the second person to win the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, had two of the first three fences down today in the Rolex Grand Prix at the Aachen horse show in Germany and retired from the class. He was aboard HH Azur, on whom he...
No surprise in the Aachen freestyle
The Paris theme of TSF Dalera BB's freestyle music made its usual memorable impression today at Aachen, as Jessica von Bredow-Werndl completed her sweep of the Grand Prix dressage competition. After her final salute, Jessica hugged her mare’s neck as the fans stood...
Enjoy the extras during Dressage at the Park
Dressage at the Park, July 6-9 at the Horse Park of New Jersey, will have 1- and 2-star FEI competition this year in addition to national classes. It offers nine qualifiers for various championships as well. Those trying to qualify for the Pan American Games in Chile...
Update on Virginia Horse Center EHV-1 situation
Two saddlebreds at the Virginia Horse Center for the Shenandoah Classic competition tested positive for Equine Herpesivrus-1(EHV-1) last week. Both were taken to a veterinary clinic where one was euthanized and the other was stable after receiving medical care....
A terrible loss for a top eventer and her fans
Tamie Smith, the heroine of Land Rover Kentucky less than two months ago, now is facing tragedy as her Luhmühlen 5-star mount, Solaguayre California, was euthanized in the wake of a cross-country injury at the German event last weekend. The mare sustained a knee...
U.S. off to good start in Aachen eventing: BULLETIN
Take the results from April's Land Rover Kentucky 5-star, mix in a couple of more big names and you have the standings from the dressage phase of this morning's Aachen, Germany, eventing competition. It's run in the same format as a horse trials, with show jumping...
Recognition for Rutgers stalwarts
Dr. Karyn Malinowski, founding director of the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University, received the 2023 Distinguished Service Award at the 2023 Equine Science Society Symposium in Grapevine, Texas. The Distinguished Service Award in Equine Science recognizes...
U.S. eventers place well in Poland
New Jersey's Essex Horse Trials earlier this month turned out to be a good warm-up for the 4-star Strzegom, Poland, eventing Nations Cup, as Caroline Martin Pamucku finished second individually to lead the U.S. team to the silver medal. Caroline, who won the Essex...
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