Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
An exciting couple of days for dressage in the U.S. and abroad
It was a big weekend for dressage achievements on both sides of the Atlantic. Charlotte Dujardin was a winner in Lier, Belgium with Alive and Kicking (better known as Audrey). The 3-star Grand Prix was only the second such competition for the Westfalian mare by All at...
Irish take charge in Wellington Nations Cup
Ireland once again showed its strength at the Winter Equestrian Festival, going for gold and never giving ground to take the $150,000 Nations Cup over nine other teams. It was the fifth win for the Irish in the series that began 23 years ago in Wellington, Fla. They...
The equine welfare question and how to handle it
Less than a month after the last U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s Town Hall about social license to operate, the organization held another Zoom session dominated by that subject and horse abuse on Monday night. It gained an even greater sense of urgency following the...
Update (sort of) on Parra case
Knowing that its members are concerned about allegations of horse abuse against dressage trainer Cesar Parra, the U.S. Equestrian Federation Wednesday wrote to members to "reassure" them that the federation "continues to work alongside the FEI in gathering reports and...
Philip Dutton’s take on the 2028 Olympic eventing format
Noting that the eventing format for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games soon will be announced by the FEI, Olympic multi-medalist Philip Dutton stated on social media that he believes “there is a general consensus worldwide in the eventing community that it is...
Gladstone’s exciting driving revival is under way
“Gladstone.” It’s a name synonymous with excellence in the horse world, the former U.S. Equestrian Team training center at Hamilton Farm in New Jersey, now the home of the USET Foundation. For decades, Gladstone was known around the world as the base for the U.S. show...
An underdog wins big at Gothenburg
The world's number one show jumper, Henrik von Eckerman of Sweden on the spectacular King Edward had to bow to an unsung Dutch rider, Lars Kersten, in the FEI World Cup qualifier at the Gothenburg, Sweden horse show Sunday. Lars, whose previous best finish in a Cup...
United Touch does it again
Germany's Richard Vogel, who won the first leg of the Rolex Grand Slam at Geneva in December with United Touch S, scored another big victory with this fabulous horse Saturday at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla. The top three in placings of the...
Dressage star Isabell Werth speaks out about abuse
German rider Isabell Werth, who has won more Olympic medals than any other equestrian, issued a statement about the "discussion" among "horse lovers, riders and animal welfare activists" in the wake of the Cesar Parra controversy. Parra has been provisionally...
Mankini crisis resolved
When the irrepressible Australian eventer (there's a redundant description) Shane Rose appeared practically undressed for a "fancy dress" class at a horse show, the national federation, Equestrian Australia, took immediate action. Its leaders responded to public...
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