Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A former runner-up becomes the hunter derby champion
The 2025 reserve champion in the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship swept to victory in the 2026 edition of the $268,830 competition at the Kentucky Horse Park on Saturday. Jennifer Hannan and Cellestino topped a field of 31 with their...
It’s bronze for U.S. eventers in Aachen
The USA's climb to team bronze was the only medal surprise as eventing wrapped up Sunday in Aachen at the FEI World Championships, with Britain and Germany taking gold and silver in that category as expected. Individually, the favorites showed why they deserved their...
Glamourdale flies away with the world dressage freestyle gold
"Please fasten your seatbelts, we're about to take off." And with that announcement before the medley of flight-themed music began on Saturday evening in Aachen, Glamourdale Airlines soared, with Lottie Fry and her jet-powered stallion producing a nearly perfect...
A different championships ride for Laura Kraut
One of the top hopes for a U.S. medal in show jumping at the world championships is switching horses. Laura Kraut will now ride her 2024 Olympic team silver medal mount, Baloutinue, rather than Bisquetta. The decision was based on veterinary advice. Laura, at age 60...
Germany wins yet again at the world dressage championships
For the thirteenth time since the world dressage championships began in 1966, Germany took team gold. The honors earned Thursday were even more special because they came at home in Aachen. It was, however, a narrow victory. Great Britain threatened to take the top...
Sally Ike deserves the honor
The multi-faceted Sally Ike has just been notified that she will be inducted into the U.S. Eventing Hall of Fame this December, but her achievements go far beyond eventing. She was a pillar of equestrian sport governance, spending more than three decades serving with...
At last it’s time for the long-awaited world championships
The FEI World Championships get underway Tuesday at Aachen with Grand Prix dressage competition, as 19 nations (with 91 riders) take part. The competition begins at 2 a.m. Eastern time, but if you don't want to get up well before dawn, we will have everything covered...
Two young U.S. riders will get their big chance at Aachen
Olivia Sweetnam and JJ Torano, two children of professional equestrians, have been named to ride in the youth competition being held during the Aachen world championships this month. Both already have made their mark in grands prix despite being in their teens. The...
Another U.S. world championships team change, and Canada has a dropout too: UPDATE
First it was Marilyn Little withdrawing La Contessa from the U.S. show jumping team at this month's world championships in Aachen, Germany. Then came Phillip Dutton's substitution of his back-up mount, Denim, for Possante on the U.S. eventing team. On Saturday the...
Young people can cash in during Dressage at Devon; another side of prize money for equitation
The new Dressage4Kids Youth Challenge at Fairview Partners Dressage at Devon this September will give riders between the ages of 14 and 18 a chance to win $5,000 in cash and a variety of other prizes. The new competition, believed to offer the largest cash prize in...
