Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
The clock is ticking on a Wellington showgrounds decision
Will the Wellington, Florida, Village Council vote this week on whether land should be taken out of the Equestrian Preserve for the first time, as part of a trade-off around expanding the cramped Wellington International showgrounds? The answer was still unclear...
A prominent executive takes the reins at Old Friends
John Nicholson, the former executive director of the Kentucky Horse Park, next month will succeed Michael Blowen as president and CEO of Old Friends, the thoroughbred racehorse retirement operation. John ran the Horse Park in Lexington from 1997 to 2014. It hosted the...
Ward, French take top USEF honors
McLain Ward accepted the U.S. Equestrian Federation's International Equestrian of the Year title and the International Horse of the Year title for stellar jumper HH Azur this weekend during the organization's annual meeting in Louisville, Ky., while John French took...
Another well-known dressage horse has a new rider
The beginning of the winter dressage circuit every year is a time for change, but this season it seems an unusual number of high-level horses are switching owners. The most recent on that list is Serenade MF (Sir Donnerhall/Duet MF X Don Principe). The mare, known...
Saying goodbye at the Winter Equestrian Festival
There were some sentimental moments Saturday night before the first show jumping grand prix of the season at WEF, as veteran campaigner Mark Q was retired at the age of 22. Mark Q (Obos Quality X Abbey Emerald) is best known as the mount of Ireland's Kevin Babington,...
Who is Heidi Humphries?
Heidi Humphries has made a major splash in the world of dressage by buying several high-profile horses recently, including two top international mounts for Olympic and world championships team silver medalist Adrienne Lyle. But this is a fairly new development, so...
Sagacious HF has left us
Sagacious HF, a genuine warrior of a dressage horse who won medals for the U.S., died this weekend. He was less than three months short of his 25th birthday. The Dutch warmblood (Welt Hit II/Judith X Cocktail) competed until the age of 23. He began at First Level in...
Another pillar of the equestrian community is gone
A celebration of life is planned Jan. 22 for Alan Chesler, the owner of Sher-Al Farm, who was respected in the equestrian community. The gathering will be held from 2-5 p.m. at Wellington National Golf Club, 400 Binks Forest Drive. Alan, 82, a native of Canada who...
Traurig ready for a major role in Paris
Christine Traurig, the heroine of the 2000 Olympics whose crucial dressage performance secured team bronze for the U.S., will be assisting others as they try for a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She has been named by the U.S. Equestrian Federation to serve as the...
A new year’s resolution from Helgstrand Dressage
Helgstrand Dressage, the stable whose training practices came out in the open via a scathing Danish undercover TV documentary in November, is calling 2023 a year that has "been challenging, evolving and educational." In a new year's statement, the company noted, "2023...
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