Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A beloved equestrian has passed away
Devoted horsewoman Ann David of Bedminster, N.J., died Saturday at the age of 94. "She was a fabulous person who loved her horses and her dogs," said Tierney Sullivan, a former owner of Coach Stop Saddlery in Bedminster, where Ann had shopped for decades. Ann's home...
A historic individual dressage gold medal at the Pan American Games
He's a resident of North Carolina but rides for Ecuador. And on Wednesday at the Pan American Games in Chile, Julio Mendoza Loor gave his native land something it never had before--a gold medal in dressage. He and Jewel's Goldstrike won the Grand Prix Freestyle with...
It’s Pan Am gold for the U.S. dressage team
With a total of 450.670 percent at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, the U.S. dressage team outdistanced second-place Brazil (443.343) on Monday, while Canada earned bronze with 431.937 and like Brazil, qualified for the 2024 Olympics. Unlike the show jumping...
Equestrian will be part of the 2028 LA Olympics
Forget the rumors. There were always whispers that at least one of the three traditional Olympic equestrian disciplines might not be held during the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. But dressage, eventing and show jumping will have their place in the line-up, just as...
A popular clinician returns to Gladstone
Nancy Jones likely is the biggest fan among the many fans of trainer Jeff Cook as a clinician, explaining, “He knows as much as anybody in the world, and he does it kindly.” She’s a trainer herself, so when she says, “There’s nobody any better,” she has a real...
Buddy King has left us
Whether he was riding, grooming or helping mares foal, Buddy King did it all to perfection. “He was the consummate professional horseman,” said Carol Molony, founder of the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame. A friend to whoever needed one, Buddy died Thursday night...
A deserving winner at the USEF Medal finals
Time flies—except when you’re watching 12 hours worth of the Dover Saddlery/USEF Hunt Seat Medal Finals. Do you really need to have 208 starters for this marathon at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show? It’s tough enough for anyone to win without having to deal with...
It was an amazing cross-country day at the Mars Maryland 5-star
The optimum time for completing designer Ian Stark’s cross-country course at the MARS Maryland 5-star event was designed to be difficult—if not impossible—to make. But a thoroughbred from stellar racehorse lines showed up the warmbloods by finishing on the button in...
Brits dominate at MARS Maryland 5-star
There goes the podium…maybe. British riders are standing first, second and third in the MARS Maryland 5-star at Fair Hill after the second day of dressage. And just for good measure, a New Zealander is fourth. You can’t say it was unexpected, they all have sparkling...
Who’s the leader at Maryland 5-star? No surprise
Remember those EquiRatings statistics we told you about yesterday? They proved their worth on Thursday as the MARS Maryland 5-star event began with the predicted winner taking the lead. Notice I didn’t say the predicted winner, Great Britain’s Piggy March, actually...
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