Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
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...
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...
Dressage winners Marek and Howington often cross paths
It’s fun to see fresh faces at the top of U.S. dressage classes. For a long time, the USA’s familiar names have been leading competition in America and elsewhere, but now there’s a changing of the guard, so to speak. A perennial team member, the much-decorated Steffen...
Details about the new Wellington showgrounds revealed at hearing
Some crucial questions about the expanded Wellington, Fla., showgrounds finally were answered Thursday night at a meeting of the Equestrian Preserve Committee. Although the session, which ran more than five and one-half hours, was held to insure the project met...
Chef d’equipe speaks out about horse abuse
Christine Traurig, the U.S. dressage chef d’equipe who also is the national young horse and developing horse coach, made a statement of her values in the context of the scandal involving trainer Cesar Parra and allegations of horse abuse. She says she stands...
Dressage medalist Adrienne Lyle is up for the Paris challenge
Olympic and world championships dressage medalist Adrienne Lyle is off to the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla., with two new horses this week. The trio is still in a period of adjustment with each other, since the horses arrived from Europe at her base in...
USEF seeking to punish horse abuse outside of competition
Videos on social media showing dressage trainer Cesar Parra whipping horses and engaging in training practices that have caused an outcry prompted the U.S. Equestrian Federation Board of Directors Monday to introduce an extraordinary rule change, which would expand...
Hunter teams have a promising WEF debut
Amid all the controversy and lobbying about expanding the main showgrounds in Wellington, Florida, remember that even as equestrians cite the need for big improvements there, what the public sees is pretty darn good when they come to the home of the Winter Equestrian...
At last, the Wellington Council reaches a decision about a controversial project
After eight months, more than 60 hours of public deliberations and much community angst, the Wellington Village Council voted just before midnight Wednesday to take 96-plus acres out of its Equestrian Preserve for a golf community, in order to insure its cramped and...
Videos lead to Parra’s suspension–UPDATE
The U.S. Equestrian Federation Monday came out with a new and stronger statement on the suspension of dressage trainer Cesar Parra, as videos that showed him whipping horses and other problematic actions continued to spark outraged comments on social media and led to...
