Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
The MARS Maryland 5-star will be good; bet on it
Our headline has a double meaning: Not only will some of the world's top horses be at the Fair Hill eventing competition presented by Brown Advisory -- including several big-time contenders from overseas -- but you'll also be able to put your money down on your...
N.J., Florida trainers will advance their education with grants
The Dressage Foundation has made awards to two trainers from its $25,000 Anne L. Barlow-Ramsay Grant for U.S.-Bred Horses Fund. The grants, going to more than one recipient for the first time, are designed to showcase U.S.-bred horses ridden by American citizens....
What’s in the future for dressage?
Could mandatory registration of dressage trainers be on the horizon, along with a certification requirement for these professionals? It's a definite possibility in the wake of Tuesday's FEI stakeholder meeting in Switzerland, where some key players in the discipline...
Steege wins Pro Challenge at Capital Challenge, Stewart takes Pro Hunter Rider
Six years after Amanda Steege and Lafitte de Muze won the World Champion Hunter Rider Professional Challenge at the Capital Challenge Horse Show, they did it again Wednesday night in Maryland. Scores of 93.66 and 91.16 over two rounds gave Amanda a total of 184.82,...
Germans top in League show jumping final; U.S. sixth
Germany collected the trophy for the first final of the new Longines League of Nations Sunday in Barcelona, but the clever course by Santiago Varela didn't make it easy. The Germans had a total of 12 penalties over two rounds. Can you believe the worst score in the...
Princeton Equestrian League party is back on
In the wake of the announcement that the last three shows of the season at Princeton Show Jumping have been cancelled, the Princeton Equestrian League Year-End Awards Party has been rescheduled. It will be held Oct. 5 at Hunter Farms, 1315 The Great Road, Princeton,...
Interested in dressage? Listen to this radio show
It was a change of pace for me recently when, instead of asking the questions, I became the one being interviewed. I was a guest on this week’s episode (number 754) of The Dressage Radio Show, the official podcast of the U.S. Dressage Federation, to discuss "Riding...
Patty Stovel has left us
A rider who was equally at home on jumpers and hunters, Patty Stovel can best be described simply as an incredibly hard worker who was a great horsewoman and teacher. She passed away Sunday at 67 after a long illness. Trainer Otis Brown, a long-time associate of...
Another step forward for Liz Halliday
Olympic eventer Liz Halliday is now working on her recovery from traumatic brain injury at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago. The facility is rated as the number one rehabilitation hospital in the U.S. Liz was operated on to relieve pressure on her brain after...
Vegas World Cup qualifier won’t be replaced
The Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ qualifier in Las Vegas, part of the North American League (NAL) for the 2024/2025 season will not be replaced due to the short time frame to organize a high-quality replacement in November, it was announced Friday....
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