Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
USEF adds more options for protective headgear
More helmet and headgear options will be allowed for competitors at U.S. Equestrian Federation competitions beginning Aug. 1. The date originally was Dec. 1, but it has been changed so competitors can take advantage of the change quickly, rather than waiting four...
Wellington zoning board postpones decision on equestrian preserve, showgrounds
Following two nights of meetings on a project involving rezoning part of the Wellington, Florida, Equestrian Preserve -- an application linked to expansion of the Wellington International showgrounds -- the Village Zoning, Planning and Adjustment board put off a vote...
A different way of marketing sport horses
Managing risk when investing in horses is always tricky. The fragility of these animals and the whims of fate too often can result in a devastating outcome for owners, riders and trainers. Catherine Haddad Staller, based in Califon, N.J., and Wellington, Fla., knows...
Britain takes its jumping Nations Cup; U.S. off the podium
The U.S. finished fifth of eight teams in the Longines FEI Nations Cup of Great Britain on Friday, when the home side claimed victory for the first time since 2010 with 4 penalties in the two rounds at Hickstead. The U.S. total was 31, with none of its riders putting...
U.S. Pan Am dressage short list riders have a chance to get mileage
Christian Simonson, who wrapped up his Under 25 career in style at the Aachen, Germany, show, this summer, has been named to the short list for the U.S. dressage team at the Pan American Games in Chile during October. He is the only rider in the group of eight to be...
Animal advocacy groups seek halt to wild horse roundups in heat
More than 3,000 wild horses are being targeted by the federal Bureau of Land Management for a helicopter roundup at the Antelope Complex in Nevada during this summer's heatwave, with several advocacy groups calling for suspension of the action due to threats to the...
Remembering Kavar Kerr, a dynamic figure who got things done
(a reminiscence from an Oklahoma friend, Barbara Haney, was added to this story July 24) Kavar Kerr "lived a life of doing for others in an incredible fashion. She was a force of nature to get things done," said Burr Collier, president of the Blowing Rock, N.C. Horse...
A new tradition in memory of a special horseman
The inaugural $10,000 Bill Ellis Memorial/U.S. Hunter Jumper Association International Hunter Derby at the Princeton Summer Classic in Skillman, N.J., was such a hit last year that there will be an encore July 28. The class is being sponsored by Carol Stillwell and...
Ryan named for Hickstead Nations Cup team
Devin Ryan of Long Valley, N.J., has been selected to compete on the USA's NetJets squad for Great Britain's Hickstead show next week. A member of the 2018 World Equestrian Games gold medal team, Devin was out of the highest level of the sport after his top horse,...
A website designed to help N.J. farmers with manure issues
A "manure link" website, set to go live in March, will list manure and compost availability by geographic location within New Jersey. It will also will enable those seeking manure or compost to sign up for notification when the resource they are looking for becomes...
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