Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Horse/human interaction is on the agenda at a unique conference
Interested in exploring the benefits of equine-assisted psychotherapy to improve parent-child relationships? How about the importance of understanding what horses are telling us through their "wanted and unwanted behavior." The Horses and Humans Research Foundation...
USET Foundation reaching westward
In an effort to increase engagement with the the equestrian community in California and the western part of the country, the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation has hired Coloradan Lisa Munro to take on a new role as director of Development. Her responsibilities include...
Should a single judge be able to eliminate show jumping competitors having “difficulty”?
The International Jumping Riders Club has "serious concerns," about a new elimination rule that allows a single judge to eliminate a horse or rider who appear to be having difficulty during their round. The organization is asking the FEI (international equestrian...
Time to chip your horse
The U.S. Equestrian Federation this week passed a rule calling for all horses competing in USEF licensed or endorsed competitions to be microchipped as of Dec. 1, 2025. The chip used must be a 15-digit ISO compliant 11784/11785 model that is implanted in the nuchal...
No real surprises on British eventing Europeans short list
Britain has named a real powerhouse of a short list for the European Eventing Championships in France next month. That's a heads-up for the U.S. on what kind of competition it will face at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the 2022 world championships, the U.S.won silver to...
What’s in a name?
What's in a name? A lot, when it's as ill-conceived as the new "League of Nations." That's what the FEI (international equestrian federation) is calling the re-do of the Longines Nations Cup series for 2024. The first time I heard how the FEI intended to christen the...
Speaking out about the grassroots
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association's most recent Town Hall webinar was a "Recognized Riding Academy-inspired" program, geared to addressing the concerns of the grassroots. Previous Town Halls have dealt with such first-world equestrian issues as increasing prize money...
Answer some questions, boost the American Horse Council’s economic survey
The American Horse Council is seeking people involved with horses and the horse industry to participate in its 2023 national economic impact survey. The purpose of the census is to demonstrate the value of the equine industry in the national and state economies by...
Do you wear an air vest when you ride? Time to study their effectiveness
Air vests, once most commonly associated with eventers, have gotten more popular with hunter/ jumper riders over the last few years. While it may seem like a good safety measure to wear one, the truth is that there hasn't been sufficient research to determine how much...
Counting falls; falls count
Falls of horse and of rider in competition will be reported in the class results of every U.S. Equestrian Federation competition beginning Dec. 1, the organization has decided, calling the procedure "a safety and welfare measure." In what can only be called a...
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