Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A tragic accident in Florida
A 15-year-old Sumter County, Fla., rider died after a horse she was riding in an equitation class tripped between fences and suffered a rotational fall at the Fox Lea Farm horse show in Venice, Fla., over the weekend. Hannah Serfass was pronounced dead at Sarasota...
She did it!
It was a victory for persistence and a victory for the West Coast, but most of all, a victory for America, as Tamie Smith on Sunday became the first U.S. rider to win the 5-star Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event since 2008. Everything was on the line as Tamie and...
Good news about Jonathon Millar
Jumper rider Jonathon Millar is making huge progress in his recovery from a non-horse-related accident that left him with a head injury. He is at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, where he is walking "almost independently" and climbing stairs. His progress is the...
Big changes in the works for Wellington
The at-capacity Wellington International showgrounds used by the Winter Equestrian Festival would add 84 acres to offer breathing room for hunters, jumpers and dressage on one contiguous layout under a multi-faceted proposal. While the showgrounds expansion would be...
U.S. show jumpers take a step toward the Paris Olympics
It required a jump-off in Mexico, but the U.S. team won the Western Hemisphere's first Nations Cup that is a qualifier for the Barcelona final this fall. Because of different sponsorship, the March Nations Cup in Welllington, Fla., (won by Canada) doesn't count for...
Getting priced out of the sport
Even the top riders are feeling the pain as costs to enter shows continue to rise, while young riders, up-and-coming athletes and breeders are being priced out of the sport. Read what the International Jumper Riders Club comments about this, and take a look at a story...
A chance to give extra help to rescue horses
Mylestone Equine Rescue in Warren County, N.J., has an opportunity to raise $40,000 to help pay for the care of its horses via a match program involving two donors. The organization cares for neglected, abused and unwanted horses. If $20,000 in donations come in by...
Foreign riders in national classes need to join up
The U.S. Equestrian Federation is requiring riders from foreign countries to become competing members of the organization if they want to enter its shows. The deadline is September 1, giving these prospective members time to take mandatory SafeSport training if they...
Trotting up at the Kentucky 5-star
The first horse inspection at the Land Rover Kentucky 5-star Three-Day Event is always an occasion. There's tension, of course, with riders wondering "Will my horse pass? Today, all 38 of them did. And it happened as usual in fine style, with competitors, human and...
Jonathon Millar is making progress
A Thursday update from Millar Brooke South about Jonathan Millar, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in an accident involving a motorized vehicle. The son of Ian Millar (Captain Canada) is at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta for therapy. "With a rigorous and...
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