Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A new social media policy with teeth
You have until Aug.16 to comment on the FEI's draft of proposed changes to its statutes, and one in particular is worth more than a look. While the list includes everything from restricting the tightness of nosebands to banning grooming and tacking up in stable aisles...
McKeever, McCutcheon take titles at Youth Championships
International show jumping star McLain Ward gave a boost to the discipline's next generation by coaching two winners at the Gotham North FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by USHJA,. He helped both Baylee McKeever, the individual gold medalist in the...
Brits sweep Euro eventing championships, Paris is next
Britain defended its 2021 FEI European Eventing Championships title and then some today at Haras du Pin, as it took not only team honors again, but also collected individual gold and silver with smooth performances by Ros Canter on Lordships Graffalo and Kitty King on...
“Reshaping” Dressage at Devon adds sparkle
Dressage at Devon, once a highlight of the competition season, has been facing challenges for years as the yearlong show calendar was rearranged to the disadvantage of its autumn date. The Northeast no longer is a hub of high-level dressage. There was a time, however,...
Enter a fun event or volunteer to benefit open space in Kingwood
Horseshoe Bend Park in Kingwood Township, N.J., will host the Horseshoe Bend Boogie for horses and human runners Aug. 19. All proceeds will go to support open space in Hunterdon County through the tax exempt Friends of Horseshoe Bend Park. This event will include...
A young U.S. dressage horse makes her mark on the world stage
The only U.S.-bred seven-year-old in the FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses finished a very credible 10th of 40 starters during the competition at Ermelo in the Netherlands on Sunday. Vianne, ridden by Hope Beerling of Australia, earned...
Learn something at a USHJA clinic
Olympic show jumping medalist Anne Kursinski will be offering training insights at a mini-Emerging Athletes Program clinic Aug. 14 at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in Gladstone, N.J. Participants at a variety of levels, from 2-foot fences to 3-6, are going to...
WEC Ocala gets team series nod from FEI
The World Equestrian Center in Ocala has been named as one of four venues for the new Longines League of Nations that gets under way next year. The allocations, which run through 2027, were also made for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, St. Gallen Switzerland...
USHJA presidential nominees named
DiAnn Langer, the U.S. Equestrian Federation's Youth chef d'equipe, and show manager Britt McCormick have been nominated as candidates for the presidency of the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association. The USHJA board will vote Sept. 11 on who will succeed Mary Knowlton in the...
Herslow’s 2021 Dressage at Devon victory is acknowledged at last
Congratulations to Kim Herslow for winning the 3-star Intermediate I and I-1 Freestyle during Dressage at Devon in 2021. Wait--what? 2021? This is not a news flash that got buried by mistake nearly two years ago. This month, Ailene Cascio, owner of Herslow's mount,...
