Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
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...
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...
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...
The latest info on the new Wellington, Florida showgrounds
The Village of Wellington's planning and zoning board will hold a hearing this week on requests for zoning changes that would enable construction of an expansion to the existing Wellington International Showgrounds. The concept would refurbish the current grounds...
Cortes C has left us
Cortes C was a real trouper. This was a horse who gave his all at some of the world's biggest show jumping events. When Beezie Madden announced this week that he had died at the age of 21, I remembered the way he always crossed his front legs when he jumped. I'd call...
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...
Show jumper Fellers enters pleas
Rich Fellers, a show jumping Olympian and World Cup champion, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Portland, Ore., to a count involving interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Now 63, Fellers had been involved with a 17-year-old who...
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...
Jane Sleeper could use some help
Eventer Jane Sleeper usually is the one who offers a helping hand, whether as a volunteer or by training horses and riders, drawing on the wisdom learned in her long career. But Jane, 73, had a bad fall in late May, noting with her usual sense of humor, "I just don't...
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...
