Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Endurance world championship team dethroned
Bahrain has been stripped of the team world endurance championship, after a horse ridden by one member of the squad tested positive for a banned substance, stanozolol, 16-beta-hydroxystanozolol. Hera Durances, ridden in the February race in the United Arab Emirates by...
Mission accomplished for U.S. show jumping team
A podium finish in Canada has enabled the U.S. to make the cut for the finals of the Nations Cup in Barcelona this fall, a key step in the plan to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The U.S. placed third of five countries in the Nations Cup of Canada in Langley,...
Who is learning to train the horses?
Rarely do I post a link on this website to an article that I didn't write, but i was so impressed with this one from Horse Sport that I felt it should be passed along. Lesley Grant Law (married to 2004 Olympic eventing gold medalist Leslie Law) expresses the concern...
Barisone remains at Greystone
Michael Barisone will stay at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, a judge ruled this week, until his future can be discussed again in November at another Krol hearing. In New Jersey, Krol hearings are held periodically to judge the progress of a criminal defendant...
Churchill Downs will move its meet to enable a thorough investigation
In the wake of 12 horse fatalities at Churchill Downs over five weeks, the meet that hosted the Kentucky Derby in Louisville is being moved to the Ellis Park track in Henderson, Ky., starting June 7. No single factor has been isolated as a potential cause of the...
Ashlee won the hearts of Devon’s fans in a walk
It wasn't Ashlee Bond's victory gallop that said it all about her win in the $226,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon; it was her victory walk on Donatello 141. After topping a field of 24 in Thursday night's 4-star class, Ashlee remained in the Dixon Oval, which was...
Autograph wins his signature competition at Devon
The professional hunter divisions at the Devon Horse Show have drama enough, but the $25,000 USHJA Hunter Derby a day later always takes it up a couple of notches, as star performers meet in a demanding two-round format. The field of 38 for Thursday's class included a...
McLain continues his winning ways
It was a marathon. The $38,700 Mainline Challenge lasted two hours, with 47 horses competing in the two-phase competition at the Devon Horse Show Wednesday night, as the four-in-hands waiting for the next class cooled their heels for more than an hour. The class, an...
A West Coast hunter rider tops them all at the Devon Horse Show
A new name will be engraved on the Hope Montgomery Scott trophy for the Devon Hunter Grand Championship. Californian Nick Haness took that title for the first time on Wednesday, capping a series of top honors at the show, including the Grand Hunter Championship with...
Memories came to life at Devon on a special evening
I felt as if I were time traveling, right there in the Dixon Oval at the Devon Horse Show Tuesday night. The featured jumper class, the $38,700 Jet Run Welcome, was won by Alex Matz. He's the son of Michael Matz, whose most famous mount was Jet Run. And the arena is...
