Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
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FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Veterinarian cleared of SafeSport charges
Following a multi-day binding arbitration before an independent and neutral arbitrator, veterinarian Dr. Chris Newton was found to have fully prevailed against charges made against him by the US Center for SafeSport, according to a release from the law firm of Sparrow...
A legend has left us
La Biosthetique Sam FBW, the only eventing horse to claim the Olympic, world championship and European gold eventing titles in the same time frame, has died at the age of 25. He and Germany's Michael Jung, his equally great rider, became a match early in this century...
The equestrian world will miss Robert Duvall
I was saddened to hear that actor Robert Duvall died over the weekend at the age of 95, after earning fame for roles in such beloved movies as "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Godfather," "Tender Mercies" and "The Great Santini." But his favorite, as he told me when I...
Tori Colvin does it again in WCHR Spectacular
World Championship Hunter Rider Week at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla., was highlighted with a victory by Victoria Colvin and Dicoblue PS in the $150,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular. That combination, which won the USHJA...
More worries about the Maryland 5-star
The future of October's Maryland 5-star eventing competition became even more of a question mark this week, after the state Division of Legislative Services discussed 2027 budget proposals before the state Senate Budget and Taxation Committee. To insure that "new...
Werth was no surprise in Wellington freestyle
A rare appearance by German dressage luminary Isabell Werth at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival ended the way anyone in the know could have predicted -- with a victory in the the Zen Elite Equestrian FEI Dressage World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle with a score...
McKeever and Albany added to the Show Jumping Hall of Fame
Lee McKeever, McLain Ward's sport horse manager for 38 years, will be inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame March 1, along with Debbie Dolan's Albany, ridden by Leslie Burr Howard on the 1984 Olympic show jumping gold medal team. The International Award at the...
Progress continues for Barisone
Life these days offers elements of normalcy for dressage trainer Michael Barisone, who rides often at his farm in Loxahatchee, Fla., where he stays busy with projects that keep the stable running, as well as going to Lowe's and spending time with his fiance. Once a...
Imperial HBF has passed on
Even the best intentions and the greatest of care cannot save every horse who has severe medical issues. McLain Ward announced that Imperial HBF (“Paddy”) was lost Sunday due to complications from colic. "Paddy suffered a bout of colic and, despite two surgeries and...
Christian Simonson gains another victory
The highest-ranked U.S. dressage rider in the FEI standings, Christian Simonson, keeps accumulating honors. Although he had never ridden a Grand Prix Special on Fleau De Baian, known as Felix, he won on his first try Saturday at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival....
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