Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Time to think ahead to the World Cup Finals
Single-session tickets have just gone on sale for the FEI World Cup Finals in Omaha April 4-8. The usual show jumping and dressage competitions will be joined this time by vaulting, gymnastics on horseback that is a real crowd pleaser, with its costumes and music in...
The conflict of all conflicts
The coronation of Great Britain's King Charles III has been scheduled for May 6, which was to be cross-country day for the Badminton Horse Trials. But not anymore. The schedule for the 5-star has been reshuffled, so it will begin a day later than usual and...
Ward finally does it.
The 30th try was the lucky one. After decades of frustration, McLain Ward finally won the $100,000 Grand Prix de Penn National Saturday night at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. His lack of success in the class had become a running joke with McLain and his...
Jensen takes the Medal
Luke Jensen made it through three difficult tests in the Dover Saddlery/U.S. Equestrian Hunter Seat Medal to top a field of 230 at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show yesterday. The Texan had been second in the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search...
Standardbred Retirement Foundation needs help to save horses from slaughter
The Standardbred Retirement Foundation, which in 2021 saved 733 Standardbreds from slaughter after they finished their racing careers, is expressing concern about the New Jersey state Legislature's Bill A-4465, designed to set up a five-year grant program that will...
Another well-deserved honor for Octavia Brown
Therapeutic riding pioneer Octavia Brown will be honored with the "Spirit of the Horse" award during the Rutgers Equine Science Center's Evening of Science & Celebration next month. The keynote speaker is Dr. Frank Andrew of Louisiana State University, whose topic...
Finally, word on the future of Lord Stirling Stable
More than two years after Lord Stirling Stable’s horses were sold as the facility was shut down during Covid, a plan to buy “a number of horses” and begin reintroducing equestrian programming before the end of the year at the Somerset County facility was announced...
New task force to examine hunter, hunter/jumping seat equitation
A U.S. Equestrian Federation Hunter & Hunter/Jumping Seat Equitation Judging Task Force will be named to address member feedback regarding judging in the hunter and hunter/jumping seat equitation disciplines, especially at the highest levels. Over the past...
Generosity had another reward at the Talent Search
In the equestrian world, the emphasis understandably tends to be on performance, performance, performance. But there are other things that should be considered in addition to collecting the trophies and the prize money. So when officers of Hollow Brook Wealth...
Don’t miss your chance to see a 5-star eventing competition
You don't have to wait for April's Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event to see a 5-star, the highest level of the sport. The MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill Presented by Brown Advisory is holding its second edition Oct. 13-16 at the Fair Hill Special Event Zone, 4600...
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