Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
An opportunity to help Kevin Babington
The very inclement weather on Sunday did not cooperate with the Kevin Babington Benefit Horse Show in New Jersey, as heavy rain moved as many classes as possible indoors, while the turnout understandably was light. But the fundraising continues for the show jumper who...
It’s off to the races this Saturday
The Far Hills Race Meeting returns to Moorland Farm on Route 202 Oct. 15. The card of steeplechase races offers an opportunity to see exciting sport while tailgating and catching up with friends. There's a vendor village and food trucks to visit between races on a day...
Get ready for the tack sales
Are you looking for tack, horse blankets, boots, breeches, knick-knacks or other equestrian and farm items? Or do you want to get rid of same? Tack sales are gearing up in Hunterdon County to benefit therapeutic riding organizations. Now is the time to drop off items...
Tips from a master during Dressage at Devon
Sabine Schut-Kery wowed the world aboard Sanceo at the Tokyo Olympics last year, where the combination clinched a historic silver medal for the U.S. dressage team and finished fifth individually in the freestyle. Last night, without an equine partner, she wowed the...
Some late-entry excitement at the Mars Fair Hill 5-star
Tim Price of New Zealand, the number three-ranked eventer in the world, has just joined the lineup of the Mars Maryland 5-star at Fair Hill Oct. 13-16. The world championships double bronze medalist will face off against world number one Oliver Townend of Great...
It’s time for the Masters’ Chase
The Masters' Chase has become an autumn tradition, offering an afternoon of amateur racing, stick pony racing for kids, an antique car exhibition and tailgating, presented by the Countryside Alliance of the Somerset Hills. It will be held Oct. 8 at Natirar, a park...
Sale Johnson is gone
Sale Johnson, who owned several of the USA's top international show jumpers in the late 20th Century, has died at the age of 73 in Jupiter, Fla., after battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The horsewoman was an active rider as well as an owner. Karen Murphy recalled...
Spring Valley Hounds mark municipal century: UPDATE
The Spring Valley Hounds, which began in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, N.J., were scheduled to be hunting in a joint meet with the Amwell Valley Hounds from the Spring Valley Showgrounds Oct. 2 to commemorate the 100th year of the township's founding....
Get a look at the new Duncraven
After months of refurbishing and renovations under the new ownership of the Stout family, Duncraven is ready for its close-up. The stable in Titusville, Mercer County, N.J., is holding an open house Oct. 1 from 4-7 p.m. to show off its re-do, from state-of-the-art...
Babington has a winner
BP Goodfellas, bred by Kevin Babington, won the five-year-old title at the FEI WBFSH Jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses this weekend. The son of Stakkato Gold out of Goodwin's Loyalty mastered a tough 16-jumping effort test set at Lanaken, Belgium by...
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