Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Kay Meredith has left us
Kay Meredith, a founding member of the U.S. Dressage Federation, has died in hospice. The president of USDF from 1977-82, the native of West Virginia was a mentor to many, and her Meredith Manor gave riders a leg up in the discipline. She was the 1979 American Horse...
Don’t throw this class…
The U.S. Equestrian Federation is advising competitors who intentionally under-perform in a class not to do it. It might occur when someone is put in a class to fill it so that points count, and they need to make sure another exhibitor will place ahead of them. USEF...
The Adequan® Global Dressage Festival is back for 2023
Wellington International, which took over the former Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, has reached an agreement with Wellington Equestrian Partners to run the 2023 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival at the Equestrian Village facility down the road from the...
A look at someone who makes shows go
Riders and their horses are front and center at competitions, so we all know their names. But what about the people behind the scenes? Mike Belisle is very effective at the type of organizing that has helped bring shows such as Split Rock and TerraNova to prominence....
Your horses are what they eat
How much do you know about equine nutrition? If you'd like to learn more, Cornell Univeresity is offering an online opportunity to improve your familiarity with forage, which could pay off in a bonus of a healthier, happier horse. Nathalie Trottier, professor of...
A very special feel-good story about a boy and a horse
Dreams of thoroughbred racing glory sometimes do come true, but when that happens for a special person on an international stage, it's an unforgettable emotional experience. "There's a big story behind it," trainer Bill Mott noted today at the Breeders Cup, and that's...
Goodbye to DVHA
The Delaware Valley Horsemen’s Association, a grassroots show series that ran for more than seven decades in Hunterdon County, N.J., has called it quits. Founded in 1949 by veterinarian, Dr. Welling Howell, the organization in its prime offered competitions for...
Costello is staying on the job
Bobby Costello, who oversaw the U.S. silver medal team at the eventing world championships in November on an interim basis, has been named technical advisor/chef d’equipe for the U.S. Equestrian Federation's eventing program. “I’ve been involved in the sport beginning...
Temple Grandin to lead Stock Show
The National Western Stock Show's grand marshal for its 2023 kick-off parade is author, speaker and professor of animal science, Temple Grandin. On Jan. 5, she will lead the traditional drive of Longhorn cattle, horses, and western wagons through the streets of...
Will the WEG return?
The FEI (international equestrian federation) will consider bids for the World Equestrian Games to be held in 2026. The last WEG was staged in 2018 in Tryon, N.C., amid all kinds of problems (an aborted endurance race, a weather-cancelled dressage freestyle,...
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