Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Del Mar on its way to revival
The HITS team will be addressing environmental requirements to ensure that California's Del Mar Horse Showpark can reopen in 2023. “The California horsemen have an incredible jewel at the Del Mar Showpark, right in the heart of such a vibrant successful community,”...
The New Jersey horse industry has lost a great champion
State flags were flown at half-staff in memory of Assemblyman Ronald Dancer, a great friend of the New Jersey horse industry, who died at the age of 73 after a long illness. The son of famed harness racing driver Stanley Dancer, the assemblyman was a driver, trainer...
Wine and equine
What kind of wine goes with lectures on pasture and supplements for your horse? Whatever they're serving at the Cream Ridge Winery on August 4, when Rutgers' Carey Williams and Penn State's Laura Kenny will discuss making pasture more productive, as well as what type...
World championships dressage picture comes into focus
The British kept everyone waiting, but today they finally named their team for the Blue Hors FEI World Dressage Championship presented by Helgstrand, which will be held in Denmark next month. Although Valegro is long retired, the country's star, Charlotte Dujardin,...
Remembering Bill Ellis with a competition of his own
A memorial service is important to the friends and family of someone who has passed away, but you can bet that Bill Ellis really would have appreciated commemoration of his life with a hunter derby. And that’s just what he’ll get at 8 a.m. on Friday July 29 at...
Show jumping’s younger generation rises to the championship occasion
Only one Olympic veteran has been named to the U.S. NetJets show jumping team for the world championships in Denmark next month. McLain Ward and Contagious will lead the way as Lillie Keenan (Argan de Beliard) and Brian Moggre (Balou du Reventon) will be making their...
Adults are getting their chance with Interscholastic Association
The Interscholastic Equestrian Association which offers competition opportunities to equestrians in grades 4-12, is adding something for adults. During the organization's 21st season, which begins next month, adult amateurs 21 and older can take advantage of a pilot...
Is Social License to Operate going to be an issue in the horse world?
Pay attention to this story, because what you do with your horse could be misinterpreted by people unfamiliar with (or even hostile to) equestrian sports. Remember that everyone has a video camera in their phone and can share their videos on line. Take time to think...
Enjoy a look at interesting barns
Six barns in Hunterdon County, N.J., will be featured on a July 24 tour sponsored by the Tewksbury, N.J., Historical Society and the Tewksbury Trail Association. The barns are an assortment of old and new, some located on working arms with animals, some left as they...
An amazing Breyerfest
You can't ride them, but you also don't have to feed them, muck out or pay veterinary bills for them. Yet there's much more to the popularity of Breyer horses than simply ease of ownership. Their sheer variety and beauty stimulates the imagination to rides of fantasy,...
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