Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
USHJA Outreach Festival South will continue — elsewhere
Anyone who had been planning to ride in the cancelled USHJA Outreach Zone 2 Festival - South in New Jersey will be automatically qualified for the USHJA Outreach Zone 2 Festival - West at Swan Lake Stables in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28-29. Those who have not...
Dinner and a freestyle at the USET Foundation
The sixth annual Farm-to-Table Dinner to benefit the Schiff Natural Lands Trust will feature a dressage freestyle at the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation stable at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, N.J., Feb. 21. Pan American Games medalist Kim Herslow of Upper Creek Farm in...
Liz Halliday is coming back: Friday Update
Friday was the most optimistic day in the recovery of injured eventer Liz Halliday. The most significant moment of the day was after the Baugh family, came to visit and Liz waved goodbye to them as they were leaving, She has been seeing all of the #LapforLiz photos...
Learn about minimally invasive surgery for your horse
Laparoscopy, the "keyhole" surgery technique that is minimally invasive, is the topic of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's first Equine Seminar of the Fall 2024 semester on Sept. 17. Dr. Rebecca McOnie, instructor in the section of Large Animal...
Development plans for Monmouth Park include racing as a priority
Multifamily housing, a 200-room hotel, retail offerings, entertainment elements and youth sports facilities are slated for the 80 acres around Monmouth Park, where racing is slated to continue at the New Jersey track under an 85-year lease agreement. It was announced...
Tewksbury Trail pace is fun for everyone
The Tewksbury Trail Association has one of the best trail paces in New Jersey. It caters to riders of all levels and ages at Christy Hoffman Farm Park on Fairmount Road West in Califon Sept. 15 from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Participants will go across open fields and forest...
U.S. para riders shine in Paris
It was time for U.S. riders to deliver their best in the Paralympics, and that's what they did Tuesday, as equestrian competition got under way in Paris with 78 riders, the largest entry ever for such an event. Rebecca Hart and Floratina secured individual gold in...
US Para dressage squad ready for team test
The U.S. Paralympic equestrian squad was facing a big challenge in Friday's team test against 14 other countries. Great Britain always seems like the team to beat, having won every team medal since 2006. But the Dutch are also a prime contender But the U.S. came...
USA’s Shoemaker fifth at Paralympics
A spook in the canter near the end of Kate Shoemaker's Grade IV test with Vianne Wednesday ended the USA's medal run at the Paralympics in Paris, but her fifth-place finish guaranteed the new combination a start in the freestyle competition. Shoemaker, ranked number...
Help Kevin Babington while you enjoy a special horse show
Six years ago, the life of the Babington family changed forever. Top international show jumper Kevin Babington suffered a disastrous fall with his horse in a grand prix, a crash that left him with a contusion of the spinal cord as a result of hyperextending his neck...
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