Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
No surprises on U.S. eventing team named for world championships
Last spring's Kentucky 5-Star winner, Will Coleman, and Diabolo, a 2012 Holsteiner gelding, were named Monday to compete for the U.S. on the Defender Eventing Team at the world championships in Germany next month. Will also has two direct reserves, in case something...
Simonson, La Placa, Holzer, Vaughn named for championships U.S. dressage team
Ashley Holzer skipped last weekend's Hagen, Germany, show, where her potential teammates for next month's world dressage championships competed, choosing instead to ride Hawtins San Floriana at Hartpury in England. It all worked out On Thursday, she was named for the...
A stable owner’s thoughts on the new Premier Jumping League
From the Rivertown Stables in County Cork, Ireland, via social media, a perspective worth consideration: "I have mixed feelings. Part of me can see why people are excited. The FEI has approved it, there is huge prize money, riders will be salaried, teams will have...
A championship has to move out of harm’s way
The upheaval in the Middle East has claimed the FEI Endurance World Championship, scheduled for November in Saudi Arabia. The organizer announced that "due to the current geopolitical situation, it was no longer in a position to organize the championship as planned."...
A show manager speaks out about the USEF leadership transition
Dale Harvey, a show manager who is a former Grand Prix rider, posted his thoughts on social media about the outlook for the U.S. Equestrian Federation as selection of a successor to CEO Bill Moroney is pending. Here is what he had to say: "The end of Bill Moroney’s...
Update on how a new USEF CEO will be chosen
In the wake of news that U.S. Equestrian Federation CEO Bill Moroney will retire at the end of the year after a decade in the post, the organization stated Tuesday that it is "committed to a thorough and deliberate search" for his successor. A search committee of...
Making adjustments to pay off with improved horse welfare
The new FEI Horse Condition Task Force met Monday to discuss horse welfare issues, particularly the subject of blood on competition horses, for which rules differ according to discipline. "There was broad consensus across the stakeholders that Horse Welfare sits at...
An 8-figure entry into new show jumping league: UPDATE
The Premier Jumping League, set to debut in April 2027, has sold its first team for $50 million to race car driver Jason McCarthy and McCarthy Jumping League LLC. UPDATE: At the same time, the PJL has received FEI Series Approval that formally sanctions the rules and...
A beloved veterinarian has passed away: UPDATED with arrangements
Dr. Jack Lowe, a much-admired veterinarian who served the horse industry and Cornell University in a variety of important ways for decades, died Wednesday at age 91 after complications from a fall. "He was one of the few people I know who loved his job every single...
Results round-up
Aside from a well-earned second place finish in the Longines League of Nations (click here to read that story), it wasn't the best of weekends overseas for U.S. equestrian competition efforts. Boyd Martin did manage to come in third at the Luhmuehlen, Germany, 5-star...
