Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A plea for a fee rollback in an expensive sport
The price of showing has become an ever-more urgent issue for equestrians, who all too often must limit their opportunities to compete because it is growing increasingly expensive. For some, word last year that the U.S. Equestrian Federation would be raising fees was,...
No Jersey City show jumping in 2026, but wait until next year
The Global Champions Tour show jumping held in Liberty State Park, with the sparkling New York City skyline as a backdrop, was a huge hit last September. It attracted an enthusiastic group of spectators, many of whom had never seen the sport before. After the final...
Orlob and Jane top 5-star Grand Prix Special
Patience and persistence paid off for Marcus Orlob with the temperamental Jane on Saturday, as they scored a personal best in the 5-star Grand Prix Special at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. Exposing the mare to different showgrounds and...
Two bargain horses win big
Although seven-figure purchase prices for horses are all too common these days in both racing and showing, Saturday's Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park in Florida illustrates that it's still possible to buy a winner for a price that doesn't break the...
Things were really jumping this weekend
With major competitions from coast to coast and abroad, the show jumping scene really heated up this week. The richest grand prix in the U.S. was the $340,000 Brainjuice ACTIVE 5-star at the Desert International Horse Park in California, where Dutch rider Mathijs Van...
Recognition for a horse from the Garden State
A New Jersey thoroughbred gelding was named 2025's Champion Male Sprinter at racing's Eclipse Award ceremonies in Palm Beach this week. Book'em Danno, by Bucchero our of the Ghostzapper mare Adorabella, raced for a New Jersey-based partnership of friends and business...
Good news! Liz Hallliday is home at last
Olympic eventer Liz Halliday, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a 2024 fall, has returned to her base in Lexington, Ky., after many months of working hard at rehabilitation. She posted about her progress on social media, saying, "This is the most important...
Isla Carroll development gives it another try in Wellington
It's back to the drawing board yet again for the proposed Isla Carroll development in Wellington, Fla., which eked out a 3-2 approval from the Village Council on first reading Monday night. But both Mayor Michael Napoleone and Councilman John McGovern, who reluctantly...
It’s awards season for horse sport stars
The U.S. Equestrian Federation and the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation are handing out honors with a look back to 2025. It's no surprise that Kent Farrington's illustrious Greya received the USEF's SmartPak/International Horse of the Year title. Kent, the world's...
A big promotion for a longtime eventing organizer
A dedicated worker who started as a volunteer for the Kentucky Three-Day Event when she was in the Keeneland Pony Club has been named CEO of the 5-star competition's parent organization, Equestrian Events Inc. Vanessa Coleman, who was EEI’s chief competition and...
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