Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
A reimagined Wellington International is nearly ready for its debut
The new version of Wellington International will be as much a showcase as it is a showgrounds. The finishing touches are being put on the expanded and upgraded host of the 2027 Winter Equestrian Festival, the world's longest horse show. Dressage competition will share...
Course designer Bob Ellis has left us
London Olympics 2012 show jumping course designer Bob Ellis has died at the age of 79 after a short illness. Course designer Guilherme Jorge, who worked with Bob in London, called him "a great horseman, a great course designer and a great friend. His leadership and...
Pamukcu has another 1-2 finish, this time at Bromont
A week after Caroline Pamukcu was first and second in the Open Preliminary at the Essex Horse Trials, that prep paid off as she rode the same horses to top the 4-Star Long at the MARS Bromont event on Sunday. The order of her mounts' finish was reversed this time,...
Yet again, Lafitte can’t be beat
On the heels of his victory in the Devon Horse Show's USHJA International Hunter Derby, Lafitte de Muze traveled a few hours south to take another derby in Virginia at the country's oldest show on Friday. Triumphant at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show for the...
Why does showing cost so much? Find out here
As keeping horses has become increasingly pricey, the amount competitors pay for showing on top of that has developed as a major economic issue. There is a tendency to blame the shows for over-charging, intimating that competitions are making huge profits off the...
Jean Lindgren will be very much missed (Updated)
It was rare to see Jean Lindgren without a smile. Cheerful and unflappable, she brightened everyone's day, whether you were with her for a minute or spent some time chatting. A fixture at the Hampton Classic horse show, where she and her husband, Tony, served for...
It was a busy day at the Essex Horse Trials for an Olympic rider
Seven horses. That's how many rides Olympic eventer Caroline Martin Pamukcu had at the Essex Horse Trials on Sunday. Or if you really want to dig into the numbers, you could call it 21 rides, because, of course, she had to compete in three phases -- dressage,...
U.S. seventh in Rome Nations Cup
For the first time in 78 years, the Mexican team took the prestigious Nations Cup Intensa Sanpaolo at the Piazza di Sienna in Rome, with a jump-off against Germany. The top two each had a total of 4 faults after two rounds on Friday, prompting a jump-off, while Great...
U.S. show jumping teams have a new sponsor
The U.S. senior and developing show jumping teams will be backed under a multi-year sponsorship arrangement with Icon Global real estate and its partner brand, Amasé. Icon Global focuses on the valuation and preservation of prestigious mass-land properties, ranches,...
Despite the rain, the Devon Horse Show shines
There’s an old British saying about “horses for courses,” meaning certain situations suit certain horses well. That could well be applied to Lafitte de Muze at the Devon Horse Show, where he put his name on the George S. Hasbrouk Jr. Memorial High Performance Working...
