Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
These are Olympic mascots? Really?
The mascots of the 2024 Paris Olympics have been announced, and they are....two hats. Not berets, which might first come to mind when thinking of a French chapeau. The honor instead goes to Phyrigian caps, to be called the Phryges, for short. The Phyrigian cap was a...
Kay Meredith has left us
Kay Meredith, a founding member of the U.S. Dressage Federation, has died in hospice. The president of USDF from 1977-82, the native of West Virginia was a mentor to many, and her Meredith Manor gave riders a leg up in the discipline. She was the 1979 American Horse...
Your horses are what they eat
How much do you know about equine nutrition? If you'd like to learn more, Cornell Univeresity is offering an online opportunity to improve your familiarity with forage, which could pay off in a bonus of a healthier, happier horse. Nathalie Trottier, professor of...
A very special feel-good story about a boy and a horse
Dreams of thoroughbred racing glory sometimes do come true, but when that happens for a special person on an international stage, it's an unforgettable emotional experience. "There's a big story behind it," trainer Bill Mott noted today at the Breeders Cup, and that's...
Goodbye to DVHA
The Delaware Valley Horsemen’s Association, a grassroots show series that ran for more than seven decades in Hunterdon County, N.J., has called it quits. Founded in 1949 by veterinarian, Dr. Welling Howell, the organization in its prime offered competitions for...
A look at someone who makes shows go
Riders and their horses are front and center at competitions, so we all know their names. But what about the people behind the scenes? Mike Belisle is very effective at the type of organizing that has helped bring shows such as Split Rock and TerraNova to prominence....
Temple Grandin to lead Stock Show
The National Western Stock Show's grand marshal for its 2023 kick-off parade is author, speaker and professor of animal science, Temple Grandin. On Jan. 5, she will lead the traditional drive of Longhorn cattle, horses, and western wagons through the streets of...
Costello is staying on the job
Bobby Costello, who oversaw the U.S. silver medal team at the eventing world championships in November on an interim basis, has been named technical advisor/chef d’equipe for the U.S. Equestrian Federation's eventing program. “I’ve been involved in the sport beginning...
Tarjan leads the North American World Cup standings
Alice Tarjan of Oldwick, N.J., took her second FEI Dressage World Cup Finals qualifying freestyle in a month as she won the Freestyle competition at the Tryon, N.C., show today with Serenade MF. She was marked at 75 percent over the show's Grand Prix winner, Julio...
The Adequan® Global Dressage Festival is back for 2023
Wellington International, which took over the former Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, has reached an agreement with Wellington Equestrian Partners to run the 2023 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival at the Equestrian Village facility down the road from the...
