Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
McCormick joins the HITS team
Texas horseman Britt McCormick, who is involved with committee work in several national organizations, has een named chief operating officer of HITS LLC, the producer of hunter/jumper competitions at several venues around the country. Britt, the chairman of the U.S....
Monmouth not-at-the-Team goes back to its roots
It was a hit from the beginning. Monmouth at the Team involved moving what had been an iconic horse show (the oldest in New Jersey) to the grounds of the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation in 2016. With lavish hospitality, an array of recognized and unrecognized classes...
A change of SafeSport status for Michael Barisone
The case of dressage trainer Michael Barisone, found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity last month, presents an unprecedented situation for the Center for SafeSport. After he was charged in 2019, Barisone, had been listed as permanently ineligible...
Another honor for Octavia Brown
Centenary University next month will present its highest honor to Octavia Brown, a pioneer and leader in the field of therapeutic riding. Octavia will be honored with the Gold Dome Award June 2 during CU at the Stables, the annual scholarship fundraising event at 6:30...
Erik Duvander is playing a new role on the USA eventing scene
After the U.S. Equestrian Federation didn't renew Erik Duvander's contract as eventing performance director last December, he headed home to New Zealand. But he didn't stay away long, and now he's back in the U.S. Read what happened at horsesport.com.
Plan ahead: buy tickets for the 2023 World Cup final in Omaha
The International Omaha annual horse show ended a successful run last weekend, paving the way for the second FEI World Cup™ finals to be hosted in the city next year at the CHI Health Center. All-session tickets are now on sale for the April 4-8 competition,...
Millbrook Horse Trials cancelled
The inability to come to a "mutually acceptable agreement" with one of the landowners on whose property the Millbrook Horse Trials is staged has led to cancellation of the Aug. 4-7 competition in New York. "This will be a disappointment to many, especially in our own...
Barisone finally has a change of location
Michael Barisone finally has been moved from the Morris County Correctional Facility to the Anne Klein Forensic Center for evaluation. Though he was supposed to leave the jail in Morristown shortly after being found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of...
Donations sought for owners of Kentucky stable leveled in fire
The owners of Brannon Farm in Georgetown, Ky., north of Lexington are struggling with the loss of every horse in their barn as it burned to the ground about 1 a.m. on the morning of May 1. There were 25 horses killed in the blaze, along with dogs, cats and a goat. A...
Services set next week for Helen Kleberg Groves of the King Ranch
A memorial service will be held Tuesday May 17 at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 404 North Alamo St., San Antonio, Texas for Helen Kleberg Groves, who was raised on the famed King Ranch. An honorary lifetime trustee of the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation,...
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