Nancy Jaffer
EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
NEWS AND FEATURES
FROM NEW JERSEY AND BEYOND
Get ready for the tack sales
As you clean out your tack room and closets at this time of year, put aside equipment, clothing, blankets and other horse-related items for tack sales being held at several organizations this month and this fall. Riding with Heart, 639 Route 513, Pittstown, is holding...
Should U.S. follow Britain’s lead on a survey of riding centers designed to plan for their future?
Several British equestrian organizations are collaborating with British Equestrian on a survey designed to help safeguard the future viability of riding centers, many of which are experiencing the same problems as lesson stables in the U.S. It may be time for a...
Cassandra Kahle is smiling
The "fighting spirit of an entire army in one person" powers professional show jumper Cassandra Kahle as she recovers from a traumatic brain injury suffered in a January fall, according to her mother, Natasha Brash. Cass, who was in a jumpoff when her horse fell with...
Pets with Covid?
I don't usually link to things I didn't write or come from an outfit that I don't know. But I thought this information about the danger to animals from Covid sounded interesting, and I figured it couldn't hurt to post this link about the subject and how to keep your...
Who would have thought Confu could win again?
Laura Kraut had been concerned about whether her 2018 World Equestrian Games team gold medal mount, Confu, would recover from a virus. She wasn't even thinking whether he could compete in a grand prix again, with his last appearance at that level having been in...
UPDATE: EHV-1 has raised need for caution on the East Coast/more cancellations in the West
EHV-1 hit the West Coast hard last month, leading to equine euthanizations and cancellation of shows, including May's Nations Cup in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. It has just been announced the California Department of Food and Agriculture issued an Extension of...
Cassandra Kahle is making progress with her rehabilitation
Show jumper Cassandra Kahle is recovering from her traumatic brain injury, with landmarks including walking with the aid of a machine and finally being able to eat solid food. The 29-year-old professional rider was hurt when her horse fell with her in a jump-off at a...
Get your things together for the tack sales UPDATE March 10
As you clean out your tack room and closets at this time of year, put aside equipment, clothing, blankets and other horse-related items for tack sales being held at several organizations this month and next. The Somerset County 4-H tack sale, always a regular feature,...
British Equestrian, a major rival of the U.S., gets new performance leadership
Helen Nicholls, whose time as a high-performance athlete was spent in windsurfing, will join British Equestrian as performance director in early May. Her mission is to provide leadership of the elite talent World Class Programs funded by UK Sport and the National...
Nations Cup latest victim of EHV-1
What was to be the first show jumping Nations Cup held on the west coast of the U.S. has been cancelled due to the EHV-1 outbreak in California, even though the competition was not scheduled to be staged until more than two months from now. The event, sponsored by...
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