Keeping Up With WEG Preparations, Social Media Style

The final countdown to WEG begins! Riders and horses across the world are traveling to their ultimate destination of Normandy, France. They have spent the last few days preparing for the Games, doing their last gallops, making sure they have everything packed and obsessing over their ponies 24 hours a day. Team USA is now fully ensconced at USET Headquarters in New Jersey, ready for a few days of intense training before shipping out to France this weekend. Let’s check out what they’re up to!

Photo courtesy of Kim Severson Eventing.

Photo courtesy of Kim Severson Eventing.

Fernhill Fearless has his priorities straight: gallops and then, most importantly, eating! “Sparky enjoying his lunch in quarantine. Arrived safely yesterday p.m. after Sparkie aka Sharkie went for his final gallop with Donner, the deer and Pirate, the goat yesterday at High Acre in the pouring rain. Good stuff!” Kim Severson Eventing is ready to go!


Photo courtesy of Meghan O'Donoghue.

Photo courtesy of Meghan O’Donoghue.

Pirate is checking out the scenes at the USET Headquarters in Gladstone — look at that freshly drug arena! “Part of a very exciting month…Gladstone NJ!”


Photo courtesy of Hannah Sue Burnett.

Photo courtesy of Hannah Sue Burnett.

Harbour Pilot, aka William, checks out his new digs in the barns. “We have arrived at the USET!! It’s so cool!!!”


Photo courtesy of Meg Kep.

Photo courtesy of Meg Kep.

Now we know the secret to all of Sinead Halpin’s success with Manoir de Carneville. It’s her super groom slash exercise rider slash trainer, Meg Kep! #trained


Photo courtesy of Hawley Bennett Awad

Photo courtesy of Hawley Bennett-Awad

Gin & Juice is on her way to LAX to start the long trip to France, but she has a very important travel buddy to bring along, and no, it’s not Hawley! “Ginny’s travel buddy to WEG, the famous Quinberry !!!!”


Photo courtesy of Michael Jung.

Photo courtesy of Michael Jung.

While we cannot recommend Michael’s lack of headwear (#mindyourmelon), we can recommend rooting for the returning World Champion (not to mention European and Olympic Champion as well). “Die WM kann kommen:) Sam ist super drauf und flitzt den Berg hooch!” Loosely translated: The World Cup may come 🙂 Sam is in great shape and flits up the mountain!


Photo courtesy of FFE - Equipes de France.

Photo courtesy of FFE – Equipes de France.

And how are the French competitors preparing, you ask? Why, of course, they are having a final gallop on the beaches of St Martin with their horses and riders! Above you see Maxime Livio (personal favorite) galloping by as the team coach and grooms watch carefully.

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