Ainsley Jumping and Schumacher Dressage Saddle

By Leslie on , Filed Under Sport Horse Nation, Tack and , ,

Description:
1) 17.5'' M Ainsley Pro National Jumping saddle. Bought new and used for less than 2 years. Wonderful balance, forward flaps, well cared for. Great jumping saddle for taller riders or riders who like shorter stirrups. Asking $800 negotiable. Comes with fittings (stirrups, leathers, and new 52'' girth).

2) 17.5" M (33 cm) Otto Schumacher Profi Exklusiv. Older saddle but well cared for and in fantastic condition. Features v-configured girthing points and is wool flocked. Beautifully made, puts the rider in a great position without forcing. Asking $700 negotiable.

Selling saddles to pay for vet bills. All offers will be entertained.

Adjectives: Forward Flap, Jumping, Dressage

Price: $800 for Ainsley, $700 for Schumacher, both negotiable.
Contact: ens0613@gmail.com

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Who said dressage was for Squares?

By Windress on , Filed Under Eventing Nation, Videos and , , , ,

Someone (A Dressage Fan?) has created this mashup featuring Danish dressage rider Andreas Helgstrand's 2006 musical freestyle on Blue Horse Matiné....with Lil Kim's "Lighters Up."  (WARNING: This song is not particularly work safe or kid safe--in fact not at all.)  Inspired, right?  Well the result is taking the Internet by storm with over 200,000 views.  As discerning eventers, I think you all should have a chance to weight in.

And for the sake of Comparison, below is the Original performance from the 2006 World Equestrian Games, featuring the now infamous "Lady Marmalade" Passage/Piaffe. Sadly, Blue Hors Matiné passed away earlier this year, but she was quite an amazing mare:

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Go Eventing.

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Finally at Jersey

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Nation, Random and ,

After a longer than expected day at the barn followed by a longer than expected drive, I have finally arrived here at Jersey.  Let's just say that was three hours of my life spent driving 5 miles an hour through DC that I will never get back.  On the upside, I spent much of my drive on the phone learning much more about safety technologies--stay tuned next week for what I learned.

Meanwhile, at Jersey, the Californian domination continued in the CIC2* this afternoon, where James Alliston (now based out of California) took a narrow lead in front of California native Jennie Brannigan.
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Humblepie commented this morning that three 2* horses at Jersey--Laura Roberts' Galway Blazer, Carroll Courtenay's Windswept and Courtney Sendak's Will Ya Love Me--are all by the great Connemara Stallion Grange Finn Sparrowby.  Courtney Young wrote more about the three horses at 3D3W, and will have much more great coverage of Jersey throughout the weekend.
The Horse Radio Network announced today that it will host a ParaWebathon to raise money for Para-Athletes at the WEGs.  It will run on June 8th from 7-9PM EST.  More info
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Jersey Fresh CCI3* dressage today

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Competition Coverage, Eventing Nation and ,

With Badminton finishing on Monday and Jersey starting today, this week has flown by on Eventing Nation.  We now turn our attention to the land of angry drivers, potholes, and mandatory full service gas stations.  
CCI3* dressage starts today at 1:30 Jersey time: *Live Scores, Results, Event Schedule

Jog: word is that Diana and Wild T'Mater were spun from the CCI3* jog and Inmidair had to represent twice.
Update: Phillip's blog explains that he scratched Connaught from Jersey "as he was not quite right."  Phillip still has TruLuck in the CIC3* and Jan Byyny's Inmidair in the CCI3*.  Best of luck to Phillip and all the TPF crew at Jersey.
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Colonel Sanders Badminton Saturday dressage recap

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Competition Coverage, Eventing Nation and , , ,
The leader board at Badminton is headed by Germany's Kai Ruder, a Badminton first timer, riding and the only stallion in the field, Le Prince Des Bois.  Kai rides with German team coach, Christopher Bartle (GBR).  Christopher is a rising star within the national coaching ranks, and he is a name I have heard quietly mentioned as a potential candidate to fill the USA's void after CMP steps down.  But I digress.  Kai seems humble and slightly surprised by his lead which is 5.2 points going into the cross-country tomorrow.  Horse and Hound's dressage recap, Badminton Blog dressage recap



Mark Todd's Saturday video diary
Finally, if you don't know about the pressures on Zara Phillips already, consider that one UK media outlet is running the headline that "Zara looks to make amends for poor start at Badminton."  Zara sits in 61st place on a 59.
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Badminton dressage live blog from Horse & Hound

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Competition Coverage, Eventing Nation and , ,

Since Horse & Hound was kind enough to publish our live blog from Rolex, we thought we'd return the favor.  Dressage is set to run from 4:30AM to 12:00PM EDT on Saturday.

Mid-day update: Kai Ruder storms into the lead, audio interview with Kai
Live Scores

Horse & Hound Homepage

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Ruth Edge’s Friday Badminton dressage recap

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Competition Coverage, Eventing Nation and , , , ,

After scouring the internet, I have compiled the very best Badminton dressage day 1 coverage.

Dressage results -- just in case you missed them earlier

For lengthy recaps including quotes and rider backgrounds, check out the FEI press release or H&C's recap.

The CliffNotes version: Ruth Edge is a dressage specialist and swims Two Thyme twice a week.  Mary King is excited now as she was at her first Badminton, and said that a loud crackle in the speakers before her test made Imperial Cavalier tense.  Mark Todd feels like he's never been away and looks forward to getting back to the top of eventing.


Friday photo slideshow -- Not nearly as organized as the USEA's photo galleries, but the photographer has added some humorous captions.  Just click through for a while; I promise you will eventually find dressage photos.  Gallery format
The Badminton Blog is a blog operated by Badminton that has done a great job covering the event with 3-4 special interest and news posts a day.  Two of my favorite posts are a profile of the 18 Badminton first-timers, and Badminton superlatives.  I would suggest this blog format to the organizers of any big three-day who want to be involved in the coverage of their own event.  The Badminton blog also stole our scrolling Twitter widget idea which is flattering.  Speaking of blogs, Alex Hua Tian writes about being held at the first jog for Horse and Hound.
--If you could only go to three sites to get complete Badminton coverage throughout the weekend, I would suggest *H&H's Badminton page, the Badminton Blog, and, of course, Eventing Nation.

Clayton Fredericks' dressage video: "The Frog has done the dressage test of his life"
Go eventing.
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Badminton dressage day 1 results

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Competition Coverage, Eventing Nation and , ,
1.Ruth Edge on Two Thyme (GB) 39 
2.Kitty King on Boondoggle (GB) 44.3 
3.Mary King on Imperial Cavalier (GB) 44.8 
4.Simone Deitermann on Free Easy NRW (GER) 45 
5.William Fox-Pitt on Macchiato (GB) 45.8 
6.Clayton Fredericks on The Frog (AUS) 46.5
Mark Todd and NZB Grass Valley sit in the middle of the pack on a 55.8.  


We'll have much more from day 1 later when I'm home from the barn, including our analysis and links to the best Badminton coverage elsewhere.
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Mark Todd’s Badminton news and views

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Competition Coverage, Eventing Nation and ,
We are just a few hours away from the start of Badminton dressage!  Here are a few quick pre-dressage links and videos to tide you over untill the competition gets underway.

 

Videos:

Interview with Clayton Fredericks

Go eventing.
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Video Tuesday: Rolex Relapse

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Nation, Videos and , , ,

We tried our best to stop posting videos--honestly--but our addiction to loud colorful moving pictures of Rolex horses got the better of us.  I'm afraid there's much more video to come as Rolex is just the gateway to Badminton.

Warning - Radio Flyer's fall is at 1:10

what the heck--another XC montage

Lastly, check out one of the WEG dressage test event rides from Thursday night

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