Elisa Wallace photobombs the one and only La Biosthetique Sam FBW! #gojohnnygo
Hello from the first day of dressage at Badminton Horse Trials! A lot of you had trouble watching the live stream yesterday on the Badminton website. Four of our seven North American combinations are slated to do their tests today. You can also watch on EN at this link, so try that today if you have trouble again.
Thursday ride times for our North American pairs:
Lauren Kieffer and Landmark’s Monte Carlo: 9:30 a.m. BST/4:30 a.m. EST
Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot: 10:42 a.m. BST/5:42 a.m. BST
Katherine Coleman and Longwood: 3:02 p.m. BST/10 a.m. EST
Lynn Symansky and Donner: 4:34 p.m. BST/11:34 a.m. EST
Here’s a look ahead to Friday ride times:
Elisa Wallace and Simply Priceless: 10:10 a.m. BST/5 a.m. EST
Kathryn Robinson and Let It Bee: 10:42 a.m. BST/5:42 a.m. EST
Lauren Kieffer and Veronica: 3:54 p.m. BST/10:54 a.m. EST
#MMBHT Links: Website, Entries, Ride Times, Schedule, Live Scores, Course Preview, EN’s Coverage, Watch Live, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram
U.S. Weekend Preview:
MCTA H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Results]
Heart of the Carolinas 3DE & H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
Poplar Place H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Penny Oaks H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
The Event at Skyline H.T. [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Your Thursday News & Notes:
Have you listened to the Badminton preview episode of the Eventing Podcast? The team discusses the big names to watch, and there’s a rundown on the American combinations and who they think might win the event. [Badminton Preview Episode]
Can’t get enough photos from yesterday’s first horse inspection? Good friend of EN Nico Morgan posted a beautiful gallery on his website. [Nico’s Photo Gallery]
What did the riders wear for the Badminton first horse inspection? Horse & Hound has a photo gallery showing a wide range of the outfits. [H&H Fashion Photo Gallery]
Badminton begins with the Mitsubishi Motors Cup for amateur riders at the BE90 and BE100 levels. Katie Hancock won the BE100 title for the second year in a row on her Shire/Thoroughbred cross Coddstown Pet, while local rider Laura Avery won the BE90 title on her New Forest stallion Willoway Free Spirit. [Get to Know the Mitsubishi Motors Cup Winners]
It’s an exciting week for equestrian sport as racing fans gear up for the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Heavy favorite Girvin has been battling a quarter crack, and Dr. Raul Pas did a beautiful job of patching his hoof. [Fran Jurga’s Hoof Blog]
If you’re at Badminton, be sure to stop by the Uptown booth (#211) to meet Majyk Equipe sponsored riders Lauren Kieffer and Hannah Sue Burnett. Lauren is signing at 3 p.m. today and Hannah is signing at 3 p.m. tomorrow. [@UptownEStore]
Thursday Video:
Elisa Wallace is blogging for Badminton as a first-time competitor at the historic venue. Watch her latest video blog below. #gojohnnygo
