10 Questions with Denny Emerson
He was named one of the 50 most influential horsemen of the 20th Century by the Chronicle in 2000. He is also the only rider to have won both a gold medal in Eventing and
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Yearly Archives: 2010
Happy Father’s Day
Eventing dads come in many types: The Hands-On Dad: Some eventing dads jump right in and go to all the lessons, all the events, and are on the front lines in the vet box cooling
...» Read More!Sharon Hunt and Tankers Town win Luhmuhlen
(1) 32 year old Sharon Hunt of Great Britain came from behind to beat Ingrid Klimke of Germany by just 0.2 points to win the Luhmuhlen CCI4*. Both Ingrid and Sharon pulled one rail, but
...» Read More!The Sunday Jog-Up
Do you ever stare in awe at the sleek shiny horses, the glistening brass, perfect braids, and dazzling white marks at a CCI trot up? Do you ever wonder how they get that way?
...» Read More!Arthur withdraws from Luhmuhlen
From Allison’s blog: “[After XC] we noticed that he had a hematoma above his right knee on the inside of his forearm which we got ice on right away. He walked comfortably back to the
...» Read More!Saturday afternoon Luhmuhlen notes
So, one of my horses got an abscess today. I’m away from my home barn right now so I had to call a local vet out, and I knew it was going to be a
...» Read More!Luhmuhlen XC results
(1) Overnight leaders Ingrid Klimke and FRH Butts Abraxxas held onto their lead by posting a double clear. Ingrid has only been back riding for two and a half months, which is apparently Will Coleman’s
...» Read More!Video Saturday: Luhmuhlen CCI****
The Luhmuhlen event is the four-star many of us in the States probably know the least about. Here is a somewhat shaky yet comprehensive look at last year’s competition including cross-country, the Sunday jog, and
...» Read More!The time is now
Years of dreaming and training all come down to a few minutes around a course in the middle of Germany. Links: Live XC scores, XC ride times
...» Read More!Thoughts on the Canadian short list
(1) As several readers have already pointed out, there are no surprises with the Canadian short list. All the Canadian riders who jumped around a CCI3* or CCI4* this spring with less than 20 penalties
...» Read More!Arthur is excited for Friday afternoon Luhmuhlen notes
Night is falling in Germany and the horses and riders will be doing their best to get some nervous rest before the big day tomorrow. Arthur should sleep well after proving on Friday US eventing
...» Read More!Canadian short list
We’ll have much more on this later, but I just got ahold of the 9 names on the Canadian short list: Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin & JuiceDiana Burnett and MannyKyle Carter and Madison ParkRebecca Howard
...» Read More!Allison Springer and Arthur 2nd after Luhmuhlen dressage
Allison and Arthur continued their impressive dressage in Germany today by posting a 40.0 to sit in second going into the XC. While in Germany, Allison has been working with eventer and dressage specialist Bettina
...» Read More!Luhmuhlen live scores
43 horses are set to ride in the CCI4* Luhmuhlen dressage on Friday, which runs from 3:00AM to 10:30AM ET. For a few hours on Thursday I had the time conversion mixed up and the
...» Read More!Reader Response
Last week, I wrote a post titled “Why I do this sport.” I wasn’t sure how it would be received; I liked it, but I have learned that sometimes you never can tell how your
...» Read More!Lower-Level Event Rider Profile
Somehow this profile got buried in my inbox. A lot has changed in this reader’s life since then, and that will be detailed in an upcoming post. But let’s meet Carrie and Chester now, as
...» Read More!Luhmuhlen Preview
Luhmuhlen links: Scores, Homepage, First jog photos, CIC3* dressage results, Timetable, Entry list Timezone: Luhmuhlen is ET +6 hours, meaning that 1PM in Virginia is 7PM in Germany. Schedule: Thursday: CIC3* dressage — 2AM-10:30AM ET Friday:
...» Read More!Eventing West Coast Style, by Chelan Kozak
If a little bit of Chelan’s writing is good, then a lot of it must be downright awesome. With that in mind, please enjoy a tour of west coast eventing as only Chelan can tell
...» Read More!Farewell Wexford
Lauren O’Brien’s Pan American gold medal winning horse Wexford was euthanized at Lauren’s farm in North Carolina last Friday, according to the Chronicle. Wexford competed in multiple four-stars throughout his long and prosperous career, and
...» Read More!Luhmuhlen jog: so far so good
I just received an email from Allison that Arthur, Wonderfull Will, and The Good Witch all passed the first inspection at the Luhmuhlen CCI4* in Germany, meaning that all three US pairs at Luhmuhlen move
...» Read More!Video Wednesday: Bromont Relapse
Ecogold has a great library of videos from last week’s Bromont Three-Day Event. Here are a few examples to start your day. Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master moved up from 9th after dressage to finish
...» Read More!The Wednesday Jog-Up
Do you ever stare in awe at the sleek shiny horses, the glistening brass, perfect braids, and dazzling white marks at a CCI trot up? Do you ever wonder how they get that way?
...» Read More!Celebrate “100 Days to WEG” Day
For 16 consecutive days beginning this September 25, horses and riders in eight disciplines from around the world will converge on the horse capital of the United States and compete for world titles. Yes, we’ve
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