With the first four-star of the year behind us, we have naturally experienced a vast array of emotions in the past five days, taking us from exhilaration to deepest disappointment and back again. Sadly, there
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It was a great day for the competitors to take a spin around the sandbox.
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The morning session of dressage has come to a close here at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, and we’ve already seen some fantastic rides from the early riders. There are so many more great horses
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Rolex Rookie Leah Lang-Gluscic is video blogging behind the scenes of her first CCI4*. She’s already battled an allergic reaction on jog day but is all set to take on dressage this afternoon at 1:48
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One of my favorite parts of attending any event is getting a look at horses and riders when they aren’t in the ring. For that reason, I plan to capture as many “off-camera” moments as
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I’m Lily Clark, I’m 13 and really excited to be a junior reporter this weekend at Rolex Kentucky. I’m getting ready to do mine and my horse’s first event ever in a few weeks at
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I live for cross country. I would argue that most die-hard and thrill seeking event riders would share similar feelings towards this sport. Cross country seems particularly amazing when you’re sitting on a horse who
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If you were to ask me how and when I started riding, I’m one of the few who literally never delved into the hunter world. I mean, ok, I did leadline classes when I was three and
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Everyone got their start in eventing somewhere, but more than half of all the competitors at Rolex this year got their start in Pony Club. Across the globe, from Australia, Great Britain to the United
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Springtime on a farm usually means babies, and in my case, it’s lambs. Teeny, tiny baby sheeps whose squeaky ‘baaa’s can keep me mesmerized for hours at a time. Over the years I’ve gone from the
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Training horses is something not achieved in one day, one week or even one month. Achieving one’s goals is something that takes years, decades and even a lifetime to accomplish. Tristan and I have been
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When I first signed on to be a CANTER Volunteer, I had little interest in horse racing. I’m embarrassed to say my head was filled with negative stereotypes of what life on the backside of
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Five years ago, I lost my first eventer to colic. I was home alone on a cold January day when he rolled, got up, pawed and rolled again. Within 10 minutes he was down and there
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The first time I heard about Eric Smiley coming to Sunset Hill at McCuan Farms in Woodbine, Maryland, three years ago, I had no idea who he was. Well, if you type his name into
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This past weekend Dom Schramm came to Minnesota (Go Area IV!) to teach a group of enthusiastic, beginning-of-the-season riders at the University of Minnesota’s Leatherdale Center. As the clinic organizer, this was by far the
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Human beings are constantly being judged, critiqued, analyzed, studied and observed by others on a routine basis. Whether you’re handing in a 20-page analytical essay to your professor, or you’re competing against your rival in
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I was warned Friday morning by my friend, a meteorologist, that he hoped I had packed a boat with me for my trek to Lexington, Kentucky, for Spring Bay Horse Trials. I laughed and replied that I had
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I used to get so excited when my mom would take my sister and I out shopping for clothes when we were kids. Back to school shopping was really the biggest time of the year
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Back in the days when I was a bright eyed schoolgirl who was fresh of face and sharp of wit, I’ll admit to being a little bit of a bookworm. From a young age, I always liked to
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There have been some recent changes at the American Connemara Pony Society. In addition to registering purebred Connemara ponies and half-bred Connemaras, the society has created a Connemara Sporthorse Registry. For breeders concentrating on eventing
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As spring begins to approach in small spurts of sunny weather above 40 degrees, the idea of riding without 50 pounds of clothing on is thrilling. Last Wednesday morning, the sun was strong and for
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It’s a totally awesome feeling to find that absolutely perfect pair of pointe pants. This past winter, I found a style that I fell head over heels for. The fit was excellent, and the fabric
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I’m a first time breeder with a maiden mare. I’ll be blogging about the entire breeding process over the coming year and hope to welcome a new foal in 2016! Click here to read part
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