New Zealand rider Tim Price took home the top honors last weekend at Luhmühlen with Wesko, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, after re-routing from Badminton. This week, Tim sat down with Franky Reid-Warrilow to speak
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One of the most exciting things about Team USA’s WEG squad is the depth of the alternate list: Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot, Jan Byyny and Inmidair, Buck Davidson and Park Trader, Phillip Dutton
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The announcements for the 2014 World Equestrian Games squads are starting to roll out, with Horse Sport Ireland announcing its eventing team this morning.
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A brilliant morning here in Germany is darkened by the death of Benjamin Winter, which weighs heavily on the hearts of all of us in attendance at Luhmühlen today. The flags surrounding the main arena have
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Guten morgen from Luhmühlen! We’re about 30 minutes out from the start of cross country, and it’s a brisk, chilly morning with a light drizzle falling on and off — perfect conditions for the horses. Kai
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Gillian Rolton, Ernst Topp and Alain James are already feeling more generous on the second day of dressage at Luhmühlen. The judges didn’t award a single 9 yesterday, and they’ve already posted two today in the first
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I said in my report from earlier today that the judges were in for a real treat with Elaine Pen and Vira, and this pair did not disappoint, scoring 43.2 to ultimately hold the overnight lead
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Luhmühlen week is here, and the competition is especially fierce this year. With many pairs re-routing from the muddy conditions at Badminton, the entry list is positively stacked with top competitors. Combine that with the fact
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With six selection trials behind us, just one remains before the selectors name the long list for the U.S. World Equestrian Games team no later than June 20. And it’s a big one — Luhmühlen CCI4*.
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Everybody knows that anything can happen on Sunday morning at a three-day event and Bromont is no exception, although I’m predicting that today’s leaders will be hanging on for dear life. A few thoughts as
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“Big,” “galloping,” “bold” and “fair” are the adjectives that keep surfacing when I ask riders what they think about this year’s CCI3* Bromont track. There’s a lot to do out there but the questions all
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When I talked to Mackenna Shea on Thursday about her game plan going into the weekend, she said her strategy was to keep her head on her shoulders and her competitive side reined in. The
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The FEI will meet next Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland, to decide whether the 2018 World Equestrian Games will be held in Lexington, Ky., or Bromont, Quebec, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. An announcement on the location
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Four years ago, Kelly Rover found herself with a Ferrari in her barn, but without the tools to drive it. That Ferrari was an OTTB named Wilder Than Syn, or Owen. Kelly had been on
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Doug Payne and Crown Talisman posted a great dressage score, turned in a wonderful clear cross country round, and finished off with just a rail in the final phase to place sixth in their first
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California Chrome as a sport horse? Ok, so we know it would never happen — he is a phenomenally successful race horse and will never know anything other than an oval, and later a breeding
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King Oak held its annual spring horse trials in Southampton, Mass., this past weekend, running divisions from Beginner Novice through Preliminary
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Highest of highs and lowest of lows — we use that phrase to describe the sport for a reason. Clark Montgomery was on top of the world Friday afternoon after winning the dressage at Badminton
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The score sheet doesn’t reflect it, but Tiana Coudray and Ringwood Magister truly had a very impressive weekend here at Badminton Horse Trials. After being one of just 35 pairs to complete Giuseppe Della Chiesa’s
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Paul Tapner and Kilronan are still holding onto their overnight lead thus far on the second day of dressage here at Badminton Horse Trials, and while we haven’t seen any other tests crack the 30s
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Thirty-seven of the 39 horses that presented at the final horse inspection will move on to the show jumping at Rolex, as two were withdrawn this morning. Phillip Dutton did not present Mr. Medicott and
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Nobody is having a better day than Michael Pollard, who swept the early dressage lead thanks to an accurate and elegant test aboard Mensa. We imagine that this is a fairly close approximation of how
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The Fair Hill CIC3* is well underway, as you all know from Jenni’s score update from yesterday. While this FEI event is not filled with the same group of competitors heading to Rolex due to
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