“How do you know when to retire a horse?” Kentucky 5* winner Tamie Smith mused in a text conversation recently, speaking of her horse of a lifetime partner, Mai Baum (who, speaking of, will retire
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As a seasoned Aachenite – this is my sixth time at the German high temple of horse sport – there are a few things I know to be true every year. The time will always,
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The eventing competition over in Aachen is well underway with both dressage and show jumping having taken place yesterday, meaning we’re in for one heck of a finale this morning as the international field take
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When we last caught up with you, a scant few hours ago, we’d finished the dressage at the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S with a duo of leaders: Tim Price and Vitali found themselves head to head with 27-year-old
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We came to CHIO Aachen this year with high anticipation. After all, this site will, for the first time in 20 years, see the return of *most* disciplines in a reunited World Championships next year
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There’s busy, and then there’s Friday at Aachen busy: a spectacular sort of day in which the alarm goes off at 5:45 in the morning and we have to pick our way through the smashed
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“Manage your expectations with this first horse inspection,” I told EN Managing Editor Sally Spickard, who has made her first trip over to CHIO Aachen this year, and, as such, has to deal with me,
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Welcome to CHIO Aachen week, one of the most exciting rosters of equestrian sport in the year’s calendar — a competition that merges the very best of eventing, showjumping, dressage, combined driving, and vaulting all
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We are just a couple of days away from kicking off eventing at CHIO Aachen, a prestigious 10-day festival that takes place in west Germany, just over the Dutch border. Eventing is just one of
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Adamstown, Md. – June 28th, 2025 – Caroline Pamukcu wins the Maryland International CCI4*-S this weekend with high hopes to repeat today’s performance at CHIO Aachen next week. She took home the blue ribbon in
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Olympian Caroline Pamukcu has claimed the role of early leader in the CCI4*-S, sponsored by Triple Crown Feed, at the end of day one at Maryland International. Pamukcu is part of a small but mighty
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We’re just about halfway to the $200,000 Final of the US Equestrian Open of Eventing, and the leaderboard is starting to take shape — though if we’ve learned anything from the first few qualifier legs,
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Germany has tapped the riders it will be sending to compete on “home” turf at CHIO Aachen in July (July 4-5 will see the eventing competition during this 10-day festival). The following pairs have been
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Nominated entries for the British Equestrian eventing squad, in partnership with Agria, listed in alphabetical order by athlete surname, with horses for each athlete then listed alphabetically: Rosalind Canter (39) from Hallington, Lincolnshire, with Alex Moody
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An all-female team made history this week by winning Sweden’s first-ever FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ leg, marking a significant achievement for the country in the history of the Series. Their victory at the popular polish
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The Irish team heading to CHIO Aachen in July (July 4-5 will see eventing competition action in Germany) has been named! Here’s a look at the pairs who will be representing the Irish in just
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The Pacific Northwest could not have delivered more beautiful conditions for a final day of competition at Aspen Farms Horse Trials and CCI4*-S in Yelm, WA. Sunny weather, temperatures in the low 70s with a
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One FEI Yellow Warning Card was issued at Longines Luhmühlen in Germany this past weekend. Austrian Olympian Lea Siegl was handed down the penalty for “Abuse of Horse – Excessive use of whip, bit and/or
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Following the overwhelming success of last weekend’s MARS Bromont CCI4* at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park, Sue Ockendon and her team ran a second major event this weekend focused on developing the next generation of
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Very nearly one year ago to the day, Ros Canter rode into the main arena at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials on her 2023 Pau champion Izilot DHI on as near to a sure thing
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Change is afoot in the top ten — and beyond — after the final horse inspection at the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials, held in front of the ground jury of Katrin Eichinger-Kniely, Merel Schurink, and
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Woe betide anybody who continues to repeat the tired opinion that Luhmühlen is a ‘soft’ CCI5*. Dimensionally? No, it’s not maxed out. Length-wise? It’s unlikely you’ll ever see a nearly thirteen minute course here. Terrain?
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We are devastated to bring you news of a horse death at Longines Luhmühlen’s CCI4*-s today following an incident on cross country. German rider Maj-Jonna Ziebell and Chiquita, a 13-year-old Polish mare, fell at the C
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