Did you think we’d forget about Kentucky’s jam-packed CCI4*-S entries? Never! This year’s 4* contingent of 63 entries is star-studded, to say the least, as the top riders of our sport have planned out every
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Australian rider Bec Braitling got her first taste of five-star competition in 2003 at the age of 22. It was the final year of the long format of competition at Adelaide, and also the year
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Bring on that beautiful chaos, because it is finally time to sit back and read up on the horses and riders of the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event! I’m sure, like us, many of you
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We’re very sad to share the news that Tamie Smith and hot favorite Mai Baum, 2023 CCI5* winners at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, will not be contesting this week’s CCI4*-S competition as planned, following
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While we all flock to the promised land of eventing (the Kentucky Horse Park) to watch the best of the best compete in arguably the top event in the country, we’d be lying if we
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If you’re a numbers person like myself, then sit back and get ready for a deep dive into the stats and facts of our CCI5* field at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. This year’s
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At long last, we have our first look at the entries for this year’s Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by MARS Equestrian, which will include the traditional 5* event as well as the Cosequin Lexington
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This year, after approximately a million years of waiting and wishing, I finally made my debut visit to the Land Rover Kentucky Horse Trials — home of bluegrass, bourbon chicken, one of the best Bloody
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We all loved tuning in for the clever, funny, kooky Behind the Barn series, presented by Frankie Thieriot-Stutes at Kentucky this year. But one of the best episodes — even better than the wildly silly ones
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My assignment was to pick five things from the SmartPak booth at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, but since I’m a firm believer in the phrase, the more the merrier, I decided to get
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With Kentucky and Badminton in the rearview mirror, I’ve just about dragged myself out of my mid-spring post-event hibernation — and now I’m ready to relive all the action. Luckily for me, and for you,
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Our Who Jumped it Best? today takes us back to nearly two weeks ago, when all eyes were fixed upon the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event and its two jam-packed, ludicrously exciting classes. We’ve already
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Obtaining that coveted first CCI5* completion is an accomplishment many riders dream of. But in between the formation of that dream and its actual realization come many things: setbacks, delays, and unexpected decisions, to name
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With out biggest spring five-stars only just behind us, it’s going to take us a moment to come down from the adrenaline high that’s been keeping us running for over two weeks straight at this
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While we’re all staring wide-eyed in wonder at the horses and riders who tackle the unbelievable challenge that is the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event, there’s an unseen hero hiding in the background. You
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Lots of little girls dream of owning a pony of their very own. Not many will start their own horse treat business to make that dream come true. Kayleigh Kendricks isn’t just any pre-teen. Kayleigh
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Alright just a few words, actually: What. An. Amazing. Weekend. Courtesy of USEF Network, we can relive each phase of Tamie Smith and Mai Baum‘s win at Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, present by MARS
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The year was 2014. The eventing season was winding down for the year, and young rider Alex Ahearn called her coach at the time, Tamie Smith. Would Tamie like to join her and her mother,
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After a tumultuous cross country on Saturday, we are all on the edges of our seats for the final phase of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event — show jumping. With one horse withdrawn overnight
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We’ve got a very special edition of Who Jumped It Best for you this morning. We bring you to the Wofford Rails on the CCI5*-L course at the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented
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It’s a crisp sunny morning for the final horse inspection of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by MARS Equestrian. We’ve seen some withdrawals across both the CCI5* and CCI4*-S divisions, several horses were
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It would be foolish to expect a CCI5* leaderboard not to shift after cross country. But it was hard not to allow a thought into the back of mind that we’d perhaps be looking at
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It’s finally here: cross country day for the CCI5* here at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by MARS Equestrian. We’re just about set to get underway with our pathfinders, Buck Davidson and Erroll
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