There’s no point in mincing our words: yesterday’s cross-country day at Les 5 Etoiles de Pau, the final CCI5* of 2024, was rough. It went on for hours and soggy hours; the whole course, which
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When we packed up and left the media centre last night at Les Etoiles de Pau, the final CCI5* of the 2024 season, we did so in a tiny window of opportunity: the day’s heavy
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Tomorrow, we’ll get underway with our final CCI5* of the year in the south of France at Les 5 Ètoiles de Pau. This event is a festive one that really seems to cap off each
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Eventing’s going large in France for the second time this summer and there’s no doubt that the home crowd at Pau will deliver all of the joyous celebration of our awesome sport that we saw
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This time twelve months ago, Ros Canter and Izilot DHI cantered into the main arena at Pau – and then ceased motion abruptly when the young, notoriously spooky horse caught sight of the livestream cameraman
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It’s now time to turn our attention to the cross country test that awaits at Les 5 Ètoiles de Pau in the south of France, where torrential downpours have ravaged the venue with moisture. This
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The anticipation builds as the US Equestrian Open Series continues its inaugural season this weekend at Bouckaert International Horse Trials in Georgia. Following a successful series launch with the spectacular opener at Morven Park earlier
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I’m going to be totally, wholly, and completely honest with you here: sometimes, on this funny Thursday at Pau, which is split by a morning horse inspection and an afternoon dressage session, I struggle to
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And just like that, we’ve come to this: the last 5* of our Olympic year (say it ain’t so!). Our field of 73 come up to the Pyrénées mountains to finish out our season, with
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You know what takes a long time? A horse inspection with 73 horses in it. You know what takes even longer? A horse inspection with 73 horses in it and an evidently lonely holding box
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From a warmblood bred by an animal science program at a junior college that usually breeds Quarter Horses to a sibling of a top-three finisher at Badminton in England to the oldest son out of
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We’ve been soaking up the action at the Maryland 5* this weekend, either enjoying in person, or staying glued to the coverage. In addition to the big event this weekend, we also saw events running
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Jaguars Duende was a climber in the CCI3*-L field of the MARS Maryland 5 Star, presented by Brown Advisory, starting the competition in ninth place and finishing in first. While the average eventing fan may
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It’s a story we’ve written before, and yet another one demonstrative of the grit, strength, and talent of a certain fleabitten gray gelding who collects a fourth CCI5* trophy this weekend at the MARS Maryland
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This morning’s Final Horse Inspection at the MARS Maryland 5 Star, presented by Brown Advisory, proved to be quite drama-free. We only had eight horses to see in the 5* jog, and 43 to see
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The CCI5* at MARS Maryland 5 Star, presented by Brown Advsory cross country course may have thrown the leaderboard into an absolute uproar today (more on that coming soon), but the CCI3* cross country was
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We knew we’d be looking at a true 5* test after hearing the riders react to Ian Stark’s final cross country design here at the MARS Maryland 5 Star, presented by Brown Advisory. As we
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Though the field for this year’s edition of Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill may be but little, it is fierce. We truly are in for an exciting time out on Ian Stark’s final cross
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The 2024 MARS Maryland 5 Star is not like any other year. This year we are saying goodbye to course designer Ian Stark as he retires from designing and turns his attention to coaching. I
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“I’m not sure I’ll be sleeping very well tonight,” joked Ema Klugman after we asked her how she was feeling about the MARS Maryland 5 Star cross country yesterday. It’s a hallmark saying when riders
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We knew we’d be looking at some new faces at the top of the MARS Maryland 5 Star leaderboard on Friday, with major heavy-hitters coming forward for their dressage tests this afternoon. What we weren’t
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It’s time for our team to make their picks for the ones to watch in this year’s MARS Maryland 5 Star field! Read on to see who our team members have picked this weekend: Cheg
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As we look to the start of competition at the 2024 MARS Maryland 5 Star, presented by Brown Advisory, we’ve gathered all the information you need to follow the action from start to finish. We’ll
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