Hello from Haras du Pin! After our epic adventures yesterday, we hit the ground running this morning, with Leslie going on a tour of the venue and me setting off to walk Pierre Michelet’s cross-country
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The first horse inspection here at Haras du Pin has just wrapped up, and I’m thrilled to report that all the American and Canadian horses passed with flying colors — and looked fantastic while doing it!
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All Americans Accepted !!! pic.twitter.com/BZhl7tVDpf — sinead halpin (@sinead_c_Halpin) August 27, 2014 We’ll have a full recap on the jog later on today, if our poor EN souls can find suitable WiFi, but in the
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If you are not an FEI TV subscriber, the FEI Channel and Universal Sports are doing a wonderful job of providing highlights and a look behind the scenes at WEG this year. It helps those
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The sun is setting, and Jenni and I are huddled around a bourbon barrel in the Kentucky Ale bar in the Games Village. We haven’t slept in 33 hours and are on our fifth beer,
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The skies let up a little bit today, offering only a tiny reprieve from the rain in Normandy. However, temperatures remain chilly, and the forecast doesn’t offer much hope for the week. At least the
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The FEI’s talk show, Chez Phillip, is back with a third episode today. In this episode, we’ll meet some prominent para-dressage figures as well as some reining riders who are vying for a medal this
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Team Great Britain was all smiles today after a brilliant ride from Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro. The pair danced their way through a fluid test to earn a provisional score of 85.214%, which was later
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For those of us stuck at home while WEG is in full swing, the FEI Channel on YouTube has a good fix. Between talk shows and interviews, each video gives viewers a behind the scenes
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I’m a legendarily terrible packer. Seriously. I’ll get somewhere and have 10 shirts but not a single pair of pants, or vice versa. I’ll remember to bring socks or underwear but never, ever both. It’s
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On the eve of Team USA’s arrival at Haras du Pin, the USEF has officially announced both Team and Individual riders for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Four horse and rider combinations will compete
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Oh my god: double rainbow all the way across the skyyyyy ! #GamesVillage #concertnight #WEG2014 pic.twitter.com/F3GWat6Uxr — Normandie2014 (@normandie2014) August 25, 2014 You guys, a double rainbow to start the week of WEG competition? How
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Day One of competition at the 2014 World Equestrian Games is officially in the books! Today, the reining, dressage, and para-dressage horses riders duked it out for the first time, and both the German and the U.S. teams for each sport are currently atop the leaderboard going into Day Two.
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The great migration has commenced, and the USA and Canadian contingents are packing up their respective layover spots and heading to Normandy. WEG week is officially here, EN, and we’re not sure we could be
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Competition is officially underway at the World Equestrian Games, with dressage, para dressage and reining kicking off as the first events of the 2014 Games. And that means Chez Philip, FEI TV’s official daily talk show, also
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Move-in day: It’s not just for college freshman this weekend. Horses and riders from literally all around the world headed to the stables at Haras du Pin to officially begin their WEG week. Most of
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Another whirlwind weekend is wrapping up, and we’re once again amazed at our new number guru Maggie’s predictions for the Richland Park Advanced division. Earlier this week, Maggie predicted the top finishers in both the
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Astier Nicolas winner of the CCI3* @BCIHT #Blair2014 pic.twitter.com/bGQ8cLO3YH — Blair Horse Trials (@BCIHT) August 24, 2014 The leaderboard changed hands after each phase of the CCI3* at Blair Castle this weekend, making for an
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All (horse) paths lead to Normandy. That was the undercurrent of the opening ceremony for the 2014 World Equestrian Games yesterday. After a colorful and exuberant National Delegations Parade, the party kicked off with 30
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For those of you lamenting the lack of options to watch the World Equestrian Games in the U.S., you’re in luck! Universal Sports has just announced that the channel will air 14 hours of WEG
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The @normandy2014 Twitter account posted this … quaint … photo yesterday of eventing rider housing for the World Equestrian Games, and the photo received a number of hilarious comments on our Facebook page. We just
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It’s finally here! The moment we’ve all been waiting for — the 2014 World Equestrian Games are upon us, and the opening ceremony is starting momentarily. Refresh this page for all of the action, and
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Cross country has completed at Blair Castle, and France’s Gwendolen Fer has taken over the lead after a clear and fast run today. Gwendolen was sitting in third place after dressage and added nothing to
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