Now that we’re tailing towards the end of summer, I’ve got one extra reason to get excited about the weekends: football! You may have figured this out last year, but football is one of my
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Donner says hello from France! As the only American-bred OTTB competing at the WEG, Donner is working extra hard to prove that his breed is the best out there. Ex-racehorses for the win! It is
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It was all about a flashy gray mare on an overcast gray day at Richland Park. Marc Donovan’s course proved not to be an issue for Emily Beshear and Shame On the Moon, who are
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Watch out world, EN’s number-crunchin’, math-poppin’, stat-spittin’, digit-droppin’ chinchillas are bringing their calculators to France. Throughout the Games they’ll be taking inventory of the facts and figures that add up to the equestrian world’s most
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Liz Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night did the stars and stripes proud today at Blair Castle International Horse Trials, scoring 41.5 to lead the 31-horse CCI3* field by a two-point margin. “Blackie” always shines in
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The global equestrian community is still spinning today with the news that reigning Olympic and World champion La Biosthetique Sam FBW won’t compete at the World Equestrian Games next week due to a hoof issue
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Jessica Bortner-Harris kindly set in photos of Ian Stark’s Richland Park CIC3* cross-country course, and he’s made some exciting modifications this year to keep riders on their toes. Take a look at last year’s course preview
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Maya Black and Doesn’t Play Fair are quickly making a name for themselves at the upper levels, and they didn’t disappoint today, scoring 42.3 to lead the 31-horse CIC3* division at Richland Park Horse Trials.
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One week from today is officially the start of the World Equestrian Games for the eventing competition. Jogs will be held in six days! I can’t even imagine the combination of focus and excitement that
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Despite the impending madness of WEG that is almost upon us, it is necessary that we tip our hats to tradition and continue with our ritual of previewing important U.S. competitions. Richland Horse Trials is
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Welcome to part two of my Richland analysis; if you missed the first part this morning, click here to read all about the CIC3* competitors. Since we have both an Advanced division and a CIC3*
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While Richland Park Horse Trials is the big event here in the States this weekend, all eyes across the pond will be on Blair Castle International Horse Trials in Scotland, the first key CCI3* of the
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Welcome to the week of Richland Park! This is a huge event for the midwest and is generally the first FEI event most of the big name riders attend as they get back into swing
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Whitney Mahloch has moved up the levels with Military Mind, earning several wins at the Preliminary level together before stepping up to Intermediate last year. The pair won their Intermediate debut at Ottter Creek last
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It’s hard to imagine busting out the winter blankets when it’s the middle of one of the hottest months of the year, but this isn’t the case for the horses who have traveled to Europe
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The junior riders were on hand at Bishop Burton College in the UK this weekend to contest the European Junior Championships. UK rider Anna Wilks successfully piloted Touch of Pleasure through the weekend with nothing
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Raise your hand if you’re channeling your inner WEG rider while competing this weekend! I know I sure would be. As you read this, I will be settled in at Greystone Equestrian Center in Columbia,
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From Anni: How many young riders does it take to run a horse trials? Honestly, after 10 years of organizing the Area VII Young Rider Benefit Horse Trials, I still couldn’t tell you! This last
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Definite entries for eventing at this year’s World Equestrian Games were just posted, with 97 combinations from 28 national federations entered to compete. That breaks the previous record of 80 combinations from 24 countries set
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The first part of the North American contingent has arrived safely in Europe, as the Canadian horses and riders landed in groups in Amsterdam and London earlier this morning. Now the horses head to Maizey Manor
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Burghley has unveiled Capt. Mark Phillips’ 2014 cross-country course with an excellent preview video and tour around the track.
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The final countdown to WEG begins! Riders and horses across the world are traveling to their ultimate destination of Normandy, France. They have spent the last few days preparing for the Games, doing their last
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It’s time to play Who Jumped It Best? GMHA Edition! We usually post photos from the upper levels for these polls, but this week we thought it would be fun to showcase some of the
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