It was all about Marilyn Little today, who had two spectacular rounds on RF Smoke On the Water and RF Demeter, becoming the eventual winner of the CIC3* with RF Demeter. I saw Marilyn from
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It’s go time here at Carolina International, and the CIC3* horses and riders and getting ready to test out Hugh Lochore’s brand new course for this year. If you haven’t already, check out both the
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The CIC* cross country has just wrapped up, and it came down to the finish for overnight leaders Peter Barry and Long Island T. The pair came home with a few time penalties, so Will
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Good morning from Carolina! The FEI divisions have begun their cross country, with the CIC* out first to test out the new Hugh Lochore course. I caught a handful of rides on the one-star course
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It’s been a great weekend of competition in both North Carolina and Georgia, as both the Carolina International and Poplar Place are running. The entries are positively stacked at both competitions, and there is plenty
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The CIC divisions here at Carolina International wrapped up the show jumping today, and the top three from both the one- and two-star divisions came over to the media tent for a quick press conference
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Michael Pollard put the pressure on overnight leader Will Coleman early in the day by jumping double clear in the CIC3* show jumping, moving into first place provisionally before an hour-break in the division. Taking
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Sharon White has to be on Cloud 9 right now. With Rafferty’s Rules well on his way back to the top following his 2012 injury at Burghley, Wundermaske looking confident and in good form following
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While the Carolina International is in full swing here in North Carolina, don’t forget that there is also another big event running this weekend. Poplar Place is running CIC one, two, and three star divisions
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The leaderboard certainly saw some changes this afternoon as the CIC3* division show jumped. As Jenni reported earlier, Marc Donovan’s course was challenging and required accurate, forward riding. It seems that this morning’s bogey fence,
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Boyd Martin and the Shamwari Syndicate’s Shamwari 4 were on their A game this morning. I was able to see the tail end of Boyd’s warm-up with David O’Connor, and I overheard Boyd remark that
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Happy Friday from Carolina International! We have a lunch break at the halfway point of CIC3* show jumping, which works out beautifully to bring you a quick update. As always, Marc Donovan’s course is top
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In case you missed us mentioning this throughout our coverage of the Carolina International CIC3*, Jenni had the brilliant idea of a biking tour of the cross country course via helmet cam. As the resident
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We wrapped up the first day of competition here at Carolina International with a press conference with the top riders in the CIC3* and CIC2*. Jan Byyny was all smiles this afternoon, though still cautiously
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Will Coleman and Conair came closest to catching early morning leaders Jan Byyny and Inmidair as one of the last riders to go in the Carolina International CIC3* dressage, with Joey looking very impressive for
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Jan Byyny’s 40.5 from this morning remained the score to beat after the first of two groups rode this afternoon. Several pairs will try to challenge in the final group, including Michael Pollard and Mensa,
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Kate and I went on a dirt bike tour of the Carolina International CIC3* course during the lunch break while Sally madly typed away on her lunchtime update, which you should check out here. I
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It is turning out to be some of the best weather thus far this spring, and both horses and riders seem relieved to have some fair weather to ride in. The scoring is coming out
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After much anticipation, the week for the Carolina International CIC3* is here, and with 46 entries and a star-studded cast, it’s going to be a heck of a competition. Both Jenni Autry and Sally Spickard will
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From Ashley Leith: On Saturday, March 15th there was a day of polo and PRO Derby Cross at Longwood Farm in Ocala, FL. The weather was glorious and many people came out to tailgate during
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Three events are on-going this weekend: Pine Top Spring HT in Georgia; Feather Creek HT in Oklahoma; and Copper Meadows HT in California. Here are a few results from divisions that have completed so far.
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Elisa Wallace rode Simply Priceless in the CIC2* division at Red Hills International Horse Trials in Tallahassee, FL last weekend. The pair finished in 13th place, adding 12.4 time penalties to their score. It appears
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You should never bet against Boyd Martin. I think we learned that when he pulled Neville Bardos out of a burning barn and then piloted him around Burghley for a top-10 finish just a few months
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