Night is falling in Germany and the horses and riders will be doing their best to get some nervous rest before the big day tomorrow.  Arthur should sleep well after proving on Friday US eventing

Allison and Arthur continued their impressive dressage in Germany today by posting a 40.0 to sit in second going into the XC.  While in Germany, Allison has been working with eventer and dressage specialist Bettina

43 horses are set to ride in the CCI4* Luhmuhlen dressage on Friday, which runs from 3:00AM to 10:30AM ET.  For a few hours on Thursday I had the time conversion mixed up and the

Luhmuhlen links: Scores, Homepage, First jog photos, CIC3* dressage results, Timetable, Entry list Timezone: Luhmuhlen is ET +6 hours, meaning that 1PM in Virginia is 7PM in Germany.   Schedule:  Thursday: CIC3* dressage — 2AM-10:30AM ET Friday:

I just received an email from Allison that Arthur, Wonderfull Will, and The Good Witch all passed the first inspection at the Luhmuhlen CCI4* in Germany, meaning that all three US pairs at Luhmuhlen move

My last few moments in Canada on Sunday Well friends, after a long night of driving I’m fighting the good fight to stay awake all day so I can fall asleep early tonight.  As a

Will Coleman and Nevada Bay jumping for the win (1) Will Coleman and Nevada Bay jumped a double-clear to win the Bromont CCI3*.  Will was placed third going into the show jumping, but Jessica Phoenix

Kelli and Axel Rose leaving the arena after their winning ride. Kelli and Axel Rose pulled two rails, but they had accumulated enough of a lead with great dressage and XC performances that they still

Minotaure du Passoir getting congrats from his owner and Boyd The top four CCI* riders were all separated by less than a rail after the XC.  Young rider Nina Ligon and Tokay (3rd after the

CCI3*: Two horses have dropped out of the CCI3* field as Sarah Cousins did not present either The Robber Baron or Tsunami.  All of the other CCI3* horses passed with no holds. Nat VC wins

   Paintball: Bromont was turned into a war-zone Saturday evening as several riders and event personnel (around 12 in all) went paintballing in the back fields.  Ian and Waylon do it right and were decked

Photo courtesy of Emily Beshear 1. Kim Severson and Tipperary Liadhnan +6.4 = 49.8  2. Jessica Phoenix and Exponential +0 = 57.6 3. Will Coleman and Nevada Bay +12.4 = 59.0 4. Rebecca Howard and

Courtney Cooper and Havasu Canyon Updated: The scoreboard confirms our initial report that Kelli made the time and leads the CCI2*.  The five riders behind Kelli all had issues, giving her and Axel Rose a

Boyd and his other 1* ride, Charla Boyd Martin went clean and fast on Minotaure de Passoir to maintain his lead from the dressage.  The rest of the CCI* rides looked pretty solid and I

The CCI3* Derek di Grazia course here at Bromont challenges the horses in a lot of interesting ways while keeping safety at a premium.  We will see how it rides on Saturday, but the course

The top 4 of the morning leaders at the CCI3* maintained their top position after the 11 afternoon rides, meaning that Kim Severson and Tipperary Liadhnan lead Gina Fiore and Feral Errol by just under

CCI3* scores at lunchtime: 1. Kim Severson and Tipperary Liadhnan – 43.4 2. Gina Fiore and Feral Errol – 44.2 3. Will Colemand and Nevada Bay – 46.6 4. Heidi White and Northern Spy –

Mia, Cedric, and Finley keeping an eye on things outside of camp Davidson The CCI* and CCI** riders get to relax today and focus on walking their cross-country courses.  As a rider, I always like

(1) There were only 9 CCI2* rides in the afternoon session, but they claimed all of the top 4 spots going into the XC.  Kelli Temple and Axel Rose combined great movement with technical precision to

Rain has started to fall here at Bromont during the lunch break, but The Beatles are playing over the speakers and life is good.  There were a lot of quality rides this morning in both

Competition at Bromont is getting started today with the CCI1* and CCI2* competition.  Bromont is beautifully situated situated within the green Canadian mountains, and I have been throughly impressed with the event so far.  Event

Boyd and Min (1) The Ground Jury held 8 out of around 100 horses that were presented today, but only spun one (Here N Now in the CCI*).  Probably around 20 riders were asked to

Will Coleman and Twizzel have been removed from the Luhmuhlen entries list, leaving Jennifer Wooten and The Good Witch, Allison and Arthur, and Michael Pollard and Wonderful Will as the three US pairs scheduled to