Need to Know Wednesday
A growing number of Paralympians are war veterans. On one hand, it breaks my heart to write about the extraordinary sacrifice made by so many heroes. On the other hand, nothing is more inspiring than
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Darren Chiacchia Speaks About His Arrest And HIV Charges
Darren Chiacchia spoke with a local Buffalo, NY news station about the charges that he had sex with a partner without disclosing that he was HIV positive. *Warning: accident video included* Read Darren’s full interview.
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3D3W: Allison Springer part 2. Allison Springer says wear your helmet. The local Aiken media covered Full Gallop. WM 12: At last a high interest investment In day 12 of her coma, Courtney King-Dye is
...» Read More!Friday Notes and News: Wellington Bids for World Equestrian Games
Wellington, FL will announce it’s candidacy for the 2018 WEGs on Saturday. From the Palm Beach Post: Equestrian Sports Productions, the organization that produces the annual Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington is “announcing its intentions two
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photo courtesy of becca Oliver Townend had a ‘fireside chat’ with the media. Full interview, H&H recap Zara Phillips gave a very candid description in the H&H about Toytown’s soundness and her WEG prospects.
...» Read More!Jan Byyny Improving After Stroke
From Surfireeventing.com: As a result of her accident, Jan’s carotid artery was dissected, resulting in a minor stroke that caused damage to the language area of her brain. This has affected her ability to speak
...» Read More!Late Night News and Notes: Toytown Benched for WEGs
Afternoon update: Allison Springer on 3D3W Zara announced on Monday that the incredible Toytown will not target the WEGs, due to injury: Pippa Cuckson’s article, TJR. Toytown is a World Champion and hardly needs any addition
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*Red hills results, Chronicle Red Hills recap, another local recap, USEA recap Rebecca Howard is heading home monday morning. Rebecca’s blog tells the story of the pain scale. In Oklahoma, it’s now legal for non-vets to
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Red Hills: Live Scores An explanation of the new drug rules from the great Kent Allen For the latest on Rebecca Howard, check out Sinead’s blog, which explains that Thursday was a struggle but that Rebecca
...» Read More!Statement from Jan’s Parents
Update: The USEA just published a short statement from Jan’s parents, explaining that Jan is stable, alert, oriented, and walking, and that the horse is fine. Jan’s parents were also kind enough to send me an email
...» Read More!Olympian Courtney King-Dye Hospitalized After Horse Fall
Dressage rider and US Olympian Courtney King-Dye is in critical condition with a fractured skull and brain hemorrhaging after being airlifted to a Florida hospital on Wednesday when a young horse she was riding apparently
...» Read More!Need to Know Wednesday: Good News for Jan and Rebecca
“in case we didn’t already know!” ~ from Sinead’s blog ****Sarah Lieser reports that Jan is up and walking (*link fixed), and that her family requests that friends and well-wishers respect her privacy. Also, the story links
...» Read More!Jan Byyny Pine Top Fall and Injury Update
Welcome from Google, check out the Pine Top recap, we mentioned that Jan suffered a broken wrist, ribs, and a concussion, and the head injury is the major concern right now. That’s all I feel
...» Read More!Tuesday Morning Eventing Links
Here are a few miscellaneous links for your browsing pleasure. 3D3W: Josh Walker, Amy Tryon part 2 The great Sally O’Connor explains the difference between giving rein in the prelim and 1* tests. Badminton first-timer
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(1) Sinead has posted another update on Rebecca’s health: “So Rebec seems to be in pretty good spirits( prob bc she got her cell phone and an epidural .. i dont know which one she
...» Read More!Rebecca Howard Pine Top Fall and Injury Update
From Sinead Halpin’s blog: “Yesterday at 4:15 Rebecca endured what most event riders fear most, a rotational fall. The fence was a nasty upright at the end of the course. The fence was set at
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For some reason, the great response we got to the EN Census reminds me of my favorite Eventing Nation related comment ever, which was posted on a COTH thread. LisaB said something to the effect
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Alex Hua Tian has all the potential to be an eventing icon for years to come. Imagine being the first Olympic rider for the largest country on Earth, a country with tremendous equestrian heritage, and all
...» Read More!Darren Pleads Not Guilty
Olympian Darren Chiacchia had a plea of not guilty entered on his behalf Tuesday to felony charges of not disclosing that he was HIV positive to a sexual partner. Prosecutors charged Darren with a first degree
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Noon Update: Bruce Davidson’s Rolex blog part 2, Leslie Law part 2 Jersey Fresh has joined the PRO tour Event Series. The only PRO event I remember from 2009 was the highly entertaining puissance at
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Dressage tests: there’s an app for that. In New Zealand, if your horse escapes onto a highway and a car hits it, you are liable. $30,000US is up for grabs at the Ocala CCI**, which
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Noon update: Holly Hudspeth on 3D3W Interview with Sean Crocker, Part 1: Courtney Young (of 3D3W) authored this for our friends at the COTH, and I just talked with Courtney and she will be writing
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Lowballing on Valentines Day with Boyd: Not having the all-important Australian accent, I decided to stick to flowers. WM: Rollkur Opinion Polo Federation President Dies in Fall Pine Top Results, FHP Results, Ram Tap Results
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