For the third consecutive year, a French rider has lifted the trophy at the home CCI4*. Gwendolen Fer’s beautiful clear round aboard her experienced partner Romantic Love secured her the title – and made her
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What a hard day for the sport. I am thrilled for our American pairs who finished strong yesterday, but I mourn with Boyd, Lucy and all who love Crackers. I cannot imagine their grief.
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It was enough to inspire flashbacks to the Rio Olympics. Like that fateful course, which toppled the hopes of so many, Pierre Michelet‘s Pau track laid waste to the leaderboard and conquered even the most experienced
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We are devastated to report that Boyd Martin’s mount Crackerjack has been euthanized after sustaining multiple fractures to his right front pastern on cross country at Les Etoiles de Pau CCI4*. The incident occurred in the
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Forget what you’ve heard: there’s nothing soft about Pau. Designed by Pierre Michelet — the man responsible for that Rio course, as well as last week’s courses at Le Lion d’Angers, France’s four-star makes the most
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El oso de Pau A post shared by Manuel Carlos Villa (@manuelcarlosvilla) on Oct 27, 2017 at 5:42am PDT Good morning, EN! Rise and shine and get your live stream and cup of coffee set up
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The shock withdrawal of Michael Jung and La Biosthetique Sam FBW from Pau has opened the door for the possibility of a new number one in the FEI World Rankings, a title held by Jung for the past two years.
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We have a big week ahead at Les Etoiles de Pau CCI4*. Tilly Berendt is on the grounds at Pau for EN and will be bringing you full reports each day. You can watch the entire
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It’s finally my favorite time of year! Not only is it VAHT weekend, which is my all time fave hometown event (whoop whoop!) but it’s also starting to cool off, which is a huge relief.
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Several riders flirted with a sub-40 mark in today’s dressage, but only one managed it. British rider Ros Canter and her own Zenshera threw down the gauntlet with a 39.7, putting themselves in an enviable position going
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63 horse and rider combinations trotted up as the sun rose over Pau this morning, and all 63 – including our three American combinations – passed and will go on to dressage, despite holds for Ben
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Everybody is all fired up about the new FEI rule changes (I am too, don’t worry) but mostly I was pumped that I did a bareback around the farm hack on my OTTB Turkey, who
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Following last week’s call from the United States Eventing Association for the FEI to mandate use of frangible technology on certain types of cross country fences at international events
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Deep in the south of France, nestled into the Pyrenees mountains, 64 of the world’s best horse and rider combinations are gearing up to tackle the final northern hemisphere CCI4* of the year. This year, we
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We have been anxiously awaiting the final draft of the FEI’s proposed 2018 rule changes for eventing, and after incessant refreshing the chinchillas were finally rewarded this morning. The proposed changes for 2018 will be
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Entries for the Australian International Three-Day Event at Adelaide have been released, with 21 combinations slated to come forward for the Mitsubishi Motors CCI4* on Nov. 16-19, 2017, the final four-star of the year.
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Riders Erin Jarboe, Ariel Scholl, Hannah Ackerman, and Jamie Yale contributed to a team win this weekend at FENCE in Landrum, SC! All three UGA teams had great rides with competitive scores. Way to go
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While the best young horses in Europe were competing for top honors in France this weekend, I was watching my 6-year-old Thoroughbred complete his first Novice horse trials at a local event. He finished on
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We all put our own riders up on a pedestal in international competition, but nothing can rival the French and their unerring enthusiasm for the cavaliers who wear the tricolour. Le Lion d’Angers has been packed
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It’s been Izzy Taylor‘s week, and a fitting last hurrah to what has been her most successful season ever. Rounding off the morning’s showjumping session, she jumped an effortless double-clear to clinch the six-year-old World
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https://www.instagram.com/p/Bag4aBNgLda It’s no exaggeration to say the cross country course at Le Lion d’Angers is one of the most beautifully decorated in the world. I get excited every year to see what in the world
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Say what you like about the French: they know how to have a good time. The atmosphere at Le Lion today was electric from before the start of cross-country, with thick crowds at every fence
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Good morning from the Loire, where the sunshine is cascading over a sprawling course that’s already heaving with excited spectators. As it turns out, Le Lion is a BIG DEAL to the French, and everyone,
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