BBC Sport has published an update on the condition of William Fox-Pitt following his fall from Reinstated at Le Lion d’Angers this weekend. Quoting British team coach Yogi Breisner, the article states that no timeline
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Andrew Nicholson recorded an excellent audio interview with Mike Hosking of Newstalk ZB radio talking about his fall at Gatcombe in August and subsequent recovery from neck surgery. He hopes to be back to competing
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When I was a kid, photos of Kim and Dan, Karen and Biko, and countless others hung on my bedroom wall. When I ran out of room, I hung photos from the ceiling. Maybe times
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We reported yesterday that William Fox-Pitt suffered a head injury following a fall from Reinstated in the 7-year-old division at Le Lion d’Angers. William was taken to the hospital for observation, and British Eventing has
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William Fox-Pitt has been taken to the hospital following a fall from Reinstated, an Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Teresa Stopford Stackville and Catherine Butler. The pair was competing in the 7-year-old championships for
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What a difference a year makes or in some cases – doesn’t. About this time last year we were all in various states of frustration and panic due to decisions to suspend the use of
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By now you’ve heard of EquiRatings, the new website that provides data and statistics from every international event in the world and is poised to change the way we analyze the sport. Founders Diarm Bryne and
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If you’ve never been to Fair Hill, you’re probably wondering why there are all these pictures of this weird metal tunnel. It’s a bizarre feature of the event, and somehow part of the charm while
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Dressage Day One: Commence!! The Chinch is very sorry to report that while he was intending to take his new mount to Fair Hill and contest the CCI3* in his quest for Rio, he was
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We’ve just concluded an eventful first horse inspection here in Elkton, Maryland at the Dutta Corp Fair Hill International, during which 11 horses were sent to the holding box, with three CCI3* horses not accepted upon
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The International Eventing Forum is a highlight of the off season for eventers across the pond, and this year’s schedule is especially exciting in that Jimmy Wofford will be traveling from the U.S. to speak at
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Fifty-nine horses and riders are entered to contest next week’s Les Etoiles de Pau CCI4* in France, with six combinations from North America appearing on the entry list. For Canada, Rebecca Howard and Blithe Hill
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We’re sad to report that Tina Cook’s homebred and 2014 World Equestrian Games partner De Novo News has been euthanized after a lengthy battle with pleural pneumonia,
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Just about two years ago, Beth Sokohl (owner of Buckahro) had a serious fall on course at a local horse trials that has kept her from getting back in the saddle. Over the past few weeks,
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A total of 82 horses in the CCI2* and 65 in the CCI3* will start the competition this week at the Dutta Corp Fair Hill International. The draw order for competitors has been posted, and
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Pine Top Farm in Thomson, Georgia has been approved to add a CIC3* division to its February 25-28, 2016 Advanced/CIC2*/CIC* event. Pine Top will now be the site of the first three-star of the new year
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How cool is this! What a small world the horse world can be, and how special this is for the Holling’s to receive such a special note and photo during a happy time for Downtown
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I had promised myself that this year, I would wait as long as possible until I body clipped my mare. Facebook’s On This Day feature has been making it a constant struggle because I’ve been
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I still smirk whenever a non-horse person foolishly declares that a horse is not as intelligent as other domesticated animals. Certainly, horse intelligence is a different sort of intelligence from a dog or cat, but there’s
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Concerns that the 2016 Olympic equestrian events could be moved out of Brazil have been swirling since Luiz Roberto Giugni, president of the Brazilian Equestrian Confederation
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Oh my goodness thank god it’s Friday! I am so very ready for a few free hours this weekend in which I can do absolutely nothing! My idea of a vacation is nothingness plus sleeping,
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Will Faudree is recovering from neck surgery after he sustained an injury following a fall at Five Points last month. He broke the C6 and C7 vertebrae in his neck after falling from Hans Dampf
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Wylie is over covering Boekelo (which you can tell because she did a music video full of swag for the jogs on our Instagram account), which is pretty cool I guess, but more importantly than
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