Thursday News & Notes
Spring might mean many things to different people but to me, it means one thing. Okay, maybe two. Mowing and weed-whacking. I spend more hours mowing in the spring than doing pretty much anything else
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Spring might mean many things to different people but to me, it means one thing. Okay, maybe two. Mowing and weed-whacking. I spend more hours mowing in the spring than doing pretty much anything else
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The spring season isn’t quite through yet. A strong CCI4*-L field headlines the Tryon International Three-Day Event, presented by Fairfax & Favor, and competition will get underway Thursday after the passing of the First Horse
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Ros Canter couldn’t be caught at Badminton this past weekend, clinching one of the largest winning margins in the event’s storied history — since the long format was abandoned, anyway — aboard the young Lordships
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The MARS Bromont Rising U25 scholarship program, administered by the USEA Foundation, is pleased to announce the first recipients of this year’s grant funding for riders aiming to compete in the MARS Bromont CCI (Quebec,
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We’re deeply saddened to report that WSF Carthago, the mount of Great Britain’s Fiona Kashel, has been euthanized as a result of an injury sustained while on course at Badminton Horse Trials on Sunday. The 13-year-old gelding,
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Callie Gaston (@c_g_equine) There’s nothing I love more than seeing a happy animal. From the cattle grazing in the fields around my house and my cats
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It seems like these days we look at each other’s lives through the lens of a highlight reel. We get to see the incredible trips, the best jumps, and the moments that we’re proud enough
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by EquiRatings (@equiratings) I’m still just reveling in the spoils of such great stories from this year’s CCI5* events thus far. You’ve got an incredible partnership that
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With out biggest spring five-stars only just behind us, it’s going to take us a moment to come down from the adrenaline high that’s been keeping us running for over two weeks straight at this
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When we started today’s showjumping finale at Badminton, it all seemed rather cut and, well, maybe not quite dry: wire-to-wire leaders Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo, assuming no absolute disasters befell them in the ring, were almost
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I’ve been glued to live updates and streaming to get the Badminton experience this past weekend, but there’s nothing that makes me feel like I was actually there then a good social media roundup. From
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In addition to Badminton, the action among our horse trials was fierce! We saw plenty of riders tackling new courses, from New York to Iowa to Utah. Recap this busy weekend here as we celebrate
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ros Canter (@ros_canter_eventing) Behold: the face of your two-phase Badminton leader, Lordships Graffalo. Frankly, I can’t think of anyone with a smile better suited to
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After the close of competition yesterday, which saw thirty horses complete after battling the holding ground, we were all pretty unified in one sentiment: this morning’s horse inspection would be an interesting one. How many
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There was a palpable air of trepidation ahead of cross-country day at Badminton, and fairly so: yesterday, the heavens opened heartily throughout the day, turning the grounds into a veritable mud bath — and a
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It looks like the sun should come out today over Badminton House, but will the drizzly weather of the past couple days mean our competitors will be doing a little tough mudding across the country
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It’s (finally) cross country day at Badminton! The riders have walked the course and made their plans — everyone’s doing no-rain dances, we suspect — and now it’s time to see how it all pans
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Welcome to Cross Country Day!!! I don’t even have to jump it, but this logpile has me soiling my trousers… and have you seen the owl hole? It’s possible I’m too scared to even watch.
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It’s one year removed from Nicola Wilson’s accident at Badminton, and this week she sat down with Nicole Brown to reflect on the intervening year. Nicola is undoubtedly one of the most positive and resilient
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Today’s tempestuous weather conditions saw over 7mm of rain dumped over Badminton, which has led to some alterations to the cross country course. These are as follows: Fence 15: Lightsource BP Pond – hardcore stone footing
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And that’s a wrap on dressage here at the 2023 Badminton Horse Trials — a memorably soggy one, mind you, but a day of sport in which the cream really rose to the top. This
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Day two of Badminton started extra early today in order to ensure a two-hour midday break for the Coronation of King Charles — and so it all feels rather serendipitous that our new leader from
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Rise and shine ENers! We’re back with the competition at the 2023 Badminton Horse Trials! We’ll be kicking off with the first competitor – Aaron Millar and KEC Deakon – at around 8am BST /
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