Sunday Links from SmartPak
View this post on Instagram A post shared by @elle.sisimcd This young eventer is going to be the coolest kid at the barn with Team SmartPak rider Boyd Martin’s autograph on her toes. How many
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Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM Maintain Lead in USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship
Saturday’s cross-country day at the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory was an excellent day of competition. Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM held onto their lead in the USEF
...» Read More!Can’t Hold the #1 Down: Tim Price Takes the Lead after Maryland 5 Star Cross Country
Newly-named FEI world #1 Tim Price has his pre-cross country routine down to a T — top athletes in the making, take note here: the key to success lies in a sack of McDonald’s, maybe
...» Read More!It’s Go Time: Maryland 5 Star XC Live Updates
Am I sad to be missing the second running of the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory in person? Why do you ask? I’m just sitting here at my computer
...» Read More!Hold Onto Your Butts, You’re Now in Jurassic Park: Previewing Ian Stark’s Beefed-Up Maryland CCI5* Track
THE ESSENTIALS Length: 6555m Optimum time: 11:30 Fences: 29 Speed: 570mpm “Last year, with hindsight,” I must have been insane,” laughs MARS Maryland 5 Star course designer Ian Stark, who has delivered us a new-look, considerably tougher track for
...» Read More!A Real Bum Clencher: Riders React to Ian Stark’s Sophomore Maryland 5 Star Track
Ian Stark’s second design here at the Maryland 5 Star has certainly upped the ante from its inaugural running in 2021. It was to be expected, for a designer doing his first 5* track on
...» Read More!Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands
There’s a new Napravnik on top at the Thoroughbred Makeover! Retired Thoroughbred jockey Rosie Napravnik won the eventing division at the 2019 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover with Sanimo, older sister Jazz won in 2020
...» Read More!The Sky’s the Limit for Sky Moon After Finishing First in Dutta Corp. USEA YEH Five-Year-Old Championship
The weather conditions were drastically different on Friday as the 5-year-olds took to the center stage for the 2022 Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse East (YEH) Coast Championships presented by Dubarry. With the sun
...» Read More!Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM Top USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship at Maryland 5 Star
The second day of dressage had lovely fall weather at the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory, much different from Thursday’s rainy conditions. Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM moved
...» Read More!Maryland 5*, Day Two: Tim Price Heads Friday Field But Woods Can’t Be Felled
Yesterday’s MARS Maryland CCI5* leaders, Woods Baughman and C’est La Vie 135, had arguably the worst possible conditions to deal with for dressage, battling through driving sheets of rain that were so thick you could scarcely spot
...» Read More!Four Things Every OTTB Owner Should Know About Saddle Fit
View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 (@commonwealthsaddles) So you’ve purchased a new-to-you ex-racehorse (or, you’re shopping for one at this week’s Thoroughbred Makeover!) and are eager to get kicking along
...» Read More!Maryland 5 Star At-A-Glance: Meet the Horses
We’re well underway here at the MARS Maryland 5 Star, with the second batch of 5* riders yet to go this afternoon. Yesterday, we introduced you to the field of riders and now it’s time
...» Read More!Dressage Day Two News & Notes Presented by Zoetis
If you’re all dressage-d out today, you can watch another kind of magic with Elisa Wallace’s mustang demonstration! She uses relational horsemanship methods to train some amazing things with very little (or no) tack. Can
...» Read More!Shmick Conquers All to Bring Home 2022 Dutta Corp. USEA YEH East Coast Four-Year-Old Champion Title
It was a rainy, cloudy day at Fair Hill, but that didn’t stop the action of the first day of the 2022 Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse East Coast Championships presented by Dubarry. Four-
...» Read More!Woods Baughman Leads Maryland 5 Star in the Downpour on Day One
As we checked the weather radar with trepidation this morning, watching the buckets pour outside the media center, we held hope that the forecast would be correct: the worst of today’s rain was supposed to
...» Read More!Thursday Video: Watch Woods Baughman Take the Maryland Lead
It’s been a short and sweet day at the MARS Maryland 5 Star — and at the very end of the day, in the most torrential weather of the day, we got ourselves an overnight
...» Read More!Maryland 5 Star At-A-Glance: Meet the Riders
As we move ahead to this afternoon’s start of 5* dressage here at MARS Maryland 5 Star, presented by Brown Advisory, we’ve dug into the numbers to introduce you to the 24-strong field competing this
...» Read More!We Have Footwear Questions: The Unofficial Jog Awards, Maryland 5 Star Edition
Getting to a CCI5* is an extraordinary accomplishment, and one that many riders will spend a lifetime working towards. Tens of thousands of hours; blood, sweat, tears; moments spent lying in the arena dirt wondering
...» Read More!Despite a Direct Hit from Hurricane Ian, All Systems Go for The Event at TerraNova
As Hurricane Ian made its turn to hit the west coast of Florida further south than originally anticipated — the first storm of its size to hit this side of the state in nearly 20
...» Read More!Dressage Day One News & Notes Presented by Stable View
Dressage begins! Honestly, I’m still not accustomed to the idea of a fall five-star in the US, but as only the second annual Fair Hill 5*, I think I’m excused. The weather this weekend looks
...» Read More!Wednesday Video from Kentucky Performance Products: Walk Cross-Country Courses Like a Pro
Every course designer has a different set of priorities and a different modus operandi — and understanding your designer is key to unpacking what it is they’re looking for from your round. Lucinda Green explains
...» Read More!1 Spun, 24 5* Horses Accepted in First Maryland 5 Star Horse Inspection
We are through the first horse inspection here at the MARS Maryland 5 Star, presented by Brown Advisory, but the jog was not without its dramatics for the 5* horses. A total of 24 5*
...» Read More!Maryland 5 Star: Team EN Makes Their Picks + Pick Yours & Win!
As is tradition here on EN, we love to nerd out ahead of a major competition and make our picks. For the MARS Maryland 5 Star, presented by Brown Advisory, it’s a small-but-mighty CCI5* field
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