Hannah Sue Burnett leads the way in the USEF CCI2*-L Eventing National Championship at the Virginia Horse Trials. Riding Christa Schmidt’s Carsonstown to third place in dressage, the pair moved up with a double-clear cross-country
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EN, I hope you slept well with that extra hour of sleep. I also hope you got to have some Halloween fun this year. 4-year-old Laila Alexander certainly did dressing as a fairy with her very
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It’s been quite pleasant to have a chance to watch the USEF Live Stream, provided by RideOnVideo this weekend. After a year of missing out even on live streams for the most part, it’s been
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New course designer Clayton Fredericks started working with Galway Downs this summer with the mandate of making things harder. Although today’s cross-country did not change the top rung of the 4, 3, and 2*-L leaderboards,
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You know what’s scarier than a graveyard at midnight under a full moon? Snow in October. But alas, yesterday my critters and I “enjoyed” the first couple inches of snow fall we’ve seen this season
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There are so many great horses throughout the annals of eventing that many of us can only look back on with a sort of dim, fond nostalgia that comes with having missed out on the
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A strong CCI4*-L field of 11 horses will head out to cross country beginning at 11:21 a.m. PT / 2:21 p.m. EST. The top three after dressage are Boyd Martin with Luke 140, Phillip Dutton
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One thing I love about the West Coast events is the time differential; it is lovely to be sitting down to dinner and having a live stream to watch after work hours. Last night was
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Are your needs and/or your horse’s needs changing? Is the barn no longer a “happy place” for you? Or are you relocating to another area? How do you go about finding a new barn that
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The new normal of no spectators didn’t lessen the electric atmosphere surrounding the Galway Downs International CCI4*-L opening dressage late Thursday afternoon. While quieter than usual excitement nonetheless filled the air as Boyd Martin and
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Big congratulations go out to Caroline Martin today, as she not only dominated both the five-year-old and four-year-old YEH Championship classes at VHT but got engaged to Deniz Pamukcu! What a week! Winning both of
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The Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) Championship competitors were the first to take the stage this week at VHT International & Horse Trials. Caroline Martin will be returning home happy with two championship
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Possibly the only good thing that has come out of the year 2020 has been Cathy Weischoff’s YouTube channel, between her nightly “Quarantunes” drum sessions (which have been going strong for well over 180 days
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The 2020 Galway Downs International is underway in Temecula, California, and thanks to a live stream presented by USEF Network and produced by our friends at Ride On Video we can all follow the action
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It feels surreal to say this, but welcome to the first day of competition at the first North American CCI4*-L of 2020. Twelve combinations presented yesterday to the ground jury of Sandy Phillips (GBR), Wayne Quarles (USA),
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It’s all-clear at the first Galway Downs horse inspection! The Temecula, California, venue is hosting the USEF National CCI3*-L National Championships, marking the first time it’s been held in on the West Coast, as well
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Fall is here, and winter is quickly approaching, which means that even if you do have an indoor arena to ride in … it’s COLD out! What does this mean? Besides furry ears, blankets for your horse,
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Badminton Horse Trials, which was one of the highest-profile victims of 2020’s rejigged calendar, has announced its intention to run behind closed doors in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of abating. “After
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There are some pretty big events with some pretty hefty entry lists happening this weekend, so you know what that means: all hands on deck! The bigger the event, the more volunteers each event needs and
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I can’t deny that I am completely obsessed with this matching look from Chanel Rhodes and her mare Lady, on their peaceful ride with the Compton Cowboys to the Compton Library to cast their votes.
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What is Mike Etherington-Smith doing wandering around a field at Luhmühlen this week? Looking ahead to 2021, of course! (And aren’t we all….) There is some new acreage at the event’s disposal, which Mike says
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When Ocala Jockey Club, woulda-been new host of the 2020 USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championships, was canceled due to Covid-19, Tryon International Equestrian Center picked up the reins. To be held Nov. 11-15 in Mill Creek,
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Four-star eventer Ema Klugman won the Training Three-Day at Waredaca last weekend with RF Redfern, a 7-year-old Westphalian mare owned by Jeni Klugman. This is a pair to watch for the future — Waredaca marks
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