For 673 accepted trainers, the journey to the Retired Racehorse Project‘s 2019 RPP Thoroughbred Makeover has begun! Over the next eight months, four of those trainers will blog their journeys, including their triumphs and their heartbreaks,
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Sometimes people tell me that my job seems incredibly glamorous — after all, I flit from country manor to country manor, surrounded by blokes in slightly fruity top hats, and sometimes I even drink champagne for
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On Wednesday afternoon, British Eventing announced the finalised list of international and championship events for the 2020-2025 seasons, with eight losses and six new additions to the calendar. This announcement follows a length Strategic Fixtures Review.
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OK guys, I’ve been really slow this spring in getting my competition season started, and I’m gonna fully blame it on the weather here in Virginia, but it’s been pretty nice lately so I’m off
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From silver dapples to coats the color of freshly fallen snow, the grays were out in force at Rocking Horse Spring H.T. over the weekend, dominating several of the upper-level leaderboards. Many thanks to “The
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Or, at the very least, we have a harebrained idea and some duct tape. Nonetheless, you can always count on eventers to get the job done. In lieu of your regularly scheduled #EventerProblems programming, here
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For 673 accepted trainers, the journey to the Retired Racehorse Project‘s 2019 RPP Thoroughbred Makeover has begun! Over the next eight months, four of those trainers will blog their journeys, including their triumphs and their heartbreaks,
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They’re not old … they’re more mature, and that’s not a bad thing! There are some definite benefits to adopting and restarting an older horse. For one, you don’t have to worry about starting them
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I feel like it’s too early in the season to be experiencing this degree of horse show hangover, but here we are.
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After finishing 2nd or 3rd on multiple occasions at international events, Emilee Libby and Jakobi enjoyed their first big win over the weekend at Galway Downs International — and at the CCI4*-S level nonetheless! The
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Today’s edition of “Who Jumped It Best?” takes us back to sunny Sunday at the Belton International Horse Trials in Lincolnshire, England. There, we saw much of our forthcoming Badminton field — plus many of
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USEF has announced the potential list of selection trials for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The final list of selection trials will be published as part of the approved Eventing Selection Procedure for the 2020
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I truly believe that continuing education is a pivotal point of working in the horse industry, and last weekend I was lucky enough to audit the Daniel Stewart clinic at Skylark Equestrian in Brentwood, California.
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“This sport is tough, but we are tougher.” And they don’t come any tougher than Jennie Brannigan, who is recovering from a broken jaw a spill at Carolina International last weekend.
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We are officially in the thick of it, with events around the country doing their part to keep horse show ribbon manufacturers in business! This weekend saw one international event at Galway Downs in Temecula, California,
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It was one year ago that Jonty Evans and Cooley Rorkes Drift took home top honors in the Grantham Cup CCI4*-S at Belton Horse Trials. It was notably their first international win, but it was
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Who is the fiercest event horse in the land? Our NCAA college basketball inspired March Madness showdown marches on today with the Elite 8! How it’s seeded: To avoid petty squabbling amidst our chinchilla selection committee,
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In all the expert analysis of the Belton field (and there was plenty), nobody quite managed to predict the final podium, which was almost totally reimagined after the commencement of the jumping phases. 101 combinations
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One year after his victory in the Grantham Cup at Belton, Jonty Evans returned to the venue to make his first public appearance riding Cooley Rorkes Drift since his traumatic brain injury at Tattersalls in June 2018.
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Emilee Libby very much wanted to protect the Galway Downs International Horse Trials CCI4*-S lead in what would be her biggest win with Jakobi, and two major distractions didn’t stand in their way. First, Emilee
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The invention of text messaging has definitely made communication a lot easier, but along with that came text-induced anxiety. Every time my trainer’s name pops up on my phone my heart stops for a fraction
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Sir Mark Todd is no stranger to the racing world. After “retiring” from eventing after the Sydney Olympics in 2000, he turned to training racehorses in New Zealand. Lately he’s been back at it, training the first racehorse he’s had out in 10 years.
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Galway Downs is a favorite event of mine. Set in the Temecula valley, the venue sets you up for some pretty awesome surroundings — not to mention the herds of hot air balloons you’ll normally see on
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