The Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials delivered a nail-biting day of cross country yesterday in West Yorkshire, England. Forty-three of the 66 starters in the CCI3* jumped clear rounds over Ian Stark’s beefy track to give us
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Yesterday’s long, undulating cross country course was a big test for competitors at the MARS Incorporated Bromont Three Day Event. The ground jury held five horses in total to take a closer look and make sure they were fit
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The final horse inspection on Sunday morning at a three-day always has a slightly different vibe than the initial one on Wednesday evening. The crowds are bigger, more hushed; the equine hijinks are – mostly
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Sometimes you cross country so fast your clothes come off! Doug Payne knows the feeling. He and Getaway cruised around the CCI3* at Bromont yesterday for sixth place going into the final phase.
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We knew the MARS Incorporated Bromont Three Day Event wouldn’t be a dressage show. The undulating terrain requires an incredibly fit horse with enough experience to negotiate the questions presented by designer Derek di Grazia.
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When eventing phenom Ian Stark flexes his course-designing muscles, the eventing world sits up and takes notice, and never more so than at Bramham. Set in the heart of North Yorkshire, the Bramham Park estate boasts sweeping
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We are heartbroken to confirm that Chuffy Clarke’s mount Second Supreme collapsed and died on cross country today while competing in the CCI3*-Under 25 at the Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials.
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Only seven of the 19 CCI3* combinations to start cross country at the MARS Incorporated Bromont Three Day Event came home without jumping penalties, and time was the ultimate factor in determining the leaders.
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CCI3* leader Felix Vogg, of Switzerland, said the MARS Incorporated Bromont Three Day Event cross country course “is one of the most beautiful places in the world” and “perfect for eventing.” We couldn’t agree more.
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Bromont CCI is definitely on my bucket list of events to visit and being from the New England it’s actually several hours closer to me than many Area II events, yet I still haven’t gone!
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Switzerland’s Felix Vogg initially came to the U.S. to spend the winter and early spring season preparing to compete at the WEG Test Event at The Fork in April. After the Carolina International in March,
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Happy Friday, denizens of the eventing community! As I’m currently milling around somewhere in North Yorkshire, crying about oxers wide enough to live under, I’m afraid your Friday video this week is a lonely one,
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Another day packed to the rafters with dressage tests dawned on Bramham today, with yesterday’s high standards proving a worthy challenge to Friday’s competitors.
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I sometimes wonder how horses would explain the sport of eventing if they could talk. “First, we do our little turn on the catwalk. Next, we show off our moves on the dance floor ….”
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History will be made on Saturday in the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes, but whether Justify will join the illustrious elite who have won the Triple Crown or earn his spot on this particular
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Bromont is underway! The CCI1* and CCI2* divisions completed their dressage yesterday — you can read Leslie Threlkeld’s full report here. And thanks to the fine video skills of The Horse Pesterer, we’re now able to
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With Bromont as the remaining CCI3* of the North American spring season, the competitors are a mixture of newcomers to the level and experienced horses taking a crack at a WEG qualifier. A strong crop
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Now that the monsoon of May is seemingly over in Virginia, it was closely followed by the five days of hives, which is subsequently accompanied by the great balding of June. My lovely sensitive little
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As the penultimate pair to head down centerline in the MARS Incorporated Bromont Three Day Event, Will Coleman and TKS Cooley (Vivaldo Van Het Costersveld X Badgerhill Cruise, Cruising) threw down a 31.7 to take
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It’s Ladies’ Day again at the EquiTrek Bramham International Horse Trials, with the fairer sex leading all three sections. Don’t worry, we’re happy to wait for a moment while you press play on this: JULIA
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Could the sky have been any more blue in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for The Spring Event at Archer this past weekend? Last weekend marked the second ever horse trials held at the newly established Archer Equestrian
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Chinch (or “Le Chinch,” as he prefers to be called in the Frenchy regions of Canada) has a long and sordid history of Bromont course walks. Last year he went chameleon, in 2016 we saw
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The potential 13th Triple Crown in history is on the line with Justify the heavy favorite, poised to make history. Take a look at the entire field, and vote in our poll for who you
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