Giddy-up
I watched part of the WEG opening ceremonies and I was impressed by the diversity of the demonstrations, but, like several EN commenters, I thought there should have been more emphasis on the horses. Horses can do tons of awesome stuff, like this and I have no idea why these guys were not part of the opening ceremonies. You can see an abbreviated replay of the opening ceremonies and live reining on NBC Sunday at 12pm ET and hopefully the editors will increase the percentage of horses shown.
Cowboyd
The US reining team is on track to take WEG gold on Sunday: COTH Saturday Recap, H&H Recap, Audio Interview. The COTH, the Horse and Hound, the USEF and the FEI (via press releases) are taking on the daunting challenge of covering all of the WEG disciplines. We will link to their coverage and any interesting stuff about the other disciplines, but our focus is primarily eventing.
HRH Sheikh Mohammed is ready to take on the world in the endurance competition which starts at 7am on Sunday. The endurance course covers 160km and snakes through approximately 30 farms around the horse park who were kind enough to loan their facilities for the WEGs. The endurance horses compete at a slow canter and the winner will cross the finish line probably in the early afternoon. Just for a little perspective on how much Sheikh Mohammed likes endurance, rumor has it that he purchased the 2006 WEG winning horse for well over $1 million. Link: Endurance press release. I consider the UAE significant favorites on Sunday.
Peter Atkins looks ready for business with the Australian Team
Go eventing.
