As the World Equestrian Games approach, our Team horses and riders continue their preparation. Nearly the entire list of alternate horses are competing this weekend at the Horse Park of New Jersey HT, as well
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The U.S. eventing community is buzzing with excitement tonight after the WEG squad announcement. Team USA will be Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM, Phillip Dutton and Trading Aces, Sinead Halpin and Manoir de Carneville,
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Watching Be Mine tackle a fence or two on the cross-country course yesterday, I thought the horse looked really nice. Watching him jump an entire show jumping course today, however, my reaction was something closer
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This captured moment perfectly illustrates the ultimate highs of the sport of eventing. As Evander Holyfield so wisely said, heart is one of the biggest measures of success. In this tough sport, it is absolutely
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Michael Pollard and Ballingowan Pizazz have certainly built a reputation for laying down some phenomenal dressage tests, and today was no different as the pair put in a 41.6 to take a hold of the
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The CCI3* dressage has just kicked off here at Jersey Fresh, and the first nine horses have put in their tests to complete about a third of the division. Buck Davidson was the first rider
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A cross-country course is a pinball chute of highs and lows that can sending riders crashing from ecstasy to defeat at any given second. To locate where a rider — or a horse — is
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Ever since Buck Davidson entered an impressive five horses at Rolex, we’ve been waiting to see which three he would choose to ride. He decided this morning those three will be Caroline and Sherrie Martin’s
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Erin Go Irish is our newest series highlighting the success of Irish-bred horses and ponies in eventing. Michael Doherty of Irish Horse Gateway will be writing each week to discuss what makes Irish horses so
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Company Raylyn Farms’ RF Demeter had back-to-back second-place finishes at Schenefeld and Breda during her European campaign last fall, and Marilyn Little is thrilled she clinched a win today in the Carolina International CIC3* —
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Ballynoe Castle is continuing his comeback this weekend at Red Hills with an easy romp in the Open Intermediate division. He did his dressage this morning, looking very matter of fact about whole ordeal and
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It’s not every day a famous four-star horse makes an appearance at a wedding, much less escorts the bride into the ceremony. Carl and Cassie Segal’s Ballynoe Castle RM, Buck Davidson’s beloved upper-level mount, helped
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The USEA has released the updated list of the top 50 highest scoring event horses, which is re-analyzed at the end of each year. Buck Davidson’s ride, Ballynoe Castle RM, owned by Carl and Cassie
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Matthew Kiener kindly sent us this piece about Buck Davidson’s involvement in the canine rescue efforts of FlyPups. We talk a lot about Buck and his innumerable horses competing each weekend, but what does he
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Many thanks to Shelly at Ivegotyourpicture.com for sharing her beautiful photos from the High Performance Training Sessions in Ocala. Click here to read the report from yesterday.
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I was unable to attend yesterday’s session — thankfully our good friend Thehorsepester did! — but I caught almost all of today’s jump lessons with coach David O’Connor at Meredyth South in Ocala. The day
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Within a week, American eventing lost two of its most promising equine athletes, Lionheart and Santa’s Keeper. Over on Horse Nation, Jennifer Ferrell contemplated why, despite the fact that she knew neither horse personally, it
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Buck Davidson just informed us that Santa’s Keeper has been euthanized following heroic efforts to save him after he sustained a leg injury at the Ocala Horse Properties January Horse Trials Saturday. Dr. Nathan Mitts,
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Buck Davidson just notified us that Santa’s Keeper suffered a leg injury following the show jumping at Ocala Horse Properties January Horse Trials on Saturday. “Simon pulled up perfectly after show jumping but then seemed
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After serving two terms as president of the Professional Riders Organization, Phillip Dutton is stepping down, and Allison Springer is taking the reins, the organization announced this afternoon via press release; Buck Davidson will serve
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David Frechette, AKA The Horse Pesterer, has made a tradition of recording the very first dressage test of the year, so, of course, he was on hand last weekend at the Ocala Horse Properties January
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It’s a beautiful day here in Ocala, about 70 and sunny with a light breeze. The preliminary cross-country course has been riding fairly well and seems to be a good starter course for the season.
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While many throughout the nation are still battling arctic weather, the first event of the year has begun in Ocala, FL. As usual, Buck Davidson has an impressive number of horses competing this weekend, and
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