Team USA Recaps a Successful Day at Pau
Kate and I had a powwow last night before we passed out about how we would define a successful cross-country day at Les Etoiles de Pau. We ultimately decided that five riders making it around
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David O’Connor Talks Team USA at Pau
David O’Connor was kind enough to sit down and chat after finishing the final cross-country course walk with Team USA this afternoon at Les Etoiles de Pau. The dressage has been a mixed bag for
...» Read More!Photos from Rolex Thursday
Please enjoy a few photos I took between live blog sessions. David, Mark, and US eventing team’s dressage coach Oded Shimoni watch Karen and Mandiba warming up before they took the lead with a 43.7
...» Read More!Friday Notes and News: Rolex Previews Galore
is that music from the Batman soundtrack? Today is one of my favorite days of the year because the great Jim Wofford’s Rolex Preview comes in the mail from the COTH. Jimmy’s preview of each
...» Read More!Events This Weekend: Crunch Time
The Fork CIC3*: Homepage, Weather, LIVE SCORES, Ride Times For US team hopefuls, if the WEGs are the Super Bowl, then The Fork is wild card weekend (that’s the first round of playoffs for our readers who think of
...» Read More!Bracket Battle of Event Horses: ROUND 1 Cont.
The ENCAA Bracket Battle gallops on with the 2 vs 7 seeds from the O’Connor Region and the British Isles Region. Custom Made seems confident in his match-up with The Optimist, while the spunky Anglo-Arab
...» Read More!Events This Weekend
Rocking Horse (FL): Homepage, Ride Times, Live Scores, Weather Notes: Another great Rocking Horse spring season concludes this weekend. Buck’s My Boy Bobby is entered in the OP-A, and David is entered on one ride.
...» Read More!Spring Blog Chapter 3
Chapter 1, Chapter 2 This is Hannah Burnett coming to you poolside from David and Karen’s house–Lauren and I are having a little after work snack O’Connor style (cheese and crackers) and stealing some internet.
...» Read More!Davidsons Win at Tuesday Horse Trials
The first Advanced horse trials of the season was a one-day at Rocking Horse, in Ocala, FL on Tuesday. Bruce Davidson and beautiful Cruise Lion finished on a 51.9 to win the A-A division. Surprisingly,
...» Read More!Tuesday Classroom: Back to Basics at Canadian Training Sessions
Training sessions, whether US or Canadian are a great opportunity to learn by watching top riders learn. I spent some time today watching David work with his Canadian squad on cross-country technique at the beautiful
...» Read More!Event This Weekend
The first US event of the decade kicks off this weekend in Ocala, FL with the Florida Horse Park Winter II Horse Trials. As we have covered, the FHP events are being generously organized by
...» Read More!2010 Episode 71: David O’Connor
David O’Connor, President of the United States Equestrian Federation, joins us on the last show of 2009 to speak about the Alltech 2010 World Equestrian Games. Plus, we bring you the latest news of the
...» Read More!News and Notes
Horse used in Afghanistan suicide bombing Event horses have fallen 30% in value, Hollings say: “Jonathan [Holling] said he has noticed about a 30-percent drop in prices for mid-range horses. ‘Four years ago the young,
...» Read More!Eventing Nation TV Guide to Eventing Hall of Fame Gala
EventingUSA has put up some videos from the Eventing Hall of Fame Gala at the USEA convention. Â If you have several hours to watch them all, by all means, go ahead. Â But, I thought it
...» Read More!2009 Eventing Hall of Fame Inductees
The Eventing Hall of Fame Gala inducted 8 members into the Eventing Hall of fame on Saturday night. Click here for the rest of the inductees, and some great bios from the USEA. Click here for the Eventing Hall
...» Read More!USEA Convention: Saturday Afternoon Live Thread
Check out Kat Netzler’s recap of the Membership Meeting here. Thanks for visiting our Saturday live thread. Â *In live threads, I type as fast as possible in a real-time, stream of consciousness format. Â There is
...» Read More!USEA Convention Coverage Preview
Even though a court order forbids me from being around large crowds after that coup d’etat at the 2004 Pony Club convention, the 28th Amendment has prevailed and I will be arriving at the USEA
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