International competition concluded Saturday night, but the excitement stayed with finalés for the Horse Trials and Regional Championships components of the Eventing Championships at Galway Downs on Sunday. There might have been fewer current stars
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“I was freaking out all day,” admitted young rider Molly Duda of the hours preceding her first CCI4*-L victory – in her debut at the level no less. She’d taken over the lead ahead of
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Fans and community leaders came out in force to see what all this Olympic equestrian fuss is about and Galway Downs contenders put on a first class exhibition of the sport. With 400+ gathered at
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The energy building for several years crackled with new intensity as the Eventing Championships at Galway Downs (Temecula, CA) unfurled amid news of the venue being the proposed site for LA28 Olympic equestrian competition. That
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Today marks the beginning of The Eventing Championships at Galway Downs, one of the final FEI events of the season as well as the Area VI championships for National divisions. It’s a busy weekend, and
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Young professional Tommy Greengard and That’s Me Z added this year’s Galway Downs Preliminary Challenge title to their two years of ongoing successes in the sport. Launched in 2009, the Challenge is a West Coast
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Horses and riders were undaunted by the condensed schedule mandated by Saturday’s heavy rain forecast. They embraced an unusually busy day of competition to close out the Galway Downs International Horse Trials with super sport
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Mai Baum is 18. He’s hot. And he knows it. The German Sport Horse and his 2023 Land Rover Kentucky 5* champion partner, Tamie Smith, established a distant lead in dressage — scoring a 23
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It’s a hefty weekend of 4* competition coming our way with four CCI4*-S events running around the world. With most eyes on Paris and spring 5* destinations, these 4* competitions are a handy peek at
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In competitive eventing, there is one unexpected element that can keep a show from running. Officials may be in place, there could be plenty of entries, the grounds can be prepared, but without volunteers, the
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Alessandra Allen-Shinn is outstanding in her field. Literally. As in, she’s happiest while out standing in the field – ideally, a cross-country field. Designing the course, building the obstacles, working the ground or galloping across
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After soliciting expressions of interest to host the next USEA American Eventing Championships, the US Eventing Association (USEA) has announced it has begun contract negotiations to host a fully West coast-based Championship in 2025 at
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When 15-year-old Harper Padgett arrived at the USEA’s U21 Emerging Athlete national camp this week, she didn’t know what horse she’d be riding. The Seattle-based rider’s three horses are in Florida for the winter, so
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As a six-time Olympic silver medalist and renowned international course designer, Ian Stark has seen a lot. One thing he hasn’t seen is another equestrian venue stage a clinic anything like the Galway Downs fundraising
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Ingrid Klimke’s Masterclass in the Wine Country drew 700-plus enthusiasts Dec. 2-3 for a fantastic, fun weekend of learning from the 5-time German Olympic eventer and international dressage rider. Ingrid’s love of the horse was
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Want to see what it’s like to compete at Galway Downs (Temecula, CA) for a weekend? You’re in luck, as vlogger Shayna Chapman has shared a vlog on her Shay’s Way YouTube channel to take
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The annual Galway Downs fundraising clinic is set for its 26th year – Jan. 19-26, 2024 and sign-ups are open now! Olympic eventers Ian Stark and Jock Paget are the featured clinicians. Land Rover Kentucky
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Welcome to The Debrief, where we’ll recap the experience of a rider following a big result or an otherwise memorable competition. Today, we’re catching up with Area V’s Scarlett Peinado, who journeyed all the way
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We’ve got a brand new edition of Who Jumped It Best? coming your way from the Young Rider Championships, presented by USEA, held at Galway Downs at the start of November. This series of photos
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Regional stars took center stage Sunday, Nov. 5, with all the razzle dazzle afforded to Saturday night’s contenders in the 2023 USEF CCI4*-L and CCI2*-L Eventing Championships, the Adequan CCI3*-L and the USEF Eventing Young
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An exciting weekend at Southern California’s Galway Downs International came to its conclusion on Saturday with new national champions emerging in the CCI4*-L and CCI2*-L levels along with the USEF Eventing Young Rider Championships presented
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Galway Downs (@galwaydownsequestrian) Liz Halliday-Sharp was certainly “keeping it Cooley” at Galway Downs this weekend, and what a whiplash-whirlwind weekend it was. Thanks to owners Ocala
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It was a day full of dressage tests for the USEF Eventing Championships taking place at Galway Downs. Liz Halliday and Cooley Nutcracker took the early lead in the USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship, while
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