Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), a non-profit, charitable organization that supports the development of equestrian sports through the staging of events at the highest level, is thrilled to announce a new name and elevated 5* status
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Derek Braun (@derekabraun) Split Rock Jumping Tour’s Derek Braun took to Instagram this week for an impromptu tour of the newly-constructed barns at the
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by USEF Network (@usefnetwork) We look forward to the annual recap of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, and this year the “mainstream” highlight show has moved from
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Dani Sussman left the Kentucky Horse Park on a high. It’s an indescribable feeling to complete any event, let alone one of the caliber that is the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. Mix in the hours
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We all know why the Defender Kentucky Three Day Event is really the best weekend all year… It’s not the top-notch riding or the amazing cross country action. It’s definitely because of the Achieve Equine
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Somewhere buried in my Facebook photos reside some exceptionally poor Sony CoolPix photos from my various trips to what we then called Rolex Kentucky. When I think back to those years and teenaged me, one
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We enjoyed this short documentary following Will Coleman ahead of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, his and his team’s focus on their horses wellbeing and care always paramount to any discussion. Follow Will and take
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It’s time to play Who Jumped It Best? as we continue to look back at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event! This series of shots comes from the newly-added Walnut Mound question on the CCI5*
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It’s hard to believe the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event has come and gone already, but luckily there’s plenty of content to chew on as we make our respective journeys back home to nurse our
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Waking up this morning, a few scenarios ran through my head. In one, Tom McEwen or Yasmin Ingham took home the crown, each of them having somewhat of a comeback storyline when it comes to
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Since the inception of the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S, last year’s champions Karl Slezak and Hot Bobo have been the only pair who managed to finish on their dressage score — but now Will Coleman and
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And so we find ourselves at the finale of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, which feels like it’s been going on for months and seconds all at once. We’ve seen some very smart dressage, masses
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We saw a relatively tame and uneventful Final Horse Inspection this morning across both the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S and the CCI5* divisions. In the end, all horses were accepted, and one — Quantum Leap (Doug
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Every year when I pull in to Kentucky Horse Park on cross country morning, I’m reminded of just how much I love this venue and this event. The energy and anticipation is palpable: eager fans
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We all awoke this morning to a greatly-reduced field in the 2024 Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event after six overnight withdrawals. We’ve all said that this would be a bloodthirsty bunch,
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I just love these moments right before cross country, when the air’s full of anticipation of the story that’s about to unfold. Despite all the years (decades) I’ve been following eventing for – the many
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We always look forward to seeing what Derek di Grazia has brought from his brain to the hallowed grounds of Kentucky Horse Park each spring for the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. This year is no
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“Endurance, bravery, stamina, scope”; “fair”; “big”; “five-star”; “five-star”; “five-star”… That’s a Derek di Grazia Kentucky CCI5* course for you. The riders all seem very keen to get out there and give it a good shot.
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Welcome to the weekend ENers, and not just any old weekend – officially The Best Weekend All Year. It’s cross country day at Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event and we’re bringing you not one but two
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The British have landed! Tom McEwen and Yasmin Ingham are currently first and second, respectively, in the CCI5*-L, but when they’re not going head-to-head on the leaderboard, they’re always down for a good laugh. You can watch
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We had to wait until the final group of the field to see World Champion Yasmin Ingham’s early lead shaken on Friday at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*, presented by MARS Equestrian, and it
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We saw the leaderboard shake up a bit at the conclusion of dressage for the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. A competitive field was expected, with the Olympic selection committee
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What a day of dressage we had yesterday! The sun was shining on Kentucky and our stars of the show stepped up to the plate. Here’s our top three as things stand: 1️⃣ In pole
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