Friday News & Notes Presented by Stable View

It’s officially the first day of the last month of 2023! When I say time is an illusion, it applies to the fact that I usually don’t know which day of the week it is,
...» Read More!It’s officially the first day of the last month of 2023! When I say time is an illusion, it applies to the fact that I usually don’t know which day of the week it is,
...» Read More!For us as riders, we prepare for events ahead of time: making sure our horse is fit, sending in our entry, and fine-tuning our dressage test. For all the people who make our competitions go
...» Read More!View this post on Instagram A post shared by @heelsdownspark How are we all doing today, campers? Feeling full to the point of swearing off food forever? Ready to change your phone number and not
...» Read More!View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jonelle Price (@jonelle_price) Cosby Green is looking for a partner in crime! Fresh off her first five-star-finish at Pau, young American talent Cosby
...» Read More!Aiken charities, get ready: the Stable View Foundation is accepting applications for their 2024 charities from November 15th through December 15th. The Stable View Foundation was established in March 2023 with a goal of streamlining
...» Read More!I have almost exclusively weirdos with big personalities, but I have a new horse in the barn, and I have a feeling he will bloom into a big annoying personality just like the others, but
...» Read More!Listen, I don’t know what kind of superwoman powers Liz Halliday is wielding these days, but to go directly from the Pan American Games in Chile all the way to meet her horses on the
...» Read More!Listen, I may have a weird karmic fate for plain brown geldings, but Pippa Funnell seems to be opposed to brown geldings with right socks. And they must be tall and have one LEFT sock,
...» Read More!Everybody is excited to be in Maryland this weekend, either as a competitor or a spectator, but is it more exciting than picking up a new project from the track? Eh, in my world…the latter
...» Read More!The weather in Virginia has ben absolutely out of this wold nice. High forties at night, low seventies during the day, perfect lighting that makes everything look magical, and I’m honestly living my best life on
...» Read More!My passion for puzzling out young horses will always offer me a certain level of job security, because they all start out that way, and not everybody wants to deal with their formative years. A
...» Read More!Veronica Green-Gott contributed to this report. We knew Phillip Dutton and Z had been plenty competitive at Stable View in the past. We also knew Z (Asca Z – Bella Bouche B by Babouche vh
...» Read More!The entire team at Stable View has spent the last decade pouring their hearts and souls into the always adapting and improving facility here in Aiken, South Carolina, and this weekend is a celebration of
...» Read More!US Eventing team stalwart Phillip Dutton leads the Stable View CCI4*-S in both experience and placings as he and his World Equestrian and Olympic Games partner Z landed themselves in the overnight lead position after the
...» Read More!I forget how much base level fitness my horses have because of where they live. My turnout fields are large and mostly on the side of the hill, and my neighbor is an avid fox-hunter
...» Read More!We’re fully into the fall season now as we look ahead to the remaining major FEI events on the calendar for 2023. A few big events are yet to come, not the least including Morven
...» Read More!Let’s talk Oktoberfest. No, not the German festival with beer and lederhosen. It’s the 10-year anniversary of Stable View’s Oktoberfest, where the equestrian community flocks to Aiken from far and wide to compete from September
...» Read More!As far as I’m concerned, September and October are our best months in Virginia, because it FINALLY cools off at night, but it’s not yet cold during the day. To me, there is nothing better
...» Read More!I was really excited to read that Dr. Temple Grandin will be the keynote speaker at this year’s USEA Convention (see the link below), as I’ve been a massive fan of hers for many many
...» Read More!8 months ago, Jane Jennings was desperately researching why SF Vancouver II had started demonstrating symptoms similar to head shaking. The beautiful bay warmblood, nicknamed “Teddy,” was only eight years old. Despite the odds, on
...» Read More!Ok, for real, everybody stop what you’re doing right now and do a rain dance for Virginia. All year we had such nice weather, with regular rain to keep everything super lush. I was even
...» Read More!Today’s Defender Burghley dressage tests begin at 9.45 a.m. again (4.45 a.m. EST) with British partnership Richard Skelt and Credo first in the ring. Our first North American pair will be Will Faudree and Mama’s Magic Way, at 10.33 a.m. local/5.33 a.m.
...» Read More!I’ve decided to make my fortune in the horse world not by actually riding horses, or teaching other people to ride horses, or even taking care of horses, but making ASMR horse videos for TikTok.
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