Highs and Lows: Burghley in Social Media
As is the case with most events, and with eventing in general, it was a day of ultimate highs and terrible lows, and everything else in between. We are left in the wake of the
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Tag Archives: WEG
Two Yellow Cards, Two Warnings Emerge from WEG
As the dust continues to settle from the eventing portion of the World Equestrian Games last weekend, the announcement of FEI yellow cards and verbal warnings has been made from the event. Yellow cards have
...» Read More!WEG Happy Hour: Chester Weber Drives USA into Silver Position
Most driving fans were likely waiting with bated breath to see world number one ranked driver Chester Weber take on the dressage today, and they were not disappointed. Chester scored a 79.9% to take the
...» Read More!Maxime Livio: ‘I Am Stunned and Devastated for France’
Maxime Livio released a statement on his Facebook page this afternoon following the FEI’s announcement that Qalao de Mers tested posting for the controlled substance acepromazine
...» Read More!Le French Chinch’s Adventures in Normandy
The world’s most well-traveled chinchilla added yet another stamp to his passport when he made a celebrity appearance last week at the World Equestrian Games. Chinch has always had a keen interest in WWII… …so
...» Read More!Maxime Livio’s Qalao de Mers Tests Positive for Acepromazine at WEG
The FEI announced this morning that Qalao de Mers, who placed fifth individually in eventing at WEG with French rider Maxime Livio, tested positive for the controlled substance Acepromazine
...» Read More!WEG Happy Hour: USA Takes Team Show Jumping Bronze, Driving Gets Underway
The U.S. earned their spot on the podium today in the team finale of the show jumping competition. Although Kent Farrington and McLain Ward both pulled rails in today’s round, Beezie Madden turned in another
...» Read More!Was WEG Cross Country Too Tough, Too Soft or Just Right?
To call a four-star cross-country course designer’s job “tough” is like calling the footing on last weekend’s WEG course “damp.” These people have one of the hardest jobs in the sporting world, imagining and then
...» Read More!Marianne van Pelt: My ‘Badminton 2.0’ Experience
It would be an exaggeration to say I went to the World Equestrian Games in Normandy out of spite, but I did get on that plane to Paris with the firm intention to prove someone
...» Read More!WEG Happy Hour: Beezie Lifts U.S. in Show Jumping, Germans Stand Out in Vaulting
Beezie Madden provided a boost for Team USA today in the show jumping competition, jumping a clear round aboard Cortes C to help vault the team into second place after the day.
...» Read More!Wednesday Video from KPP: Another Look at WEG Cross Country
Reporting for FEI TV, Sienna Myson-Davies visited Haras du Pin for the eventing portion of the World Equestrian Games this past week. Sienna goes all-access and gives viewers a great perspective on some of the
...» Read More!Is This the End of WEG as We Know It?
Countless stories continue to emerge out of Normandy, the host site for what is quickly becoming the most disastrous international equestrian sporting event in recent memory. From a total breakdown in traffic, toilets, food, drink,
...» Read More!Who Jumped It Best? WEG Show Jumping Edition
It’s time to play Who Jumped It Best? WEG Show Jumping Edition! Look at the 10 photos below of horses and riders in show jumping on Sunday at WEG, put on your George Morris hat and
...» Read More!Lindsey Taylor Moving On from Boyd Martin’s Barn
It’s the end of an era for Windurra, as Boyd Martin announced this morning that his head groom and barn manager Lindsey Taylor is moving on from his program, with the World Equestrian Games being her
...» Read More!WEG Happy Hour: Show Jumping, Vaulting Kick Off With a Bang
Week two of the World Equestrian Games officially kicked off today, with the vaulters and the show jumpers finally getting their chance to have the spotlight. In the show jumping competition, the Team and Individual
...» Read More!Tuesday Video from SpectraVet: Behind the Scenes on Cross-Country Day at WEG
We know you’re still nursing your WEG hangover in an effort to restore your sanity before Burghley kicks off, but we’ve got one more video to show you during your recovery process. We’ve been posting
...» Read More!The ‘World Queuing Games’: 13 Livid Facebook Stories from Eventing Spectators
Can’t say we didn’t see it coming. All week the Games had been struggling to accommodate crowd numbers that were less than half of 50,000 spectators Haras du Pin was anticipating for cross-country day. Jenni
...» Read More!WEG Chronicles: Defending Harry Meade’s Honor
I have many stories to tell about the three-ring circus that was eventing at the World Equestrian Games, but one of the most egregious things I witnessed took place just after show jumping concluded on Sunday afternoon.
...» Read More!Redemption in Normandy for Pint-Sized Portersize Just a Jiff
Tales of horses and riders who triumphed at WEG will undoubtedly continue to pour out of Normandy in the coming weeks, and Camilla Spiers and Portersize Just A Jiff are one such combination on top of
...» Read More!Breaking Down the Breeding of Top WEG Finishers
In response to how Team USA will move forward after failing to finish a team at this year’s World Equestrian Games, part of coach David O’Connor’s answer hinged on our horse power: “We need more horses, there’s
...» Read More!Why I Didn’t Go To the World Equestrian Games
In 2010, I took my young daughter to the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. We had a wonderful time. Two years later, the two of us made a grand trip to the London Olympics,
...» Read More!Game Faces of the 2014 World Equestrian Games
Now that the EN team has landed back in the U.S. — land of late-night pizza delivery, 24-hour gas stations and high-speed internet — we’re playing catch up on all the content we hoped to
...» Read More!Watch the Top Three Show Jumping Rounds from WEG
Did you miss out on the live action from the eventing finale in Normandy yesterday? Well, you’re in luck! Thanks to Universal Sports, we’ve got video of Sandra Auffarth, Michael Jung, and William Fox-Pitt show
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