We’re halfway through the first day of dressage here at WEG, and Michael Jung and fischerRocana FST are holding the lead at the lunch break on a score of 40.7. And though we’re likely to
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Welcome to the first morning of WEG competition! We’ll be bringing you live updates from the competition each day, so keep refreshing this page for all of the insanity (or as much insanity as there
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Tell me that you looked at that picture of Kim and Sparky and didn’t “Awww” in your head. Try to tell me that! The games have officially begun, with 98 horses progressing to the next
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On the heels of a mostly successful first horse inspection for the eventers in Normandy, the team and individual riders are being announced for their respective countries. As we announced earlier this week, the U.S.
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Standing in the stable courtyard of Haras du Pin this morning, a wave of déjà vu washed over me. I had a chilly feeling about it, like I’d seen this place before — but where?
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The top 30 riders from the Grand Prix competition moved forward to the Grand Prix Special today, and it was the Charlotte Dujardin game again as she and Valegro claimed the top prize.
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It’s finally here – eventing time at #WEG2014! While the dressage, para-dressage, and reining competitions will continue, the endurance and eventing phases will begin, bringing us to what we’ve all been waiting for here at
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Hello from Haras du Pin! After our epic adventures yesterday, we hit the ground running this morning, with Leslie going on a tour of the venue and me setting off to walk Pierre Michelet’s cross-country
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The first horse inspection here at Haras du Pin has just wrapped up, and I’m thrilled to report that all the American and Canadian horses passed with flying colors — and looked fantastic while doing it!
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It’s a quiet day here at Haras du Pin but there’s anticipation in the air and quite a lot going on behind the scenes. We wandered around with a camera, capturing the calm before the
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All Americans Accepted !!! pic.twitter.com/BZhl7tVDpf — sinead halpin (@sinead_c_Halpin) August 27, 2014 We’ll have a full recap on the jog later on today, if our poor EN souls can find suitable WiFi, but in the
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If you are not an FEI TV subscriber, the FEI Channel and Universal Sports are doing a wonderful job of providing highlights and a look behind the scenes at WEG this year. It helps those
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The sun is setting, and Jenni and I are huddled around a bourbon barrel in the Kentucky Ale bar in the Games Village. We haven’t slept in 33 hours and are on our fifth beer,
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The skies let up a little bit today, offering only a tiny reprieve from the rain in Normandy. However, temperatures remain chilly, and the forecast doesn’t offer much hope for the week. At least the
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The FEI’s talk show, Chez Phillip, is back with a third episode today. In this episode, we’ll meet some prominent para-dressage figures as well as some reining riders who are vying for a medal this
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Team Great Britain was all smiles today after a brilliant ride from Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro. The pair danced their way through a fluid test to earn a provisional score of 85.214%, which was later
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For those of us stuck at home while WEG is in full swing, the FEI Channel on YouTube has a good fix. Between talk shows and interviews, each video gives viewers a behind the scenes
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I’m a legendarily terrible packer. Seriously. I’ll get somewhere and have 10 shirts but not a single pair of pants, or vice versa. I’ll remember to bring socks or underwear but never, ever both. It’s
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On the eve of Team USA’s arrival at Haras du Pin, the USEF has officially announced both Team and Individual riders for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Four horse and rider combinations will compete
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Oh my god: double rainbow all the way across the skyyyyy ! #GamesVillage #concertnight #WEG2014 pic.twitter.com/F3GWat6Uxr — Normandie2014 (@normandie2014) August 25, 2014 You guys, a double rainbow to start the week of WEG competition? How
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EN is officially en route to WEG, and by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, we’ll already have posts up from Normandy. We’re going to be churning out content just as fast as we can
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Day One of competition at the 2014 World Equestrian Games is officially in the books! Today, the reining, dressage, and para-dressage horses riders duked it out for the first time, and both the German and the U.S. teams for each sport are currently atop the leaderboard going into Day Two.
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The great migration has commenced, and the USA and Canadian contingents are packing up their respective layover spots and heading to Normandy. WEG week is officially here, EN, and we’re not sure we could be
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