War of Will should’ve been the big headline this weekend at the Preakness Stakes, but it was Bodexpress, the horse who dumped his jockey John Velazquez and still finished the race riderless, who stole the show.
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… for putting up with all our crap. Over and over and over again. Let’s start with this little anecdote from trainer Sabrina Miller, who writes, “I thought you might find this amusing. I did.
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An inquest to investigate the deaths of 17-year-old Olivia Inglis and 19-year-old Caitlyn Fischer as a result of fatal injuries sustained in rotational falls on cross country in 2016 is underway at the New South Wales Coronors Court
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Last weekend, while our eyes were on Jersey Fresh and Chatsworth ERM Leg 1, another contingent of top international riders on WEG 2018 horses were out in force
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We’ve made a few Game of Thrones references here on the Weekly OTTB Wishlist before, mostly through horses with GoT-inspired names, but are you ready for an all-out anthropomorphism of OTTBs to some of our
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Orange was the new black this weekend at the Fourth Annual USEA Intercollegiate Championship where Auburn University won
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Students came from as far as Texas to contest the Fourth Annual USEA Intercollegiate Championship at Chattahoochee Hills, and it certainly has been one for the record books. The scores are tight, and it will likely come down
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Whitney Mahloch and Military Mind are the day one leaders of the Advanced division at Chattahoochee Hills. Winners of the first phase, Whitney and “Milo,” a 13-year-old off-track Thoroughbred (Military x Smart Balance, by Beau Genius)
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Bruce Davidson’s wife, Susie Tuckerman, has been hospitalized at Ocala Regional Medical Center following injuries sustained in a fall on Sunday, May 12, while riding at Chesterland South in Ocala, Florida. She has since undergone two surgeries to repair a brain
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If every horse jumped every jump with its knees to its chin and a perfect bascule, and every rider rode with George Morris-approved form, how boring would life be? Nah, we appreciate some variations on
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One-hundred eighty-one editions of #EventerProblems in, they just. keep. coming. Here’s your latest batch … enjoy! View this post on Instagram The awards presenters tried to come at us with 3 awards and I said
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For 673 accepted trainers, the journey to the Retired Racehorse Project‘s 2019 RPP Thoroughbred Makeover has begun! Between now and the Makeover, to take place Oct. 2-5 at the Kentucky Horse Park, four of those trainers
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Welcome back to the Finger Lakes Race Track in Farmington, New York! As one of the northernmost Thoroughbred race tracks in the United States, Finger Lakes has recently resumed live racing after their annual winter break.
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In this excerpt from his book The Rider’s Pain-Free Back, retired neurosurgeon and horseman Dr. James Warson explains why eventers can be prone to back pain. To persons who are not jumping enthusiasts, falls are
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This edition of Who Jumped It Best? takes us to the cross country course at the 2019 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event. Time for you to be the judge! Take a look at the photos
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A total of 47 pairs are entered to compete in the Longines Luhmühlen CCI5*-L in Germany on June 13-16, including two American combinations.
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A field of 30 horses and riders becomes a tightly-knit group of 24 as Di Boddy’s enormously influential showjumping course dropped key contenders out of the hunt at the Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth International Horse Trials,
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Galloway Sunrise has been a horse of many firsts for 24-year-old Fylicia Barr. She was the first person to sit on “Sunny” after she and her mother found the mare listed on Craiglist for $500. Since then,
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Doug Payne won the Jersey Fresh CCI3*-L this morning aboard Starr Witness, a horse who only just began her eventing career 15 months ago. The 8-year-old Dutch mare (Chello II x Carmen, by Veneur) came into Doug Payne’s
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All 25 combinations that presented at this morning’s soggy Jersey Fresh final horse inspection were accepted. The CCI3*-L Ground Jury of Bobby Stevenson (USA), Valerie Vizcarrando-Pride (USA) and Janice Conlon (USA) passed the entire field
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The first leg of the 2019 Event Rider Masters season is officially underway! Dressage takes place today at the Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth International Horse Trials in beautiful Derbyshire, England,
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Capt. Mark Phillips’ CCI4*-L cross country course unseated eventing veterans and paved the way for new faces to take over the leaderboard. By day’s end, Fylicia Barr and Galloway Sunrise emerged as the front runners for
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Thirty horses and riders came forward today to contest the first phase of competition at the Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth International Horse Trials. Among them were some of the world’s leading riders – including five-star
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