Derek di Grazia’s cross country courses at Twin Rivers are riding just as expected this weekend: challenging and appropriate for the level and time of year. Matt Brown on one of his three-star first timers,
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Good news coming from Camp Martin this week. Boyd posted an update on his blog with encouraging news that his recovery is going well and is, in fact, ahead of schedule. While there is still
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Julie Pate and her OTTB, Catch Me If You Can, made a splash at Chattahoochee Hills last weekend when they took a by-all-accounts spectacular flier into the Training water. Photographer Eileen Dimond of Liz Crawley
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Rolex released draw numbers this morning, and Buck Davidson and Petite Flower drew the first spot to lead off on day one of dressage. The numbers go through 76, so we’ve lost a few entries
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In times of seemingly senseless tragedy, it is very easy to seek a spot to lay the blame. As humans, we are taught from the beginning that most everything has a rhyme and a reason,
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I spoke with Mandy Alexander recently when I was working on a Thoroughbred Legends article about her OTTB, 3 Sleets to the Wind. Mandy said something that resonated with me and got me thinking: “There
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We’re heartbroken to confirm that Conair has died following an accident at fence 17 on the Advanced cross-country course at The Fork this morning. Conair looked wonderful at fence 16 when he galloped by me
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Andrew McConnon and Powderhound just show jumped in the CIC2* here at The Fork, and Jessica Bortner-Harris has confirmed the horse collapsed back at the barns and passed away soon after. Andrew was on the
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It’s a beautiful day for show jumping here at The Fork, and both Advanced divisions kicked off the action first thing this morning. In the Advanced Test A division, overnight leaders Emily Beshear and Here’s
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It certainly proved to be a very exciting afternoon in The Fork CIC3*, with horses and riders rising to the occasion to put in some truly memorable performances. Phillip Dutton continued his trend from yesterday
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The morning group in the CIC3* couldn’t catch Allison Springer and Arthur’s score of 47.1 from yesterday, and they’ll continue to hold the lead through the lunch break here at The Fork. Jessica Phoenix and
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Boyd Martin thought Phillip Dutton did “bloody well” today in stepping up to take over his rides while he’s sidelined with a broken leg following a mishap at Carolina International. In addition to piloting his
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We saw a small chunk of the large CIC3* class do their dressage tests today at The Fork, and Allison Springer and Arthur are leading the way on a score of 47.1. The test was
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Emily Beshear and Here’s To You set the benchmark as the second pair out in the first Advanced division here at The Fork, scoring 29.1 to hold the lead following the dressage. Quincy was going
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Bunnie Sexton announced this morning via Facebook that she is withdrawing Rise Against (“Ecko”) from Rolex. This would have been the West Coast pair’s four-star debut, and I know we’re not the only ones who
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The worldwide eventing community continues to mourn today at the loss of Headley Britannia, the greatest mare in the history of the sport and winner of Badminton, Burghley and Rolex. Brit, 21 at the time
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Lucinda Fredericks just announced on her Facebook page that Headley Britannia was put to sleep today at 21 years of age. The details of her death are currently unclear. Brit — widely regarded as the top
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As the resident crazy cat lady on the EN team, I have to endure John’s constant ribbing about why I don’t own more intelligent, loyal pets, i.e. dogs. But we’re not here today to discuss
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Even as a child, EN publisher John Thier refused to settle for just one piece of the pie. “One piece of pie?” laughs John’s mother, who recently sat down with us for an exclusive interview.
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One more Rolex entry — Libby Head and Sir Rockstar — trickled onto the list since our last update, bringing the final number of entries to 82, which breaks the previous entry record of 73 set
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I recently had the opportunity to chat with Gina Miles, 2008 individual Olympic silver medalist, about her philosophy on bitting. As you’d imagine, Gina has become very knowledgeable about the function and proper usage of bits during her career,
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In 2012, Michael Pollard took to his keyboard to voice his opinions on the state of the eventing in the United States. While there is much good to say about the sport, it remains an
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Broken thumb be damned, Kristi Nunnink and R-Star romped on cross country today at Galway Downs to win the CIC3*. Kristi and Rosie never let go of the lead from start to finish, and added
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