After Day 2 of RK3DE Michael Jung is tied for the lead
As expected, the second day of dressage in Kentucky ended with Michael Jung in first place with a score of 36.3 on La Biosthetique Sam FBW. What was not anticipated was that Tim Price tied for the lead...
View ArticleKR3DE Tim Price and Wesko in the lead after XC
If you don’t think you’ll be riding around Rolex any time soon, take the time to ride along with Rolex newbie Elisa Wallace. She had a very impressive first trip around Rolex, especially given that...
View ArticleMicheal Jung wins Rolex on FischerRocanna FST
It came down to one rail. One very costly rail — as the difference between first and second place at Rolex is $56,000. That one rail moved Tim Price and Wesko down to second place, moving Michael Jung...
View ArticleHere’s a great recap of Rolex
NBC sports did a nice overview of the event including interviews with several top riders. For a more humorous take on Rolex, you might enjoy this song:Filed under: Commentary, Competition, Eventing...
View ArticleWilliam Fox-Pitt wins Badminton Horse Trials on Chilli Morning
With a perfect show jumping round, William Fox-Pitt secured the lead in the 2015 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, overtaking Andrew Nicholson who had lead the field on Nereo after Cross...
View ArticleMr. Stickability
They don’t call Andrew Nicholson Mr. Stickability for nothing! Hard to imagine how he stayed on. Watching it in slow motion makes the concept even harder to grasp. Even more amazing is that the...
View ArticleZelda makes me smile
I love it when your horse makes you look good. You know, when they behave themselves and it looks like you can ride? I took Zelda for a cross country schooling adventure and she was a star! My...
View Article2015 Burghley Horse Trials Underway
The text under the video asks, “Are you brave enough?” Not me! This looks like a wickedly difficult course. The video above shows the “fast” route through. The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials started....
View ArticleBurghley — William Fox-Pitt now tied for first after dressage
William Fox-Pitt rode Fernhill Pimms in a lovely relaxed test to tie for first place with Michael Jung after dressage. You would never know that it was the horse’s first 4*. You can watch his test on...
View ArticleMichael Jung wins Burghley
It should come as no surprise that Michael Jung won Burghley. The only small surprise is that it should be on La Biosthetique Sam FBW and not FischerRocana FST, with whom he led after dressage — and...
View ArticleWilliam Fox-Pitt back in the saddle
Such good news! Until today there haven’t been many updates on William Fox-Pitt, who suffered a traumatic head injury competing at the World Young Horse Championships in Lion-D’Angers on October 17....
View ArticleAn amazing save
This one goes down in the record books and may just knock Andrew Nicholson off his “Mr. Stickability” pedestal. German rider Niklas Bschorer manages to stay on even after he sets off his protective...
View ArticleWho needs Aiken?
Okay, I’ll admit that I’ve been having Aiken envy. It seems like just about everyone I know has gone to South Carolina this winter. Or Southern Pines. Almost daily I am teased by Facebook posts of...
View ArticleIt’s Rolex Cross Country time
The Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event cross country phase is today. Going into the Cross Country Phase, Michael Jung on Fischerrocana FST with a score of 34.4. Close behind him was Allison Springer, on...
View ArticleMichael Jung holds onto his lead at Rolex
After another rainy cross country day at Rolex (what is it about Rolex and rain? Those fences are scary enough without dealing with sloppy footing). Michael Jung and FischerRocana FST are still in...
View ArticleMichael Jung wins Rolex
Somewhere in the Rolex coverage over the past weekend I saw the statement, “Michael Jung doesn’t make mistakes.” Maybe it was Jimmy Wofford, who said it, but Jung proved that statement true, winning...
View ArticleMichael Jung wins Badminton . . . and the Rolex Grand Slam
Last week, Michael Jung won Rolex riding Fischerrocana FST. This week he won Badminton on Le Biosthetique-Sam FBW. But that’s not all. He also picked up a cool $350,000 for winning the Rolex Grand Slam...
View ArticleNot Again. Another rotational fall. Another life lost.
This weekend there was a rotational fall at Jersey Fresh on the CCI3* course and 33 year old Philippa Humphreys died. She experienced at that level and she was riding an experienced horse....
View ArticleWilliam Fox-Pitt Update
After a weekend of bad news, it’s time for some good news. William Fox-Pitt is riding again, competing again, feeling better and aiming for Rio. Filed under: 1, Commentary, Eventing, Rider Safety...
View Article“Bring Your Helmet”: My Ride On Dante Maximus | The Chronicle of the Horse
Wow, this sounds like a blast. Probably the only way I’m going to get around anything bigger than a Beginner Novice course these days (why is that 30 years after my first event, I am thinking smaller...
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