My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
If you couldn’t cop tickets to Thursday night’s Central Park Grand Prix (at a cost of $275 per ticket) not to worry. NBC Sports Network will broadcast the event live, most likely giving you an even better view than the pricey seats would afford. This broadcast will mark the first time an equestrian sport has […]
Read MoreIt takes a lot of focus and control to keep going when your bridle comes off unexpectedly . . . but Gregory Wathelet (BEL) and his mount Conrad de Hus still managed a clear round at the Prix du Qatar. How many horses do you know that would keep going with the bridle and ear bonnet […]
Read MoreSapphire, McLain Ward’s wonderful Belgium warmblood mare, died today from complications of colic. She was 19. Sapphire was retired in 2012 after injuring her check ligament after a stellar career that included winning two Olympic Gold medals. McLain Ward posted this message on his Facebook site today: With a very heavy heart I have to […]
Read MoreSkinny fences are always hard. They require riding toward them with absolute accuracy and determination. It’s oh-so-easy for your horse to “miss” a fence that is half as wide as normal. Sometimes, to practice, I’ll set up a vertical barrel. Coming down toward that, it looks very skinny indeed. Consider then, the challenge of jumping […]
Read MoreAt the Fort Worth Rodeo yesterday, Radar, a 23-year old Missouri Mule set a new record in the Coon Jumping competition clearing 5’8″. Now, most of us on the East Coast have probably never come across a coon jumping competition. As it’s name implies, the coon jumping class is named after the practice of jumping […]
Read MoreOkay, maybe not quite like this, but haven’t you had rounds where the rails go flying?
Read MoreAfter jumping 6’9″ to win the Puissance Class at the Washington International Horse Show last week, Tim Gredley and Unex Valente raced up another win over the 7′ wall at the Alltech National Horse Show. It is a heck of a long way down after they cleared that fence! Unbelievably, 7′ isn’t even close to […]
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