My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
Most of the horses I see lead pretty good lives. They work an hour or so 4-6 times per week and are pampered with supplements, massages, and cozy blankets. They have plenty to eat and are kept in plush accommodations. There jobs may seem easy to us, who have to put up with work related […]
Read MoreOliver Townend is having a good year. After winning Badminton on Flint Curtis, he won the Landrover Burghley Horse Trials over the weekend on Carousel Quest with clean cross country and stadium rounds. Read more.
Read MoreIt’s the next best thing to being there. The Burghley Horse Trials website has an aerial map of the cross country course and gives you the chance to “ride along” with Captain Mark Phillips as he drives the course and looks at the fences.
Read MoreLast year there was a lot of talk about how to improve the overall safety of the sport. There were meetings. There was publicity about frangible pins. People talked about the relative safety of the long and short formats. Then you see a photo like this one published. There is a series of photos posted […]
Read MoreWith live streaming video of events such as Rolex and Badminton, I’m rapidly becoming an armchair equestrian. While Rolex coverage cost $12.99 this year, thanks to Horse & Hound Magazine, you can watch the cross-country phase of Badminton 2009 for FREE! Go to http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk on Saturday May 9 for all the excitement of cross-country at […]
Read MoreFor the first time in the event’s history, the Blenheim Horse Trials have been cancelled due to weather after the completion of the dressage phase and on the eve of cross country. According to an announcement on their Web site, heavy rain falling on already muddy ground made the conditions unsafe. Blenheim has been run […]
Read MoreGiven that my trusty hunt horse still has no shoes and isn’t in any shape to start hunting when the season opens next weekend, I’m coming to terms with taking my OTTB, Freedom, out on his first hunt. He’s been a star at the hunter paces that we’ve done, but I’ve yet to gallop him […]
Read MoreBurghley Horse Trials start today near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. A fixture on the International eventing scene since 1961, Burghley has always had a reputation for being a tough course that is a true CCI****. By all accounts, this year’s course should make the Olympics look like a walk in the park. While most of us […]
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