My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
After the second day of dressage, William Fox-Pitt and Chilli Morning are currently in the lead. Andrew Nicholson is in second place on Quimbo and in 3rd place on Calico Joe! Take a look at Fox-Pitt’s ride on Chilli Morning. As reported in Eventing Nation, he says: He’s a rare horse in that he’s at […]
Read MoreWilliam Fox-Pitt held onto his lead after cross country and won his second Rolex, this one on OTTB Parklane Hawk. He know has won the first two legs of eventing’s “grand slam” of Burghley and Rolex . . . and Badminton is coming up next week! Here’s their stadium round:
Read MoreThis year’s cross country course at Rolex asked some tough questions — which was apparent right from the start when only one of the first five riders (experienced ones, too) finished the course. In terms of safety, this was a day when the frangible pins did their job. The Chronicle of the Horse reports that […]
Read MoreBurghley is always a tough event and this year the fences were enormous. To finish in the top 10 on a regular basis would be a triumph of skill, luck and the ability to find and develop amazingly talented horses. To win Burghley six times is hard to imagine but that’s exactly what William Fox-Pitt […]
Read MoreThe videos of XC are all posted on Burghley TV. It was a good day with 52 clear rounds, no serious injuries and no fence that racked up rider casualties (I believe there were four falls, each at a different fence). Going into showjumping, William Fox-Pitt is in the lead, potentially winning his sixth Burghley […]
Read MoreCongratulations to William Fox-Pitt and Cool Mountain who won Rolex 2010 on their dressage score! This was Fox-Pitt’s seventh ride at Rolex and his first win. Although this was Cool Mountain’s first **** event, he made it look easy. So did William. Considering how tall he is(6’5″) I’m always amazed by how balanced he is […]
Read MoreWith his win yesterday on Tamarillo, William Fox-Pitt has brought his Burghley wins up to five, tying the record held by Mark Todd and Virginia Holgate Elliot. Even more impressive, Fox-Pitt was second on Ballincoola, the horse on which he won Burghley in 2005. In that feat, he joins Mark Todd and Blyth Tait who […]
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 […]
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