Eventing
Who ruled the inaugural Arena Eventing class at Devon? Girls! The top prize went to Sara Kozumplik Murphy for laying down a blistering run of…
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A Front Row Seat for the Badminton Horse Trials 2017
Imagine yourself in a front row seat at the final day of the 2017 Badminton Horse Trials earlier this month. Heart racing, hooves pounding, breathlessly…
2 years ago
Eventing
Worth Her Weight In Gold
I can remember moving to Lexington, KY a decade ago and thinking: “Now. Now is when I finally learn to ride.” I grew up in…
2 years ago
Eventing
My Two Left Feet
I strive for perfection… But I own horses. There is a duality in this lifestyle that is so hard for people like me. And by…
2 years ago
Eventing
Horse Rehab With Will Coleman
What a difference a year can make. Back in April of 2015, Olympian Will Coleman finished 6th overall at the Rolex Kentucky CCI4* on his…
2 years ago
Eventing
Badminton 2017 by the Numbers
The 2017 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials is a wrap! Let’s review. 55 —age of 2017 winner, Andrew Nicholson (NZL) At 55 years, nine months…
2 years ago
Eventing
A Perfect Day For Lemonade
A year ago today, I loaded the love of my life onto a trailer bound for his new home. He was off to the hunter…
2 years ago
Eventing
Jung Again!
In the 39-year history of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover, only three riders have ever managed to win two years in…
2 years ago
Eventing
Rolex Saturday Belongs to Jung
In a result that surprises no one, Germany’s Michael Jung is once again sitting atop the leaderboard at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by…
2 years ago
Eventing
Meet Me at Rolex
A few weeks before April every year the text messages start: “Are you going to Rolex?” They carpool from two towns over, fly across the country,…
2 years ago
Eventing
Montgomery Makes Magic In His New Kentucky Home
It went just as Michael Jung thought it would. Another smooth exhibition in collection with his fine mare fischerRocana as the pair began their pursuit…
2 years ago
Eventing
Canada’s Phoenix Rises to the Top On Opening Day at Rolex Kentucky
The last combination to go on opening Thursday sits first on the leaderboard at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. Jessica Phoenix…
2 years ago
Eventing
Heels and Hooves: Scenes From Inspection Day at Rolex Kentucky
Women in dresses and flats…men in suits and loafers…browbands bedazzled and hooves polished…dust flying and the temperature rising, eyeballs prying… Inspection Day #1, Rolex Kentucky.…
2 years ago
Eventing
Rolex Rookie Woodge Fulton is Ready for Her Four-Star Education
Savannah “Woodge” Fulton, 22, is the youngest competitor at the 2017 Rolex Kentucky CCI4*, where she will be riding Captain Jack, a 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding.…
2 years ago
Eventing
Cross Country Fit: Doughty-Hume Pumped Up for Rolex
Ellen Doughty-Hume had always been athletic, but to stay competitive at eventing’s highest level, she wanted to get fitter and stronger. So, in December of…
2 years ago
Eventing
There’s a Benefit Auction for Lee Lee Jones and You Need Everything In It
The estimated one-year cost of a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) ranges from $27,260 to $32,760 or more per case, according to The Rand Corporation. For…
2 years ago
Eventing
Big Horse, Little Human
I have a big horse. Heck, he’s not just a big horse, he’s one of the tallest thoroughbreds I have had the pleasure to work…
2 years ago
Eventing
Rolex Kentucky Draw Order Released
That faint ticking sound in your head can only mean one thing: Consult your doctor. Duck and cover. Get more sleep. The countdown to Rolex…
2 years ago
Eventing
From Visitor to Competitor: a Reflection on the Kentucky Horse Park
Spring is in the air! For normal people this means warmer days and blooming flowers. For equestrians this means Rolex is right around the corner.…
2 years ago
Eventing
The Happiest Loser in the Barn
I left the ring with a huge grin on my face and signaled my student with a thumbs up as we made eye contact. I…