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Michael Jung stays the course
Imagine being one of only three riders in a field of 43 at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event 5-star to make the optimum time over today's multi-faceted cross-country course put together by designing genius Derek di Grazia. Together with no jumping faults, that...
No surprise: Michael Jung is the star at Land Rover Kentucky
It was what we've all been waiting for at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, the excelsior of dressage tests performed by Olympic multi-gold medalist Michael Jung of Germany and fischerChipmunk FRH. Needless to say, no one in today's crowd of 12,753 at the...
Made in the USA leads the way at Land Rover Kentucky
American-bred horses dominated the top placings in the 5-star dressage, as competition at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event got under way. As if that weren't enough good news, their riders had brought these mounts along up through the ranks, making for a special...
Recognition for Janie Atkinson
There was a big announcement at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event's welcome party, held at the Fasig-Tipton sales facility in Lexington last night. After the Kentucky hot browns, shrimp salad and fried artichokes were passed around, came word that Janie Atkinson...
Beware of email scam aimed at USHJA members
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association announced that an email "phishing" scam has targeted some members with messaging that appears to originate from USHJA. The organization is providing guidance on what can be done to protect against this. The email to which USHJA was...
Amateurs have a new equitation goal
There's another championship on the equitation scene. The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association will be offering a Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for amateurs in 2023. It will be run along the same format as the version open to juniors. It's a three-round class combining...
On Cue out of Land Rover Kentucky
The gutsy mare On Cue, who took Boyd Martin to the first U.S. 5-star eventing win since 2008 with a win in the Maryland 5-star at Fair Hill last year, has been withdrawn from the Land Rover Kentucky 5-star. "Cue pulled up a little sore in training and we’ve decided...
Show jumping short list for world championships named
The U.S.. has depth in show jumping; don't doubt it. The just-announced short list for this summer's world championships in Denmark shows that two consequential teams could be named to ride with the Stars and Stripes on their saddlepads. Five riders will be selected...
Gold medal eventer Mark Todd can return to race training as usual
Two-time Olympic eventing individual gold medalist Sir Mark Todd can go back to training racehorses after a ruling yesterday by the British Horseracing Authority that he should be suspended for four months, with two months deferred. An interim suspension in February...
Jury still out in Barisone trial
The jury finished its third day of deliberations this afternoon in the attempted murder trial of dressage trainer Michael Barisone. The panel of 10 men and two women in Morristown, N.J., spent the morning listening to an audio track that replayed the testimony from...
