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Need a carriage or coach? Here’s an auction
A collection of carriages, coaches, sleighs, carriage bells and appointments from the collection of Jeff Day will be auctioned off at 9 a.m. Sept. 10 in Asbury by Paul Z. Martin Auctioneers and Associates.. It's the culmination of a three-day sale that also includes...
USA poised for podium in GP dressage
The U.S. climbed to third place (76.971) in the team rankings in Rio, with bravura performances by its last two riders under pressure, Steffen Peters with Legolas (77.614) now standing sixth individually, and anchor Laura Graves on Verdades (78.071), fifth. Legs...
No tidings of joy for U.S. eventers in Rio
The U.S., seventh after the first day of eventing dressage, moved up to a tie (137.5 penalties) for sixth with New Zealand today after the conclusion of the first phase at the Deodoro complex. All is not lost, with a tough cross-country test slated for tomorrow, in...
Join Meg Sleeper in her endurance adventure
From the steaming jungles of Malaysia to the scenic fields of Normandy, Meg Sleeper has competed in four endurance world championships. She plans to make it five next month in Slovakia, riding along the Danube river under what likely will be optimum conditions to...
USA, Germany, Dutch and Brazil tied in Rio; read George Morris’ comments
I know the Olympic show jumping has been a bit hard to follow, with the teams and individuals on seemingly separate tracks, as the opener on Sunday was only to place teams in the order of go, while for the individuals, it counted big time. So although the U.S. was...
Plenty of action on Rio GP Dressage day 1
You may have thought things would calm down once eventing moved out of the Deodoro Equestrian Center and the spotlight shifted to Grand Prix dressage, but no. The biggest surprise of the day was Adelinde Cornelissen's decision to retire from the ring partway through...
Eventing gold for France, Germany silver, Aussies bronze
The team eventing at Rio ended with France (169 penalties) getting its second-ever Olympic gold medal in the sport (the first was 2004), as New Zealand dropped out of contention with, surprisingly, four rails from Sir Mark Todd. Australia's leading man, Chris Burton,...
Rio Day 1 eventing dressage, where’s the USA?
Good on William Fox-Pitt of Great Britain for coming back from a devastating head injury that kept him off a horse for months last year. He had a lovely dressage test in Rio today with Chilli Morning to take the lead in the eventing with a score of 37 penalties. “All...
Save us a table in heaven, Kiki
She was the guardian at the gate, the one who presided at so many VIP areas, always gracious but firm if someone without a wristband tried to cajole their way to a table. It won't be the same without Kiki Umla, who has left us. How Kiki kept her sense of humor and...
Big trouble for Bromont WEG
A decision by the Canadian federal government not to provides funds for the 2018 World Equestrian Games scheduled for Bromont, Quebec, leaves the event in a fiscal hole from which there may be no way out. The WEG has been in trouble from the start. Bromont got the...
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