You know you are really excited about watching a horse jump when it gives you goose bumps AND an adrenaline rush. That’s what I felt a few minutes ago when Eric had one of his classically beautiful clear rounds in the first of two rounds in the individual semi-final. Only four horses out of 30 went […]
It has been a whirl wind trip with Sara. Three weeks went by so fast and she’s had a wonderful time with her horse who is just gorgeous. We also got to see lots of other young horses at IPS horse group. The inspector for KWPN came out to see Sara’s horse and he was approved to start the […]
Booo hooo. I really thought Canada had a shot at another medal. It just wasn’t our night. It also wasn’t the Americans’. Like Rodrigo said yesterday at the press conf when he was asked to comment on the top three teams’ prospects for medals, “we are all sitting pretty here right now in 1,2 and […]
Tonight is going to be INSANE. If you aren’t going to get the coverage live on TV but have access to the internet, get thee to FEI TV forthwith. There is less than a rail separating the top six teams going into the Nations’ Cup second round tonight. Canada is right in the thick of […]
At two pm we were just passing the horse park on our trip home, which took fourteen hours….you do the math. Before we could leave there were SO many things to do. First pack the hotel room which had seen us run in, shower, sleep, muss it up and leave again for ten straight days. […]
I just knew that staying in the hillbilly shack would produce a cultural experience. Last Thursday was a bit of a quiet WEG day so Jan and I had a sleep-in. Around 10:30 am I woke to hear what sounded like a vehicle pulling in. Thinking it was the cabin’s owners come to change the […]
I was so over-stimulated after Canada’s silver medal last night that I just couldn’t focus enough to write anything here. I don’t know how those Canadian riders managed to stay so composed under pressure yesterday – especially the last two for the team, Hawley and Steph. I could hardly watch Steph’s round – I covered […]
One of the first things David O’Connor said to Selena which stuck with her, was, that in order to prevent emotion interfering with her rides, she had to think of her shows, no matter how big as “just another day at the office”. This was said a long time ago, long before the Olympics and […]
I have a confession to make. I am still afraid of the dressage judges. When they come into the press conference they come as a united group and it’s a daunting prospect to think of approaching any of them when they are all lined up like ducks in a row. So I was both pleased […]
Alright CANADA!!!! Now it’s ON. I am so glad I went first thing in the day. I hate that sick feeling you get when you are nervous for cross country. Can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t function really. I walked the course early around 8am. Realized when I got to start I didn’t have my pinny. […]
