2018 World Equestrian Games

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Rescheduling of Weekend Timetable at WEG

The latest weather forecast from the National Weather Service, which has an onsite weather station at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), shows heavy rain starting on Saturday evening through Sunday. As a result, it is planned to move the final Jumping phase for Eventing to Monday 17 September (starting time to be confirmed). Saturday’s […]
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Second Gold for Werth in Special at WEG

Germany’s Isabell Werth showed why she is the most decorated rider in the history of equestrian sport claiming the Grand Prix Special title with Bella Rose.
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Eventing Dressage Wraps Up at WEG Tryon

The second flight of eventers took to the dressage arena at TIEC this morning, trying to better Julia Krajewski of Germany and Chipmunk FRH’s astounding score of 19.9pp posted yesterday. Canada’s third team members, Jessica Phoenix and the international veteran Pavarotti, had a pleasant, steady test marred only by a couple of over-exuberant changes of […]
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WEG Endurance: cluster**** of the century

A few days before WEG, I shared a current aeriel video of Tryon on Facebook, saying it looked rather more finished than all the images we’ve been seeing from the ground.  An American friend promptly posted a picture of Earth taken from Outer Space – Tryon looks even better and more finished the further away […]