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Losing ground and losing sleep

This photo was taken after a long day under the Mexican sun on cross country yesterday. Eduardo, who has been so good at making up for the shortcomings of the organizers when it comes to the media’s needs, finally dropped the medicine ball last night by driving off home in his car without bothering to […]
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Record Entries for 2011 Pan American Games

A record number of horse-and-rider combinations will compete in the equestrian events at the 16th Pan-American Games which kick off in Guadalajara, Mexico in just over a weeks’ time, on Sunday 16 October.  This is the world’s largest multi-sport event apart from the summer Olympics, and takes place on a four-year cycle leading up to […]
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Karen’s Pan Am Crystal Ball

A week from this evening my husband Jan and I will be winging our way through the darkness – destination Guadalajara. This will be my second Pan Am Games and I’m anticipating a grand adventure. Just like with Rio four years ago, most equestrian writers and photographers are shying away from the spice, exoticism and […]
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Jordan McDonald and Apple Cider Withdraw from Pan Ams

Due to a minor  injury sustained while training, Apple Cider, ridden by Jordan McDonald of Oakville, Ontario has been withdrawn from the Team nominated to compete at the 2011 Pan American Games — Eventing Competition. It is expected that Apple Cider will make a full recovery.  Following the selection procedure, an alternate/substitute horse and rider […]
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What a Difference a Day Makes

In the 24 hours since I wrote the last blog post, Selena has been named to the Pan Am Team. This was very unexpected and sadly comes with the withdrawal of Jordan McDonald’s ride. This must be a terrible disappointment to his whole team and all of us who have experienced both the highs and lows of […]
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The Next Generation Rises to the Challenge in Kentucky

A heat-wave and thunderstorms failed to throw the next talented generation off their stride at the FEI North American Junior & Young Riders’ Championships, which came to a thrilling conclusion at the Horse Park In Kentucky, USA on July 31st.  Open to riders from the USA, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands, […]
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Summer Stress and Tensions

A month flies by, filled with road trips and of course the usual ups and downs of competition. Our next outing after Bromont with the two Intermediate horses, Solo and Woody was the Stuart Horse Trials CIC** near Rochester New York. Selena was pumped and ready to rock. Solo was back in his old saddle and his back […]
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World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition

Iain Ritchie learned at the forge of a true master – a seventh-generation farrier who kept the Ritchie family’s horses on solid footing east of Edinburgh, Scotland. And if Ritchie didn’t appreciate the tradition, the honour, or the pride involved in the anvil’s ring back then . . . well, he sure does now. “This […]
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Bromont Three-Day Event Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The Bromont Three-Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, will celebrate its 25th anniversary from June 9 to 12, 2011, in Bromont, Quebec. The Bromont Three-Day Event will offer more than $30,000 in prize money in divisions ranging from the grass roots training level up to the CCI*** international division. Organizers are expecting over 150 horses […]