Tokyo—July 23 The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games hadn’t even taken place yet when dressage riders faced their first challenge: the initial horse inspection. Seventy horses from 31 countries were presented at the Equestrian Park venue this morning. Two horses were held: Isabelle Pinto’s Hot Chocolat VD Kwaplas (France) and Carlos Pinto’s Sultan […]
Don John, the traveling reserve horse for this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games U.S. Dressage Team, has been withdrawn before the first horse inspection. The 13-year-old gelding is ridden by Nick Wagman. “After arriving safely at the venue in Tokyo, Don John sustained a minor injury,” stated a press release from the U.S. Equestrian Federation. “He has […]
International Olympic Committee members voted July 21 to elect Brisbane, Australia, as host of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The secret ballot was held at the 138th IOC Session in Tokyo, two days before the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games, under strict COVID-19 restrictions. The session heard presentations by Brisbane 2032, including by […]
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Sweden’s top dressage rider Patrik Kittel withdrew his horse Well Done De La Roche CMF from the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 22 after the 13-year-old Swiss Warmblood mare (Furstentraum—Washari, Walt Disney) sustained an injury training at the Olympic venue. “To my sadness, Well Done tripped in yesterday’s training, a small injury prevents us [from […]
TUESDAY Elvis, 6:30 a.m.: Sigh. Another week of excellence. Lauren arrives around 6:15 every morning, gets her things organized, and then grabs me. Obviously she starts with me because she likes to start her day on a high note with the Greatest Horse in the Universe. Today, Lauren makes me loose in my back and […]
Tokyo —July 22 Everyone knows how you get to Carnegie Hall. But how do you get to the Tokyo Olympics if you’re a journalist (me) trying to go cover the best horses in the world? The answer: Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. Over the past few months and weeks, I’ve filled out more forms, sent more emails […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to create two different sets of hunter and jumper National and Zone Horse of the Year awards. USEF President Tom O’Mara and CEO Bill Moroney laid out that proposal, along with a series of other suggestions addressing hunter/jumper competitions, during a July 20 USEF Competition Task […]
Australia will no longer have a show jumping team at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Jamie Kermond, who was selected with Yandoo Oaks Constellation, was removed from the team Wednesday after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine last month. The team’s nominated traveling reserve withdrew before traveling to Tokyo, meaning Australia now has only two athletes […]
You couldn’t wipe the smile off 16-year-old Alexis Halbert’s face as she walked out of the ring with a fourth-place ribbon in the Opportunity Walk-Trot-Canter Hunter class at Tryon Summer 2. For Halbert, who sustained a severe spinal injury at the same North Carolina showgrounds less than a year ago, this wasn’t just a ribbon; […]
Tokyo—July 23 The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games hadn’t even taken place yet when dressage riders faced their first challenge: the initial horse inspection. Seventy horses from 31 countries were presented at the Equestrian Park venue this morning. Two horses were held: Isabelle Pinto’s Hot Chocolat VD Kwaplas (France) and Carlos Pinto’s Sultan […]
Don John, the traveling reserve horse for this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games U.S. Dressage Team, has been withdrawn before the first horse inspection. The 13-year-old gelding is ridden by Nick Wagman. “After arriving safely at the venue in Tokyo, Don John sustained a minor injury,” stated a press release from the U.S. Equestrian Federation. “He has […]
International Olympic Committee members voted July 21 to elect Brisbane, Australia, as host of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The secret ballot was held at the 138th IOC Session in Tokyo, two days before the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games, under strict COVID-19 restrictions. The session heard presentations by Brisbane 2032, including by […]
Sweden’s top dressage rider Patrik Kittel withdrew his horse Well Done De La Roche CMF from the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 22 after the 13-year-old Swiss Warmblood mare (Furstentraum—Washari, Walt Disney) sustained an injury training at the Olympic venue. “To my sadness, Well Done tripped in yesterday’s training, a small injury prevents us [from […]
TUESDAY Elvis, 6:30 a.m.: Sigh. Another week of excellence. Lauren arrives around 6:15 every morning, gets her things organized, and then grabs me. Obviously she starts with me because she likes to start her day on a high note with the Greatest Horse in the Universe. Today, Lauren makes me loose in my back and […]
Tokyo —July 22 Everyone knows how you get to Carnegie Hall. But how do you get to the Tokyo Olympics if you’re a journalist (me) trying to go cover the best horses in the world? The answer: Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork. Over the past few months and weeks, I’ve filled out more forms, sent more emails […]
The U.S. Equestrian Federation on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to create two different sets of hunter and jumper National and Zone Horse of the Year awards. USEF President Tom O’Mara and CEO Bill Moroney laid out that proposal, along with a series of other suggestions addressing hunter/jumper competitions, during a July 20 USEF Competition Task […]
Australia will no longer have a show jumping team at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Jamie Kermond, who was selected with Yandoo Oaks Constellation, was removed from the team Wednesday after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine last month. The team’s nominated traveling reserve withdrew before traveling to Tokyo, meaning Australia now has only two athletes […]
You couldn’t wipe the smile off 16-year-old Alexis Halbert’s face as she walked out of the ring with a fourth-place ribbon in the Opportunity Walk-Trot-Canter Hunter class at Tryon Summer 2. For Halbert, who sustained a severe spinal injury at the same North Carolina showgrounds less than a year ago, this wasn’t just a ribbon; […]
