Will Coleman Out, Liz Halliday In For US Eventing Team In Paris

Versailles, France—July 26 This story has been updated at 6:04 a.m. EDT with a quote from Liz Halliday. Ahead of the first horse inspection for the eventing competition at the Paris Olympic Games, the U.S. Equestrian Federation announced a change to the team. Traveling reserve Liz Halliday and Nutcracker are replacing Will Coleman and Diabolo. […]

‘A Lot Of Things To Play With’: First Look At Paris Olympic Cross-Country

Versailles, France—July 25 Cross-country day at the Paris Olympic Games is Sunday, July 28, and course designer Pierre Le Goupil designed a beautiful track in homage to French history and the park at Chateau de Versailles where the equestrian events are taking place. Riders will tackle a 5,149-meter course with an optimum time of 9 […]

Different Level, Same Result: Brannigan Repeats Rebecca Farm Win

Is it the mountain air? The stunning vistas of “big sky country”? Or maybe it’s just the change of scenery that brings out the best in Pascal and Jennie Brannigan, who came out on top of the five-entry CCI4*-L division at The Event at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana, July 17-21. They also won Rebecca […]

Column: Great Britain Appears Poised To Defend Its Tokyo Team Gold In Eventing

The excitement of the Olympic Games is building, and everyone is looking forward to witnessing eventing with the stunning backdrop of the Chateau de Versailles in Paris.  Once again, we follow the Olympic format we saw in Tokyo in 2021, with teams of three and a traveling reserve available as a substitute. The reserve can […]

Sandra Auffarth Out, Julia Krajewski In For German Eventing Team

The German Equestrian Federation announced today that eventer Sandra Auffarth on Viamant Du Matz is withdrawing from the Paris Olympic Games, and that reigning Olympic individual gold medalist Julia Krajewski will take her place with Nickel. At the final health check on Tuesday evening at the German training camp in Deauville, France, Viamant Du Matz […]

Dujardin Whipping Video Made Public

The video that ended Charlotte Dujardin’s bid for a seventh Olympic medal has been obtained by British news outlets including The Telegraph, The Guardian and Good Morning Britain. In publicly aired clips from the video, Dujardin is shown on the ground in an indoor, using a whip to repeatedly hit the legs of a horse […]

Will Coleman Substitutes Diabolo For Paris Olympics

Versailles, France—July 24 The U.S. Eventing Team Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello has confirmed U.S. Olympic Eventing Team athlete Will Coleman will now compete direct reserve selection Diabolo, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Diarado—Roulett M, Aljano 2) owned by the Diabolo Group and cared for by Hailey Burlock and Erin Jarboe. Diabolo will replace Coleman’s initially selected […]

Charlotte Dujardin Withdraws From Olympics Over Training Video

The Fédération Equestre Internationale has provisionally suspended British Olympian and World No. 4-ranked dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin. The decision came hours after the rider announced she has withdrawn from the upcoming Paris Olympics and all other competitions following the appearance of a four-year-old video she said shows her “making an error of judgement” in a […]

Hey Scooby Defies The Odds To Return To Show Ring

When Hey Scooby and Ella Tarumianz were called to the ring for the large pony championship photo at the Devon Horse Show, Patricia Griffith was standing on the rail among the crowd clapping for the 18-year-old pony and his teen rider. Suddenly Griffith heard Scooby’s trainer Stacey Weiss, her daughter and business partner Sam Schaefer […]

Backyarding It

When my husband and I moved our family to a farm two years ago, I knew our lives would be different. But I couldn’t predict in what ways. I understood that farm life would shape my kids, but I couldn’t anticipate how much it would change my own outlook on life.  When we ride in […]