Top riders—they’re just like us. They like to post cute photos of their four-legged friends, lament about their foibles, and rejoice in their accomplishments. Here are a few posts that caught our eye this weekend:
Leah Lang-Gluscic shared this adorable post about her Rolex Kentucky CCI****-bound eventer, A.P. Prime, after his dressage test at the Red Hills CIC***…
AP Prime, aka Totally Unphased by How Bad Our Dressage Test Just Was. Good thing for the new FEI name change fee, otherwise, after that display, I might be changing his name to that!
Posted by LLG Eventing on Friday, March 11, 2016
No one ever accused Carl Hester of not having a sense of humor…
Any prize money Barney won in Spain will now been spent on repairing the gate pillar he demolished whilst spooking at the rubbish bins! I sometimes wonder how I ever get him into an arena……..
Posted by Carl Hester on Monday, March 14, 2016
And yes, even Olympic event riders like Hawley Bennett think their horses are cute when they roll…
Crazy legs is happy to be back in California!!! Next stop Advanced… https://t.co/8l9NHOyKvO
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Posted by Hawley Bennett Eventing on Monday, March 14, 2016
A vet at Hagyard Equine Medical had a little fun with a patient…
A little Monday fun, help us caption this photo of Dr. Mason and his equine friend. #CaptionThis
Posted by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute on Monday, March 14, 2016
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum might not have won this weekend, but she was proud of her young horse Unbelievable…
Unbelievable was so good again! 4th in the 150 gp with a super double clear!
Posted by Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Monday, March 14, 2016
Four-star eventer Colleen Rutledge was amused with her daughter’s equine hair-styling techniques…
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Ciana's handy work. She can't ride a real unicorn so she makes her pony into one.
Posted by Colleen Rutledge Eventing on Sunday, March 13, 2016
And Irish Olympic show jumper Cian O’Connor shared a quiet moment with his son that a Sportfot photographer captured…
My little man!
Posted by Cian O'Connor on Saturday, March 12, 2016
And a few lucky ponies in California got a post-lesson snack…
Grass time after lessons
Posted by McIntosh Stables on Saturday, March 12, 2016