Eventing Guest Writers: May 2010 Archives

Eric Dierks: Have You Found What You Are Looking For?

By John on May 28, 2010 7:47 AM, Filed Under Eventing Guest Writers

Eric Dierks, a four-star rider and respected trainer/clinician, was kind enough to send us this article he wrote for Eventing Nation's reading pleasure. To learn more about Eric, check out his website, and I particularly recommend Eric's blog which has some great posts. Thanks for writing this Eric and thank you for reading.

From Eric:

Stand outside the warmup arena of any show. Dressage, stadium, or cross-country, anyone can look from the outside in, and observe complete chaos, no order, and a bunch of riders fighting for something they did not bring to the show. I'm not talking strictly about the amateur or the novice level rider, but also the advanced professional. The riders working with their horse in harmony are far and few between. There are riders sweating bullets, others mumbling profanity to their equine friend while trying to get their head down, still others feeling the need to tell the whole world how wonderful their horse is (slapping them on the neck and riding a track that could not be described as a straight line or a circle), and then you have the trainer yelling "half halts" and other "coming from behind" sayings all the while dictating every move of their student, but of course the student has no resemblance to what their coach is saying. The warm-up could not even be described as a warm-up, but a war zone of tension and insecurity. Are we loosing touch with what we intentionally wanted to train the horse to do?

As soon as you throw your leg over your horse's back, ask yourself, "What is the overall goal you want from your horse." I have been asking this question to every rider that has ridden with me in a clinic for the past 3 years. After watching them warm up for ten minutes, I make my assessment of horse and rider pairs, and then I have the rider describe their warm-up and ask the infamous question. Their answers have been 100% identical! Every rider described a small portion of the overall ideal. Common answers were, to get relaxation, and to get their horse's attention. Some comments focused on getting the horse in front of the rider's leg, to get the horse to submit to rein pressure. Some answers where so creative that I don't care to mention them. But overall the answers I received were not wrong answers; they were just such a small portion of the overall picture. What happens next when you have your horses attention, relaxation, or get him in front of your leg? The ideal answer I was looking for was a "balanced horse." Then, what is important to reveal, is what makes a horse balanced?

A dressage judge has a one dimensional view to a horse, and the blind judge could see a horse's head come up. Unfortunately the rider is immediately focused on the head instead of the balanced horse that allows for the beautiful picture in the end. If one where to give their equine partner a little more credit and treat them more like a dance partner, I think we would have many more sympathetic riders thinking about placing their horse's feet, rather than dominating the head placement. Whether jumping or on the flat, riders associate control with the horses head being down. Because the rider is not centered or balanced, they are relying on the reins for their handle bar to the horses mouth. There would be a deeper understanding of accountability of balance from both parties, if one were to take the reins with the same feeling and respect you would have with your dance partner. One would, of course, start by working with the rider.

If we as riders are going to domesticate a horse and ride for our own amusement, I think the least we can do is respect the horses natural way of going and train ourselves to listen to our equine partner instead of getting caught up in asking them to do something that they are not ready to do, let alone able to do. We live in an instant gratification society today. There is a huge market for artificial aids. Some help in a positive way to magnify your natural aids, others make up for shear laziness on the riders part, such as putting the horse in a false frame and unnatural way of going. One can get caught up into the fast track, goal setting, gotta get there attitude before looking back and enjoying the balanced, harmonious dance with your horse. Nine times out of ten, you are not getting what you want because you are out of balance, which causes your horse to be out of balance. Take a breath, respect what your horse is trying to tell you, and do your best to follow through with your horse. Then reward your horse for their effort.

Carrie Meehan and Blue Devil: Chapter 5

By John on May 26, 2010 6:39 PM, Filed Under Eventing Guest Writers

I put up the Eventing Nation bat signal to our writers last night, which essentially means I'll be traveling and need some posts for the site tomorrow. Carrie Meehan, our guest blogger targeting the Bromont CCI*, was kind enough to answer the call. In this post Carrie talks about her ride at VHT and looks forward to Bromont. Thanks for writing this Carrie and thank you for reading.

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From Carrie:

So this will most likely be my last post before I write about my adventures at Bromont in two weeks (ahh!!). Duke is feeling better than he's ever felt, though I should hope so with all the riding I've been doing! We've done 2 horse trials since my last post, and both ended very successfully. Our dressage hasn't been up to par lately, so these next two weeks we're going to crack down on our flat work so we can be more prepared to have a great test at Bromont.

Duke and I seem to be keeping a pretty rigorous training schedule, doing no less than an hour ½ of riding every day which includes at least 45 minutes to an hour of walking/trotting out in the hills. Some days Duke protests more than others to the long work, but it's something we have to take seriously because he's such a big horse, and it takes a lot to get him fit. A lot of the work we do every day is for building up his strength, because when he's strong things come so much more easily and he doesn't make me work so hard! Jeff, being the wonderful vet he is, has been keeping close tabs on Duke making sure he's as comfortable as he can be leading up to our last two events, and even more so now that we're two weeks away from Canada!

I have felt such a positive change in our partnership over the last few months. The preliminary cross-country courses that used to make me feel a bit queasy, now ride like we're running around a training level course. Though I suppose that's how it should feel heading into a CCI*! I've gained so much more confidence in my riding, and I'm feeling totally ready to take on this next challenge. Show jumping has always been my weakest link, but the last two events at Fair Hill and Virginia felt so awesome and spot on which gives me a ton of confidence going into the bigger show jumping at Bromont. Our stadium round at Virginia H.T this past weekend was hands down our best one to date: everything felt smooth and Duke was as relaxed and happy as he could be.

Emily says these next two weeks are crucial in coming to the event with a fit and happy horse. We are planning it just right so the last week we are 'winding down' a bit so Duke stays fresh for the event. This works out well for me as well because then I can focus more on making sure I have everything ready to go. Not to mention, giving me time to make last minute checks that I've filled out and turned in every one of the many, many forms needed to compete in this event. And of course, I'm making the highly anticipated trip to the mall in the next week to pick out my first jog outfits! I'm not really the shopping type, but all of my friends seem to be more excited than I am to come along and help me choose something awesome. I'm feeling slightly overwhelmed with everything that needs to get done before we leave in 10 days, but hey, it will all work out and it's going to be over and gone before I know it. So, until next time, keep your fingers crossed that all goes well and that we have a safe and successful event!

Thanks guys,

Carrie and Duke

Hotter weather, big events, and words of wisdom from the UK (part 2)

By John on May 26, 2010 6:34 PM, Filed Under Eventing Guest Writers

British eventer and Eventing Nation contributor 'lec' has kindly sent us a report from England. Thanks for writing this lec, and thank you for reading.

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From Lucy:

This week I have no plans to write about anything specific so this could be interesting!!

So at the moment in the UK it is hot, hot, and hot (well for us!!). In the UK we normally have showjumping after the dressage and before cross country. We have to wear the same outfits that we have for dressage in the showjumping arena as in stocks/ties and jackets. In the Uk last year it was 32 degrees and I was at Stonar doing Prelim on the laziest warmblood known to man. I had a short sleeved shirt and tie on to do my dressage and then it came to the show jumping. I was told by the steward that I had to have long sleeves on for showjumping. So in 32 degree heat I had to put on my wool tweed jacket. I was roasting hot and fairly fed up. I did my round and came out and thought I was going to faint as I was so hot. I then get changed into my polo shirt with body protector for xc which has short sleeves and that was fine! This is how pedantic eventing can sometimes be in the UK!

In the UK we are anal about the ground. At the moment the going is hard. Lots of people are withdrawing or competitions have to make a large effort with a special machine called an aggravator. These put holes into the ground to soften the concussion the horse might have when galloping. At a local event to me they have special tracks cut to make them all weather, all weather takes offs and landings and they also water the ground all to make it as good as possible. I have to say there is nothing more disappointing than going to an event to see they have made no effort with the going. In event schedules a lot of organisers talk about what they do about the ground and events which normally get lots of entries are because they know the going will be perfect whatever the weather. At the recent CIC3* at Belton there was a lot of complaints about the ground as it just was not up to scratch. At anything which is CIC2* and above competitors expect to see an effort has been made to the best of the organisers ability.

Talking about organisers! This year I have been working on a project with Eventing Worldwide to try and get recognition for lower level events. It drives me crazy that these lower level events can put huge amounts of effort into running a beautiful event and yet they get no recognition by British Eventing. There is an event of the year but every year a massive International competition walks away with the title like Barbury or Burghley. Lower level events will see sometimes 600 people from all walks of life over a weekend get no recognition. This year I organised a poll for riders to vote on and then followed this up by talking to the winning organisers. The organisers were so thrilled that their event had been chosen by riders and when you talk to them you realise the huge amounts of time and effort put in. I always try and say thank you to the organiser or send an email after a great event (even if it has not been great for me!) and if I have been a pain in the arse like asking for different times or to move classes then I always reward with a bottle of wine. After all just imagine the time and effort it takes to deal with all these small requests especially if 20 people have them! Its small gestures like this that take 5 minutes of our time yet mean a lot to organisers.

Upcoming are two big events - Bramham 3* and Luhmuhlen 4*. In particular I just want to look at Luhmuhlen briefly. For many of the British entries this is a final shot at proving themselves to get to WEG. Lucy Weigersma recently came 2^nd in the CIC3*W at Chatsworth and will be hoping to put her disappointing Badminton behind her. Likewise for Piggy French and Oliver Townend. A lot rides on doing well. I think it will be interesting to see how the US riders get on against the Europeans as it will be a good bench mark to compare as these are some of the best US combinations going. I have heard that one incredibly well placed British combination at Badminton will not be going to WEG because they have been told the horse is too old. This combination has been on fire and are a proven combination so it seems a shame that this decision has been made so early on.

Finally I want to end with some words of wisdom from Yogi Breisner (British Team Manager). I am not sure where I have got them from as I have just found them on word document on my computer! But they are small snippets and the type of thing I love of just common sense that can sometimes be forgotten or overlooked.

Develop skills through good basic training using one method in the first instance then once established move into specific training, using different trainers/methods if necessary

· Have a mentor and a trainer (don't need to be the same person)

· Practice makes permanent - stupidity is doing what you've always done and expecting different results. If it's not working change it.

· Top eventers can be made out of average horses (unlike dressage and SJ where exceptional horses are needed) - it's all about consistent, effective training methods

· When training the horse - repetition of correctness not repetition until you get it correct - don't stop when you do get it correct as a reward (except with youngsters) practice the correct way otherwise you have practiced 5 wrong ways and 1 correct with the same emphasis.

· Practice dressage tests - inc the full test, if the horse anticipates they are not correctly on the aids. Also ride sections of the test. This has really helped the British Team improve marks.

· Training the horse stages -
o FUNdamental - young horse, learn to go forward and have fun, hacking, hunting, etc
o train to train - the horse needs to learn how to settle into consistent training sessions
o train to compete - more specific work for the intended role
o train to win - the finishing touches

Funding Eventing Teams in the UK

By John on May 20, 2010 12:37 PM, Filed Under Eventing Guest Writers

Eventing Nation's regular British contributor lec has sent us her next post, this time about how British Eventing funds its riders. Thanks for writing this lec and thank you for reading.

From lec:

One of the things I have mentioned in previous articles is about lottery funding and I thought this week I would explain how the eventing teams in the UK are funded.

BE has a profit of £100,404 for the year.

This means that British Eventing is basically self funding with a small operating profit.

The yearly costs for teams come in at £210,000 for British Eventing. This is for the Ponies, juniors, young riders and senior teams. This is a drop in the ocean to the real costs so where does all the extra money come from to pay for teams, training and rider support?

British Equestrian Federation and Lottery Funding

The British Equestrian Federation (BEF) is the national governing body for horse sports in the UK. The BEF is affiliated to the FEI. There are 16 membership bodies of the BEF of which British Eventing is one. One of the main roles that BEF has is distributing government funding to equestrian sports. Funding comes from UK Sport and Sport England (more about these later!) develops the best riders, with the aim of winning medals for Great Britain and to encourage complete beginners to get involved.

Yes you heard it right. Eventing in the UK is heavily subsidised by the government. The money comes from the National Lottery. I understand that in the US you have state lotteries. In the UK we have one National Lottery. 28p in every £1 spent on the lottery goes into sport and good causes. Since the lottery started it has donated £20 billion to good causes and sport. The two organisations which hand out these funds are Sport England and UK Sport. UK Sport deals with elite sport. This Sport England develops grassroots sport. BE80T is a class that British Eventing was given additional money by Sport England. It encouraged more participation by beginners into the sport of eventing and so was eligible for this funding.

The reason all this funding came about was the dismal failure in all the Olympic sports at Atlanta in 1996. We won one gold medal and that was in rowing. In order to try and overcome this problem the UK government pledged to put millions of pounds into sport which had been for years woefully under funded.

Now we have covered the basics it's onto the more interesting detail! That of what UK Sport, funds. This is where non UK riders will get jealous!

World Class Development

World Class Development is in place to develop and maximise potential. This is individual funding to riders and gets them access to top trainers, coaching and support. In order to be a member you must have excellent results both past and present. Anyone is eligible between the ages of 16 -30 years old. There are two written application stages and this is followed by selection trials. This is only eligible for the Olympic disciplines.

Criteria:

Under 18 year olds:

Top 10 placing in a CCI *
Top 5 placing at the JRN Championships
Top 5 placing in the Pony Club Championships
Top 15 placing individually at the Junior European Championships
Counting score of a medal winning GBR Junior European Team
Top 10 placing individually at the Pony European Championships or counting score of a GBR medal winning Pony European Team (providing the rider has moved on to horses).

18 - 21 year olds:

Clear round cross country with qualifying result (according to BE Rule Book) at a CCI***/CIC***
Top 15 placing in a CCI**
Top 3 placing at the Pony Club Championships
Counting score of a medal winning GBR Junior European Team
Counting score of a medal winning GBR Young Rider European Team
Top 15 individual placing at the Young Rider European Championships.

21 - 25 year olds:

Completed a CCI**** with qualifying results (according to BE Rule Book)
Top 20 placing in CCI***
Top 10 placing in the Under 25 Championship at Bramham
Top 5 placing in CIC***
Top 5 individual placing at the Young Rider European Championships
Counting score in a medal winning Young Rider European Team
Selected for Senior Team.

26 + years old:

Top 20 placing in a CCI****
Top 10 placing in a CCI***
Top 5 placing in a CIC***.

As you can see the criteria to be eligible are tough! This funding is for the elite few who are at the top of their respective levels. The final selection is a riding one where the riders are put through their paces by the top trainers in the UK and judged for potential and ambition. No rider automatically stays on this scheme. Riders are reviewed every six months and remain selected for two years before having to reapply. Currently there are 15 riders on this programme.

There is a separate scheme (World Class Performance) for those who are at the very top. These riders are on the British team and proven in their track record. From the scheme they get:

Performance director/managers advice and support, Programme administration, coaches and coach development, technical support (performance analysis), sports science and medicine consultants, including physiotherapy & sports psychology. Squad training, rider allowance for training and competition, key competition support (vets/coaches in attendance at key competitions), research & development, veterinary support, farriery support, medical support for riders, performance enhancing equipment, team clothing and championship costs & logistics management.

As you can see that is a lot of help which is all funded by UK Sport. Currently the riders on this scheme are Tina Cook, Piggy French, William Fox Pitt, Lucy Weigersma, Nicola Wilson, Mary King, Polly Stockton, Ruth Edge and Oliver Townend.

The reason you see the above riders and no others from the UK at Rolex is because the flights get paid for under this scheme. It's this kind of support that has seen the UK consistently get medals at all the major championships. I know a lot of riders really rely on the money from this funding as it can make things a lot easier. For some riders its in the region of £20,000 a year.

There is also an Equine Performance Scheme which is very similar which ear marks horses from their results. The rider is then given specialist training and support to help maximise the horse's potential. It is also an incentive scheme to owners to keep their horse and not push it too hard, too quickly.

In order to keep the funding the teams have to perform. Luckily the UK eventing team has consistently performed above and beyond the expectations. In Beijing the medal target was two of any colour which luckily eventing bought back. If eventing had not succeeded then the results would have been disastrous for eventing, dressage and show jumping as equestrian is all lumped together in terms of funding. With the results of Beijing, equestrian sport received £13.6 million in allocation for 2009 -2013. This is an increase of £2 million.

In the last month the medal expectations have been published for the UK at the 2012 Olympics. Equestrian sport needs to get three medals of any colour across the three Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing and show jumping. Hopefully this will be achieved or else the UK will have serious funding issues. Losing eventing from the Olympics would be a disaster for UK eventing as the majority of its funding would dry up especially for teams.

What's hot and what's not in the UK

By John on May 14, 2010 12:31 PM, Filed Under Eventing Guest Writers

lec, a regular EN contributor and UK resident has kindly sent in some thoughts on eventing trends in the UK. I had no idea what a couple of these things were so I included some pictures and links.

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From lec: A frivolous light-hearted look at the eventing fashions!

Quantum Saddles - If you were watched Badminton and looked at James Robinson's saddle and thought it looked a little odd that is because it's a Quantum a saddle designed for the horse and rider. Top technology and the saddle looked at in a new modern way. Link: www.quantumsaddle.com

Neck straps - If it's good enough for WFP at 4* it's good enough for us!

Kan Body Protectors - Using motor bike technology they use special moulded foam which makes it more comfortable for the rider. The foam is a special smart foam which hardens on impact and unlike other body protectors which only have a shelf life of 5 years this foam does not deteriorate or need replacing after a fall. Link: www.kanteq.com

Brown Riding Boots - These are making a come back at Prelim and below. They look super smart with tweed and are the discerning riders choice of boot on a young or novice horse.

TBs - Showing that you do not need some fancy foreign blood when it comes to clearing up the top events! Inonothing, Miners Frolic and Cool Mountain show that top TB blood is still the way forwards in eventing.

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Open Fronted boots - Seen more and more on the cross country. Cheap air cooling or encouraging the horse to respect fences more I am not sure but many pros seem to be using them more on the cross country at all levels.

Websites - It seems that every eventer even if you are falling off at the first fence of a beginner novice is no-one without a website. A good way to attract sponsorship, gain more rides or just show off to your friends a website or blog is a must have in these modern times.

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Devoucoux 5 Point Breastplates - Last years must have item to have has slipped down the rankings. So many copies around and some riders have discovered that actually one size does not fit all. The final death knell was sounded as they are now everywhere at pony club and unaffiliated. Pretentious Moi?

French Blinkers- Last years must have item for eventers is sadly relegated due to being banned by the FEI. The FEI has declared that anything which effects the horse's vision cannot be used but *cough* its perfectly fine to wear a sheepskin noseband because of course that does not effect a horses vision! Good old FEI clear as mud in its decisions.

Mothers are the heart of eventing

By John on May 9, 2010 10:49 AM, Filed Under Eventing Guest Writers

My mom has been standing beside me from my very fist lesson, to my first fall, to my first three-day, and every positive aspect of my life has happened because of her support--as an eventer and as a person. Mother's Day is an opportunity to appreciate our moms, reflect on their dedication, and hopefully learn how to share their unconditional love with others. As part of that reflection, we asked a few riders to tell us about what their moms have meant to them.

Holly Hudspeth

It was the eve of my 9th birthday, and all I wanted in the whole wide world was a horse. I asked my mom that night if I could possibly get one and keep it at Pat Jenson's Stables where I took lessons. Pat's moto for her barn was, "Where east meets west and learning is fun." Forget the learning part, I wanted a horse, and wanted to haul ass. (I would quit today if I had to teach me) I knew I was the fastest rider out there, I just needed some hooves. After my mom said no, I pitched one of my typical fits, thinking I would never have a horse of my own. When we went to the barn the next day for my b-day lesson, a school horse I rode every week was there with balloons and a painting. The painting was that of Duke's face and above it said, "Take good care of me and be kind, and your love will be returned, Duke." I went bananas! I will never forget that feeling as long as I live, and thank my mom for making it all possibe. She of course had NO IDEA what was to come!!!

Jonathan Holling

My mom was definitely the horse person in our family. When I was little she used to "pony" me on of all things, my pony, from her Quarter horse. It was a lot of fun to ride around the neighborhood in my western saddle and cowboy boots feeling like a real daredevil. Never mind the lunge line attached to my pony! At some point in her life my mom has filled every role that an event rider needs. She has been an owner, a groom, an alarm clock, a kick in pants, a groom again, an employer, and an owner again. I can't imagine that I would be even remotely close to the rider or trainer I am today without her.

Lauren Kieffer

If I were my mother I would have tied me up in a closet when I was 13, but not only did she let me live but she has spent most of her weekends since then going all over the country to help me at events. And she isn't one of those moms that just cheered you on and made dinner, she was in the barn tacking up and taking out braids and still had time to be my shoulder to cry on during the tough times and my loudest cheerer during the good. She's the best mom in my book.

Doug Payne

Well at the moment I feel as if I'm ahead of the game, being that I gave the Happy M-Day call last weekend. Better early than late :) But in all seriousness I do owe nearly all of what I have today to my mother's influence. Hopefully as time passes I to can approach life with such fair and just view of it all. Funny being that I thought growing up I'd continue to ride for a lifetime, but I didn't think their was even the slightest chance it'd be in a professional capacity. We were never forced to ride or to take lessons etc, it was just what you did...my sister and I. My mom was always teaching and I'm sure 95% of what we learned was by watching and replicating. With her guidance my career has progressed...with a long way still to go she's still an integral part. I was just at her place riding my ** test the Tuesday before jersey. When in doubt she's always the one I'd call...I'm sure that won't soon change and I'm lucky that she's always at the other end of the line.

Steph Rhodes-Bosch

It is a fact that I would not be where I am today without my mother. Her and I have spent thousands of hours together on the road to lessons and horse shows all over the US and Canada. She is not a horse person. Or, I guess she wasn't one 17 years ago when she caved and put her 5 year old daughter in riding lessons. Since then she has been the woman in charge in the barn at all my FEI competitions and through the many many years of whatever level it is at which that kids event their 13 hand ponies. Her motherly love has made her take on so many different challenges so that I had a better opportunity to get what I wanted. I am grateful every day that my mom has taken on the sport and lifestyle I chose with determination and enthusiasm of a true eventer. Love you mom.

Laine Ashker

What gives my life purpose is crossing the finish line knowing my mom is there bursting with excitement and pride no matter the result. Even the most miniscule achievement can hold colassal weight when Valerie D. Ashker is in my corner, or standing outside the startbox...I love you mom!

Lindsay Pierce: Live at Badminton

By John on May 1, 2010 7:12 PM, Filed Under Eventing Guest Writers

Eventing Nation guest writer Lindsay Pierce sent us this report from Badminton today. As you know Lindsay is a Canadian eventer who is working in England with Badminton rider Lucy Wiegersma, who sits in 19th after the dressage. Thanks Lindsay and thank you for reading.

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From Lindsay:

Although I have been lucky enough to attend Rolex many times as a groom and spectator, this year was my first time at Badminton! I went up today with a couple girls from Lucy's yard to see the second day of dressage including Lucy's test. The atmosphere there seems a bit more laid back than at Kentucky, as we strolled into the stabling area with no wristbands and no questioning. The stabling is all permanent and very quiet, with a few stalls in one aisle, five more in another, stalls here there and everywhere and not in big long aisles.

Lucy got a good score putting her in 19th heading into cross country. With around 30 scores in the 40s, everyone except the leader is very close. After the dressage we headed out to walk the cross country with Lucy, and also ended up joining up with William Fox-Pitt for a while. The course looks great, and the ground is good although they are expecting more rain.

XC: The hard questions start early with the Quarry as numbers 3 through 6. Jump, down, up, jump, sharp turn, down, jump, up, jump, I am tired already! Huntsmans Close has a massive corner on a difficult line followed by an angle that would be easy to run past. The riders were spending a lot of time walking back and forth, back and forth at both waters the Lake and the Pond. The Lake is a skinny in with a big drop to a short 4 or long 3 to a narrow, followed by a short distance to the out. It will be interesting to see how that rides, as many seemed a bit up in the air about what to do there, counting on having some to watch. The Pond has a big brush in with a nasty looking landing if you jump it where it would first seem most obvious to get to the very tough angle to the out.

The most treacherous part of the course it turns out is not tripping over the roping when walking! With a large group walking the rope would bounce back up all over the place and I found myself nervous every time we had to cross to get to the jumps.

The TV coverage of Badminton here is amazing with about 6 hours of coverage starting at 11. I will be glued to the TV whenever I'm not on a horse tomorrow cheering Lucy on! I can't wait to see how some of these jumps ride now that I have had a chance to see them up close. Fingers crossed for a safe day for all.

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Hotter weather, big events, and words of wisdom from the UK (part 2)

Funding Eventing Teams in the UK

What's hot and what's not in the UK

Mothers are the heart of eventing

Lindsay Pierce: Live at Badminton

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Eric Dierks: Have You Found What You Are Looking For?

Carrie Meehan and Blue Devil: Chapter 5

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Funding Eventing Teams in the UK

What's hot and what's not in the UK

Mothers are the heart of eventing

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