The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is selling these bracelets so that we can show our support of the US equestrian team, the Olympic equestrian team, and young riders. All proceeds go to the US Olympic Committee and the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships.
The red, white, and blue bands are emblazoned with the [...]

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It’s been a big year for Becky Holder; not only was she the runner-up at the highly prestigious Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, she’s headed to the 2008 Olympics to compete in eventing. I think she’ll be US rider I’m rooting for because she’s riding Courageous Comet, a gray off-the-track thoroughbred. And a handful of the [...]

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USA Today just announced that Karen O’Connor will be replacing Heidi White on the 2008 US Olympic eventing team. White withdrew her horse, Northern Spy, for veterinary reasons and alternate Karen O’Connor and Mandiba have officially joined the team.
Karen O’Connor can almost be considered America’s eventing darling, as she already has Olympic bronze and silver [...]

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Perhaps the most decorated US horse and rider team headed to the 2008 Olympic dressage competition is Debbie McDonald and Brentina. While other riders have just as many, if not more, titles and wins to their name, it’s often been with a variety of horses. For Debbie, most of her major accomplishments came during her [...]

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A show jumping team I’ll definitely be watching at the Olympics in a few weeks is Laura Kraut and Cedric. She’s quite a woman; besides her impressive show jumping career, she’s a great sportsman and horsewoman.
Background
One of the reasons I like Laura Kraut so much is that she has a story that resonates with mine. [...]

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As usual, I’m a little behind in my Practical Horseman reading, so I just read a really great article on grooming by Laurie Pitts in the April 2008 issue. And to my surprise, it doesn’t take a whole lot more than good nutrition, staying fit, and a little bit of elbow grease, even for an [...]

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Ok, not really. These horses can soar over jumps or in one and two tempis, but as far as I know none have turned into Pegasus to wing themselves overseas. Fortunately, there are some wonderful services that are in charge of getting the four-footed athletes to the Olympics.
The New York Times ran a fun article [...]

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