The rumors of earlier this week have been confirmed: 26-year-old Matthias Alexander Rath has earned the ride on Totilas for Germany and new owner Paul Schockemohle. He has some seriously big shoes to fill, as the record-setting scores and triple gold medal rides of Edward Gal on Totilas at the World Equestrian Games are still [...]
As I wandered between the World Equestrian Games and the International Equestrian Festival, spending time with horse crazy friends, horse husbands, entertainers, trainers, and competitors, I kept wondering the same thing: Do these top level competitors and trainers still have their love of horses? No doubt they were horse crazy kids just like we were, [...]
Samantha and Glenn record the final 2010 Radio Show with a little laughter, many thanks and a lot of fond memories. Listen in… 2010 Radio Show Episode 126 by SUCCEED – Show Notes and Links: Hosts: Samantha Clark and Glenn the Geek Thank you Sammy Sam and Glenny Glenn for a wonderful ride and thanks [...]
Have you always dreamed of riding a four star cross country course? Especially the cross country course from the 2010 World Equestrian Games? You can! Ride the WEG cross country course with Aussie Peter Atkins and his horse Henny of Run Henny Run fame. Check it out: The WEG course had 45 jumping efforts and [...]
Daily radio coverage of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games continues with a wrap up of the days events. We recap the Jumping Team Finals, Para Dressage Individual Championship Tests, Combined Driving Dressage and Vaulting Individual Freestyle today as we record at the International Equestrian Festival in front of a live audience. Listen in. [...]
I’ve come to learn that there are three groups of people in the world: people who love horses, people who love people who love horses, and everyone else. One of my friends who very clearly fits into the “everyone else” category, and who was aware of my 9-day exploits in Lexington, asked me a very [...]
With the exception of perhaps Moorlands Totilas and Edward Gal, one thing is sure about equestrian competition: it can be anybody’s day. The horses and riders we think are shoe-ins don’t always win, and very often a more unknown pair will have a spectacular day and take home the medal. Just at the World Equestrian [...]
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