Dean and Nicki Henley Finish Up a Picture Perfect Weekend at Red Hills International
Mara Dean and Nicki Henley led the Red Hills CIC3*-W from start to finish last weekend in Tallahassee, Florida, dropping a single rail on Sunday afternoon and adding a handful of time faults to finish a few points ahead of Phillip Dutton and Tru Luck. Tara Ziegler and Buckingham Place took the win in the CIC3*, while Andrea Leatherman and Mensa led the victory gallop in the Advanced. Full Results. Emily Daily photo.
Part 7: Ready, Set, Vogue!
By Ashley Adams with Amber Heintzberger
Part seven in a series on preparing for your first three-day event.
In this series Ashley Adams, assistant trainer to Bonnie Mosser at Point Above Farm, offers advice to riders preparing for their first three-day event. Ashley is currently preparing her Thoroughbred gelding Vaunted for their second time competing at the Rolex Kentucky three-day event.
(Left: All eyes are on you and your horse during the horse inspections – make sure you’re both looking your best! 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day winner Lucinda Fredericks shares a moment with Headley Britannia. Josh Walker photo.)
Last week I chatted about the basic “how-to’s” of the trot-up. This time let’s talk FASHION! While the trot-ups are indeed very stressful and you have to know what your horse needs from you on that given day, they can also be seen in a rather fun and festive light.
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“Get thee a PMP (Portable Music Player)!”
by Cassidy Sitton
In this series, Cassidy Sitton chronicles her experiences as she and her OTTB, Subway Prophet, prepare for the FENCE SmartPak/USEA Training 3-Day in the beginning of April.
Before I even get started, I must digress a little bit to explain some terminology - the PMP. Yes, I am aware that the world is an Apple world, and I am an Apple girl. However, my version of the Apple brand is my desktop Mac, circa 2002, and haven't been able to afford anything 'Apple' since then (I didn't buy the first one, but instead received it with scholarship). So from here on out, I will refer to the PMP (portable music player), which cost me $40 and does everything I could ever ask an iPod to do, PLUS I don't have to yell as many expletives when I drop it in a bucket of water.
Read the rest of this entry » HRTV to air USET Holiday Gala Fundraiser presented by SUCCEED® & Wellington Classic Dressage
Television Program to Present Highlights from Successful December 2009 Event Featuring Leading Equestrians
The 2009 SUCCEED® Holiday Fundraiser to benefit the United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USET) has come and gone. But the fun can be relived again on HRTV. Highlights of the event will premier on the network Monday, March 15 at 10:30 P.M. ET/7:30 P.M. PT, and re-air Tuesday and the following Sunday, March 21.
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