Cross Country Produces First Repeat Setters’ Run Farm CCI4*-S at the Cloud 11~Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CCI and Horse Trial, presented by Lumbee River EMC

Raeford, N.C. – March 26, 2022 – Known for influential cross country tracks, this year’s Cloud 11~Gavilan North LLC Carolina International CCI and Horse Trial, presented by Lumbee River EMC lived up to its reputation with cross country shuffling the leaderboards, crowning new champions and seeing history made as Will Coleman became the first back-to-back
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Unbridled With David O’Connor

By Britney Grover   David O’Connor says he’s inspired by athletes from any sport who work to become true masters of their craft, but many would say that’s exactly what he did in eventing. By the time he retired from competition in 2004, he’d won every color of Olympic medal—including individual gold from the 2000
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Bella Watson: Dedicated to the Craft 

By Victoria Sheehan Portraits by Evelyn Szczepanek Hanging on Olympic dressage rider Lisa Wilcox’s wall is a prized possession. No, it’s not her 2004 bronze Olympic medal from Athens, or her silver medal from the FEI World Equestrian Games. It’s not a trophy, ribbon or title at all. On the Olympian’s wall hangs a pencil
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Moving Your Horse Up to the Next Level 

By Liz Halliday-Sharp In a sport with three phases to compete in, knowing when you and your horse are ready to step up to the next level in eventing is an important decision to make.  This is something that I think a lot about for both my clients and my own horses, and there are
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Becca Roth: Jumping into the Eventing Life

By Ruby Tevis Portraits by Adrienne Morella When Becca Roth thinks about her future, she envisions galloping along the cross-country course at the Olympic Games. The 17-year-old eventer from Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, has big dreams and the courage to conquer them. With her partner, an off-the-track-Thoroughbred called Deuce, Becca has already achieved a lifetime’s
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Tootie Anderson: Jumping the Odds

By Kimberly Gatto Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek Cynthia “Tootie” Anderson is not one to back down from a challenge. The Virginia-based rider and horsewoman, who describes herself as a self-made eventer, has overcome numerous obstacles in her more than 38 years with horses. Thus, when her veterinarian, Dr. Amy Grice, suggested that Tootie look
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Eventing With Boyd Martin

You’ve had an amazing year with On Cue. Can you recap some of the highlights? This mare had a sensational year, placing second overall at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event and being short-listed for the Olympics. After winning the Advanced championship at the American Eventing Championships, she was in sizzling form coming in to
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Eventing with Boyd Martin: An Olympic Games Like No Other

I was lucky enough to compete at the London Olympics and the Rio Olympics, but I’d have to say that the Olympics we experienced in Tokyo was one like no other. Obviously, it was quite a tricky event to get prepared for: Exactly a year ago, we were ready to go and fired up to
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Whitney Mahloch: Dancing Between Disciplines   

By Summer Wessinger-Prehoda Portraits by Adrienne Morella Many equestrians are multi-talented, and eventer Whitney Mahloch is no exception. She has trained dressage, hunters, jumpers and eventers to the Advanced level, along with training horses for Western, showmanship and driving. Factor in working as a groom, waitress and exercise rider while running her own freelance training
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Eventing With Boyd Martin

What would you look for in an OTTB? I’m considering one for low-level eventing and would like to know your thoughts on what’s desirable. — Angel, via Facebook For the first half of my career, I became somewhat of an expert at trying to pick a Thoroughbred that had changed careers and had potential for
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