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
Sunday, March 27 2022
by Ruby Tevis
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
Saturday, March 26 2022
by Ruby Tevis
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
Monday, March 21 2022
by Ruby Tevis
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
- Published in Weekly Feature
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eventing
Moving Your Horse Up to the Next Level
Saturday, March 12 2022
by Ruby Tevis
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
Thursday, March 10 2022
by Ruby Tevis
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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Becca Roth, eventing, off-the-track thoroughbred, ottb, retired racehorse project, thoroughbred makeover
Tootie Anderson: Jumping the Odds
Monday, January 31 2022
by Ruby Tevis
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
Saturday, December 04 2021
by Ruby Tevis
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
Saturday, October 02 2021
by Ruby Tevis
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
Monday, September 20 2021
by Ruby Tevis
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
Eventing With Boyd Martin
Sunday, September 05 2021
by Ruby Tevis
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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