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Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event Entry List

Here is the official entry list and ride order for the 2013 Rolex Three Day Event!   NO. RIDER HORSE/OWNER NAT. 1 William Fox-Pitt CHILLI MORNING Christopher & Lisa Stone GBR 2 William Fox-Pitt COOL MOUNTAIN Teresa Stopford Sachville GBR…

Spotlight On: Sea Lord

We have all heard the extraordinary story of Boyd Martin’s OTTB Neville Bardos:  his amazing comeback after a devastating barn fire and his pursuit of the London Olympics.  I wanted to write a post on another Martin horse, Sea Lord…

Olympic Individual Jumping and Dressage Schedule

Below are the Individual Jumping and Dressage competitions scheduled times and dates!   Individual Jumping: August 4, 10:30am (5:30/4:30 ET/CT):  Individual Jumping 1st Qualifier August 5, 11:00am (6/5 ET/CT):  Individual Jumping 2nd Qualifier August 6, 2:00pm (9/8 ET/CT):  Individual Jumping…

Germany Clinches the Gold in London

The eventing portion at the Olympics concluded today with show jumping.  Germany clinched the gold medal with Great Britain taking the silver, and New Zealand the bronze.  The United States finished seventh.  The German team were fierce competitors and would…

US in Third After Day One in Olympics

As Day 1 concluded in the 2012 Olympics, the US Equestrian Team found themselves in third, trailing Australia and Germany.  Not bad for the first day!  Karen O’Connor on Mr. Medicott leads the US riders and is in 9th place…

Official 2012 US Equestrian Olympic Teams

We are down to basically 1 day before the Olympic Equestrian events begin!  I am so ecstatic!  I will be out taking care of the horses at the Thoroughbred rescue this weekend when they begin but my DVR is set! …

Reed Kessler and Cylana

To continue on with Olympic week on The Velvet Rider, I decided to do a post on Reed Kessler.  I think she should be a major inspiration to young riders everywhere.  At only 18 years old, she has been named…

Equestrian Olympic Events

We are now less than a week out from the start of the 2012 London Olympics, and I absolutely cannot wait!  London is 5 hours (ET) ahead of us so be sure to keep that in mind as you watch…

In Honor of Team USA

I decided it would be fun to get some items together in honor of Team USA and the Summer Olympics in London!  Red, white, and blue looks good on everyone and every horse.  Pick one, order it, and where it…

Confirmed Qualifications for London

I decided to follow up on my post from yesterday about the chase forLondon!  FEI released today the competitors who had qualified for the Olympics 2012.  I am a huge fan of Boyd Martin and his horses as well as…