Today was the first day of qualifying for the show jumping portion of the Olympics in London. The Netherlands are currently leading, but the U.S. had a strong showing with Rich Fellers, McLain Ward, and Reed Kessler having clear rounds. …
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Pick of the Week: Henri De Rivel Pro Fancy Halter
My Pick of the Week is the Henri De Rivel Pro Fancy Padded Halter. I recently purchased this halter in the Hazelnut, and I absolutely love it! It is such a good value for the price and is absolutely beautiful. …
Dressage After Day 1 at Olympics
The individual dressage competition kicked off today with 25 riders, including US rider Jan Ebeling and the famous Rafalca. The British are currently leading with Carl Hester in first with a score of 77.720% and Laura Bechtolsheimer in second. Jan…
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…
Dressage Training By The Colby Report
If you have not seen Stephen’s dressage training from the Colby Report, you need to! It had me laughing, and Stephen sure did clean up nice in equestrian garb! Click the video below to watch! The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert…
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! …
Allison Springer & Arthur
I’ll be honest. I’m in love with Arthur. I watched the entire Rolex 3-Day event online, and I was immediately drawn to Arthur. He’s gorgeous, strong, and such a competitor. I was thrilled when this pair was up to make…
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…