Equestrian is the only Olympic sport where men and women compete on equal footing. But you’d never know it from the show jumping world rankings. Only one female rider, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, has ever reached the elusive world number 1 spot—and that was over 20 years ago in 2004. (File under: sport facts that hurt my
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The month of December saw six professionals in the hunter/jumper industry either added to the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s Centralized Disciplinary Database or movement in the response and resolution status of their open cases. Two of the biggest decisions involved well-known Wellington show jumper and singer Ki-Juan Minors, who was arrested for sexual assault and
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Dear diary, I have enjoyed a mostly quiet week as she who must be obeyed was in Port Seagull for a work-related international kick off thing. It was the first time that she has been away properly since her human kissing spines operation and apparently she can confirm she sets the metal detectors off now
Dear diary, A lot like my stressage sheets of old often used to say, I’m pretty sure all our report cards would read “could try harder” right now. If the mercurial weather is anything to go by then our level of sacrifices needs to rise and Spring needs to at least start thinking about bracing
Good morning, EN! Here’s the latest from the wide world of eventing. One Big Thing We’ve been closely monitoring the developing story over at the MARS Maryland 5 Star, which saw several members of the
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Today, I will groom the horses (refluff up the hair) who have been very wet and their hair is very matted down. HERE WE GO! KEEP THEM OFF THE TRUCK FUND. The KEEP THEM OFF THE TRUCK FUND will go on all day, all the time. It will always be here. Slaughter bound horses are in
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Today, we are in Oregon! HERE WE GO! OK so I know many of you are wishing I had these photos BEFORE the holidays… but I just got them so I figure we can use them for next year! KEEP THEM OFF THE TRUCK FUND. The KEEP THEM OFF THE TRUCK FUND will go on
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