Team USA may be in bronze position overall but when it comes to helmets, we’re leading the pack. (more…)
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WEG Social Media Corral: Even More Competitive Horse Dancing
But with guest appearances from vaulter Mary McCormick, Team USA Reining, and the sun. We’ll bring you the best of social media daily!
Asked how Charlotte Dujardin motivates herself ‘now that she’s won everything’ she jokes “well, retirement is definitely in mind” #WEG2014 — Clare Balding (@clarebalding) August 29, 2014
Hey, Charlotte, you do you, boo.
Wanted to cry watching @CSJDujardin and Valegro at #WEG2014. Just amazing. #HistoryMade #TeamGB — VANESSA RYLE (@V_Binnie_Ryle) August 29, 2014
85% of Twitter included comments similar to this one. Well done, Charlotte DuJardin and Valegro, for bringing the world to its knees in awe! (The other 15% are getting themselves hyped up for cross-country tomorrow.)
I love this perspective, the team literally with all of their supporters behind them.
#WEG2014 Cross-Country has been brought forward to 10:00am (instead of 10:30am) & there will be 20 food trucks #eventinglive @normandie2014 — Horse Junkies United (@HorseJunkiesUtd) August 29, 2014
Well, the food truck part sounds like good news.
The original caption from German eventing groom Nadja Jansson: “Today I was quite happy with my tail :)” you go girl.
Post by Kasi Zimmerman.
Messages of support are ALL over Facebook–I have to admit that the US eventers probably have the best online cheering squad.
Looking like a WEG advertisement–nice product placement, team Donner.
…what IS that…is that…SUNSHINE! And just in time to hopefully dry out the course for tomorrow’s cross-country!
And just in case anyone forgot about these guys, reining finals take place on Saturday for one last down-and-dirty session to settle individual medals.
But most important, guys, is that USA vaulter and Instagram-extraordinaire Mary McCormick appears to have at last found her people.
From EN: Team USA in Bronze Medal Position at WEG After Dressage
From Eventing Nation: a boots-on-the-ground report after the dressage phase of eventing at WEG. (more…)
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro Triumphant in WEG Freestyle!
There we go, back to normal. (Note: ‘Normal’ for Valegro means a score of 92.161%.) (more…)
Instagram’s 8 Most Beautiful Images of Thursday’s Endurance Race
WEG brought us the ultimate test of a horse and rider over hours and hours and miles and miles. Instagram brought us the photos. (more…)
WEG Wrap: Tragedy in Endurance
An equine fatality clouded an otherwise upbeat day at the World Equestrian Games. (more…)
WEG Social Media Corral: Everyone’s in Endurance…
…when the weather is still rainy and you’re in mud up to your eyeballs. We’ll bring you the best of social media daily! (more…)
International WEG Reining: The New Kids on the Block
With the last qualifying round for the individual finals on the books before Saturday’s championship, we have time to take a look at the incredibly diverse field at this year’s WEG reining. (more…)
Para-Dressage: What it Is and How to Watch
It’s not easy for anyone to get to the World Equestrian Games, but para-equestrian riders have proven game for any challenge. (more…)
Donner’s Story: Team OTTB Representing Team USA
Tomorrow, Lynn Symansky and her off-track Thoroughbred, Donner, will ride the dressage portion at the World Equestrian Games Three-Day Event in Normandy, France. (more…)
From EN: First Look at WEG’s Cross-Country Course
Hilly terrain and technical questions on Pierre Michelet’s 35-jump course will mean a lot of tired horses this Saturday. (more…)
WEG Wrapup: Dressage, Dressage, and More Dressage. And the Jog!
Endurance and event riders prep for the insanity to begin tomorrow, and a para-dressage horse with an um, interesting name gets first. (more…)
WEG Social Media Corral: Looks Like It’s Still Raining
…but as usual, there’s so much more than that going on. We’ll bring you the best of social media daily! (more…)
7 Best Moments from Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro: Grand Prix Special
The dynamic duo is kicking dressage butt and taking names. (more…)
Chez Philip Episode 4: Rest Day for Reiners
Today is a rest day for the reiners–allowing Phil Ghazala to “fill the studio with Stetsons.” (more…)
From EN: The WEG Chronicles, Day 2: This Place Is a Cluster (But At Least We Are Drunk)
French bouncers gone wild, Swedish reiners on carousels, and beer…not a bad start to our first day at WEG. (more…)
#TBT: Adventures in WEG Patriotic Packing
I am SO EXCITED for airport security to search my bag.
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10 WEG Reining Moments That Give Me the Warm Fuzzies
81 reining trips later, I’ll admit it: I laughed, I cried, I fell completely in love all over again with the sport. (And it’s not even over yet.) (more…)
Chez Philip Episode 3: Canadian Para-Equestrian
Phil Ghazala is back–this time, to recap with part of the Canadian para-dressage team and others. (more…)
WEG Social Media Corral: The Show Goes On
USA and Germany brought home golds in team reining and team dressage respectively–but what went on behind the scenes? We’ll bring you the best of social media daily! (more…)
WEG Wrapup: Has Blueberry Lost His Jam?!
Another rainy day made conditions challenging on this first medal day. (Reiners, ironically, were completely protected from the rain.) (more…)
Chez Philip, Episode 2: Para-Dressage and Reining Gaining Popularity
Tune in, and learn whether French cowboys get nervous, what it’s like to run a family equine business, and why some horses are just like Marmite. (more…)
WEG Wrapup: Germans So Happy They Could Just…Canter!
Dressage riders braved the weather, while reiners of all nationalities turned and burned in the indoor arena. (more…)
Today’s 11 Best Slow-Mo Moments of WEG Dressage
The first day of the World Equestrian Games reminded me of why dressage makes my heart sing. (When other people do it.) (more…)
WEG Social Media Corral: Let the Games Begin!
Reining and dressage took the stage today–but there’s plenty going on behind the scenes too at the WEG. We’ll bring you the best of social media daily! (more…)