September 6, 2019

"It's the worst thing that could have happened to our sport. The Olympics is the biggest thing we have in our sport, any sport. Why screw it up for us?"

- Eric Lamaze
[on the changes coming to the Olympic format for Tokyo]

The Greatest.

All Breeds Go At The American Eventing Championships

Earlier this summer, I came across an “ISO” post on Facebook for someone looking to buy their first show jumper. “Budget is tight” it said at the top, then listed a few not out-of-the-ordinary qualities; desired age, jumping up to 1.20m, would pass the vet, etc. “Low to mid five figures” it said at the end of the post.

I relayed this to a friend as we were leaving the American Eventing Championships over the weekend and her jaw dropped.

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ICYMI.

Kelli Cruciotti: Riding The Tense Horse

"Most horses I enjoy are quite hot, but with hot, they can also be quite nervous. I had a horse about two years ago that was hot, on the muscle all the time – you couldn’t get him to take a deep breath.

I just got on in the morning and just camped out on him all day. He would hack around, flat him for 10 or 15 minutes, let him graze, and mix it up so it didn’t feel like when I got on, he was showing. We tried to make it similar to what he would be doing at home instead of ‘it’s time to show’ when you get on. The more we did that, the more relaxed he was because he really didn’t know when he was showing. It was similar to his program at home."

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LASTLY.

Who else memorizes courses like “lots of leg to first scary oxer, left turn to green monster, rollback to the brown death trap, turn left and pray for three strides.”

#LastlyLOL

Share the fun of the Brief with your barn friend who has a horse that needs to take a chill pill.

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