Tag: Show Jumping
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$500,000 Rolex CSI 5*An Exciting Night!
The final ‘Saturday Night Lights’ was a very exciting night of show jumping. There were a total of 40 horses and riders and amoung them several of the best in the world. But the course designed by Guilherme Jorge was full of difficult questions for these riders . The second pair to go Richard Vogel…
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CSI3* on the Derby field.
Today I went to watch the CSI3* Grand Prix jumpers. The prize money sponsored by Florida Coast Equipment was $140,000. I found out that 40% of this goes to the winner and it may be split with the owner of the horse. The rest is divided between other people involved with the horse and rider.…
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Amanda Derbyshire: Courage. Determination. Hard Work.
It’s a long way from Leyland, Lancashire to the Equestrian Village in Wellington Florida but that is the life journey British show jumper Amanda Derbyshire has made. And it is not finished…she has her sights set on the Olympics in Tokyo 2020. I had the opportunity to speak with Amanda recently about her journey.…
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Monday Minstrel: Up and Over
He is already preparing for the next fence.
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Now..for something completely different!
Head up head up ready for the next fence!
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Waiting for….
I hope that this winter they will be …waiting.
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Monday Minstrel: Quote
“the ultimate test of two nervous systems….”
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Meet the C.O.O. of Wellington’s Baxter Hill Farm
“That was it! I was addicted, obsessed.”