Team USA - Equestrian

[bmo 258]

9 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I had tickets for eventing's cross country phase at Tokyo 2020, but the pandemic stole my chance to see it live  

Were you able to get to Paris to see it?

[Olympian1010 8,297]

1 minute ago, bmo said:

Were you able to get to Paris to see it?

No, I was busy providing remote coverage of Paris 2024 

[bmo 258]

1 minute ago, Olympian1010 said:

No, I was busy providing remote coverage of Paris 2024 

Well LA28 is right in your backyard 

[Olympian1010 8,297]

7 minutes ago, bmo said:

Well LA28 is right in your backyard 

I've been told this so many times in the past month 

[clemsonbeav 568]

10 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I've been told this so many times in the past month 

Not too much longer before we (hopefully) will be able to see how many mortgages we'll need to take out to be able to go see any events.  

[clemsonbeav 568]

Today was the first of the 2026 Grand Slam of Show Jumping in the Netherlands--The Dutch Masters.

 

We had our top guy Kent Farrington, who was joined by fellow American Lillie Keenan.  They both went unscathed in the first round, which sent them both to the jump-off.  Unfortunately, they both knocked over a rail (two for Kent).  Lillie finished 6th and Kent, 10th.

 

Fortunately, you can live-stream this on their website.  And, you can even see each rider's video after the fact.  Just scroll down to the leaderboard. https://www.rolexgrandslam.com/en/Events/The-Dutch-Masters/The-Dutch-Masters.html

 

The next in the series will be CHIO Aachen, 24 May 2026.

Edited Sunday at 05:24 PM by clemsonbeav

[clemsonbeav 568]

Speaking of things that Europeans are good at...we beat Team Germany today in a Dressage team competition today down in Wellington.  (And...that team included someone who was on their Gold medal team from 2024.)  

 

https://dressage-news.com/2026/03/19/usa-wins-wellington-nations-cup-ends-germanys-5-year-streak/