Canada’s Bad Luck in London

David Marcus competing on Chevri's Capital.

It’s fair to say that Canada hasn’t been having the best of luck in the 2012 London Olympics. As of Sunday, August 5, two of their horse and rider combos have been disqualified in two separate events. With only a few more days left in the competition, Canada is scrambling to recover from these disqualifications and come out on top. However, these blows will inevitably cause some irreparable damage. Continue reading “Canada’s Bad Luck in London” »

The 2012 Summer Olympics

Rafalca in action.

This summer got much more exciting on July 27, when the highly-anticipated 2012 Summer Olympics finally began! Now, like mostly everyone I know, I’ve been glued to the television screen ever since – something about the Olympics makes sports I’m not even a fan of fun to watch. For example, I’ve never st through an entire tennis match in my life until this summer! I was even on the edge of my seat for the women’s cycling race – all four hours of it. However, for my, the equestrian events have by far been the most riveting for me. I follow all the riders from the United States anyway, so to see them competing for the gold at the Olympic-level makes the experience much cooler! Continue reading “The 2012 Summer Olympics” »

Well-Rounded Horses

I’ve been showing my horse a lot lately. I usually show dressage, and leaving the jumping to the adrenaline junkies. However, one type of riding I find myself spending a great deal watching at recent shows is eventing. An eventing trio is composed of a trio of dressage, show jumping, and cross country riding. For the dressage portion, you work through a test as if it were another show, and for the show jumping portion, you go over a course of jumps with your horse. The cross country portion involves racing through fields and trails and going over different obstacles set up by those in charge of the show.  I don’t really understand the show jumping or cross country portions of the event, so you can usually find me hanging by the dressage ring as the eventing horses parade in and out. Continue reading “Well-Rounded Horses” »