Friday, September 17 2010

Here are a few more photos from the 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials.

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Thursday, September 16 2010

Here are a few more videos from the 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials. Enjoy!

2nd Place - Ruth Edge and Carnival Prince - Blenheim Horse Trials 2010 - Show Jumping

3rd Place - Piggy French and Chase The Moon - Blenheim Horse Trials 2010 - Show Jumping

5th Place - New Zealand's Neil Spratt and Upleadon - Blenheim Horse Trials 2010 - Show Jumping

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Wednesday, September 15 2010

Here are the videos of the show jumping rounds of the US riders competing at the 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials.

Julian Stiller on Salsa, top-placed American at Blenheim Horse Trials 2010 - Show Jumping video

Aimee Chambers on After Eight at Blenheim Horse Trials 2010 - Show Jumping video

Will Coleman and Nevada Bay - Blenheim Horse Trials 2010 - Show Jumping video

Sharon White and Rafferty's Rules - Blenheim Horse Trials 2010 - Show Jumping video

Julian Stiller on Chapel Amble - Blenheim Horse Trials 2010 - Show Jumping video

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Sunday, September 12 2010

William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk had a nail-biting showjumping but clean round for the win at the 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials. Here is the video, followed by their cross-country and dressage videos. Congratulations!!!

For the US, UK-based rider Julian Stiller was the best American, finishing 34th on Salsa, Aimee Chambers and After Eight finished 47th, Will Coleman had the first clean showjumping round of the day and finished in 48th, followed by
Sharon White who had 2 rails and a time fault for a 49th place. We will have their videos tomorrow or Tuesday as we are flying back home.... much more to come.

William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk win 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials

William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk - Cross-country video - 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials

William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk - Dressage - 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials

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Sunday, September 12 2010

Here are some videos from yesterday's cross-country at Blenheim. US riders Sharon White and Will Coleman unfortunately had a run-out each but rode very well the rest of the course. Sharon's horse Reggie (Rafferty's Rules) lost both front shoes along the course. Reggie had both feet in orange tape while waiting for the farrier, which created a sensation in the barns with other riders taking pictures and Lucinda Fredericks wondering where she could get some pink tape...LOL!

Sharon White and Rafferty's Rules - 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials

Will Coleman and Nevada Bay - 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials - Cross-country video

Julian Stiller and Salsa - leading American rider after Cross-country at 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials

US rider Madeline Blackman and Gordonstown - 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials - Cross-country video

William Fox-Pitt and Oslo - 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials - Cross-country video

British rider Piggy French and Flying Machine - placed 5th after Cross-country at 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials

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Saturday September 11, 2010

Yesterday, we were lucky to meet William Fox-Pitt for the first time. He was quite a busy schedule at Blenheim, riding 2 horses in the CCI 3* - Oslo and Parklane Hawk, another one in the CIC*** 8-9 Yr-Old class (Lionheart) and he is also part of the WEG British Team doing public training sessions on Rolex winner Cool Mountain this weekend. Yesterday, he placed 2nd in dressage and today had a perfect double clear to end up in the lead after the cross-country.

William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk leading after XC at Blenheim Horse Trials 2010

William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk - Blenheim Horse Trials 2010 - Dressage test

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Friday, September 10 2010

Sharon White and Rafferty's Rules were the first American team to ride this morning at 8:44, in an ECOGOLD saddle pad sporting the stars and stripes. They scored 52.4 in their dressage test. Enjoy the video of their ride.

Sharon White and Rafferty's Rules - Dressage test at 2010 Blenheim International Horse Trials

Blenheim Dressage Final Results - Ruth Edge leads on Carnaval Prince II, in 2nd place is William Fox-Pitt on Parklane Hawk, 3rd Piggy French on Chase the Moon. American riders Will Coleman and Nevada Bay are in 19th with a score of 50.6 and Sharon White is in 25th place.

Will Coleman and Nevada Bay - Dressage test at 2010 Blenheim International Horse Trials

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Thursday, September 9 2010

We had the chance, yesterday afternoon, to walk the course with US riders Will Coleman and Sharon White, who rides in ECOGOLD saddle pads. Here are some highlights - the video is a bit MTV-style, as it is a bit hard to walk and film at the same time, but we hope you will enjoy it.

Blenheim Horse Trials CCI3* - Course Walk with Will Coleman and Sharon White

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Wednesday, September 8 2010

We have arrived to the Blenheim Horse Trials and today, there was only the shopping village set-up and the horse inspection at 4:00. About 100 horses are entered in the CCI Three Star and approximately the same number in the 8-9 year old class.

There are five American riders competing in the 3 star: Will Coleman with Nevada Bay, Sharon White with Rafferty's Rules (aka Reggie), Madeline Blackman with Gordonstown, Aimee Chambers with After Eight and Julian Stiller with two horses, Chapel Amble and Salsa.

All US horses passed the jog. Sharon will have a pretty good entourage/support group at Blenheim. Apparently, they have a big “Go Sharon!” sign and some orange wigs but we haven't seen any of that yet. Go Team Orange!

During the jog, the announcer kept saying "from the strong contingent from the USA" every time an American rider came up. He didn’t say anything special for any other country. I walked the course with Sharon and Will. Sharon described it as a big 3* and a good preparation for Rolex.

Check out our Photo Gallery and a few videos from Day 1. More will follow as we get a chance to upload them...

Photo Gallery

A few videos

Sharon White and Rafferty's Rules - Horse Inspection at 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials

Will Coleman and Nevada Bay - Horse Inspection at the 2010 Blenheim International Horse Trials

Madeline Blackman and Gordonstown - Horse Inspection - 2010 Blenheim Horse Trials

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