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Conduct Unbecoming

Last night fellow journalist Pamela Young and I popped into the Ruby Tuesday beside our hotel for a bite to eat and a glass of wine. We chose a quiet booth adjacent to the bar so we could catch up …

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Rescheduling of Weekend Timetable at WEG

The latest weather forecast from the National Weather Service, which has an onsite weather station at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), shows heavy rain starting on Saturday evening through Sunday. As a result, it is planned to move the …

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Second Gold for Werth in Special at WEG

Germany’s Isabell Werth showed why she is the most decorated rider in the history of equestrian sport claiming the Grand Prix Special title with Bella Rose.
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No Country for Old Women

I had a tour of the WEG cross-country course this morning. I say “tour” and not “course walk” as the entire thing was conducted from the relative comfort of a golf cart. The course is long, winding, and runs over …

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Eventing Dressage Wraps Up at WEG Tryon

The second flight of eventers took to the dressage arena at TIEC this morning, trying to better Julia Krajewski of Germany and Chipmunk FRH’s astounding score of 19.9pp posted yesterday.

Canada’s third team members, Jessica Phoenix and the international veteran …

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WEG Endurance: cluster**** of the century

A few days before WEG, I shared a current aeriel video of Tryon on Facebook, saying it looked rather more finished than all the images we’ve been seeing from the ground.  An American friend promptly posted a picture of Earth …