Competitions

Just like that, I’ve been here two weeks! Starting to settle into the routine of not having one 🤣 Few people know that I have an adopted mother here in the UK. We’ve spent I think at this point every holiday together at least once and her love and support dwarfs the ocean that separates…

What a week! I don’t even know where to begin. Shocking to no one, the beginning of this trip found me out of my comfort zone. Flights costs and dates were all speculation, even if I had a set plan budget and intention! The plan changed 27 times. If nothing else, this adventure is confirming…

Valerie Pride at the MARS Bromont CCI – June, 2022 The Chronicle of the Horse (published June 13, 2022) Click To Read

Photo by Abby Powell Valerie Pride at the MARS Bromont CCI – June, 2022 Eventing Nation (published June 12, 2022) Just four horses remained to show jump in the CCI4*-S division today. All took at least one rail, but Valerie Pride and her own Favian (French Kiss – Risiko, by Relevant) retained their lead and…

Photo by Cealy Tetley Valerie Pride at the MARS Bromont CCI – June, 2022 USEA (published June 11, 2022) Click To Read

Photo by Abby Powell Valerie Pride at the MARS Bromont CCI – June, 2022 Eventing Nation (published June 11, 2022) Overnight leaders Sara Kozumplik took a tumble from Rubens d’Ysieux — the result, Sara wrote later on, of trying to add an additional stride and prompting Rubens to slide down onto his hocks to pat…

We’re once again lucky to be spending some of our winter in Aiken, South Carolina. This year we’re based at the gorgeous Stable View, and it’s like living at Disney World! It has everything we need to help us prep for an exciting competition season. After we got the horses settled in, we went out…

Two horses headed way up north to Bromont CCI1* to represent Blue Clover Eventing on the truly International scene! Valerie and Favian and super student Alexandra Peterson and her own Willie Wiggins made the 12 hour trek – and made it worthwhile! Favian finished a very competitive 4th in the biggest division of Bromont 2017…

Valerie Vizcarrando and her 9-year-old Oldenburg Favian just completed their sixth one-star competition and earned a well-deserved win in The Fork CIC*. They scored a 41.9 for second after dressage and remained in the same position despite a rail down in show jumping. They produced one of only a few double clear cross country rounds in the division to secure at least second, but overnight leader Rachel Wilks and Great Expectations crossed the finish two seconds over time, giving Valerie and Favian the win by a mere 0.1 penalty point.