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Proud to be one of the new Eventing columnists for Sidelines Magazine! First column, Along For The Ride, can be found here.

A few months ago, I received an email on behalf of the FEI inviting me to officiate at the South American Games. It was so simple and straightforward I couldn’t help but think it was fake! I received a few succinct emails thereafter from a Colonel in Argentina, again wondering if this was too good…

It’s often said that four-leaf clovers bring good luck, and Valerie Vizcarrondo Pride is particularly adept at finding them. The Maryland-based FEI five-star rider, trainer and “S” judge—and owner/operator of the aptly-named Blue Clover Eventing—is chasing dreams and creating her own luck as she excels in the grueling sport of eventing. “I guess if I…

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…

Stable Secretary Featured Stable – Sudley Farm, Home of Blue Clover Eventing Located in West River, Maryland, Sudley Farm is home to Blue Clover Eventing, a training, and competition program run by Valerie Vizcarrondo Pride. With a long list of career highlights and an even longer list of client reviews overflowing with positive recommendations, Valerie’s…

In 2016 the USEA established two educational scholarships in memory of the late Roger Haller to address the urgent need of training new officials who can serve at the highest levels of the sport. Increasing the pool of eventing officials was one of the reasons Haller devoted so much of his time to addressing the…