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Celebrating the 2022 USEA Year End Award and Grant Winners
The drinks were flowing and the mid-afternoon Friday party at the USEA Annual Meeting and Convention was in full swing today at the Year End Awards Luncheon, hosted by Max Corcoran and Jim Wolf. This year’s USEA Annual Meeting is hosted in the positively lovely Savannah, GA, and while I’ll have to book another trip…
Read MoreArgentina: An Eventing Nation!
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…
Read MoreChasing Dreams, One Step at a Time
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…
Read MoreThe Internationals: Behind the Scenes with Maryland Officials – The Equiery
By Katherine O. Rizzo (first published in the October 2022 Equiery) Often while spectating at large international competitions such as the Washington International Horse Show (October 24-30 at Prince George’s Equestrian Center, Upper Marlboro) and the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill (October 13-16 at Fair Hill Special Events Zone, Fair Hill), one can be…
Read MoreCross Country Schooling Course Open
The cross country course is open for schooling at Sudley Farm 2020! Contact Valerie to set up a day and time and we have everything ready to electronically make your schooling contact-free! Text at 410-353-3813 or email val@blueclovereventing.com. You can even pay online. Please download and fill out forms for cross country schooling. XC Schooling…
Read MoreOn-Site Lease Opportunities
Perhaps the silver lining in this COVID cloud! BCE has several on-site lease opportunities due to recent circumstances. Opportunities like this are rare! Durango has taken one YR to the FEI NAYC ranks and would love to do it again! Boots is an accomplished jumper turned eventer this past Aiken season and is ready to…
Read MoreAnd We’re Off to Aiken!
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…
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