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How Cool Is This?

10 Oct 2010, 11:06 AM
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We begin today's post, on the final day of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, with a photograph: Now, if that doesn't say it all about sportsmanship, excellence, and the power of the human spirit to overcome the obstacles life throws at you, I don't know what does. As I've mentioned previously, this WEG is the first time that able-bodied equestrians and those with physical...

A Sunny Start

25 Sep 2010, 2:36 PM
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It's day 1 of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, and Mother Nature has smiled on Lexington, Kentucky. A cold front moved through yesterday evening, breaking the 90-plus-degree heat wave and giving the parched region a welcome drink of rain (albeit not nearly enough to revive the Bluegrass). Saturday dawned cooler, clear, and sunny, with highs in the upper 70s -- welcome relief for both humans...

The Eagle Has Landed

24 Sep 2010, 7:58 PM
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OK, that's a bit of hyperbole, as I feel more like a weary eaglet than a soaring eagle at the moment. But I'm happy to report that I am in Lexington, and I've made my way to the media-credentialing office and then out to the Kentucky Horse Park and the press center there, and now I'm taking care of this bit of business before hitting the very welcome hay. Pretty much everyone here is in the equestrian...

More Short Lists, Some Substitutions, and a Few Tidbits

27 Aug 2010, 3:52 PM
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In previous posts (which you can read by clicking here and here ), I reviewed the US Equestrian Federation 's announced short lists for the driving, para-equestrian, eventing, jumping, reining, and dressage teams for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games . Now we're within the 30-day countdown window; and since I last wrote, the USEF announced the WEG short lists for the other two WEG disciplines...

Procrastinators Rejoice! Selected WEG Tix Discounted Starting Today

15 Jul 2010, 10:51 AM
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We've all heard the complaints: Tickets to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, are too expensive; lodging and other associated costs are too high; the ongoing economic slowdown is wreaking havoc with WEG organizers' budgets and plans. Well, it looks as if the powers-that-be have heard and are making an attempt to correct their course. From today, July 15, through Labor...

Radio WEG

13 May 2010, 4:28 PM
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Student of horsemanship that I strive to be, I try to be more than just a railbird when I watch an equestrian competition. I put on my imaginary judge's hat and watch the rides critically, trying to figure out who's going to place higher and why. On the occasions that I've been seated next to an expert, I ask questions and watch and listen carefully, hoping to improve my eye. I'm not alone in this...

Meet the WEG Discipline: Para-Equestrian Dressage

17 Mar 2010, 9:37 AM
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Of the many milestones accompanying the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games , I find one especially exciting: This will be the first equestrian world championships to include the para-equestrian discipline, which previously was included only at the Paralympic Games, counterpart to the Olympic Games. "Para," as it's dubbed, is an official International Equestrian Federation ( FEI ) discipline, with...

Tickets to Ride

8 Mar 2010, 8:24 PM
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Among the many topics pertaining to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games that have generated lots of virtual ink is the cost of attending. A number of horse-sport enthusiasts have complained that the tickets are expensive, the lodging is at price-gouging levels, and the event is out of reach for all but the more affluent equestrians. So I decided to put on my reporter's hat to try to figure...

What Is a WEG?

5 Oct 2009, 9:12 AM
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In my last post, I promised to explain what a World Equestrian Games is. Here goes: In a nutshell, a WEG is the world championships of the eight equestrian sports (or "disciplines") governed by the International Equestrian Federation (acronym FEI for its French name, the Federation Equestre Internationale). Those eight sports are: eventing, jumping, dressage, reining, vaulting, endurance, driving,...

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