Clark Montgomery led a revival in US eventing fortunes with an untouchable performance from the outset of this year’s Blenheim Horse Trials to win by an incredible margin. The final top 10 looked very different to those we’ve become used to at UK 3-Day-Events in recent years. Clark was joined by to 2 fellow team…
For me, the Blenheim CIC*** class is one of the highlights of the eventing calendar. Restricted to 8 & 9-year-olds, it means you get to see many of the best young horses around. Although Jonelle Price won again, and Andrew Nicholson was absent, it was interesting to see a host of new names in the top 10….
Clark Montgomery, who hails from the lone star state in the US, held on to control of Blenheim Horse Trials, and improved his hand going into the showjumping tomorrow after Sandra Auffarth’s fate was sealed with a slow round cross country. The likeable Texan went clear inside the time to finish cross country where he…
It’s not everyday you get to ride in such opulent surroundings, or leave your hoof prints on the lawns of a great house like Blenheim Palace, but that’s exactly what 100 or so entries for this year’s Blenheim Horse Trials have been fortunate enough to do as the dressage concluded today. Clark Montgomery, the likeable young Texan…
Blenheim Horse Trials dressage got underway in earnest today with a full schedule of for both classes. Unsurprisingly Sandra Auffarth took the lead with the only score of the day to break into the 30’s (37.2). One of the last to go, Kitty King was understandably disappointed with the judges’ interpretation of her test on…
If it’s going to rain on any day of a 3-Day-Event, I guess trot-up Wednesday is the best day for that to happen. Today it rained, like you wouldn’t believe. The girls dressed up, the boys wore bright trousers with tweed jackets, suits, and some even just a shirt. We all got wet. Alex Peternell…
Another year has rolled by. It seems like only a few months ago that I was enjoying the sunshine at Blenheim Horse Trials. It’s one of my all time favourite events, and should be on your horizon this weekend. For me this event has everything – the opulent surroundings of Blenheim Palace, and probably the…
There wasn’t really much room for error in the final Show Jumping phase of the CCI*** class at Blenheim Horse Trials, but Francis Whittington produced one of only a handful of clear rounds in the top 20, and most importantly William Fox-Pitt didn’t therefore giving Francis the win. Francis also picks up prizemoney for 5th…
Cross Country day at Blenheim Horse Trials kept everyone on their toes. Few of the early combinations out on course made it round without error, and William Fox-Pitt who had 3 horses primed in the top 10 retired two of them after problems. I also saw him spend a good deal of time watching horses…
Last to go today in the CCI*** 18-year-old Emily King took a clear lead this afternoon with a score of 35.4, which considering this is her first run at this level is even more impressive. Whilst Emily was pleasantly surprised with her test today (a personal best), she is no stranger to success holding championship…