Olympic Dressage Debuts

Two of the American ladies on the US team made their Olympic debuts in style today in Rio.  Ali Brock with her wonderful stallion Rosevelt (Rosie) scored 72.686 to put her in a tie for seventh.  Kasey Perry-Glass showed off Dublet’s soft and beautiful flying changes...

Phillip flies the flag for Team USA!

Kudos and cheers for Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice winning the Eventing Individual Bronze medal for the USA!  Heavy favorite Michael Jung and Sam won back-to-back Gold, and surprise Silver medalist was Astier Nicolas of France.  In Team Eventing, France surprised...

Day 3 – A Costly Cross Country for Many

Wow – what a day!  The cross country phase has definitely proven to be influential for Eventing in Rio.  The course was punishing and relentless with 18 horse/rider combinations out of 65 eliminated or retired.  Total shakeup among the Team and Individual...

Day 2 of Rio

I wish I had some exciting photos to share but the truth is I am seeing what everyone else is seeing on their computer or TV screen as the picture below attests :). The second day of Eventing dressage did not go a whole lot better than the first day for the USA.  The...

Day 1 of Rio

Day 1 began with the usual minor glitches and bumps in the road for us in the NBC studios.  It’s the first official day for all sports here in Stamford, so kinks needed to be ironed out.  Equestrian has a terrific and experienced team.  Our producer Amy Zimmerman and...