Editor's note: This is a repost of an article published in June 2018. Lillie has since moved on to train with McLain Ward, but the lessons she learned from her time training with Cian are still applicable! In the last...
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We’re tracking down expert insights into your toughest, horse-related questions. In today’s edition, American eventer Laine Ashker shares her thoughts on building back a partnership’s confidence when it’s been shaken. ***** Q: My horse and I have been competing well...
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For some reason, we tend to believe that in order to improve, we need to be criticizing ourselves constantly. In my opinion, however, this does not work at all. It’s not helpful for two reasons. One, because you don’t get...
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Richard Spooner hasn’t campaigned three incredibly talented senior show jumpers by pure luck, even though the humble horseman might tell you otherwise. Spooner, based in Agua Dulce, Calif., campaigned Robinson, a winner of 40 Grand Prix classes and the first...
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Earlier this Spring, 21-year-old Spencer Smith laid down the only clear round in the $132,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI3*. This was his first international grand prix, his first FEI ranking class, and the biggest paycheck of his life, totaling...
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