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Apr 15, 2024
Calling All Commentators: Join John Kyle at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event
Do you want to break into the world of providing eventing commentary at events or brush up on your already-acquired skills? Legendary equestrian commentator John Kyle, who has been "the voice" of the Kentucky Three-Day Event live stream since 2014, has provided commentary for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2016 Rio Olympic Games, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and is contracted to provide his services during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, and so much more.
Kyle is hosting two individual seminars in conjunction with the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington, Kentucky. These one-day seminars will be held on April 23, geared towards rider-analysts, and April 29, aimed at aspiring broadcasters, with two groups running each day from approximately 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
These seminars are designed to equip riders and broadcasters, who already have some experience perhaps in providing streaming‐level commentaries, with the necessary skills and knowledge to step up to national broadcaster level and provide insights that they can utilize in every engagement. The program covers various aspects of sports commentary, including research and preparation, on‐air performance, working with lead commentators and in large productions, and the business of commentary. An example of the syllabus is as follows:
Registration Details
The cost to participate is $275, which includes a $100 deposit to secure your spot. Online payments are linked below or U.S. checks are also accepted.
April 23 Online Payment Options
April 29 Online Payment Options
The seminars will take place at the United States Hunter Jumper Association building at the Kentucky Horse Park.
For more information, please contact John Kyle by phone at +44-7720‐851153 or via email at [email protected].
Apr 29, 2024
Education
Fieldwork for Eventers
One of the important concepts that event riders of all levels should understand, and practice is how the dressage flatwork carries over into the show jumping and cross-country phases. Don’t forget, the word dressage, translated from French, literally means training.
Apr 28, 2024
Eventing News
Townend Takes His Fourth Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L Win on a Special Mare
While Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent started the weekend at the Defender Kentucky CCI5*-L a bit down the leaderboard in a tie for eighth after dressage, the world No. 1 can never be ruled out for a five-star win. Townend and “Rosie” climbed the leaderboard yesterday with just .4 time penalties on cross-country, and today they earned a nail-biting win after both the leader, fellow British rider Tom McEwen on JL Dublin, and second-placed Brit Yasmin Ingham on Banzai du Loir, had single rails over Steve Stephens’ show jumping course.
Apr 28, 2024
Competitions
It All Comes Together for Coleman and Diabolo in Kentucky Cosequin CCI4*-S
Will Coleman gets cold calls for horse sales all the time. So when he got an email from agent Sharon Ridgeway who was representing a horse in Australia, it almost went in the bin with the rest of them.
Apr 28, 2024
Eventing News
One Withdrawal in Final Horse Inspection of Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L
The Ground Jury was busy this morning assessing the 40 horses that presented in the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event Cosequin CCI4*-S and the remaining 25 pairs in the CCI5*-L.
