In this series, the pros walk through their approach to riding questions, fences and combinations on cross-country. This Ride Between the Flags is given by Elisa Wallace. She walks us through two Preliminary combinations at the Flying Cross Horse Trials. Photos by Trudy Pulley. Video is of Trudy Pulley and her horse, Mega Tsunami. Video captured by Lani Zabor and produced by Wallace Eventing.
About Elisa
Elisa found a passion for horses at a very young age. With the guidance of her father, Rick Wallace, Elisa climbed quickly up the levels of Eventing. She has competed through the CCI4* level and currently campaigns Simply Priceless, an Australian Thoroughbred owned by the Simply Priceless Syndicate. Elisa has also found a passion in Mustangs. She has taken many of these special horses through the Mustang Makeover and onto a career in Eventing. Elisa prides herself in her customized approach in training each individual horse and rider incorporating the skills and theories from a variety of sources. To learn more about Elisa Wallace and her program, please visit her website www.wallaceeventing.com
The MARS Bromont Rising U25 scholarship program, administered by the USEA Foundation, is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s grant funding for riders aiming to compete in the MARS Bromont CCI (Quebec, Canada) taking place June 5-8.
Were you one of the competitors at this year's USEA Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL) Eventing Championships? Or do you dream of the day that you can participate yourself? Are you just a huge eventing superfan and love seeing young riders of all ages enjoying the sport? No matter where you fall, you will love this week's episode of the USEA Podcast where we chat with a member of the USEA IEL champion team and the president of this year's Intercollegiate Spirit Award winners, the University of Georgia. Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it feels like to participate in one of these championships from Olive Dumais and Katlyn Parker.
In this excerpt, trainer and educator Anne Buchannan explains bit contact connection and why it matters for true collection and healthy movement.
Familiarizing yourself with the key players at each horse trial is an important step to your success at your next competition. One of those important figures is the show secretary. Think of the show secretary as the mastermind behind most of the organizational efforts related to each horse trial. They manage entries, the show schedule, ride times, stabling, and so much more. Without the hard work of the show secretary and their office staff, a horse trial simply would not be able to operate.