Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Moonshine Capture the Lead at Rebecca Farm CCI4*-L
Just as the sweat of the day started beading up on foreheads, CCI4*-L competitors entered the dressage arena at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana, ready to bring on a heat of their own. In many ways, this initial phase makes a first and lasting impression—a score that will be relentlessly chased...
Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Moonshine Capture the Lead at Rebecca Farm CCI4*-L
Just as the sweat of the day started beading up on foreheads, CCI4*-L competitors entered the dressage arena at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana, ready to bring on a heat of their own. In many ways, this initial phase makes a first and lasting impression—a score that will be relentlessly chased...
Halliday-Sharp Hangs On to Tryon International CCI4*-L Lead
Mill Spring, N.C.—May 13—Liz Halliday-Sharp had nearly 4 points of time in hand as she headed out onto Mark Phillips’ CCI4*-L cross-country course at the Tryon International this morning, and she had to use most of it as she hear...
Halliday-Sharp Still Leads, but Fletcher Slides into Second on Day 2 of Dressage at Tryon International CCI4*-L
Mill Spring, N.C.—May 12—No one could crack Liz Halliday-Sharp and Cooley Nutcracker’s score of 27.4 during the final day of dressage at the Tryon International CCI4*-L, but Jacob Fletcher and Fabian put in a strong test to challenge them. Scoring a 31.2, they’ll head into tomorr...
Halliday-Sharp Has the Lead on Day 1 at Tryon International CCI4*-L
Mill Spring, N.C.—May 11—While Liz Halliday-Sharp has only had the ride on Cooley Nutcracker since last year, the pair have made big strides in getting to know each other.
A trip to the Tryon International for “Bali’s” first CCI4*-L last November ended in a bad luck fall ...
Smith Seals a Historic Win at Land Rover Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.—April 30—Tamie Smith headed into the Rolex Stadium this afternoon with a lot of weight on her shoulders. She’d missed out on the Land Rover Kentucky win in 2021 when Mai Baum dropped a frangible pin on cross-country, and last fall,...
Hot Bobo Steps Up For Slezak at Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S
Lexington, Ky.—April 29—Hot Bobo has always been a a little tricky and sensitive on cross-country, so when Karl Slezak decided to bring her to the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S, he knew it wouldn’t just be Derek di Grazia’s course that would be a challenge—it would ...
Smith and Mai Baum into Land Rover Kentucky Lead: “I Couldn’t Have Asked for Anything More"
Lexington, Ky.—April 29—Tamie Smith has been partnered with Mai Baum for eight years, and they’ve been all over the world together. With a top-10 finish at Badminton Horse Trials (England) last spring and a top-10 finish and team silver medal with the U.S. team a...
McEwen Takes the Top Spot After Day 1 of Dressage at Land Rover Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.—April 27—While Tom McEwen has enjoyed soaking up the local Kentucky bourbon and racehorse culture this week, the British rider came to the U.S. for a much more important reason—taking a shot at the top spot at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Even...
Cooley Nutcracker's The Best He's Ever Been In Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S
Lexington, Ky.—April 27—Liz Halliday-Sharp has barely had Cooley Nutcracker in her barn for a year, but she and the 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Tolant R x Ballyshan Cleopatra) have forged a formidable partnership.
Formerly campa...