WEG Coverage: I may not be there yet, but that doesn't mean we can't talk about it...

OK. So I may not be at the WEG just yet....but lots is going on

and so I feel it only right to at least give y'all a media inspired update :)

Endurance, Dressage and Reining have all produced thrills and excitment. 

The Endurance competition consisted of a 100 mile race that took place across the hills of many famous Lexington farms.  WHAT?? 100 miles in ONE day?? wow!  Now I understand why endurance/competative trail riders wear padded underwear....um, totally! From what I understand there are a number of mandatory vet checks and even a 'best conditioned' award presented to the most fit horse who recovered the best from the race. It comes as no surprise that a rider from the United Arab Emerates won the indiviudal gold - ever see "Hidalgo"?? LOL  The UAE took the team gold, France came in with silver and Germany secured the bronze.

Dressage is about halfway done with the Netherlands in the lead! This is the first time that Germany has NOT been in the lead in the history of the WEG - holy moly! LOL There are still 2 riders from each competing team left to comepete....so really, anything can happen.  Great Britian is in third, the US in fourth and Canada follows the US. So, nothing is really 'set in stone'.  I honestly expect NED or GER to win, I mean come on...who doesn't.  They always win, they are the dressage nations...the experts...the ones we ALL look to for inspiration.  As long as the top riders make it to the dressage freestyle I'll be happy...LOL! I am especially looking forwar to Stephan Peters and Edward Gal!

Reining is another sport that brought in the crowds today.  I am sure the home team brought down the house when the US won team gold...no big surprise there huh? The nation of cowboys is bound to win the western reining competition. I was interested to see who came in second and third....Belgium and Italy. Cool - who knew?? I played the stereotype and figured Canada and Mexico would be in the medals. Naughty, I know.

             

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I guess the eventing teams from the US and GB had some fun today....they participated in a fun competition on the "off road" Land Rover course. ha ha ha ha ha I can see it now...Phillip Dutton racing around in a Land Rover with Boyd, Kim and Buck cheering him on. LMAO - hilarious!

Check it out....http://www.alltechfeigames.com/news/detail.aspx?id=5474