Jennifer

No news is generally good news–and nowhere is that more true than at the Olympic Games equestrian events. I’d much rather expend my keystrokes telling you about cool things in London and great horses and horsemanship...

 Today’s course for the first jumping qualifier of the 2012 London Olympic Games, designed by Bob Ellis, was a whirlwind tour of London and environs. Each of the 12 obstacles paid homage to  an important landmark...

As anyone who’s watched NBC’s prime-time Olympic Games coverage knows, the mainstream media and many viewers love the human-interest stories behind the Games athletes.We haven’t had too much of that in the...

London Olympics cross-country course designer Sue Benson’s track was every bit as twisty, turny, hilly, and tight as she’d predicted.Of the 74 starters, nine finished the 5,728-meter course under the optimum time of...

 It’s a question that a lot of you have asked. Imagine our surprise at learning that most of the hay and bedding at the 2012 London Olympic Games is sourced from the good old U.S.A. Specifically, from Kentucky Equine...

 The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games isn’t until tonight, but the eventing competition officially got under way at Greenwich Park this morning with the first horse inspection (aka the jog or the...

Today I’m going to spare the prose and let the photos do the talking. Here is a collection of images taken during my first 24 hours at Greenwich Park, the 2012 London Olympic Games equestrian venue. Enjoy!...

We’re three days away from the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games. I’m writing this from the airport, waiting for my British Airways flight to London Heathrow. My flight is delayed, so this seems like...

We’ve talked a lot about the importance of veterinarians and veterinary officials in keeping the Olympic horses healthy and safe. But as every horse owner knows, there’s another member of the horse-care team...