I took Ray Price, Kyra and Tsetserleg out to the Liftmaster Eventing Grand Prix at Bruce's Field in Aiken, SC yesterday. This is a ‘showcase’ event that had some of the best horses in the country competing.
My plan was to do the dressage and jumping on Ray Price as a bit of exposure to top level competition and atmosphere and he did very, very well. He is still a little too green to win against this caliber of competition, but we are not far off. We were placed 10th Read more...Eventing Grand Prix in Aiken
March 2, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I took Ray Price, Kyra and Tsetserleg out to the Liftmaster Eventing Grand Prix at Bruce's Field in Aiken, SC yesterday. This is a ‘showcase’ event that had some of the best horses in the country competing.
My plan was to do the dressage and jumping on Ray Price as a bit of exposure to top level competition and atmosphere and he did very, very well. He is still a little too green to win against this caliber of competition, but we are not far off. We were placed 10th Read more...Big Weekend in Aiken: Eventing Grand Prix and Sporting Days Horse Trials
February 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
It's going to be a busy weekend here in Aiken, South Carolina with the Liftmaster Eventing Grand Prix at Bruce's Field and the March Horse Trials at Sporting Days Farm.
Ride Times for the Eventing Prix are posted HERE. Boyd will be second down the centerline tomorrow morning with Christine Turner's Tsetserleg at 7:30am, then will ride Ray Price at 11:12 and Kyra, also owned by Christ Turner, at 1:04pm. Show Jumping will take place tomorrow afternoon and cross country, over Eric Bull's gorgeous Read more...
Windurra Eventers at Dressage at Bruce’s Field
February 18, 2019 by 1 Comment
This weekend Mike and I took a few of the event horses over to Bruce's Field, here in Aiken, for the dressage show. It was fun trying to mix it up with the fancy dressage horses and it was an especially good experience for the Kyra and Cortez, who will be competing in the LiftMaster Eventing Grand Prix at Bruce's Field in a couple of weeks. Thanks to Silva’s owner Joan Fenton-White, who took photos of some of the horses. Results can be found at Foxvillage.com (links below)
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February 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
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And a special Read more...Another Winning Weekend at Dressage at Stable View
February 12, 2019 by 1 Comment
Hannah Lu, owned by Sarah Reese and Joan White, was great this weekend in the dressage show at Stable View. I just kind of changed the way I ride her, warming up with a light seat and keeping things a little loose and that works really well for her, since she tends to be a bit of a tight horse. She was really good, she placed 2nd to Shawna Harding in the PSG with 69% and won the I-1 on Sunday with 68% which was really good for her.
Electric, owned by George and Julia Strawbridge and Nancy Read more...Phillip Schooling Boyd’s Horses at New Stable View XC Course
February 10, 2019 by 1 Comment
https://youtu.be/DBi3bho7G2M
My cross country coach Phillip Dutton took Ray Price and Long Island T out for a school at the new Boyd Martin/ETB Equine Construction Schooling Cross Country Course at Stable View yesterday, and it was awesome. Phillip really honed in on their rideability and practiced some of the jumping and turning exercises that these horses will encounter at the advanced level of competition. The jumped a lot of corners, narrows and coffins, and both horses finished the session Read more...New Boyd Martin/ETB Equine Construction Schooling Course Open at Stable View
February 6, 2019 by 1 Comment
It was great fun to get out and school the upper level oriented course that I designed and Eric Bull built in a back field here at Stable View. All of the jumps are newly built and are offered for sale, and I will rearrange the jumps on a regular basis so that riders can train a variety of questions.
Here's a video of Lillian Heard giving it a test run:
https://youtu.be/URFii4zAOpY
Read more...Videos from Boyd’s 2018 Thoroughbred Retraining Clinics in Japan
February 5, 2019 by 1 Comment
Teaching in Japan with Godolphin Lifetime Care
Thanks to Yasuko, who works for Godolphin and helped coordinate last year's Thoroughbred retraining clinics in Japan, for sharing these videos. These clinics are always a great experience as I really enjoy sharing my knowledge about retraining Thoroughbreds and the Japanese students have proven attentive and eager to learn. They have some really top class horses in Japan, and it's hard to beat the scenery when you're teaching in the shadow of Read more...
Back in the Show Ring with Rosa Cha W
January 30, 2019 by 1 Comment
We had good weekend getting back in the show ring here in Aiken. It was so fun to ride Rosa down the center line again - I missed her so much! In typical Rosa style she covered for my rusty mistakes, and I know we have a lot of work to do, but it is so great to have her back! And bonus: we won the Grand Prix. Rosa's daughter Hannah Lu does not like waiting. When her quarter is up, it’s up! Unfortunately in the PSG the show was running 20 minutes behind and she did not appreciate that. We still Read more...Windurra Eventers Learn Galloping Technique from Jump Jockey Mark Beecher
January 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Winters spent down at Stable View Farm in Aiken are always a good change of pace. One of the best changes is we are around a number of riders from different sports here at Stable View. Over the years I’ve become good friends with Irish timber champion Mark Beecher, who won the Maryland Hunt Cup. Mark’s from a very horsey family: his older brother Paul won the Hickstead Derby in England and his father is a well-known breeder who produces the Loughnatousa horses in Ireland. We’re very Read more...
