Longines Los Angeles Master’s Grand Slam Next Weekend!

As if finding my possible next horse isn’t enough, I’ve been granted press credentials for the Longines Los Angeles Master’s Grand Slam Indoor competition next weekend!

If you’re not familiar with it already, this is show jumping’s equivalent to say Wimbledon or the U.S. Open.

The elite show series takes place on three continents: North America, Europe, and Asia, in Los Angeles, Paris, and Hong Kong.

International riders will compete, and many of them are Olympians or World Equestrian Games veterans. Going back to the tennis analogy, the riders competing at these events are the Nadals, Federers, or Williamses of the equestrian world.

I’m looking forward to seeing some of the young riders such as Jessica Springsteen and am also eager to see show jumping veteran and California native Richard Spooner (I took a riding lesson from his mom once–so I’m one degree of separation from Richard!).

If things work out and I do purchase the horse this week, I will not spend any time with him this upcoming weekend.

A new friend who is an equestrian journalist reminded me this afternoon that when you get a new horse, it’s nice to let him take a few days to adapt to the new environment before you start working with him.

So if you’re reading this blog, Knight, I promise we’ll have fun the following weekend at the Longines Los Angeles Master’s Grand Slam. I’ll bring lots of carrots and maybe an autograph from Jessica and a hoofprint from Vindicat.

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