Road To The Olympics

In this series, the Chronicle follows seven riders as they seek to fulfill their Olympic dreams in London in 2012.

I definitely felt that I had something to prove at the first two observation events during the Kentucky Spring Horse Show.

My performance at the selection trials in March was unbelievable, but I have to keep showing that it wasn’t just a lucky week, that I have the ability to perform that way all the time. I have to keep impressing the selectors.

In this series, the Chronicle follows seven riders as they seek to fulfill their Olympic dreams in London 2012.

In this series, the Chronicle follows seven riders as they seek to fulfill their Olympic dreams in London in 2012.

The Olympic short list for eventing became official, and since Mr. Medicott and I are on it, we’ll be heading to England in less than a week. We’re a little more than six weeks out from the Olympic Games, and the journey just charges on.

In this series, the Chronicle follows seven riders as they seek to fulfill their Olympic dreams in London in 2012.

In this series, the Chronicle follows seven riders as they seek to fulfill their Olympic dreams in London in 2012.

A few months ago when I first checked in with the Chronicle on my “Road to the Olympics” I sure hoped I would be writing this next article from a little different position than that in which I’m currently finding myself.

In this series, the Chronicle follows seven riders as they seek to fulfill their Olympic dreams in London in 2012.

For the [Reem Acra FEI Dressage] World Cup Final, we left California and flew to Amsterdam. We were picked up by a truck in Amsterdam, and then we drove to this place near Hanover [Germany], about a four-hour truck ride.

Otto and I have been working hard to prepare ourselves for our journey to the Olympics. Well, first we have to set our sights on the USEF Olympic dressage trials in Gladstone, N.J., and THEN we can focus on the Olympics.

I think one of the most important things we have done is pared down our warm-up time, which has been huge. After I start Otto on a loose rein, I can put him together faster.

In this series, the Chronicle follows seven riders as they seek to fulfill their Olympic dreams in London in 2012.

Things have been going really well. I’m feeling much more comfortable, which makes a big difference in everything I do. [Brueckmann, who suffers from reflex sympathetic dystrophy, underwent a voluntary leg amputation in November to make herself more comfortable in and out of the saddle.]

In this series, the Chronicle follows seven riders as they seek to fulfill their Olympic dreams in London in 2012.

Now that my qualifying season with Paragon is winding down, it’s time to get back to training before the U.S. Equestrian Federation Dressage Festival of Champions and Olympic selection trials in June in Gladstone, N.J.