Down with IBC? (Yeah you know me)
Yesterday I had a very special opportunity (courtesy of our good friend, Allyn Mann from Adequan) to tour the International Broadcast Center (IBC) at the Olympic Park with Jamie Saults from NBC. Jamie...
View ArticlePak Across the Pond – Day 11
God Save the Queen Great Britain takes the Team gold! (Photo credits: Markus Schreiber/Associated Press & NBC Olympics) It was truly electric. From the moment the first horse trotted in from the...
View ArticleA View from the Stands – Part 8
Team GB Show Jumper Ben Maher unveils his medal. The Pak is across the pond and the action is officially underway in London. In this blog series, SmartPakers Sarah and Colby will be sharing stories...
View ArticleDay 11 Live from London – Olympic Team Dressage Medals & Highlights
Day 11 Live from London – Olympic Team Dressage Medals & Highlights
View ArticleOnce Upon a Falafel Joint
There’s a really unique experience that forms around the Olympic games, where people who are normally on the other side of a TV screen are suddenly right in front of your face. It takes awhile for the...
View ArticleThe Olympics Isn’t Just Riding?
I believe that I mentioned it in one of my earlier blogs, but the equestrian sports have been so all-consuming that I really don’t know much about what’s going on with all of the other sports, despite...
View ArticlePak Across the Pond – Day 12
Medal Me, Baby, One More Time Just 24 hours after Team GB took home show jumping team gold, the dressage team decided to get in on the history-making action. While the jumping team had put in a...
View ArticleA View from the Stands – Part 9
The family we met in the stands. The Pak is across the pond and the action is officially underway in London. In this blog series, SmartPakers Sarah and Colby will be sharing stories about the people...
View ArticleDay 12 Live from London – Olympic Individual Show Jumping Medals and Highlights
Day 12 Live from London – Olympic Individual Show Jumping Medals and Highlights
View ArticleDay 13 Live from London – Olympic Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle Medals and...
Day 13 Live from London – Olympic Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle Medals and Highlights
View ArticleLife After London
Where to begin? Well, we arrived back on Friday night to a hazy, hot and humid Boston. It was not the most welcome greeting a city’s ever given me, and I’d like to think Boston would try a little...
View ArticleThe Tale of Tony the Pony
Now this is a story all about how This pony’s life turned upside down And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there I’ll tell you how I became the host of two Olympic affairs County Louth,...
View ArticleThe Pak Talks Paralympics Part 1
Hey guys – Sarah from SmartPak here! I’m so excited to announce that we’ve had the opportunity to work with Para rider and guest-blogger Holly Jacobson, to get an insiders look at the equestrian...
View ArticleThe Pak Talks Paralympics Part 2 – Under Pressure, Para-Equestrians Put on a...
Barbara Minneci, Grade II rider for Beligum, is in perfect harmony with her stunning partner, Barilla. (c) Lindsay Y McCall Hey guys – Sarah from SmartPak here! This is part 2 in our series with Para...
View ArticleThe Pak Talks Paralympics Part 3
Jonathan Wentz and Richter Scale Grade Ib USA – Credit: John Stevenson Hey guys – Sarah from SmartPak here! This is the final portion in our series with Para rider and guest-blogger Holly Jacobson,...
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