Richland Live Scores
The CIC3* and advanced divisions do dressage at Richland Park today. Midway through the CIC3*, Nate Chambers and Rolling Stone II lead with a 45.9, Karen is tied with Selena for 2nd on 50.8, and
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Are You Smarter Than A Pony Clubber?
How well do you know your bits? See how far you can get before you miss one! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
...» Read More!Lady Macbeth’s late night ramblings
I think it was Shakespeare who said “first kill all the lawyers.” And I reference that quote as someone who, when I am tired of sidebar crashes and 100 emails per day, could very well
...» Read More!Leah Lang-Gluscic chapter 4
As a quick note before we get to Leah’s post, the Eventing Nation sidebar has been acting up today for unknown reasons. If Eventing Nation were a Broadway play, the sidebar would be our diva
...» Read More!The EEE outbreak and Richland Park
As nearly the entire short list and much of the Canadian and US eventing community descends on Michigan for the Richland Park CIC3* this weekend, officials are taking extra precautions to guard against the recent
...» Read More!Oliver Townend out of WEG contention
In a story that really illustrates the changes of fortune in eventing, Oliver Townend has withdrawn Ashdale Cruise Master from the British WEG team reserve list. Oliver cited his goals to focus on the Olympics
...» Read More!Eventing for the Future
With all the hype about the WEG this fall and the London Olympics only a couple years from now, it got me thinking about the current young riders that will be riding in Olympics and
...» Read More!Pony Club Champs on the Left Coast
Even though I received a lifelong ban from Pony Club for dirty boots and braids that were “just that bad,” we still love Pony Club here at Eventing Nation. The USPC’s Western Championships took place
...» Read More!New York Times Article
Our friends at Point Two are back in the news with an article in the New York Times about safety airjackets. The author, Katie Thomas, is a well respected journalist and one of the only
...» Read More!Boyd Martin Working Student Blog and Links
Here are a few quick late night links before we get Sarah’s working student post: Despite numerous funding challenges, Adelaide CCI4* in Australia is set to run in mid-November. The event has received a lot
...» Read More!The French WEG Team
Good afternoon friend. I’m fine thanks, how are you. Excellent. Yes I have heard that joke about how French tanks have five gears in reverse and one gear forward. No, I would never tell it
...» Read More!100,000 Abandoned Horses
Our columnist says: The crisis of unwanted and neglected horses extends well beyond the humble scope of eventing, but as members of the equestrian community in general we are very much called to address the
...» Read More!Monday morning helmet cam
What would a Monday be on Eventing Nation without a helmet cam? Here’s a look at the Flying Cross (KY) novice XC, originally posted by riderboy on the COTH forum. What a beautiful farm and
...» Read More!Graeme Thom – Canadian Chef d’Equipe on HRN
The architect of Canada’s emergence as an international eventing contender chats with our friends at the Horse Radio Network: Canadian Chef d’Equipe, Graeme Thom, stops by this week to tell us what it involves to
...» Read More!Katie Lindsay: Fun and Games at an Event
As promised, here is the third of my Fantasy Equestrian Discipline Interview Trilogy (FEDIT) for Eventing Nation. It’s been a struggle in which I’ve used “delete” more often than “enter” and even had my hand
...» Read More!Who is The Carrot?
I was prompted to write this post after a prominent member of the equestrian media became probably the 100th person to ask me “John, are you The Carrot?” I’ll get to that in a second,
...» Read More!Rider Profile
I’m pinch hitting for Visionaire today, so bear with me. To see previous rider profiles, click on “Rider Profiles” in the Categories sidebar. If you would like to be featured in an upcoming profile, please
...» Read More!Events this Weekend from Ecogold
It’s a relatively quiet weekend at Eventing Nation, with just six USEA events and no US based three-days. It’s ‘move-in’ weekend for many of our college bound readers, and I wish them a happy, studious,
...» Read More!Video Saturday – Pony Tales
Last week, we featured the Connemara pony. This week, ponies take the stage yet again. Watch these videos, and then tell us about your favorite pony in the comment section! There was a little kid,
...» Read More!Win a Point Two Airjacket on Eventing Nation
We are always looking for fun ways to give back to our great readers here at Eventing Nation and I think we have outdone ourselves this time. Our friends at Point Two USA have generously
...» Read More!Happy Birthday Denny!
I’d like to extend a huge Eventing Nation happy 69th birthday to Denny Emerson. If I wrote about all of Denny’s accomplishments I’d be sitting here all day, but my favorite part about Denny is
...» Read More!Working Student Diary, part 1
I am proud to introduce Jenny as the latest guest blogger added to our autumn lineup. Jenny has ambitiously decided to spend the next year of her life as a working student. Everything in eventing
...» Read More!6 minutes of your life that you will never get back
This video concerns me. On so many levels. At first I was worried because it suggests that we might not need horses in order to jump big jumps. Then I noticed the music, and then
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