“Where is John?” and Morning News from Ecogold
Good Morning, Eventing Nation! You are stuck with me again today as John, who is about as easy to locate as Waldo in the Where’s Waldo books, is under the weather today. The first order
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Ignorance and bliss!
They say ignorance is bliss. I can honestly say that I have been blissfully ignorant at times when dealing with horses, in so many ways but lets focus on one area. Loaning, leasing, selling, trading
...» Read More!A View From My Horse: Southern Pines
This week’s “ears” photo is coming to us from the beautiful Carolinas. Aiken gets a lot attention as the “place to be” for the winter circuit in the Carolina region, but Southern Pines has a
...» Read More!Another reason to winter in Ocala!
Heads up, Ladies! I have received word that Jose Ortelli is back in Florida! One of the most popular, friendly, and of course – handsome young men on the circuit, please go and give him
...» Read More!Buckle Up’s Wednesday Morning News
Buckle Up… All the cool kids are doing it Good Morning, Eventing Nation! It’s Wednesday, which means it’s getting close to Friday, which means I can now link to to the entry statuses for both
...» Read More!Secretariat Blu-ray and DVD on Hahahorses.com
As many of you might know the Secretariat DVD and Blue-ray is being released today, and consequently we have a very special contest on Hahahorses.com. The folks from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s PR firm
...» Read More!Go (Green) Eventing
What I am about to say may shock you. Prepare yourself, sit down and take a couple deep breaths. Our sport, Eventing, takes place…outdoors. While this may come as a surprise to some of you,
...» Read More!P’s & Q’s
As a child I was always told to mind my P’s and Q’s, which of course were pleases and thank-YOU’s, but today at the Kentucky Horse Park was a rare day of Peace and Quiet.
...» Read More!Win a month of training with Phillip Dutton
The only catch is that you have to compete at an event in Australia to qualify. ESJ sent me the the details and explained that Phillip’s parents, Peter and Mary Dutton run the “Mid Western”
...» Read More!Tuesday News and Notes
Good Morning Eventing Nation! I’ve got a feeling that today is going to be an exciting day. The battle for team leadership is getting pretty interesting; as we heard yesterday, Jimmy Wofford is applying for
...» Read More!Wofford Speaks, We Listen
I had the opportunity to chat with Jim Wofford for a few minutes this evening about his decision to apply for the USEF’s Chef/Technical Advisor position. When I first heard that Jim was applying, I
...» Read More!Jimmy Wofford Applies for US Team Chef/Technical Advisor
From Jimmy’s website: I wanted to let you know that this morning I sent in my application for the USET Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor position, an application which included both a comprehensive CV and my plan
...» Read More!Peter Gray Clinic
Peter Gray has a wealth of experience in eventing – he’s competed in three Olympics, Badminton and Burghley, and two WEGs, just to skim the surface, need I say more? Along the way though, he’s
...» Read More!Peter Gray Clinic
This article was originally published on Eventing Nation Peter Gray has a wealth of experience in eventing – he’s competed in three Olympics, Badminton and Burghley, and two WEGs, just to skim the surface, need
...» Read More!Monday Video Break – Foxhunters are Nuts
Get your popcorn folks and watch as a steady stream of horses jumps a giant ditch, with or without their riders, and as the footing slowly deteriorates. Best of all, commentary is provided with a
...» Read More!Poplar Place’s Monday Reader
The only recognized US event this weekend was held at Poplar Place in Georgia, where US Team rider Becky Holder stole the show. Becky and Can’t Fire Me led wire to wire in the Open
...» Read More!One for the future?
Erin Buttigieg rode Kim Smith’s Harley in the Peter Gray clinic this past weekend. She rode in the “Just the Beginning” group but that was more for Harley’s benefit than her own. She keeps her
...» Read More!Sponsor Spotlight: Hawley Bennett and Omega Alpha
Omega Alpha has some fabulous riders who use their products and one of those riders, our good friend Hawley Bennett of Team Canada, was kind enough to answer a few questions about Omega Alpha’s supplements
...» Read More!Mary Fike – Midsouth Team Challenge Event Organizer
This article was originally published on EventingNation.com About the same time you may have been sending in your entries for the Hagyard Midsouth Three Day Event & Team Challenge at the Kentucky Horse Park last
...» Read More!Mary Fike – Midsouth Team Challenge Event Organizer
About the same time you may have been sending in your entries for the Hagyard Midsouth Three Day Event & Team Challenge at the Kentucky Horse Park last autumn, organiser Mary Fike was already planning
...» Read More!USEF Board Approves Eventing Helmet Rule
I have just confirmed from Lexington that the USEF Board approved the eventing helmet rule at their Sunday morning board meeting. The helmet rule proposal [EV 114] passed unanimously. The rule change will make ASTM
...» Read More!Sunday, Funday Links
via Ecogold As some of you may or may not know, our very own John was in the running for the Area II Smurf Awards. Being a “smurf” was the term so endowed on any
...» Read More!It takes a certain kind of…
Tough? Crazy? Dedicated? All of the Above? Why on earth would anyone get out of bed to go and ride in the middle of the off-season when it’s this cold? Perhaps because Peter Gray was
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