Mothers are the heart of eventing
My mom has been standing beside me from my very fist lesson, to my first fall, to my first three-day, and every positive aspect of my life has happened because of her support–as an eventer
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Sunday morning show jumping notes
Link: Live Show Jumping Scores The latest schedule: 11:00 – CCI2* SJ 11:45 – CIC3* Course Walk 12:15 – CIC3* SJ 1:00 – Polo Cross 1:30 – CCI3* Course Walk 2:00 – CCI3* SJ (1)
...» Read More!Jersey Fresh jog report
Forget best dressed rider, it’s time we give some credit to the grooms who get the horses looking beautiful and keep their riders sane. So, without further ado, the award for best dressed groom goes
...» Read More!The Sunday Jog-Up: Tips from a Groom
Do you ever stare in awe at the sleek shiny horses, the glistening brass, perfect braids, and dazzling white marks at a CCI trot up? Do you ever wonder how they get that way? (LOTS
...» Read More!More worst videos ever–now with music!
-XC video of the CIC2* leaders from Saturday: Jennie Brannigan, Doug Payne, and Joelle Baskerville. -This is a condensed, musically inclined version of the CCI and CIC 3* video I put up earlier this afternoon.
...» Read More!NJ.com: ‘Huge relief’ as XC phase of Jersey ends with no casualies
Headlines like this, published by the NJ Star-Ledger, reflect the challenges our sport faces in turning public perceptions for the better. The story goes on to talk about the competition, but the big news from
...» Read More!Saturday evening notes from Jersey
Full Scoreboard Link: non-alpaca Jersey photos (1) Today was a mercifully quiet one at Jersey, with no major accidents or injures. The couple of riders who did pop off were up and walking back to
...» Read More!The worst Jersey videos ever
Back by popular demand the morbid curiosity of our readers, I am proud mortified to present the next several installments in our Worst Videos Ever series. As with our Worst Videos Ever from Rolex, our videos
...» Read More!CIC3*-Phillip and TruLuck widen their lead
Link: Full Jersey XC Results (1) TruLuck and Phillip Dutton delivered the fastest time of the day in the CIC3*, picking up 7.2 time penalties and extending their lead to 5 points going into the
...» Read More!CCI3*-Tiana holds onto lead
Ringwood Magister is cooling off after a hard day’s work (1) Tiana and Ringwood Magister jumped a clean round with only 4.8 time penalties and their lead is 14.6 going into the show jumping. Their
...» Read More!Jersey CCI2* XC results
Dressage leaders James Alliston and Jumbo’s Jake Links: Live Scores (1) Dressage leader James Alliston of Great Britain picked up a stop at fence 5–which was steep angled turning coop combination. (2) Jennie Brannigan and Cambala
...» Read More!Saturday morning XC notes
Links: Live Scores, Ride Times 10:00-11:30 CCI2* XC 12:10-1:35 CCI3* XC 2:10-3:15 CIC3* XC Good morning from Jersey Fresh everyone! The sky is overcast right now, but the weather predictions have moved to just a
...» Read More!Jersey Fresh 3* Cross-Country Preview
Hey Eventing Nation, this is Hannah Burnett and I’m riding Nike (St. Barths) in the CIC3* XC tomorrow. Here’s a quick preview of the three-star courses. The course for the CIC*** and the CCI*** at
...» Read More!Finally at Jersey
After a longer than expected day at the barn followed by a longer than expected drive, I have finally arrived here at Jersey. Let’s just say that was three hours of my life spent driving
...» Read More!Friday scores at Jersey Fresh – TruLuck leads CIC3*
Link: Friday Live Scores No shocker here, Phillip and TruLuck lead the CIC3* on a score of 51.2 over Imtiaz Anees and Interwin who scored a 52.5. Not exactly the same type of breathing room that
...» Read More!Gift Guidance for Mom’s Day
Dear Moms, Thanks for being there to pick us up when we fall (off the horses). Thanks for cheering us on. Thanks for putting up with our insatiable desires to run fast and jump high
...» Read More!More information on frangible pins
Over the past couple of days I have been searching for some definitive information on frangible pins. The frangible pin section of the USEA’s Cross-Country Obstacle Design Standards handbook contains some information relevant to the ongoing
...» Read More!Events This Weekend
Jersey will get most of our attention this weekend–I’m driving up Friday afternoon–but I wanted to make sure we gave some attention to the many other events in the US this weekend. I can’t be
...» Read More!Tiana Coudray leading Jersey CCI3* by 16.8 points after dressage
Link: Full Leaderboard We have been talking about Tiana as a west coast rider to keep a close eye on and today you saw why. Ringwood Magister dropped a 36.8, which was 16.8 points better than
...» Read More!Jersey Fresh CCI3* dressage today
With Badminton finishing on Monday and Jersey starting today, this week has flown by on Eventing Nation. We now turn our attention to the land of angry drivers, potholes, and mandatory full service gas stations.
...» Read More!6 possible pairs to Luhmuhlen****
Luhmuhlen (June 17-20) is the last chance for US riders to prove themselves at a four-star before the World Equestrian Games in September. The six US pairs that might go to Luhmuhlen are: Will Coleman
...» Read More!2010 Radio Show Episode 90 – Eventing Extravaganza
Samantha and Glenn have been dedicated friends of Eventing Nation from our earliest days. This week, the 2010 show is packed with eventers, including Peter Atkins of helmet-cam fame. Also, a big shout out for
...» Read More!One rider’s favorite Rolex memory
As you all know, Canadian Rolex rider and former Olympian Chelan Kozak’s blog has become one of Eventing Nation’s favorites because of Chelan’s brash commentary and photos like this: nobody remembers this night Chelan was inspired by
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