Events this weekend from Tack of the Day
We are now in the middle of deep summer across much of Eventing Nation this weekend. If you are competing or even just riding in extreme heat, be sure to keep your horse’s hydration and
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Lower-Level Event Rider Profile
FEATURED RIDER: Name: Susan a/k/a “SueCoo2” Age: 51 Location: Houston, Texas Primary horse’s name: Cross Fox Kelenna a/k/a “Kikki” Age, breed, pertinent info: Kikki is a five (5) year old 15.2 Connemara
...» Read More!Thursday night reader
It’s been a long day and I’m leaving for an event tomorrow morning so I’m including everything in one big post. As you may have noticed, I misspelled our email address ([email protected]) in the Ecogold
...» Read More!Capturing the Moment in Italy
Today’s travel story is surprising and sweet, just like the moment in which it happened. The picture speaks for itself, and I hope it makes you smile, too (I can’t stop looking at it!). Joan shares
...» Read More!Ecogold Photo Contest: “Horses at Work”
One of my favorite features about Eventing Nation is that we are all united by a common love of the horse. We each learned to love horses in our own way–maybe we grew up next
...» Read More!Lec’s GB Team Selection Thoughts
From this article by lec and from the comments we got on the post announcing the British team, it sounds like there were quite a few surprises. Thanks for writing this lec and thank you
...» Read More!Wednesday WEG Notes
Greetings friends, how are you? I never feel like I have time to write irrelevant ridiculousness anymore–just relevant ridiculousness. Regrettable, I know. With that in mind, we have two quick stories out of Lexington this
...» Read More!Eric Dierks: The Debate That Should Not Even Exist
Eric Dierks, a four-star rider and respected trainer/clinician, was kind enough to send us this article he wrote for Eventing Nation’s reading pleasure. To learn more about Eric, check out his website, and I particularly recommend Eric’s
...» Read More!Maui Jim Eventing Derby Series
For some reason this article that Katie has generously written for us puts a big smile on my face. Next time you’re shopping for sunglasses remember what company fought to support eventing. Cathy Jones Forsberg,
...» Read More!British WEG team announced
Just as lec predicted, British Eventing took the interesting step of naming their complete 6 horse WEG team on Tuesday: Tina Cook riding Miner’s FrolicWilliam Fox-Pitt riding Cool MountainPiggy French riding Jakata Pippa Funnell riding Redesigned Mary
...» Read More!Thoughts on the 5 US short list additions
Here are a few quick thoughts about the 5 additions to the US eventing team’s short list: 1) Phillip Dutton and Connaught—The only surprise here is due to the fact that Phillip already has
...» Read More!5 Pairs Added to the WEG Short List
Here are the 5 additions to the short list that just passed through all the necessary approval committees at the USEF on Monday afternoon: Holly Hudspeth and Last Monarch
...» Read More!VIDEO: Pat Parelli and Catwalk controversy at Express Eventing
Of all the things that could have gone wrong at the Express Eventing Festival of the Horse in England last weekend, I didn’t think I would be writing about a Parelli demonstration. The Horse and Country
...» Read More!The weekend that was Maryland Horse Trials
Eventer, photographer, and now certified Eventing Nation guest writer (we all have cards and matching capes) Lindsay Berreth has sent this report for the Maryland Horse Trials. Before I forget, please notice that we have
...» Read More!Tubber Rebel’s short list preview
Remember how I mentioned that Dag Albert and Tubber Rebel were in 104th after the Barbury CIC3* dressage with a score of 91.5 (39%)? Well, even though that photo might be the one and only
...» Read More!Lec’s UK Barbury selection trials report
EN guest writer lec has gone above and beyond the call of guest writers by turning in this fantastic report from the CIC3* British selection trials in Barbury this weekend. Thanks very much for writing
...» Read More!The Sunday Jog-Up
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!Events this weekend
The heat might be getting to me, but I’m feeling pretty scatter-brained this afternoon. The reality of websites is that the finished product that everyone reads is like the tip of the iceberg–I spend a
...» Read More!Video Saturday: Camp Dutton from Ecogold, Part II
Ambitious, brave, and totally lucky campers are spending some summer days at Eventing Camp with Phillip Dutton. Today we go the educational route with Video Saturday as you head out to True Prospect cross-country with Phillip and
...» Read More!National helmet day
Saturday, July 10th, is the National Don’t Step on a Bee Day, National “Clerihew” Day, National Hop-A-Park Day, and Independence Day in the Bahamas. I only wish I was making those up, but, of course,
...» Read More!Lower-Level Event Rider Profile
Another week gone by, another LLRP to share with the rest of Eventing Nation! What began as a simple reader request has turned into a fan-favorite weekly staple on the site. If you wish to
...» Read More!A Surprise Adventure at Cataloochee Ranch
Reading about our fans’ horsey adventures is great, and getting to know them is even better! Amanda’s sweet husband took her on an adventure to the beautiful Cataloochee Ranch in North Carolina. Read on to
...» Read More!Short list update
Good to see you friends. Are you still alive? Have you melted to death yet in this heat wave yet? Oh, I see. No, I have never seen that much sweat. Actually, that doesn’t sound
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