Making the move
Clarke Johnstone and Incognito from the London Test Event at Greenwich photo courtesy of Nico Morgan There is little doubt that rolling the dice and moving to the UK in preparation for the London Games
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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Many Happy Returns!
Happy Birthday, Steph Rhodes-Bosch! (pictured here at Badminton with Ollie aka Port Authority)
...» Read More!Sunday Links
For many eventing dads around Eventing Nation, today is a very special day and not because of anything horse related. The 2011 British Open Champion will be crowned in Sandwich, England. Mmmm…Sandwich. Ireland’s Darren Clarke
...» Read More!Brian O’Connor’s Stuart HT Videos
The great Brian O’Connor gave a few EN shout-outs today at Stuart Horse Trials in New York. Brian promised we would have Stuart videos posted tonight, so strap yourselves in for some Saturday night video
...» Read More!Sally Cousins’ Maryland Horse Trials Notes
I was thinking about making this intro about the British Open, or maybe the Tour de France, or possibly how the Chinchillas managed to commandeer my Tahoe and drive to McDonalds, but after looking at
...» Read More!Stuart Horse Trials, CIC*, and CIC2*
Doggy high tea at Stuart, photo by Jerry James One of the many privileges about writing for Eventing Nation is that I get to visit events that I never have been able to attend as
...» Read More!Welcome to Eventing
‘Welcome to Eventing’ is the newest of all the series here on Eventing Nation, and was the brain child of one of our readers. The objective of the series is to chronicle the stories of
...» Read More!Michael Jung wins in Aachen, GBR takes team gold
Team GBR, led by William Fox-Pitt and Mary King won the team competition while Michael Jung and La Biosthetique Sam took home the individual title at the Aachen CICO3* World Equestrian Festival. Sound familiar? The
...» Read More!Saturday Links
Hello Eventing Nation and welcome to the weekend! I hope your Saturday plans include many outdoor activities, the weather is forecasting mild (its all relative) temperatures and blue skies for the main part of
...» Read More!Hamish & Sandhills Tiger – a parting of ways?
Who didn’t fall in love a little bit with Hamish and Dave during the World Equestrian Games, and who didn’t fall in love a little bit more with Hamish during Rolex this spring? Arriving ridiculously
...» Read More!Hamish & Sandhills Tiger – a parting of ways?
Who didn’t fall in love a little bit with Hamish and Dave during the World Equestrian Games, and who didn’t fall in love a little bit more with Hamish during Rolex this spring? Arriving ridiculously
...» Read More!Neville Bardos and Leyland are Making Comebacks at Maryland HT
In eventing, it’s not a matter of if you will get knocked down, but what you will do once you get knocked down. Today we get a first hand reminder at the toughness of eventers
...» Read More!Great Britain Leads at the World Equestrian Festival in Aachen
The Australian team of Sam Griffiths, Clayton Fredericks, Lucinda Fredericks, and Chris Burton took the lead after the CIC3* dressage in Aachen Friday morning. But Team Great Britain charged from 4th after the dressage to
...» Read More!12 North American Pairs Already Entered at Burghley
This autumn is shaping up to be very busy travel time for the US and Canadian high performance programs. With no autumn four-stars in North America, a strong desire by many riders to prove their
...» Read More!Breeches Color Rules in the UK
Harry Potter–two thumbs up with the caveat that the story is so good I probably would have given a Harry Potter cartoon two thumbs up. The only other thing I would say is that it
...» Read More!Witchcraft and Wizardry’s Friday News from FLAIR
Good Morning Eventing Nation! I’ll cut to the chase and start by saying: How excited are you about going to see the new Harry Potter movie? I know the premiere was last night, but I’m
...» Read More!Meet Your Canadian Pan American Games Squad from Tipperary
Earlier this morning, Canada named 6 pairs to their initial Pan American Games list, a list which can be updated up until August 31st. A final team of up to 5 pairs will be named
...» Read More!Eventing Profile of the Week
Name: Lindsay Berreth Age: 24 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Relationship to Eventing: I have ridden through Preliminary and have been bringing a young horse along for the last three years. We’re now at Training. I also
...» Read More!Aachen’s Thursday Afternoon Links
With 9 USEA events this weekend, the CHIO World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany, and Canada getting their selecting on this morning, it’s all hands on deck at the EN compound today. The World Equestrian
...» Read More!Six Questions with Kate Erickson
Many of you have probably heard of Kate Erickson. She has been a guest blogger for EN (in addition to writing for her own fabulous blog, Greybrook Eventing) and her byline has graced the cover
...» Read More!Canada Names Pan American Games Squad
Canadian Eventing has named their initial squad for the Pan American Games–emphasis on initial. Additional riders can be named to the squad prior to August 31st, which will be partly based on qualification and performance
...» Read More!Tough Mudder’s Thursday News and Notes from Devoucoux
After one of the longest days I had had in a very long time, I came home to an email that sparked my energy in a fun way. Like most eventers, I love a challenge.
...» Read More!Eventing Nation Conquers Denali
I never cease to be humbled by the new heights (literally) to which our readers take Eventing Nation each and every day. After 27 days of hiking with 18,200 feet of elevation gain, course builders
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