When Good Isn’t Good Enough
In 2010 I remember interviewing for my first “real person” job. I met with a Publisher in a small coffee shop in NH where we discussed everything publishing and everything that I had been doing
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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Sally Cousins’ Weekly Training Tip: Losing Twenty Percent
We are delighted to introduce Sally Cousins as our newest guest blogger, as she shares her wealth of knowledge with us in the form of weekly training tips. We hope these nuggets of information can be integrated
...» Read More!Product Review: Professional’s Choice Fly Sheet
Every year when the first cut of hay comes off of our back field, I get SUPER excited. And by that I mean that you would think that I’m going to be munching on the
...» Read More!Cosequin Stuart Horse Trials Ready for 25th Anniversary Weekend
After an unfortunate cancellation last year due to flooded footing, Cosequin Stuart Horse Trials is back this year for the 25th anniversary of the event, which has become one of the most popular installations on the Area
...» Read More!Wednesday News and Notes from MDBarnmaster
Good morning EN! The perfectly timed photo above features Dorie Mayfield and her mount Junior, who won a division at the Indiana Eventing Association’s schooling show Leg-Up last weekend. Dorie’s mother Joan snapped this cute photo of
...» Read More!Brian O’Connor: Sharon White’s JUMP! Fundraiser a Rousing Success
From Brian: Well, to all the EN fans around the country (and the world) … “ORANGE” YOU SAD YOU COULDN’T BE PART OF THIS FUN? We got up early to go to Sharon White’s fundraising
...» Read More!Tuesday Video from SpectraVET: Courtney King Dye for Riders4Helmets
Courtney King Dye’s inspiring story will continue to be retold for years to come, and as the inspiration behind the Riders4Helmets International Helmet Awareness Day, she told the story of why she advocates helmets for
...» Read More!Announcing the Blogger Contest Final Four
We were once again blown away with superbly written entries for Round 2 of our Fourth Annual Blogger Contest. After a lot of deliberation and perhaps a smidge of chinchilla input, we’ve narrowed the field
...» Read More!Product Review: Tipperary Equestrian T-Series T2 Helmet
When I reminisce back to when I was a high energy kid, I realize that I did a lot of things without actually stopping to think about them first. Like the time when I tried
...» Read More!Taylor McFall Starts Her Own Fundraising Effort to Purchase Her Pony
This just may win for the best idea of all time. Recently, we posted a guest blog by California eventer Jen McFall, whose daughter Taylor has begun eventing and is leasing a pony named Kilbarry Prince.
...» Read More!Jimmie Schramm Reaps the Rewards of Hard Work
Jimmie Schramm and Bellamy, her 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding, know what it means to work hard. Together, Jimmie and “Bells” have tackled the upper levels, working through bumps in the road and forging a partnership in
...» Read More!The Delicate Recipe for Success
To me, there are three closely related qualities that have to exist in the genetic makeup of an upper level event rider or horse, and without them, you just can’t quite make the cut. To
...» Read More!Aachen Entry List Goes Live, Clark Montgomery to Represent U.S.
The entry list for CHIO Aachen CICO3* went live this morning, and 43 combinations from 11 countries are set to do battle on the Nations Cup stage. The U.S. sent a full team to Aachen
...» Read More!Tuesday News & Notes from Cavalor
One of the perks of teaching riding lessons is that I can see students of all ages and experience levels fuel their insatiable and – dare I say it? – insane desire to learn everything
...» Read More!Frankenhorse Goes Commando, and Other Wound Care Tales
Happy Monday, EN! I spent 4th of July weekend doing — you guessed it — wound care. Mia’s wound has changed quite a bit since last week’s update, which I posted on the fifth day after the
...» Read More!Graeme Thom Resigns as Canadian Eventing Chef d’Equipe
Graeme Thom resigned June 22 as chef d’equipe of the Canadian Eventing Team due to a difference in philosophy with the Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee members, he announced today. “The riders have been absolutely
...» Read More!Monday Video from Tredstep Ireland: Barbury International CIC2* Water Complex
Barbury International concluded an exciting weekend of competition this weekend, with CIC3* and CIC2* divisions as well as lower levels running. The CIC2* was split into three sections, each with a huge amount of entrants.
...» Read More!Event Horse Names, Part 3: The Empire Business
There’s no better advertising for your eventer sourcing/breeding operation than attaching your name to as many winning horses as possible. Here are the stories behind five of the most dominant prefixes in the USEA Horse
...» Read More!And So the Quest Begins Anew
The barn is buzzing with activity and all I can do is marvel at the speed at which time whips by. It’s hard to believe it, but another year has flown by already and Team
...» Read More!Ringwood Magister Sidelined with Minor Injury
Setbacks are difficult in any year, but they’re especially frustrating in a championship year, and Tiana Coudray has confirmed that Ringwood Magister is currently sidelined with a minor injury. Following his valiant performance at Badminton,
...» Read More!Win a Tipperary T2 for Riders4Helmets International Helmet Awareness Day
Hopefully everyone has been minding their melon since the popular Evention video was released a few months ago. International Helmet Awareness day, put on by Riders4Helmets, is coming up on July 12. In honor of
...» Read More!Exciting Month on Tap for Global Eventing Community
The Barbury International Horse Trials this past weekend marked the beginning of a series of very exciting events on tap this month for the global eventing community. Andrew Nicholson and Avebury won the CIC3* class
...» Read More!Monday News and Notes from Success Equestrian
I’m surprised I made it in to the office today. I was curled up in bed by 11pm last night and found myself setting my alarm for as late as possible. Long weekends and vacations
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