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Abby Powell is a native of Northeastern Massachusetts who splits her time between commuting into Boston for work and caring for and riding her rescue Mustang x Arab mare, Maggie.

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Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Aug 17, 2024 12:01 am -

We still have a lot to look forward to this fall: The AECs, Burghley, and Maryland, of course … even just this weekend we’ve got Bromont and the Arville Nations Cup leg on tap (the latter of which you can live stream using the links below!) But even so, we can never help but get a little excited when we get an update out of the Kentucky Horse Park. Competitors will be thrilled with this one: new barn construction is well underway! Sounds like AEC competitors this year may get to try them out and then spring in the bluegrass will be here before we know it, baby.

U.S. Weekend Preview

Applewood Farm YEH & Mini Event (Califon, NJ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times]

Bromont CCI-S Horse Trials (Bromont, Quebec) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring] [XC Preview]

Caber Farm H.T. (Onalaska, WA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Full Gallop Farm August HT (Aiken, SC) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club H.T. (Pending USEF Approval) (Geneseo, NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Hunter’s Run H.T. (Metamora, MI) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Ocala Summer H.T. II (Ocala, FL) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

The Event at Archer (Cheyenne, WY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Waredaca Farm H.T. (Laytonsville, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

UK International Events

Frickley Park International and Regional Championships (South Yorkshire) [Info] [Entries] [Scoring]

European International Events

FEI Nations Cup (Arville, Belgium) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring] [XC Preview] [Show Jumping Live Stream] [Cross Country Live Stream]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

How Can I Rewatch the Paris 2024 Eventing Competitions?

Take Equerry’s survey on watching equestrian sports

Social License to Operate in Equestrian Olympic Competition

Karl Cook’s Olympic Walking and Talking is All of Us

Horse-Dealing Legal Troubles Snowball For Eric Lamaze

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Morning Viewing: Take a walk around this weekend’s CCI4*-S course at Bromont with Selena O’Hanlon.

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Aug 10, 2024 12:01 am -

It’s Hartpury weekend over in Gloucestershire, England and there’s a hefty CCI4*-S class to keep our eyes on. After a whopping 96 pairs cantered down the centerline, Bubby Upton and Cola have emerged as the leaders of this class claiming a score of 26.0. Not too far behind them on the leaderboard are Tom Jackson and Capels Hollow Drift with a 28.1, followed by Pippa Funnell and MCS Maverick on a 29.2.

In addition to the NAF Magic CCI4*-S, there’s also the British Open Championship to keep an eye on. This class was designed to prepare horses for a run at a fall five-star and by golly there are some big names in this class — just take a look the start list. This class will do their dressage tests this morning, jump this afternoon, and then run cross country tomorrow.

Check out the cross country courses for the 4*-S here and the British Open Championship here. You can watch the action live on H&C+!

U.S. Weekend Action

Fair Hill International Recognized H.T. (Elkton, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

GMHA Festival of Eventing August H.T. (South Woodstock, VT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Masterson Equestrian Trust YEH/NEH Qualifier (Lexington, KY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Otter Creek Summer H.T. (Wheeler, WI) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

WindRidge Farm Summer H.T. (Mooresboro, NC) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Woodside Summer H.T (Woodside, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

UK International Events

Hartpury International Incorporating the British Championships (Gloucestershire) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring] [Live Stream]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

Paralympic Equestrians Prepare to Take Center Stage at Versailles

Handling Heat During the 2024 Olympic Games Equestrian Events

Olympic Equestrians Are Jumping Over Literal Works of Art—Here Are All Our Favorites

Former event rider follows in footsteps of the greats to achieve rare feat in Olympic showjumping

At Versailles, a grand Olympic venue dazzles spectators and competitors alike

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Morning Viewing: Equestrian, but explain it to me like I’m five years old. Or, have a five-year-old explain it to me.

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Aug 3, 2024 12:01 am -

#WholesomeContent alert! Team bronze medalist Yoshiaki Oiwa posted a selfie with his mount, MGH Grafton Street, on X and it’s going viral. NBC Sports shared the picture on their Instagram and Today.com also picked it up and embedded a great recap video of the eventing in their post as well. Many commenters on NBC’s Instagram are calling for more horse selfies, so let’s give the people what they want!

U.S. Weekend Preview

Area VII Young Rider Benefit H.T. at Caber Farm (Onalaska, WA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Bayou Gulch H.T. (Parker, CO) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Catalpa Corner Charity Horse Trials (Iowa City, IA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Cobblestone Farms H.T. II (Dexter, MI) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Hoosier Horse Trials (Edinburgh, IN) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Huntington Farm H.T. (South Strafford, VT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]

Olney Farm Horse Trials (Joppa, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

River Glen Summer H.T. (New Market, TN) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

Success at Last for Team USA in Team Jumping Final

Thoroughbred Bold Venture Helps Australian Eventing Team Complete Olympics

Horse racing leaders consider Paris Olympics equestrian scandal a lesson for their sport

The story behind the revival of the Cornbury Horse Trials

The Race to Le Lion Continues: That’s Me Z Holds Onto Lead for Holekmap/Turner Grant Consideration

Spotlight: Jessica and Doug Payne Reflect on 10 Years at Tryon International

Sponsor Corner: Eventer Allie Knowles trusts the protection of her horses’ legs to the Equilibrium Tri-Zone Impact Cross Country Boots. Breathable, flexible, lightweight– these boots offer incredible protection with none of the typical of downsides of overheating and holding onto water.

Morning Viewing: The course was beautiful and the competition was fierce: be sure to catch a replay of the show jumping team final if you missed it! Unfortunately, video embedding has been turned off for NBC Sports YouTube clips, but check out each ride from the American team members here plus the final ride of the day from Great Britain’s Scott brash right here.

Tuesday News & Notes from Kentucky Performance Products

By on Jul 30, 2024 12:01 am -

 

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Just a casual selfie for the Olympic team champions!

Can you imagine how well all the riders, and horses, and grooms, and organizers, and just everyone (media very much included) are going to sleep tonight? And thus, let one of the hardest hitting horse show hangovers our sport ever experiences commence. So get your rest, but don’t despair. There’s an exciting fall season only just around the corner now!

Events Opening Today: GMHA September H.T., The Fork at Tryon, Marlborough H.T., The Vista Fall YEH/NEH Qualifier, Otter Creek Fall H.T., Aspen Farm H.T., Flying Cross Farm H.T., The Event at Skyline,

Events Closing Today: Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club H.T., Applewood Farm YEH & Mini Event, Waredaca Farm H.T., Ocala Summer H.T. II, Caber Farm H.T., Hunter’s Run H.T., The Event at Archer,

Tuesday News & Notes from Around the World:

Next up in equestrian at the Olympics: it’s fancy prancing time. The dressage horses trotted up on Sunday and the competition will start in earnest tomorrow with the first day of Grand Prix competition. COTH has the need-to-knows and Horse Nation has your time conversions for all equestrian disciplines!

Dressage made waves last week — not in a good way, as we know, and lots of noise has been made around the whole incident, but not a lot of solutions suggested. Horse Nation contributor Gwyneth McPherson chimes in and offers a potential path forward.

They may not have medaled, but Team Canada is on the up and up. In their first eventing team appearance at the Olympics, they finished 10th overall. Hear from the riders, Technical Advisor Rebecca Howard, and High Performance co-chair Emily Gilbert here on Horse Sport.

We know heart rate monitors are useful tools (for both humans and horse athletes!) but NBC is using them to show what parents of Olympians are going through as they watch their kid compete. Henry Rivera, father of 16-year-old US gymnast Hezly Rivera, wore one during her uneven bars routine and it was like the man was running the 100 meter dash! I think NBC should have put some on the grooms and coaches during yesterday’s show jumping rounds.

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Can’t get over cross country at Versailles? I can’t say I blame you. Here’s the NBC recap. Go ahead and put it on repeat.

Monday News & Notes from FutureTrack

By on Jul 29, 2024 12:01 am -

Out of all the photos I’ve seen from cross country day at the Paris Olympics — and I’ve seen some incredible shots, both from our own Tilly Berendt and other talented photographers — I think this one hits the hardest. That’s the late Annie Goodwin’s father looking on as her horse, “Bruno”, runs around the cross country at the Olympics with Boyd Martin in the stirrups. If that doesn’t leave a lump in your thoat, then I’m not sure you have a soul. And I’m sure that the connections of Stéphane Landois and Chaman Dumontceau felt much the same way yesterday. Both Boyd and Stéphane paid incredible tributes to their horse’s former riders by delivering beautiful clear rounds on the world stage.

Looking ahead now, we’re in for one heck of the show jumping finale. Don’t forget — we’re going to see two rounds of jumping today! In case you need a refresher on how the eventing show jumping works in the Olympics, here you go.

U.S. Weekend Results

Millbrook H.T. (Millbrook NY) [Website] [Results]

Hunt Club Farms H.T. (Berryville, VA) [Website] [Results]

UK International Events

Burgham International (Northumberland) [Website] [Results]

Major International Events
#Paris2024: [Website] [Equestrian Schedule, Timing, Scoring] [Peacock for U.S. Viewers] [How to Watch Guide] [Ticket Resale Market] [Spectator Guides] [EN’s Coverage]

Your Monday Reading List:

In case you’re new here and not familiar with Boyd and Bruno, USA Today published a really nice article on their bittersweet partnership subsequent to the death of Annie Goodwin in 2021. Grab a box of tissues.

The most serious injury on cross country yesterday, to my knowledge, was sustained by Don Quidam, the mount of Australia’s Kevin McNab. Kevin jumped off the horse as he felt a lame step towards the end the of course. Don Quidam is expected to make a full recovery.

The crowds were INSANE! Check out just a couple of neat snapshots to get a feel for the number of spectators that were out and about and cheering on their favorite pairs.

After watching show jumping today you might be a little inspired. At least that’s how I often feel after watching a big event! If you’ve got the urge to saddle up and pretend you’re riding in the ring at Versailles, considering implementing a few lessons that Olympian Laura Kraut shared with a group of lucky young riders at the recent USEF Horsemastership Training Session.

Morning Viewing: Take a look inside the Great Stables at Versailles (not where the competition horses are being housed) and hear from Canadian eventing team manager Emily Gilbert about the logistics it takes to get to the Games.

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jul 27, 2024 12:01 am -

With last night’s opening ceremonies, the Games have officially BEGUN! And boy, what a trip that opening ceremony was. I found myself Googling a few things fellow inquiring minds might also be curious about including ‘are the Minions French?’ (Answer: The animation studio Illumination is based in Paris) and ‘will the Olympic cauldron stay in the sky?’ (Answer: it will come down during the day and go back up at night!)

But my personal favorite part (and if I had to guess, probably also the favorite part of every horse girl watching)? That cool-looking mechanical horse that galloped down the Seine River with the hooded torch bearer aboard. Honestly, that looked like the smoothest ride down the river all night. OK Celine was pretty inspiring, too.

Now, onto business. It’s the first day of the eventing competition in earnest and by the time most read this dressage will be well underway! You can catch up on today’s action in our Follow-Along Companion Guide, which Cheg will be updating throughout the day with scores and rider reactions.

Meanwhile, two other big events on the eventing calendar are also running this weekend. Millbrook has packed Advanced and Intermediate entry lists as many familiar pairs kick off their fall season with a first upper-level run back after their big spring goal events. In the UK, Burgham’s CCI4*-S is well underway and Kentucky winners Oliver Townend and Cooley Rosalent have thrown down a sub-twenty dressage score.

U.S. Weekend Action

Millbrook H.T. (Millbrook NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Hunt Club Farms H.T. (Berryville, VA) [Website] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

UK International Events

Burgham International (Northumberland) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Major International Events
#Paris2024: [Website] [Equestrian Schedule, Timing, Scoring] [Peacock for U.S. Viewers] [How to Watch Guide] [Ticket Resale Market] [Spectator Guides] [EN’s Coverage]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

Thoroughbred blood still courses through top contenders at Paris Olympics

Apparently Martha Stewart will be joining Snoop Dogg at Versailles to do dressage commentary

Charlotte Dujardin: What Happens Next?

The 2024 USEA Classic Series Continues at Rebecca Farm

American Horse Racing Should Be Watching The Fallout From Britain’s Dressage Olympic Scandal

Heat Alert: Clarification and Recommendations for Participants and Competition Managers

Sponsor Corner: Eventer Allie Knowles trusts the protection of her horses’ legs to the Equilibrium Tri-Zone Impact Cross Country Boots. Breathable, flexible, lightweight– these boots offer incredible protection with none of the typical of downsides of overheating and holding onto water.

Morning Viewing: In case you need to explain why you’re so pumped this weekend to any non-horsey friends, this video might help!

Wednesday News & Notes

By on Jul 24, 2024 12:01 am -

Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) and Gio, Tokyo bronze medalists. Photo Copyright © FEI/Shannon Brinkman.

Well, we, the greater equestrian sport, are not off to a great start in terms of social license ahead of the Olympics this weekend. In case you missed it, yesterday the horse world was rocked with the news of Charlotte Dujardin’s withdrawal from this Olympic Games followed by her suspension from FEI and British Equestrian competition after a years-old video of her using training methods not in line with the FEI’s principles of horse welfare was submitted to the FEI. Of course, this news has hit mainstream media including the New York Times and The Guardian. And of course, this is not the kind of publicity that equestrian sport was hoping for ahead of taking the world stage once again.

This means it’s even more important for everyone to be equestrian’s biggest hype person throughout this Olympics. We know that the IOC monitors viewing figures and they’re very likely keeping an eye on the amount of social media chatter via hashtag use as well. So get your friends and and family and your next door neighbor to watch, watch, watch, and share, share, share. We’ve tried to make it as easy as possible to figure out how to tune in, even breaking it down by time zones. Yes, for anyone in the Americas it’s a bit of an ask to wake up and watch that early but even tuning in halfway through a phase is better than not at all. Peacock will also have replays of all events at some points.

Do your part to help keep equestrian sports in the Olympics and HYPE IT UP.

U.S. Weekend Preview

Millbrook H.T. (Millbrook NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Hunt Club Farms H.T. (Berryville, VA) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring]

Major International Events

#Paris2024: [Website] [Equestrian Schedule, Timing, Scoring] [Peacock for U.S. Viewers] [How to Watch Guide] [Ticket Resale Market] [Spectator Guides] [EN’s Coverage]

Wednesday News and Reading

In better mainstream media coverage, the US eventing horses flying off to Paris have hit the Associated Press. Get an inside look at the horse’s journey through the The Ark at JFK International Airport and onto their planes, plus what goes into packing and travel from the grooms and team veterinarian. Read to the end for a great quote from Steph Simpson, a most relatable queen.

Another Olympic preview show for you: RideiQ brings us Kyle and Jen Carter, who’ll walk us through their predictions, the format, and the buzz around the Versailles cross country course. Listen/ watch here.

WEC is widening its reach. A deed filed earlier this month reports that the same family that developed the World Equestrian Center and Golden Ocala neighborhood purchased Classic Mile Park, a 700 acre facility, which is just a ten minute drive from WEC. We don’t know what the plans for the property are yet, but it sounds like the perfect place to host a new event if you ask me.

Today is the last day to win yourself an EPIC prize bundle, including a $200 shopping spree and VIP tickets to Maryland 5*, amongst other, amazing prizes?! The be sure to enter EN’s Summer Sweepstake, our biggest giveaway yet! But be quick – the entries close July 24, with the winner notified the following week, July 29. An Olympic hangover cure, if you will. It’s super simple to enter too, simply fill in the entry form and you’re in with a shout. Good luck!

Everyone has their own ‘Olympics’. For some it’s, well, the actual Olympics. But for most of us who will never reach that level, a more attainable goal that still takes a whole lotta work can be extremely fulfilling and feel like just as big deal to achieve. For many, a classic three-day is that goal. Here are some tips for your first classic series event!

Morning Video Break: Here’s Boyd Martin checking in from Team USA’s Olympic training camp:

Tuesday News & Notes from Kentucky Performance Products

By on Jul 23, 2024 12:01 am -

Now is the time to get a little sappy over some ‘where it all started photos’! US Eventing posted the above photos for Throwback Thursday last week, and I bet you can guess each of the US team members on their tiny ponies. As they trot down the center line in Paris this weekend, they’ll become (clockwise) a two-time Olympian, first-time Olympian, and four-time Olympian. And don’t miss these adorable pony-days photos of Laura Collett who, aboard London 52, will be headed back for their second consecutive Olympic Games and looking to defend their team gold medal.

Events Opening Today: Flora Lea Fall H.T., USEA MDHT YEH/NEH Qualifier, Five Points H.T., CDCTA Fall H.T.,

Events Closing Today: GMHA Festival of Eventing August H.T., Fair Hill International Recognized H.T., WindRidge Farm Summer H.T., Masterson Equestrian Trust YEH/NEH Qualifier, Otter Creek Summer H.T., Woodside Summer H.T.

Tuesday News & Notes from Around the World:

In general Olympic news: LeBron James has been selected as one of the flag bearers for the US in the opening ceremony. A female flag bearer will be announced sometime today. Also, Snoop Dogg got his official Team USA headshots taken. We’re still awaiting word on whether he’ll get to meet the Rave Horse.

Beloved New England event rider and coach Anna Welch is in the ICU. Anna suffered severe injuries last week when a client’s horse landed on top of her and has since undergone surgery. Though her surgeons are happy with out the procedures went, it’s unclear how long Anna’s recovery will be and as a rider and coach how much income she will lose. Here’s how you can help her out.

Just a few years ago the USEF eventing program was completely restructured. As part of that restructuring, Bobby Costello was pinged to apply for the chef d’equipe/technical advisor position. Bobby had once thought he’d never, ever want to do that job and yet … here he is, leading a very strong US team to Paris this weekend. Get to know Bobby, his background, and his current duties as chef in this excellent COTH article.

Take your pick of Paris podcasts — there’s plenty of time to listen before the Games begin! The most recent Heels Down Happy Hour covers tips for learning from the watching the livestream, what it’s like to actually be an Olympic team, and more. And then there’s the EquiRatings podcast, they’ve got two Paris Preview Shows out right now: one for the teams and one for the individuals.

Dream job alert! Into academics and the equestrian industry? Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts is hiring a new Director of Equestrian center, after their previous director of 20 years is stepping down. More details here.

Sponsor Corner: What is the best way to store your supplements in this heat and humidity? Will they lose their effectiveness? Powders and pellets tend to be more stable and can withstand environmental extremes better than pastes and liquids. Here’s how to store all of your supplements to maintain their efficacy.

Watch This: How to embarrass an event rider 101.

Monday News & Notes from FutureTrack

By on Jul 22, 2024 12:01 am -

Netflix announced that Season 4 of Emily in Paris would premiere this September and that’s great and all, but the only people I care about in Paris right now are Tilly and Sally. Sally is flying out tomorrow and Tilly has already hit the ground running and she’s taking us all along for the ride! I HIGHLY recommend following her and/or her new project The Halfpassport on Instagram, as she’s already taken us behind the scenes to pick up her accreditations at the Olympic media center and the Paris city media center yesterday. With not one but TWO accredited reporters and a dream team operating remotely, Team EN is buzzing to bring you the best Olympic coverage.

U.S. Weekend Results

Applewood Farm YEH & Mini Event (Califon, NJ) [Website] [Results]

Course Brook Farm Summer H.T. (Sherborn, MA) [Website] [Results]

Full Gallop Farm July H.T. (Aiken, SC) [Website] [Results]

Horse Park of New Jersey Horse Trials II (Allentown, NJ) [Website] [Results]

Silverwood Farm Summer H.T. (Trevor, WI) [Website] [Results]

The Event at Rebecca Farm (Kalispell, MT) [Website] [Results]

Your Monday Reading List:

No two journeys to the Olympics are the same and some are uniquely full of hardship. At this year’s Olympics, 37 athletes will not represent their home countries, but the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Refugee Team. For many of the athletes, this team is more than a hub for competition — it is an opportunity for healing and found family.

Morocco will be represented in Olympic eventing for the first time ever this year. Meet Nour Slaoui, the rider who’ll hold the honor of becoming the Arab Olympic eventing. Nour showed an early affinity for riding as she’d accompanying her family on muleback for days long trek. It wasn’t until moving to the UK fat the age of 18 for school that she discovered eventing and the rest is history. Get to know her here.

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum is a familiar name in equestrian sport and for good reason: amongest more accolades than I could succinctly name, she’s the only woman to top the Rolex World Rankings. Glorious Sport sat down with Meredith at CHIO Aachen to talk about finding success in a male-dominated sport, why there are so few women at the tp of show jumping right now, and why the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping is so difficult to win.

On Saturday I publicly declared Katlyn Hewson-Slezak to have the strongest Olympic eventing nail art game, but then the next day Laura Collett posted her own Olympic nails and I don’t know, I might have spoken too soon! Who do you think nailed it best?

Fancy winning yourself an EPIC prize bundle, including a $200 shopping spree and VIP tickets to Maryland 5*, amongst other, amazing prizes?! The be sure to enter EN’s Summer Sweepstake, our biggest giveaway yet! But be quick – the entries close July 24, with the winner notified the following week, July 29. An Olympic hangover cure, if you will. It’s super simple to enter too, simply fill in the entry form and you’re in with a shout. Good luck!

Morning Viewing: Check out where Team USA and Team GB are getting swagged out!

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jul 20, 2024 12:01 am -

Nobody goes quite as hard with their nail game as Katlyn Hewson-Slezak! Frankly, ever since husband Karl was named to Canada’s Olympic team with Hot Bobo I’ve been waiting with bated for the unveiling of her nails for the big occasion. I’m not really even a nail person myself — I can’t keep my own nice to save my life — but I can still admire a work of art when I see one! Check out some of her past looks too for Pan Ams and Kentucky 2023.

U.S. Weekend Action

Applewood Farm YEH & Mini Event (Califon, NJ) [Website] [Ride Times] [Scores]

Course Brook Farm Summer H.T. (Sherborn, MA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Full Gallop Farm July H.T. (Aiken, SC) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]

Horse Park of New Jersey Horse Trials II (Allentown, NJ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Silverwood Farm Summer H.T. (Trevor, WI) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

The Event at Rebecca Farm (Kalispell, MT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

Win Big! Enter EN’s Summer Sweepstakes for Your Shot at $4000+ in Prizes

From Tampa Bay To International Eventing, OTTB Vincent Chase’s Racetrack Fan Club Follows Him Everywhere

The Fallacy Of The Push-Button Horse

Tak For Farven Flies the Flag for U.S. Breeders

Highlights from the Rabbit Jumping Nations Cup at Falsterbo Horse Show 2024

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Morning Viewing: Listen in on one of Boyd Martin’s final dressage lessons before heading to Paris.

Listen in on one of Bruno and Conner's final dressage lessons with Silva Martin where we worked on movements in the Olympic dressage test ahead of Paris 2024!

You can view more of Conner and Bruno's lesson on our subscription platform!

Posted by Boyd Martin on Friday, July 19, 2024

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jul 13, 2024 12:01 am -

All-around good human Will Coleman isn’t too busy preparing for a little thing called the Olympics to take some time out of his day to talk to a group of local pony campers!

Instructor Chanda Boylen hosted an Olympic-themed junior horsemanship clinic complete with a cross country day amongst all the other fun pony camp activities that you can think of. The camp was capped off by a visit from Will who took the time to talk to the kids, share stories, and answer their questions. Now when they watch him and Off The Record smash it in Paris in a few weeks they’ll get to say, ‘I know him!’ And that’s how you inspire the next generation.

U.S. Weekend Action

Genesee Valley Hunt H.T. (Geneseo, NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

One & Done Horse Trials (Lexington, KY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

The Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm (Adamstown, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

Joint British Eventing, Animalweb and Catapult First Eventing Cross-Country Study at Tweseldown a Great Success

Join a Live Zoom on Olympic Horse Prep and Management

The Puget Sound is Calling for the 2024 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention in Seattle, Washington

Peter Wylde: From Imaginary Riding to Olympic Gold Medalist Thanks to Joe Dotoli

Effective Advocacy for Equestrian Land Access

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Morning Viewing:

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jul 6, 2024 12:01 am -

The red outline denote the purchasable land. Photo via GMHA.

Do you remember how the number of event cancellations due to extreme weather last season really had the eventing community talking about about how to future-proof events for the changing climate? Well, the Green Mountain Horse Association (GMHA) of South Woodstock, Vermont have found themselves a real solution, so it’s time for all of us looking to help secure the future of equestrian sport to put our money where our mouths are.

New Englanders and beyond might recognize the map above, with its characteristic winding brook running the length of the property, as the beautiful GMHA property. That brook, Kedron Brook, is both one of the most beautiful and yet dangerous parts of the property. The brook offers numerous water crossings during the cross country phase as well as a natural cool down spot for equine athletes. You’d be hard-pressed not to find a rider cooling down their horse’s legs in the brook at any given time during an event. But the brook is prone to flash flooding during major rainstorms, and GMHA endured multiple devastating flooding events last summer.

Following the events of last summer, GMHA entered into discussions with neighboring Birch Hill Farm who have so generously allowed GMHA to use their hayfields for a portion of the cross county course for many years. Birch Hill Farm and GMHA have reached an agreement for GMHA to purchase the land, which includes hayfields, open meadow, and wooded areas. Not only would this purchase preserve precious open space, but it would also allow GMHA to mitigate future flood damage to the arenas and structures at the northeastern end of the property in addition to neighboring properties downstream.

How so? By temporarily flooding the hayfield in the event of another major flash flood, the amount of water overflowing from Kedron Brook and therefore the damage seen during the flood events last summer can be significantly reduced or perhaps eliminated. GMHA is already working with a team of engineers on how to accomplish this and have secured a $100,000 grant towards this effort from the State of Vermont. They just need to own the available open space in order to be able to flood it.

That’s where you, fellow eventers (and equestrians from all other disciplines, really — GMHA also hosts hunter jumper, dressage, driving, trail, and endurance events), come in. GMHA has launched its centennial campaign and at is cornerstone is this purchase of this land, which would help ensure GMHA’s sustainability. Learn more and donate to GMHA’s centennial campaign here.

U.S. Weekend Action

Arrowhead H.T. (Billings, MT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. (Fairburn, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Huntington Farm H.T. (South Strafford, VT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]

Mile High Horse Ranch H.T. (Parker, CO) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Summer Coconino HT and Western Underground, Inc. TR,N,BN 3 Day Event (Flagstaff, AZ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

The Maryland International + Horse Trials (Adamstown, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

UK International Events
Aston-le-Walls International (2) (Northamptonshire) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

European International Events
World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen (Germany) [Website] [Program – All Disciplines] [Program – Eventing] [Entries – All Disciplines] [Entries – Eventing] [US Eventing Team] [British Eventing Team] [Live Stream] [Results – All Disciplines] [Results – Eventing] [EN’s Coverage]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

So, You Want To Get Your First Job In The Horse World?

Looking Back At The Last Paris Olympics

Olympic Games and the French connection By Louise Parkes

UK Study Sheds New Light on Rider Falls

Eleven Tips To Prevent Dehydration In Horses This Summer

Sponsor Corner: Allison Mathy is looking stunning in her Equipe Saddle from World Equestrian Brands! Equipe Saddles enhances your ride, connecting you to the horse through revolutionary design and material innovation. Shop now.

Morning Viewing: This video is in German, but event if you don’t sprechen Deutsch you can still get a look at today’s SAP Cup course!

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jun 29, 2024 12:01 am -

I’ve been enjoying watching U.S. Olympic Trials for various disciplines (gymnastics is on this weekend!) including track & field earlier this week where I’ve had two revelations. #1 There’s a human steeplechase, which to me is super silly looking (they have a water fence!) though incredibly testing, I’m sure, so no disrespect. And #2 I actually really enjoy Snoop Dog’s commentary. He joined the NBC broadcast team out at Hayward Field and in fact, here he is commentating on the men’s steeplechase.

Of course, dressage had a viral moment last Olympics (in case you need a refresher, just watch the video above) when Snoop dubbed Steffen Peters’ Suppenkasper as ‘Rave Horse’. Snoop has recently said he hopes to meet the Rave Horse in person this year and lucky for him Steffan and “Moxie” have indeed been selected for their second consecutive Olympics, so we’d love to see that happen!

U.S. Weekend Action

Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. and Area III Eventing Championships (Chattahoochee Hills, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Full Moon Farm HT (Finksburg, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Inavale Farm HT (Philomath, OR) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer][Scoring]

Larkin Hill H.T. (North Chatham, NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Summer Coconino H.T. I (Flagstaff, AZ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Twin Rivers Summer H.T. (Paso Robles, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

European International Events

SemaLease Kilguilkey House International 1 (Ireland) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

François Lucas calls for an increase to 100,000 spectators for the cross-country Olympics (Google translate needed!)

Connemara Sport Horse No May Moon Fulfills Winter’s Dream of International Eventing Success

Part 2: Where Have All The Eventing Volunteers Gone?

Oldest Team GB member Carl Hester ready for Paris 2024

Feeding the Senior Horse With Dental Problems

To celebrate the launch of Canter Culture’s first riding top, the Alice Sun Shirt, Canter Culture is giving away an entire outfit! For your chance to win an Alice Sun Shirt, one pair of Athletic Breeches, Boot Socks, and a Double Circle Belt, all you have to do is sign up for our newsletter and fill out the form in the 7/1 ICYMI Newsletter! Winner will select color options & sizing. Canter Culture seamlessly blends style & sport, so all that’s left to do is enjoy the ride. Stay tuned — we’ll announce the winner in our weekly newsletter on 7/1! Sign up for our newsletter here.

Sponsor Corner: Feeling the heat? So is your horse! The Equilibrium Quick Chill Rug is perfect for those hot summer days. Simply wet the rug, wring out excess water, and place it on the horse like normal. As the water evaporates, the rug creates a cooling effect. More information here.

Morning Viewing: Get ready for the Olympics with Off The Record.

Thursday News & Notes from Ecogold

By on Jun 27, 2024 12:01 am -

The impossible choice of selecting the British Olympic eventing team has finally been made, but I can’t get over the fact that we’ve still been left in suspense as we don’t yet know which of these fantastic four will end up in the traveling reserve spot. Another impossible choice!

The other thing I can’t get over is the fact that they’ve had Ros stand on the edge of the fountain for their official photos at the Team GB kitting out day. That just really tickles me.

U.S. Weekend Preview

Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. and Area III Eventing Championships (Chattahoochee Hills, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Full Moon Farm HT (Finksburg, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Inavale Farm HT (Philomath, OR) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer][Scoring]

Larkin Hill H.T. (North Chatham, NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Summer Coconino H.T. I (Flagstaff, AZ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Twin Rivers Summer H.T. (Paso Robles, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

UK International Events

Burgham International (Northumberland) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

European International Events

SemaLease Kilguilkey House International 1 (Ireland) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring]

Thursday News and Reading

To celebrate the launch of Canter Culture’s first riding top, the Alice Sun Shirt, Canter Culture is giving away an entire outfit! For your chance to win an Alice Sun Shirt, one pair of Athletic Breeches, Boot Socks, and a Double Circle Belt, all you have to do is sign up for our newsletter and fill out the form in the 7/1 ICYMI Newsletter! Winner will select color options & sizing. Canter Culture seamlessly blends style & sport, so all that’s left to do is enjoy the ride. Stay tuned — we’ll announce the winner in our weekly newsletter on 7/1! Sign up for our newsletter here.

The Annie Goodwin Rising Star Grant is now open to qualified applicants! Find out more here.

Meg Kepferle is spearheading a campaign to revamp the ditches at the Horse Park of New Jersey. The current ones at the lower levels are known to be a little tricky for greener horses and riders and $7,500 is the current fundraising goal for new ditches from the Starter through Preliminary levels. Here’s where to send donations and there’s also an air vest up for auction!

We all hear the many desperate calls for volunteers at events. So why are they seeming to fall on deaf ears? In this excellent first half of a two-part report, COTH spoke to several different event organizers to identify the problems they currently face in finding and retaining volunteers. Here’s what they had to say.

Researchers have recently published a study in the Equine Veterinary Journal using data recorded by StrideMASTER — a wearable tech used originally used to help time races more precisely — from 584 horses who ran in more than 5,000 races between 2011 and 2016. The data was compared to the horses’ records of orthopedic injuries and the results demonstrated a relationship between speed, stride, and risk of injury even as far as six races out from an injury.

Sponsor Corner: Few things look nicer than a fresh, clean, and white saddle pad. But how do you keep your white saddle pad actually white — not ivory, not cream, and certainly not yellow! Check out these tips from Ecogold!

Video Break: It’s all sure coming together now!

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jun 22, 2024 12:01 am -

Future eventer alert! Welcome to the world Sparrow Eleanor Fletcher, born on June 20, and congratulations Cornelia and Jacob Fletcher, eventing power couple and now parents! We hope there’s a tiny pony in this beautiful little girl’s future and expect to see her name on a Developing Rider list in just a few short years.

U.S. Weekend Action

Fox River Valley Pony Club H.T. (Barrington Hills, IL) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Summer H.T. (Leesburg, VA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Midsouth Pony Club H.T. (Lexington, KY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Round Top H.T. (Castle Rock, CO) [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Stable View Summer H.T. (Aiken, SC) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Valinor Farm H.T. (Plymouth, MA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

UK International Events

Alnwick Ford International (Northumberland) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring]

International Events

Strzegom Horse Trials & FEI Nations Cup (Poland) [Website] [Entries] [Timetable] [FEI YouTube Channel – NC Dressage Free Live Stream][Free Live Stream NC Show Jumping] [Free Live Stream NC Cross Country][Whole Event Live Stream via CMH] [Scoring]

SemaLease Kilguilkey House International 1 (Ireland) [Website] [Entries] [Schedule] [Scoring]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

Paris-Bound Riders Reflect on Day 1 of Mandatory Outing

Christopher Bartle – this is a truly amazing article!

What Is An Eventing Derby? And Why Must I Enter One Right Now?

Young rider who fell at Bramham shares update on her ‘long road to recovery’

Even A Mountain Lion Couldn’t Keep This OTTB Down

After each fighting their own battles, equestrian and horse rewrite the future together

Sponsor Corner: 4* eventer Shannon Lilley uses World Equestrian Brands’ Equilibrium Impact Sport Boots on her horses! These boots protect your horse’s legs in a low-maintenance way. Buy your pair here.

Morning Viewing: Arden Wildasin and Sunday Times were the fastest pair in the CCI4*-L division at Bromont the other weekend. Watch their round here:

Tuesday News & Note from Kentucky Performance Products

By on Jun 18, 2024 12:01 am -

YES! After their standout clear and inside the time cross country rounds at their very first two five-stars, this is some news I think many of us have been crossing our fingers for! Mia Farley and her speedy, high-flying Thoroughbred Phelps plan to tackle arguably the biggest, baddest cross country track of them all: Burghley. A Burghley course, where a clear and fast round will see a pair shoot up the leaderboard at the end of the day, simply screams for pairs like Mia and Phelps to come and contest it and the whole team at EN is absolutely pumped about this news. If you’d like more information on how to support Mia and Phelps in this endeavor, click the embedded post above.

Events Opening This Week

Huntington Farm August H.T. (VT); Olney Farm Horse Trials (MD); River Glen Summer H.T. (TN); Catalpa Corner Charity Horse Trials (IA); Area VII Young Rider Benefit H.T. at Caber Farm (WA); Cobblestone Farms H.T. II (MI); Hoosier Horse Trials (IN); Bayou Gulch H.T. (CO)

Events Closing Today

Huntington Farm July H.T. (VT); The Maryland International + Horse Trials (MD); Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. (GA); Arrowhead H.T. (MT); Mile High Horse Ranch H.T. (CO); Summer Coconino HT and Western Underground, Inc. TR,N,BN 3 Day Event (AZ)

Tuesday News & Reading

Can’t get enough of Lara de Liedekerke-Meier? Can’t say I blame you. Revisit this piece written by Tilly that we published nearly one year ago to the day. It catches up with Lara after an excellent finish at CHIO Aachen and recounts how she put a disappointing 2022 season behind her.

It’s getting hot in here, so make sure you make sure you know the signs of heat stoke in horses and what to do about it. Our friendly sponsors Kentucky Performance Products have some up with a helpful guide that you can find right here on our sister site, Horse Nation.

Got a few minutes? Then you have time to strengthen and stretchh using the triangle pose. This yoga move can help you strengthen you inner thigh, engage your pelvic floor, and stretch your side — all beneficial tings for a rider! Here’s how to do it.

Sponsor Corner:

Nominations for the Irish Olympic Eventing Team have been announced! Eventing High Performance Director Dag Albert has chosen to nominate Susie Berry with Wellfields Lincoln, Sarah Ennis with the Irish Sport Horse Action Lady M and Austin O’Connor with Colorado Blue for the Games. Get all the details here.

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Video Break:

Got a horse that curls behind the vertical? Here are a few ways to help them take better contact courtesy of dressage rider, Amelia Newcomb.

Monday News & Notes from Futuretrack

By on Jun 17, 2024 12:01 am -

I feel a little shift in the eventing world … Within the past year and half or so we’ve had some really spectacular five-star finishes with somewhat surprise winners in the end. Think: Tamie Smith at Kentucky 2023, Auston O’Connor at Maryland 2023, Caroline Powell at Badminton 2024, and now Lara de Liedekerke-Meier at Luhmühlen. You can throw Laura Collett and Ros Canter in there too for their wins in 2023 at Luhmühlen and Pau respectively, though we might consider them less “surprising” winners than the aforementioned.

What I’m trying to say is, it seems those years when every other five-star winner went by the name of Michael or Oliver or Tim seems to be over for now. And no shade to any of those riders — they’re clearly all still going strong — but with incredible depth and top performances now coming from so many corners of the sport, what an exciting time we’re in right now! It sure keeps show jumping day exciting.

International Events

Longines Luhmühlen (Germany) [Website] [Results] [Live Stream – H&C+] [EN’s Coverage]

U.S. Weekend Results

Aspen Farm H.T (Yelm, WA) [Website] [Results]

Full Gallop Farm June H.T. (Aiken, SC) [Website]

Horse Park of New Jersey H.T. I (Allentown, NJ) [Website] [Results]

Seneca Valley Pony Club H.T. (Poolesville, MD) [Website] [Results]

Shepherd Ranch Pony Club H.T. I (Santa Ynez, CA) [Website] [Results]

Silverwood Farm Spring H.T. (Camp Lake, WI) [Website] [Results]

Monday News & Reading

If you had to ask, ‘Lara de who?’ at any point this weekend, then it’s high time you met the now first Belgian five-star winner. Get to know Lara in this previous EquiRatings podcast episode When Nicole Met … Lara de Liedekerke-Meier.

Lithuania will have two equestrian representatives in this year’s Olympics, one of those being eventer Aistis Vitkauskas. And as of Paris, at the age of 51, Aistis will become his country’s oldest ever Olympian, taking over from shooter Rolandas Račinskas who was 48 during the Rio Olympics.

So far only Ireland has announced their Olympic teams for all equestrian disciplines. Of the selected riders headed to Paris, jumper Cian O’Connor is the most experienced of the bunch, having participated in the Olympic Games over the past few decades. He has a few wise words about competing at this level, borne out of his experience.

Video Break: Hear from a shocked Lara and more in this final episode of this year’s Luhmühlen Lates recap show.

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jun 15, 2024 12:01 am -

Fence 10ABC.

Let’s raise our morning brews to another day of five-star cross country and as always, we wish for safe and speedy rides for all! The link to watch Luhmühlen live on H&C TV can be fund below, plus Cheg will be live blogging all the action right here on EN.

Normally at this point in the season I might be a little bit sad that this is the last mega event we’ll get to watch ’til the fall season, but not this year! The Olympics will kick off in what, a month and a half? There’s so much action yet to come this year!

U.S. Weekend Action

Aspen Farm H.T (Yelm, WA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Full Gallop Farm June H.T. (Aiken, SC) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]

Horse Park of New Jersey H.T. I (Allentown, NJ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Seneca Valley Pony Club H.T. (Poolesville, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Shepherd Ranch Pony Club H.T. I (Santa Ynez, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Silverwood Farm Spring H.T. (Camp Lake, WI) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

International Events

Longines Luhmühlen (Germany) [Website] [Timetable] [Entries] [Scoring] [Live Stream – H&C+] [EN’s Coverage]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

Parents, Let’s Model Good Sportsmanship

Check in with the Team Challenge Champions of the USEA Interscholastic Eventing League

Celebrating A Bond Like No Other

One simple pole exercise that can transform your horse’s canter

AAEP Publishes Updated Internal Parasite Control Guidelines

Sponsor Corner: You might think it’s no big deal to buy fake sheepskin. But there’s a big difference between fake and real sheepskin! Real sheepskin traps a third of its own weight in moisture, drawing it away from the skin of the horse. Fake sheepskin, well…. doesn’t. Shop Mattes pads here.

Morning Viewing: Tim Proce walks us through how he plans to ride the first water on the Luhmühlen 5* course today, the LeMieux Water Complex. I’m sure he’ll make it look easy!

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jun 8, 2024 12:01 am -

While Bromont and Bramham have been on the forefront of our minds this week, meanwhile in Switzerland there’s another leg of the FEI Nations Cup underway. Just three countries are participating in the team competition — the home nation, Italy, and Germany — but the CCIO4* class is packed with individual talent as well. Andrew Hoy and his ginger unicorn Vassily de Lassos currently lead the pack after dressage on a score of 29.2. Just 0.2 penalties points behind them lie Felix Vogg and Dao de l’Ocean. Rounding out the top three currently are Lea Siegel and van Helsing P with a 30.5.

Readers, you’ve got quite the selection of live streams this weekend as all three major international events have one! Grab your cup of coffee and check out the links below.

U.S. Weekend Preview

Golden Spike H.T. (Ogden, UT) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Cobblestone Farms H.T. I (Chelsea, MI) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Middleburg H.T. (The Plains, VA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Mill Creek Pony Club Horse Trials (Kansas City, MO) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Apple Knoll Farm H.T. (Millis, MA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Major International Events

MARS Bromont CCI (Quebec, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Cross Country Times] [Scoring] [Live Stream]

Bramham International (West Yorkshire, UK) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring] [Live Stream]

FEI Nations Cup Avenches (Aveches, SUI) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring] [Live Stream]

Links to Start Your Weekend

Galloping on to the Paris Olympic Games

EHV-1 Case Confirmed at HITS Saugerties

2024 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga

Rider who fought back bravely from two years of serious illness leads Bramham under-25s

It’s giveaway time! EcoVet is giving away a bottle of their amazing fly spray. The first fatty-acid fly repellent for horses, this unique fly spray is veterinarian-approved and used by 5* eventers across the USA.

Winning is easy! Simply fill out the form in our June 10th ICYMI newsletter. Sign up for our weekly newsletter here because free is every equestrian’s favorite price.

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Morning Viewing: Get a birds eye view of this year’s CCI4*-L course at Bromont!

Thursday News & Notes from Ecogold

By on Jun 6, 2024 12:01 am -

Our sponsor Ecogold gets prime signage on the last fence at Bromont! Photo by Michelle Dunn.

Gah, I wish I were at Bromont right now! I’ve been lucky enough to attend and report for Eventing Nation for the past two years and truly it’s one of the most scenic and relaxing venues I’ve ever been to. Between the great ground and terrain coupled with the inviting atmosphere, it’s not hard to understand why rides rave about it.

Alas, things are a little different for me this year as I am currently in my third trimester of pregnancy! So as much as I’m crawling out of my skin itching to be there, I know it’s not really in my body’s best interest to chase riders across a hilly cross country course on Saturday while forgetting to eat lunch. Sally and Veronica will be your boots on the ground at Bromont this year, but to my and everyone else’s benefit who isn’t there in person, they have a live stream this year! I know that this has been a long time coming for this event and the organizers are very excited to finally be able to offer it so make you you tune in. Here’s how!

U.S. Weekend Preview

Golden Spike H.T. (Ogden, UT) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Cobblestone Farms H.T. I (Chelsea, MI) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Middleburg H.T. (The Plains, VA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times]

Mill Creek Pony Club Horse Trials (Kansas City, MO) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Apple Knoll Farm H.T. (Millis, MA) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring]

Major International Events

MARS Bromont CCI (Quebec, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Dressage Times] [Scoring] [Live Stream]

Bramham International (West Yorkshire, UK) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

FEI Nations Cup Avenches (Aveches, SUI) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Thursday News and Reading

It’s giveaway time! EcoVet is giving away a bottle of their amazing fly spray. The first fatty-acid fly repellent for horses, this unique fly spray is veterinarian-approved and used by 5* eventers across the USA.

Winning is easy! Simply fill out the form in our June 10th ICYMI newsletter. Sign up for our weekly newsletter here because free is every equestrian’s favorite price.

There’s a lot more to Will Faudree than meets the eye. Yes, he’s certainly not afraid to take himself too seriously, as evidenced by some of his jog outfits, and he’s simply one of the nicest, most easy-going guys to interview. but Will has truly experienced the gamut of highs and lows both in the sport of eventing and in life. From the loss of his sister to cancer, the loss of a close friend to drugs, and his own very serious injury, Will has learned much about dealing with grief, loss, and anxiety. This piece, written for the USEA by EN’s own Veronica Green-Gott is a great read about resilience.

Earlier this week were rocked with the announcement of the US Olympic Eventing team that will be headed to Paris next month. Just a few days later, Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello spoke to COTH about the selected athletes and what each one will be bringing to the table. Here’s the scoop!

British Eventing is initiating a new research project to provide some insight into cross country safety and statistics. The project, which was formalized back in April, will ask riders at certain events to volunteer to wear a sensor designed by Catapult Sports Technology during their cross country rounds to investigate whether there is an association between riding speed cross-country, performance, and faults/falls. Interested riders competing at Tweseldown on the 6th and 7th July can register their interest in participating.

Sponsor Corner: If you’re competing at the Ottawa Dressage Festival, keep your fingers crossed for a blue ribbon. Ecogold put together a great selection of prizes for the festival, including boots, saddle pads, and Kevin Bacon Hoof Dressing!

Video Break: Ooooo! Check out this sneak peak of the Luhmühlen cross country course!

Wednesday News & Notes

By on Jun 5, 2024 12:01 am -

Photo courtesy Paris 2024.

Last week, the Olympic torch relay made it’s way to Omaha Beach in Normandy, France for a poignant ceremony just a few days shy of the 80th anniversary of D-Day (which is tomorrow). This year, during each leg of the torch relay, the torch is being carried by teams of 24 people representing their sport and during this leg in the Calvados region, which is French horse country, it was the equestrians’ time to shine.

Torch bearer Maxime Wille, the great-grandson of Léon Gautier who died last summer as the last surviving member of the only French battalion to fight on D-Day, arrived by sea via a rescue dingy and passed the flame to the Pénélope Leprévost, 2016 team gold medalist for France in show jumping. Check out some video from this portion of the relay beow!

U.S. Weekend Preview

Golden Spike H.T. (Ogden, UT) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Cobblestone Farms H.T. I (Chelsea, MI) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Middleburg H.T. (The Plains, VA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times]

Mill Creek Pony Club Horse Trials (Kansas City, MO) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Apple Knoll Farm H.T. (Millis, MA) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring]

Major International Events

MARS Bromont CCI (Quebec, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Dressage Times] [Scoring] [Live Stream]

Bramham International (West Yorkshire, UK) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

FEI Nations Cup Avenches (Aveches, SUI) [Website] [Entries/ Ride Times/ Scoring]

Wednesday News and Reading

It’s giveaway time! EcoVet is giving away a bottle of their amazing fly spray. The first fatty-acid fly repellent for horses, this unique fly spray is veterinarian-approved and used by 5* eventers across the USA.

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One hundred years ago, the Olympics were also held in Paris. Yep: Paris 1924! That year was also a notable one for equestrian sport in the Olympics, as it was the first hep since the formation of the FEI 1921. Of course, the Olympics looked quite a bit different then. Sports differed of course, but mainly the event is now just so much bigger than it was a century ago. Here’s a glimpse at what Paris 1924 looked like.

“Oh you ride horses? That must be a fun hobby!” If you’ve ever tried to explain to someone how being an amateur equestrian is a little bit more than just a cute hobby, then this piece from The Plaid Horse is for you. #Relatable.

I remember Jamie Sindell’s hysterical COTH blog from last year about the mayhem involved in preparing her 3-year-old daughter and their backyard pony for the Devon lead line class. Jamie swore she’d never do it again, but … here we are one year and another hysterical recounting later.

Some unfortunate news out of Vermont’s GMHA Horse Trials this past weekend: one horse was euthanized after sustaining an injury when it tripped and stumbled during the cross country. The rider was uninjured. Our thoughts are with this rider and all who knew and loved this horse during this sad time. You can read the press release here.

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As promised, here’s a glimpse of the Olympic torch relay on Omaha Beach. Even if you don’t speak French, I bet you’ll still get chills.

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jun 1, 2024 12:01 am -

Photo courtesy of GMHA Festival of Eventing.

As we usher in a new weekend of eventing, we aren’t quite finished remembering what happened last weekend (not that we’ll ever be finished remembering — that’s not how grief works.) Don’t forget that all USEA events and BE events running this weekend, as well as Millstreet in Ireland, will observe a moment of silence at 12 noon today in their applicable time zones.

Of course, you don’t have to be at an event to stop and take a moment to reflect. I’ll either be out hacking or otherwise at the barn at noon today. I’ll be thinking of Georgie and her family and friends and I’ll also be thinking of my own friends competing up at GMHA this weekend, where we lost Jeffie Chapin in 2019, a dear member our own barn family. I expect the moment of silence will hit particularly hard there as well.

U.S. Weekend Action

Carriage House Farm Combined Test (Hugo, MN) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]

Equestrians’ Institute H.T. (Cle Elum, WA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Essex H.T. (Gladstone, NJ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club Spring H.T. (Geneseo, NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

GMHA June H.T. (South Woodstock, VT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

IEA Horse Trials (Edinburgh, IN) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

MCTA H.T. at Shawan Downs (Cockeysville, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Ocala Summer H.T. I (Ocala, FL) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

Poplar Place June H.T. (Hamilton, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]

The Spring Event at Archer (Cheyenne, WY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]

European International Events

Millstreet International Horse Trials (Nations Cup) (Co. Cork, Ireland) [Website] [Entries] [Timetable] [Scoring] [Free Live Stream NC Dressage 1] [Free Live Stream NC Dressage 2] [Free Live Stream NC Show Jumping] [Free Live Stream NC Cross Country] [Complete Live Stream – CMH]

Outdoor Horst (Kronenberg, The Netherlands) [Website] [Entries] [Timetable] [Scoring] [Live Stream]

Links to Start Your Weekend:

5 Ways to Support Your Local Events This Season

Race against time as nation fights for Olympic place after being dropped from Paris 2024

OTTB Training Toolkit Presented by Doc Lane’s Veterinary Pharmacy: How To Achieve Power Steering

A Long-Distance Friendship Brings The Story Of Palestinian Riding School Stateside

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Morning Viewing: Horse won’t stand in a bucket or boots for icing? Here’s how to use the next best thing: pocket boots.

Monday News & Notes from FutureTrack

By on May 27, 2024 12:01 am -

It’s a very somber Monday morning and we’d be remiss not to take a moment to honor the life of Georgie Campbell, who suffered a fatal accident at Bicton International Horse Trials yesterday, before moving on with business as usual.

Georgie, who was 36 years old, was a show jumper turned eventer and was no stranger to competing at the highest level of this sport. She completed Badminton, Burghley, and Pau, was named to multiple Nations Cup teams representing Great Britain, and her FEI record runs deep throughout the European eventing scene.

I was not fortunate enough to know Georgie personally, but I can speak as someone who has lost a friend to a rotational fall a few years ago. Honestly, there are really no words that can explain what an unspeakable tragedy and accident it is nor are there words adequate enough to comfort those who knew and loved her, especially her husband and family, or those whose lives the ripple-effect of her loss touches. Life, particularly as an equestrian, can be the most beautiful and joyous thing. It can also be cruel beyond belief. Treasure every moment you have with your loved ones, your horses, and everyone in your equestrian sphere.

Rest in peace, Georgie.

U.S. Weekend Results

Flora Lea Spring H.T. (Medford, NJ) [Website]

Spring Coconino Horse Trials (Flagstaff, AZ)[Website] [Results]

USEA MDHT YEH/NEH Qualifier (Adamstown, MD) [Website] [Results]

Virginia Horse Center Eventing (Lexington, VA) [Website] [Results]

Willow Draw Charity Show (Weatherford, TX) [Website] [Results]

Woodside Spring H.T. (Woodside, CA) [Website] [Results]

UK International Events

Bicton Arena International (1) (Devon) [Website] [Results]

European Events

Equestrian Festival Baborówko (Poland) [Website] [Results]

Your Monday Reading List:

In an Olympic year it’s always fun to look back on some history. Today, read about Mexico’s incredible trip to the 1948 Olympic Games in London when Humberto Mariles secured double gold in show jumping AND individual bronze in eventing. Mexico has not won another Olympic Equestrian gold since.

Get to know upper-level eventer Caitlin Silliman a little better in this article which originally appeared in Sidelines Magazine. A native of Pennsylvania, Caitlin now runs her business out of Erin Kanara’s barn in her homes state. She’s sure experienced the highs and lows of the sport, including the True Prospect barn fire and loss of her best friend Annie Goodwin. Here’s her story.

And finally, something that made us smile yesterday: Tim Bourke trotting up a client’s horse in a birthday tiara.

Morning Viewing: Enjoy this adorable pair, Gelane Barr & KCS Rebel Rockateer, rock around the starter division at the Texas Rose Horse Trials.