Photo courtesy of Essex Horse Trials.

Essex Horse Trials, the iconic New Jersey event that was reborn in 2017 after a near two-decade hiatus, continues evolving to best suit the needs of the modern eventing community.

It offered Beginner Novice through Preliminary divisions for its first two years of reincarnation, sampled an Advanced division in 2019, was canceled like many events due to Covid in 2020, and rebounded with its original divisions in 2021. For 2022, it will continue with these held at two locations: on Friday, July 1, dressage and show jumping will be held at Hamilton Farm, home of the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone. The next day, July 2, cross-country phase returns to the familiar surroundings of historic Moorland Farm in Far Hills.

The two-day festival will also include family-friendly activities, a car show and fun demonstrations to kick off Fourth of July activities. The shift in the schedule will give more time for everyone to enjoy the long holiday weekend, which was important to event co-organizer Ralph Jones.

“The Essex Horse Trials is such a great way for families to enjoy a weekend in the country. We believe that the changes we made will benefit not only the competitors, but the spectators as well,” said Jones, who is President of the Essex Horse Trials. “Historic Hamilton Farm will provide a beautiful venue for dressage and show jumping while Moorland Farm offers a spectacular setting for the exciting cross country course.”

More than 150 entries are expected to compete at the Beginner Novice, Novice, Training and Preliminary divisions. Co-organizer Morgan Rowsell is also looking forward to the new format.

“The welfare of the horse is always of paramount importance for us. The two locations provide ideal conditions for the weekend,” said Rowsell. “Gladstone will have all-weather footing for dressage and show jumping while Far Hills will give the horses and riders of all levels a first-rate cross-country course.”

On Saturday, the Essex H.T. will feature the Peter Chesson Memorial Classic Car Show for horsepower enthusiasts outside the equestrian arena. Nearly 100 cars will be showcased representing more than a century of motorized technology.

General admission is $10 per car. Tailgating spots will be available for the best viewing of the exciting cross-country course at Moorland Farm. Packages range in cost from $50-$300 depending on location. For more info on tailgate packages and ringside sponsorships, please call 908-581-0514 or email [email protected].

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Greater Newark LifeCamp in nearby Pottersville, a day camp for inner-city youth.

For more information, visit www.essexhorsetrials.org.

Texas Rose Horse Park H.T. took place over the weekend in Tyler, Texas, featuring Tadpole through Advanced/Intermediate Divisions. As much as we love watching upper-level horses soar to great heights, it’s just as much if not even more rewarding to see determined, confident rides around the pre-Novice levels — like these!

Here are some videos of winning Beginner Novice and Tadpole cross country rides from our friends at RNS Video Media.

View complete Texas Rose results here.

Jr. Beginner Novice Rider B: Carter Jackson and Catch Me K (29.1)

Open Beginner Novice: Kalie Beckers and Sweater Weather (27.1)

Sr. Beginner Novice Rider B: Susan Benator and Robby (35.3)

Tadpole: Olivia Miller and Marley (33.3)

Other pre-Novice level division winners include:
Jr. Beginner Novice Rider A: Allie Jones and Master Envoy (30.3)
Open Beginner Novice: Kalie Beckers and Sweater Weather (27.1)
Sr. Beginner Novice Rider A: Kristi Boyd and Fenway (31.5)
New Event Horse: Katherine Hyndman and Hollymead Swan River (65.850)
FEH – 1 year old: Elizabeth Mulroney and Beatrice MRF (83.850)
FEH – 2 year old: Ann O’Donnell and TGS Alls Well Mister Perry (83.050)
FEH – 3 year old: Ann O’Donnell and TGS Lions Sunshine (79.750)
FEH – 4 year old: Miranda Ford and Flagmounts Scandal (81.800)
YEH – 4 year old: Janet Marden and Flagmount’s Reatta (76.500)
YEH – 5 year old: Kim Wendel and MBF Gambler (82.150)
Starter A: Hailey Brinson and Wyn In Dublin (31.3)
Starter B: Janet Marden and Flagmount’s Reatta (34.0)

Go Eventing!

In the market for a new four-legged partner? You may find your unicorn on our sister site, Sport Horse Nation. To help with the search, we’re going to feature a selection of current listings here on EN. We include the ad copy provided; click the links for videos, pricing and contact information.

Ooooh, can’t find a horse suitable for your oh-so-inconveniently mile-looooong supermodel legs? As a 5’1″ rider, I offer the following condolence straight from the bottom of my heart:

While you, tall sir or madam, may never know the thrill of eventing a pony as a full-grown adult (teaser: it’s like riding a jet ski), you have the ability to ride a regular-to-extra-large size horse without feeling like you are an actual literal toddler. In appreciation of such, I present to you three 17+ hand horses recently listed on Sport Horse Nation that will take up your lanky limbs.

Photo via Sport Horse Nation.

9 y/o 2* Event Mare For Sale

Mystic Hazzard
2013 17.2hh thoroughbred mare for sale.

Affectionately known as Haz in the barn, this mare is full of class and talent. Haz has experience through the 2*/preliminary level, with a young rider, and shows the drive to continue progressing up the levels. Flashy gaits, a floaty jump, and a feeling on cross country like no other; she quite literally hunts the flags out on course.

Haz is an athletic, young and eager mare and this is prevalent in her daily rides. While being the sweetest horse in the barn, she can be quite sensitive under-saddle and therefore is not well suited for a timid or amateur rider. Haz is a confident young professional’s dream!

Haz is extremely well loved, and will only be placed in the best new home. Priced in the high 5 figures to match the caliber of this horse. Will consider reasonable offers to find the best new home for my special girl! Sale is only due to the fact that I will be attending school in the near future and she’s too special to let sit on the back burner!

Text 443-878-3405 or pm for more info/loads of pictures or videos of this black beauty! Currently located in Aiken, SC.

Photo via Sport Horse Nation.

Gleann Rua Colin (Gideon)

2016, 17.1 hand, Irish Sport Horse Gelding

Sire is Colin Diamond (ISH) , Dam is Gleann Rua Times (ISH)

Gideon has competed in the jumpers at WEC with an amateur and just finished 3rd in his first Novice (1m) on his dressage score of 28.3. He is an exceptional young horse, modern type and ready to begin his show career. He is very brave, with a great brain and great breeding. He was imported mid 2021 and could go in any direction; however, he would make an excellent eventer. Currently in Ocala Florida, please contact for more video!

Photo via Sport Horse Nation.

2013 17.2hh Prelim winner available in Ocala

Ringwood Hustler – 2013 17.2hh chestnut ISH gelding. Winner of the Prelim at Bromont in 2021. Exceptionally well schooled on the flat, kind on the ground and under saddle with scope to spare. He is an easy and obliging ride making him suitable for junior or amateur riders.

His sire, Tinarana Goldwave (Agrentinus – Accord II – Grannus) has some of the best German sport horse lines and show jumped himself internationally to the 1.40 level. Located in Ocala, Florida.

Listings included in this article are randomly selected and not confirmed to be current and active before inclusion. Sport Horse Nation features user-generated content and therefore cannot verify or make any warranty as to the validity or reliability of information.

Photo via the Ukrainian Equestrian Federation Charity Foundation.

As the devastation unfolds from the war in Ukraine, many in the equestrian community have asked how they can help. According to the Ukraine Equestrian Federation, “There are more than 100 000 horses in Ukraine, many of the horses are caught up in the war, with no possibility to flee and seek safety, with no shelter and care. Horse owners, riding schools, athletes, breeders, and professionals are in desperate conditions without any resources of saving their horses. By making donation or offering help, you will provide the Ukrainian equestrian community a hope for a better future and save lives of the Ukrainians and their loved ones.”

Since our last update, more organizations have stepped forward in establishing pathways for donations and support. As always, please use your discretion and common sense when determining the avenue of assistance most suited to your capabilities. Here are four efforts that we’ve vetted to be legitimate donation collection efforts.

Ukrainian Equestrian Federation Charity Foundation

The Ukrainian Equestrian Federation Charity Foundation (registered in Belgium) with the assistance from the FEI is supporting the Ukrainian horse owners, riding schools, athletes, equestrian clubs, stables and professionals.

It provides counselling support and other kind of needs-based assistance on the ground, including mapping shelter options and assisting with relocation of horses, gathering offers for goods and organizing logistics to deliver goods to equestrians and their horses both in Ukraine and/or in their temporary locations in Europe.

Stables in the Lviv region were the first to receive humanitarian aid from the Foundation on March 16, providing shelter to horses evacuated from combat zones. Then the aid went further to the East to the Khmelnytsky region (Baykiv, Paradis, Dunaivtsi and Ternopil). On March 17 a truck arrived to Kyiv (Dynamo) to be distributed to those stables and clubs where help is most needed, and about three tons of feed went to Odessa region. “We are currently developing a full-scale logistics system in Ukraine, which will allow to transport much more goods by trucks and/or trains. This will allow us to get to those parts of the country, where it is extremely difficult to bring help, such as Kharkiv.”

Ask for help, donate and view updates on supply distribution here.

FEI

In addition to removing all competitions in Belarus and Russia from the 2022 calendar, the FEI has set aside CHF 1 Million in a Solidarity Relief Fund for the equestrian community in Ukraine, following the invasion of the country by Russian military forces.

The allocation was approved by the FEI Executive Board during a meeting convened on 28 February 2022, where members also unanimously condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces and agreed to remove all international equestrian events in Russia and Belarus from the 2022 FEI calendar.

The FEI Solidarity Relief Fund will be further supplemented by 100% of funds raised through the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Ukraine Relief Fund to Support Ukraine horses and equestrians as announced on 15 March 2022.

“We are deeply concerned for the welfare of all Ukrainians and the entire equestrian community in Ukraine,” FEI President and Chair of the FEI Solidarity Committee Ingmar De Vos said.

“Their safety is very much our priority, and we are liaising closely with our key contacts in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to seek solutions to their most pressing needs.

“Sport is a network which relies and thrives on team spirit and camaraderie and it is through these important friendships that we can offer support and make a difference to the people of Ukraine in these challenging times.”

A dedicated email address [email protected]  has been set up for individuals to put forward their requests for financial and logistical aid. The distribution of the FEI Solidarity Relief funding is being managed internally by the FEI with allocations made on a case by case basis, and approved by the FEI Executive Board. The FEI will liaise closely with the Equestrian Federation of Ukraine and neighbouring countries in order to facilitate and coordinate all logistical support.

US Equestrian

US Equestrian will be joining the FEI in their recently announced efforts to provide support to the equestrian community of Ukraine by establishing the USEF Ukraine Relief Fund. One-hundred percent of funds collected will go to the FEI solidarity relief fund and directly to those in need of support. The FEI is liaising closely with the Ukrainian Equestrian Federation (UEF) and neighboring countries to facilitate support. The USEF Board of Directors has committed to allocating additional relief funding.

The UEF reports “Horse owners, riding schools, athletes, breeders, and professionals are in desperate conditions without any resources of saving their horses. By making a donation or offering help, you will provide the Ukrainian equestrian community a hope for a better future and save lives of the Ukrainians and their loved ones.”

USEF President Tom O’Mara reinforced the importance of the Ukraine relief effort, stating, “The U.S. equestrian community always comes together to help fellow equestrians and horses in need. The acts of war in the Ukraine require all of us to join in supporting human and horse welfare in the areas impacted however we can.  We will work closely with FEI to ensure all funds contributed are distributed to those who need it most.”

To make a tax deductible donation please visit the USEF Ukraine Relief Fund Donation and help horses page here or send a check to USEF Memo: USEF Ukraine Relief Fund.

The Foundation for the Horse

Through The Foundation for the Horse, the charitable arm of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), you can make a financial gift to those providing emergency relief and support, including veterinary organizations and the horses and animals they care for.

“Our hearts go out to the animals, their owners, and veterinarians impacted by the devastation in Ukraine,” said Dr. Emma Read, president of The Foundation for the Horse and the AAEP. “We are working with veterinary colleagues in Europe to identify trusted organizations who are providing rapid response for equine and animal care in the region.”

The images and reports from Ukraine as well as the border countries are heart-wrenching. While many residents fleeing Ukraine are trying to take their pets and animals with them, thousands of displaced horses, donkeys, burros and other animals remain behind and, like the people of Ukraine, need your help.

Visit The Foundation’s Disaster Relief page to donate and learn more about how they are connecting with veterinary groups and animal charities that are supporting those in need.

Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Here at EN, no proper celebration of the holiday would be complete without a toast to the huge role that Irish Sport Horses play in eventing.

As athletic as they are tough, it’s no wonder the breed regularly dominates the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses/Rolex Eventing Studbook Rankings. The breed has come out on top in WBFSH/Rolex’s FEI point based ranking system 12 out of the last 17 years. Last year ISH Studbook was jostled into third by the narrowest of margins behind #1 Studbook Selle Français and #2 KWPN — it’s polite to let others have a turn on the throne every now and again, we suppose! View the 2021 studbook rankings here.

As for U.S. leaderboards, Irish Sport Horses claimed three of the top 10 spots on the 2021 USEA Standlee Premium Western Forage® Horse of the Year rankings. The tip of the top:

Will Coleman and Off The Record at CHIO Aachen. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

#6. Off The Record

Bio: 13-year-old ISH gelding (VDL Arkansas x Drumalogoland Bay, by Ard Ohio) bred by Peter G. Brady. Owned by the Off The Record Syndicate and ridden by Will Coleman.

Best 2021 finishes: 1st – CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S, 1st – Carolina International CCI4*-S, 2nd – Great Plains CCI4*-S, 15th – Kentucky CCI5*-L

Video: Warming up for the 2022 season in Open Intermediate at Rocking Horse Winter 2 H.T.

Two more made the leaderboard. Let’s raise a pint to them as well, shall we?

Lillian Heard & Dassett Olympus. Photo by Abby Powell.

#8. Dassett Olympus

Bio: 9-year-old ISH gelding (Lancelot x Cushlamochree, by Cruising) bred by Andrew Kirwan. Owned and ridden by Lillian Heard.

Best 2021 finishes: 3rd – Morven Park CCI4*-S, 3rd – Jersey Fresh CCI4*-S, 6th – Tryon International CCI4*-L

Liz Halliday-Sharp’s Cooley Quicksilver. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

#9. Cooley Quicksilver

Bio: 11-year-old ISH gelding (Womanizer x Kylemore Crystal, by Creggan Diamond) bred by Alan O’Brien. Owned by The Monster Partnership and ridden by Liz Halliday-Sharp.

Best 2021 finishes: 1st – Chattahoochee Hills CCI4*-S, 2nd – Rebecca Farms CCI4*-S, 21st – Pau CCI5*-L

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Go Eventing.

Full disclosure: I’m a mare person. I don’t mean to engage in gender stereotyping — certainly not every mare subscribes to the boss-beotch “outta my way” equine Beyoncé variety, but I certainly am a fan of those who do. And Amanda Cousins of ACE Equestrian in Hume, Virginia, really has her impersonation of that varietal down.

She’s been nailing all things The Life Equestrian, and in particular eventing, with her TikTok account (@pewpewsnponies). By turns hilarious and heartwarming, we’ve loved following her adventures on social media, and no doubt all 30,000 of her followers cheered loudly when she got back in the tack after a broken arm (and I mean a REALLY broke arm) when her horse had a bobble (but she didn’t fall off!) in the two-star at Great Meadow last August.

Now she’s back on form — even posting videos of her shooting her brace in a field (pew-pew, get it? And the girl is a FIERCE shot.) Let’s all wish her luck this season and have a giggle at these TikToks, too.

@pewpewsnponies Can’t even #horsesoftiktok #equestrian ♬ original sound – Marcial

@pewpewsnponies Thanks for 30k followers! And welcome if you’re new! #horsesoftiktok #eventerproblems ♬ got nothing in my brain – user10101010*•*

@pewpewsnponies Best one I’ve done yet #horsesoftiktok #equestrian #eventerproblems ♬ Halloween party at Wayne Manor – 🇨🇦 Canadian Native Cosplayer

@pewpewsnponies Life with mares #horsetok #farmlife #equestrian ♬ original sound – Tik Toker

@pewpewsnponies Never get in an argument with a mare #equestrian #horsesoftiktok ♬ I remember when – Teo Domani

@pewpewsnponies She’s definitely Karen Walker 😂 #horsesofinstagram #Equestrian #over30club #farmlife ♬ original sound – Tatiana Turan

@pewpewsnponies♬ original sound – Tik Toker

@pewpewsnponies Don’t come for me, I love mares 😂 #horsesoftiktok #equestrian ♬ original sound – Kylie Hernandez

Jonelle and son Otis share a cuddle before the prize giving at Pau in 2021. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

I swore up and down before having my son almost three years ago that I wouldn’t let being a mother get in the way of my riding or my career. And I kept that promise on track, at least for a while. I was back in jump lessons five weeks after giving birth by C-section, my abdominal incision held together by a thick band of Vetrap wrapped around my waist, my baby asleep in his stroller ringside. I was more productive than ever, writing late into the night in between feedings.

But as he grew older and more “awake,” his demands on my energy and time increased while childcare options dwindled down to nothing due to the pandemic. I certainly don’t regret starting a family, but there’s no denying the enormous toll it has taken on those two aspects of my life I had vowed to protect — my riding, and my career.

I have absolute respect for multitasking moms who seem to manage it all, all the time. But I know that they, too, struggle. It’s an uphill climb, and there needs to be acknowledgement that perhaps our sport’s “level playing field” for men and women isn’t quite as gender-neutral as we entertain it to be.

Women’s History Bit of the Day: 

Are women really equal in equestrian sport? It’s a question that Sarah Eder tackled in this 2017 Horse Network article. One point she brought up was the impact of child-bearing: “Unlike a corporate job where you can take maternity leave, the equestrian sport doesn’t allow for time off. Everyone knows you’re only as good as your last win, so why would you have a child and risk losing your spot on the world stage?”

Two years later, in 2019, the FEI took a step toward implementing change in dressage world ranking rules to enable riders–male and female–on maternity leave from competition to keep some points. Show jumping riders had already been benefiting from a ranking freeze since 2010. But, as New Zealand five-star champion Jonelle Price pointed out in this FEI article last month, the change still hasn’t been extended to eventers.

“Bizarrely, the World rankings don’t recognise maternity leave for women in eventing though they do in jumping, so having two children in the last four years took quite a hit on my rankings, plummeting from No.7, I think, prior to the first, to about No.250-odd!” Jonelle said.

Clearly, there’s still plenty of work still to be done.

U.S. Weekend Preview

Red Hills International CCI4*-S (Tallahassee, Fl): [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Schedule] [Live Stream] [Volunteer]

Full Gallop Farm March H.T. (Aiken, Sc.): [Website] [Entry Status] [Volunteer]

Meadowcreek Park Spring Social Event (Kosse, Tx.): [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]

SAzEA Spring H.T. (Tucson, Az.): [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times] [Volunteer]

Southern Pines H.T. (Raeford, Nc.): [Website] [Entry Status] [Volunteer]

News & Notes: 

The USEA’s Young Event Horse (YEH) yearbook countdown continues with the class of 2016. Several of that year’s 5-year-old graduate horses who went on to reach the highest levels of eventing include Woodford Reserve, Ally KGO, Quantum Leap, Quality Time, and Eclaire. [USEA]

Mark Todd has been given an interim suspension by the British Horseracing Authority. The suspension occurred after a video on social media appeared to show him hit a horse with a branch. [BBC Sport]

Functional mobility in children with cerebral palsy can be improved through physical interaction with horses, fresh research shows. A team of researchers from Korea and the United States investigated physical interaction metrics between horses and children with cerebral palsy during hippotherapy and published their study in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. [Horse Talk]

How does she do it? Read the story of how 2021 USEA Adult Amateur of the Year Katie Lichten juggles school and upper-level eventing. [USEA]

Video: #ThrowbackThursday to Pippa’s Grand Slam win – which requires a rider to win Kentucky, Badminton, and Burghley in any consecutive order –  in 1999.

Happy International Women’s Day to all of you kick-butt equestrian ladies out there! We tip our helmet to you for going out there and pursuing your dreams in one of few sports where men and women compete side-by-side as equals.

All day here at EN, we’ve been bringing you stories of the lady riders who inspire us, and we have one more extra amazing one to share. Meet Beatrice de Lavalette, who lost both legs in the March 2016 terrorist attack at the Zaventem Airport in Brussels and went on to make her first Paralympic debut in Tokyo last year in the sport of Para Dressage.

Also in 2021, Beatrice was honored with the FEI Against All Odds Award. “The Against All Odds Award means everything,” Beatrice said. “It shows me that everything I have done these five or six years has been seen and people have realized how big it really is.”

Go Beatrice. Go women!

In the market for a new four-legged partner? You may find your unicorn on our sister site, Sport Horse Nation. To help with the search, we’re going to feature a selection of current listings here on EN. We include the ad copy provided; click the links for videos, pricing and contact information.

In honor of International Women’s Day we’ve got a very special all-mare all-star lineup of horses for sale coming your way! Here are six talented, athletic mares with big eventing potential and girl power to spare.

Photo via Sport Horse Nation.

Lovely 5yo Oldenburg Mare

MOE proudly offers for sale in Ocala, FL:

HSH Quotable
5yr old 16.1 hand Oldenburg mare

“Scarlett” is a lovely young horse by Qredit out of a TB mare. She has been in my program for a year, being slowly produced, with a successful start in Eventing. She is fancy on the flat with a great shape over the jumps that is both careful and brave. Takes the leg but has her own engine, genuine horse who is very honest with a good brain. This horse will have a successful career in any direction someone continues to produce her in!

Photo via Sport Horse Nation.

Classy Dutch Wb/Trakehner Mare. Suitable for any direction.

Zenith Vayda is classically beautiful and an elegant mover. She stands a stocky 16hh, and is wonderful to handle on the ground. In your pocket type of personality, always looking for treats. She enjoys being groomed and handled.

Vayda is trainable, and willing to work, with powerful gaits and a big scopey jump. She is forward but not particularly hot or nervous, and will jump anything you point her at. She would be best suited to an intermediate type of rider that will enjoy her forward-thinking way of going, but she is uncomplicated and has a great half halt.

Vayda is the same off property as she is at home. She is generally brave and self-assured, and very good to stay focused in busy warm-up rings.

Her sire is the notable Rubin O, a dutch stallion well known to produce talented and competitive jumpers. Her dam, Hillary, was a Trakehner that evented through the Intermediate level. Between this lineage and her obvious talent, we know that Vayda has a big future ahead of her.

Easy keeper. No vices. 4 flat steel shoes. Currently turned out alone. Good for vet and farrier. No soundness or health history. PPE from 10/21 available with lots of beautiful x-rays.

Photo via Sport Horse Nation.

Talented, Kind, Sporty Mare

Miss Florida: 2012 16h Argentine TB mare. “Rue” is a super sweet, adorable, and fun little athlete! She has evented through training level with ability for more, and would also make a super Child/Adult show jumper for someone who likes to ride a game and forward type. Currently schooling 1.10m confidently. She is a pleasure to handle around the barn and is ready to make her next owner very happy! Located in Ocala, FL. Asking low fives.

Photo via Sport Horse Nation.

Honey mare – 9yo Hanoverian X Thoroughbred!

9-year-old Hanoverian X Thoroughbred mare, by Rio’s Filius W. 15.3 hands, build like a warmblood and easy keeper. Bought from a professional rider in June 2019 and ridden since by a junior rider. She is currently showing in pre-training and will compete at Rocking Horse Winter III in Florida. She is training to compete in Training this show season. She is a stunning mare that love to work, easy to manipulate, brave and fair with jumps!

Located in Pittman, Florida until April 17th. No tic or vice.

Photo via Sport Horse Nation.

Kind and Well Bred TB

Gemma is 15.2hh, 9YO , OTTB mare. She has excellent ground manners and is a lovely ‘all around type’. She has evented lower levels, walked out with hounds, lots of experience on the trails and training in the ring. She is not ‘mare-ish’ and has no vices. She is turned out with other mares and an easy keeper. Suitable for a JR. Or adult looking for a kind horse to do a bit of everything with.

Photo via Sport Horse Nation.

Aphrodite – 2019 Holsteiner x KWPN Filly Prospect!

Super 3 year old warmblood filly prospect – In process of being registered KWPN.

Candola (Holsteiner) x Dominique (KWPN)

Great prospect for a small junior hunters or could be finished for any ring or discipline!

Currently sticks at 15.2 hands, compact build, expected to mature to 15.3+ hands.

Great brain, great feet (bare), lovely friendly in-your-pocket type of personality that loves attention and grooming, not mariesh – Will be a great partner for a teen or adult amateur with some professional miles/training.

Put under tack lightly as a 2 year old for 90 days, just now starting to be finished by a professional.

Being sold as a prospect only, still very green – should be easy to finish with some professional mileage.

Started WTC under saddle, offers clean but very green changes, kick ride.

Lunged over jumps first time recently very willing and brave, shows super form & scope, super cute knees!

Hacks around the farm and in an open field, exposed to busy environments.

Fabulous brain – No need for lunging/prep before riding, good on limited turnout, doesn’t come out fresh or silly, but can have some green moments.

Full sister sold last year and being finished as a hunter as well. Sire Candola is an impressive 1.45m+ jumper, video included for reference.

Has some left front ankle calcification from an incident in the field as a weanling – doesn’t affect joint, soundness, or range of motion at all. Ankle radiographs available from 1 year ago for reference & full set of recent radiographs available for serious inquiries only.

Located in Ocala, FL.

Please inquire for more details – Price will increase with ongoing professional training.

Listings included in this article are randomly selected and not confirmed to be current and active before inclusion. Sport Horse Nation features user-generated content and therefore cannot verify or make any warranty as to the validity or reliability of information.

Thanks to the miracle of the internet, eventers — and especially the visual learners among us! — have access to an unprecedented amount of educational material from some of the top riders in the world. Exhibit A: Piggy March, whose “Train With Piggy” video series covers all aspects of event horse training. She teases her latest video with this YouTube clip:

“A lot of you will be out and about cross country schooling in the next week getting ready for the new season so I thought a good time to share this. It’s actually a video from last autumn but very relevant for now. All about trotting and popping, training yourself and your horse to be comfortable on difficult terrain, adjusting their stride with your balance, so much of the fundamentals of cross country riding.”

The full video (29 minutes!) and many more are available via Train With Piggy.