With the wonderful addition of social media including neat things like Pinterest, I’m seeing a lot of “homemade” cross-country schooling obstacles people proudly photo and post online. Like everything posted online — some jumps are
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Ashley Eve is an Ontario eventer and frequent contributor to EN’s #EventerProblems series. As Ashley says, “I’ve got 99 problems… and apparently my horse is every single one!” A former dressage rider, she entered the
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From the beginning, my dear readers … Hi, I am Kaitlin Hartford! I am a 16-year-old event rider based out of Callahan, Florida, just north of Jacksonville. I first sat on a horse when I
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I’ve ridden and competed my own horses nearly all of my life. Rarely if ever has anyone else ever ridden my horse for me. When I stood next to a friend who owned a horse
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There is a story behind my fall in the Advanced Division A at the Fork. Rubens and I were having a super round with him handling the mound combination at fence 6 and the water
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It has been a minute since my last blog post as Eventing Dad. It is basically because I have not been able to be there. I thought I would take a few minutes to put
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Oh dear, now I’ve done it. I entered a horse trial. I’m not ready! Eeek! Now what? Let’s start with the fear of breaking a rule, and roiling in all the worry that my horse
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Galway Downs Eventing Live April 2016 The FEI and various other organizations have been trying to think of ways to promote eventing so that it is more accessible to the general public. While we talk of
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As riders, I believe we all have perfectionist tendencies. We work so hard, dedicate so much to our sport, and give up so much to live this lifestyle. It’s easy to become so focused that
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I’m a big time ball of nerves when it comes to showing. As much as I love going to shows and flaunting my studly horse, it usually ends up being a weekend of fluctuating emotions,
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Poplar Place Farm hosted the first Collegiate Team Challenge of the year at thee March horse trials this past weekend. Six teams comprised of riders from Auburn University, University of Alabama, Transylvania University, Columbus State University,
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Every day with horses presents an opportunity: to learn, to listen, to recognize. Sometimes our horses hint. Sometimes they guide. And sometimes they offer us the chance to answer the question ourselves through their guidance.
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I’ve always been good at school. I made the grades, I was able to juggle my horse, work, school, and social life, and I actually kind of enjoyed studying (nerd, I know). But when my
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The International Olympic Committee wants all sports to have big followings and lots of drawing power for world-wide video streaming and live TV. The reason is money. They promise big numbers to the TV production
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The uproar in the wake of the FEI’s proposed changes to eventing has been swift. However, many resign themselves to the fact that eventing must “change” for the future. It seems people have plenty of ideas
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Since I was in fifth grade, I’ve kept a list of horse names that I’ve collected over the years. Intended originally for the hundreds of racehorses I would co-own with my trainer/breeder husband while I
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One of the most expensive but great tools a horse owner needs (and wants!) is a tack box. Now, not all of us can afford the $600 tack trunk advertised on websites, but we need
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Eventing is expensive. Boy, is it ever! Almost everyone I know is on a serious horse budget. Of course, there are those lucky few that have a money tree in the backyard (wouldn’t I love
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To love a horse girl means a lot of things. It means you have to be willing to give up weekends for horse shows, be okay with dirt, poop, and odd smells, sit through lessons
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Just two jumps. The arena has finally dried up enough to jump, and quickly, fighting against the dark, I pulled some standards and poles from the nearby stack and set up a gymnastic. A cross
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For Throwback Thursday this week, I thought you might like to see a gallery of the top 12 finishers from last weekend’s Wellington Eventing Showcase.
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“Time heals all wounds.” “Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” The quotes about time are virtually endless (much like time itself!). It is something that we think we have so much of only
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As every event facility knows, you cannot be successful without your volunteers. To be prepared for this year, Chattahoochee Hills held their first Scribing Clinic this past Saturday, Feb 6. Leslie Olsen, an esteemed ‘R’ judge
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