This past weekend Huntington Farm pulled off another lovely and seamless event in the quaint and peaceful hills in South Strafford, Vermont. I wasn’t able to compete because Vinnie has been on vacation since we completed
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I recently passed my United States Pony Club ‘B’ certification in early August which definitely required a lot of time, energy, and work, but was worth it in the end! Reflecting on my experience, I
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We horse people can be a bit slow to embrace the online world sometimes, but some recently developed tools have made it easy to follow events from afar through online live scoring, online registration
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Horse Hang-over: noun. The mind-numbing feeling a non-horse person has on Sunday morning after spending the entire 5-day event such as the Richland Horse Park Trials in the trenches with eventing friends. Most lay-people can
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I recently managed a small combined test at a popular equestrian park, known for its recognized horse trials. I think this was quite possibly one of the most physically demanding things I’ve done in the
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This past weekend I reached my biggest goal to date: I completed my very first CIC*, at The GMHA Festival of Eventing, in gorgeous South Woodstock VT, and boy was this outing a major learning
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South Woodstock, Vt. was one hoppin’ town this weekend with tents set up, vendors, prizes, dogs, ice cream, children, photographers, videographers, shadbellys and so much more! The annual Festival of Eventing is GMHA’s most exciting,
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Eventing is indirectly impacted by the racing industry since many of our beloved equine partners are found through contacts at various race tracks around the country. The promotion of the OTTB is in full-force
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Yesterday, we did not come home with a ribbon — and I could not be more proud! Deszi completed the CIC* at GMHA‘s Festival of Eventing. I have never had so much fun in a
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When was the last time you hit the ground? Did you land on your head? How did your noggin fair? How long have you had that helmet? Is your helmet up to safety standards? These
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Jeannette Bayer is a working student at Denali Sporthorses in Iola, Texas. She has been eventing for a year with her OTTB gelding Pandamonium (“Panda”) and is the founder of Warm Up Ring Bling. Keep up
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Hi! Ny name is Lauren Pye, and I am 10 years old. My pony’s name is Wicket, and he is 13 years old. I got him for my birthday two years ago. Last Friday we
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I admit it: I have frequently demonstrated my infinite curiosity and eventing nerd-ness in numerous situations. I try to limit my ramblings to those who share similar interests and appreciate my propensity for studying our
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Lion Country Pony Club, located in State College, PA, hosts an amazing and very educational summer camp every year! This year, LCPC was lucky enough to have TWO Rolex (and former Pony Clubbers!) riders Allie
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I event a mare. A young mare. She is wonderful, impatient, ballsy, quirky, intelligent, athletic, sensitive — the list goes on. Last year, when she was 7, we made it to Training level (with a
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Jeannette Bayer is a working student at Denali Sporthorses in Iola, Texas. She has been eventing for a year with her OTTB gelding Pandamonium (“Panda”) and is the founder of Warm Up Ring Bling. Jeanette sent
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As far back as I can remember, eventing simply revolved around memorizing one’s dressage test and jumping all things on both the cross country course and within the confines of the show jump ring. No
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The smile on Lily Geelan’s face told it all as she and her trusted mount, Luksor, were presented the blue ribbon for capturing first place in the Open Preliminary division at Roebke’s Run Horse Trials
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Earlier this week EN commander-in-chief Jenni Autry sent out a company memo in a fit of pre-Pan Ams agitation. There was a long, irate rant about parking passes, etc. and then this reminder of the
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This weekend I drove the super convenient five minutes down Brook Road to the lovely and familiar Huntington Farm, owned by Ann Kitchel. Huntington Farm almost seems like a home away from home. I grew
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There are times when your goal is solely to stay in the ring. That’s it. Just stay in the ring. This is not my attempt at modesty. Nor my attempt of crediting the horse for
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Today, I learned something. I didn’t have a coach, wasn’t taking a lesson or participating in a clinic. I was just riding at home, on my horse Hamish, and trying to pay attention. And my
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JUMP! is Last Frontier Farm’s annual derby-cross style fundraiser held in Summit Point, WV. We just completed our 7th JUMP! event, after being pioneered in 2009 by Sharon’s best friend Dawn Haney-West, who died suddenly
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