It’s oh so hard to drag myself out of bed in the morning this time of year. I’m not particularly keen on the cold temperatures, but here in Pennsylvania, we just deal with it, with
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Every once in a while, it is nice to just be able to treat yourself a little. I’m not talking about going out on a crazy shopping spree or anything…it might just be picking up
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Best friends don’t just pop up instantly like dandelions, bursting with color during the peak of summer. I was incredibly lucky, though, in the beginning. From about kindergarten through my senior year in high school,
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Happy Valentine’s Day, EN! Feel free to use these original creations to express your love to your horse, family, friends, or significant other. I love you to bits To: From: Hoof it on over
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In eventing, cross country represents the meat of this sport. I have yet to meet an event rider who feels indifferent about cross country. We’ve all met, or perhaps we know of, or perhaps we
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I like to think of myself as being a low-maintenance kind of gal – I tend to like the simple things in life, and try not to let anything get to me. By not sweating the
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It should be incredibly intimidating to ride with the legendary Bruce Davidson Sr. The Olympic medals, unparalleled wins at Rolex and the other global four-star events are truly remarkable, but the experience of training with Bruce
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There has been a lot happening since the last Eventing Dad blog, and it’s all been good. Bailey won the 2014 USEA Intermediate Young Rider of the Year. She took home a lot of awards
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Growing up in a barn where we were taught to do things the correct way (or else!), one particular experience stands out in my mind. I was untacking my horse after a fun cross country
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We recently selected a few bloggers to try out a 30 day supply of Omega Alpha’s popular joint supplement, Sinew-X. These bloggers have received their supply and will be starting their horses on a 30 day
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We recently selected a few bloggers to try out a 30 day supply of Omega Alpha’s popular joint supplement, Sinew-X. These bloggers have received their supply and will be starting their horses on a 30
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The winter months bring us three main things: cold weather, mud everywhere, and many fewer hours of sun for riding. While there are a select lucky few who are able to ride during the dwindling
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Even though I have been riding, competing and training horses for the majority of my life, I have found one aspect of this sport incredibly and continually perplexing. If you are an avid rider, with
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Cold weather is just an excuse for me to get a little creative with my wardrobe. Colorful scarves paired with cute hats. Cozy sweaters peeking out from underneath a toasty coat. And warm (and slightly
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It’s the end of January 2015. January was a fairly cold month at the farm, but we have definitely made the most of the sunny 30 degree days and gotten some riding in. With the
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I am the co-owner of Autumn View Equestrian Center in Woodbridge, Connecticut. I am 30 years old, and we have been in business going on nine years. AVEC is an eventing and dressage barn that specializes
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You would think that by this point in the cold season, that I’d have started to tire of wearing boots. Well…I haven’t. I really, really haven’t. I find that almost every single day, I pull
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For many of us, the winter months seem to revolve around homework, practicing and fine-tuning almost anything and everything that needs tuning. Of course, we practice and drill ourselves in the summer time, but for
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The Wellington Eventing Showcase got the party started on Saturday morning with the stadium rounds:
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A beautiful day + eventing’s top riders + palm trees + a beautiful Mark Phillip’s cross country course = priceless!
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True confessions: I had no intention of going to the Wellington Eventing Showcase. With it being an exhibition event sporting a quickie cross country course — and with EN having a travel budget I have to
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I was able to catch some of the dressage action yesterday afternoon in Wellington. They have a pretty sweet sand box!
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Through my eyes, winter is a season of cold beauty. The days may be short and chilly. And the landscape is often dull hues consisting of mostly shades of brown. Gone are the lovely blossoms
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