It’s any eventer’s nightmare: you go to the barn and discover that your competition horse has pulled up lame in his paddock. What at first is believed to be a simple hoof abscess is later
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From Emily: Lane’s End is a little hidden gem in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada. The beautiful property boasts rolling hills and the perfect setting for an event. What makes the event truly special is that it’s
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This past weekend was the annual Steepleview Horse Trials at Walter and Jean Kunz’s lovely Steepleview Farm in Delano, MN. The cross country course is fabulous, the show is run efficiently by a dedicated group
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Getting ready to go to WEG has a way of totally consuming your time, but I didn’t want to leave for France without giving you all an update on Frankenhorse. In my last update, Mia
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There are haunted house, hotels, and museums, but have you ever heard of a haunted horse trial? While I do not believe that the horse trial itself is haunted, there is most definitely something weird
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This has been a little bit of an odd summer season here in the state of Pennsylvania. As a whole, we’ve had a pretty mild season so far—which is totally fine with me, by the
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From Rachael: My name is Rachael, and I am an eventer. I have been addicted for nearly ten years now, and it doesn’t seem like there’s much hope for recovery. Ha! But truly, anybody who
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As some of you may know, I have become much more into health and fitness than I have ever been before in the past few weeks. The reasons behind this drive vary, but at the
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Flies are annoying. They bite my horses. Then they bite me. And then everyone ends up being irritated. I can definitely tell a difference if I totally forget to apply fly and insect repellants before
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So it seems that the concussion I had at pony club Festival few weeks ago temporarily removed the filter that keeps me from saying whatever pops into my head. In the ER, when a young
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I’ve always been a big fan of clinics. Even if I only audit one, the learning opportunities are endless. So, when I heard that Dom Schramm would be stopping in Columbia, Mo., on his clinic
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So, as most of you know, AP and I had plans of grandeur to attend our first dressage show this past weekend. We were signed up to do Third Level Test 1 and Fourth Level
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In the world of horses, there are two kinds of people: those who are born into it, and those who are not. I am what I refer to as a “first generation rider,” meaning that
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New shoes can be a totally awesome addition to my wardrobe — or rather, some pairs are until I actually wear them for the first time. Even though I stand slightly on the tall side
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2014 marked the fifth year of the Leslie Law clinic here in Alberta, and also my fifth year riding with him. Needless to say, he has seen Sunny and I through most of the tough
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I’ve never had the opportunity to give a horse a “forever home.” When I was 12, my parents generously bought me my first horse, a sorta-broke 3-year-old Arabian named Mishka, but after that I was
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After reading the Grounded Eventer’s post about her love for dressage, I couldn’t help sharing about my upcoming weekend. AP and I are going to a real dressage show, three days, two tests a day,
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If I have picked up anything from riding and competing horses for the better part of my life, one thing I know is true: there’s the horse that knows and loves his job, and there’s
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Yeah, you read that right, love and dressage in the same sentence on an eventing website. Everybody likes to drink the haterade when dressage comes to the table. It’s not an arena, it’s a little white
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Wow, what an exciting weekend with GMHA’s Festival of Eventing in full swing. The event ran Beginner Novice through CIC* and the weather was slightly toasty, but that’s only because I am use to -20 degrees for
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Of all the days in the week, Fridays are my favorite. While that is probably a true statement for most people for obvious reasons, I love the fact that it means a casual day in
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Camphire International Horse Trials had a milestone year, with a record number of entries from a record number of countries, a record number of spectators and four days of almost constant sunshine. With a truly
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Many things have changed over the past six years of going to horse shows and watching Bailey develop as a rider. It is interesting how someone’s perspective can seem to change reality. It makes me
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