Jump Start Wrap-up
Combining two of my favourite things this weekend: Junior Training Rider Aisling Carroll on her beautiful OTTB Fluff. Emma Smith waiting to jump on Clifton Sentor I’m afraid I don’t know many of the names
...» Read More!Competition Coverage
Sunday photos from Jump Start
Jesslyn Woodall for the win in Open Prelim Division 3 Jesslyn prevented Robin Walker from taking a clean sweep since he won both of the other prelim divisions, but actually local rider Elissa Gibbs was
...» Read More!Checking in with Tamra Smith at Boekelo
Mar De Amor loving his stall all decked out in red Tamra Smith was kind enough to send us a few photos from the stables at the Boekelo CCI3* in Holland. I kid you not,
...» Read More!Your Morven Intermediate XC Recap
Jon, Buck, and Shannon The cross-country for the Pan American squad riders and probably all of the riders here at Morven today was more about getting a solid round for their horses rather than making
...» Read More!Buck Davidson’s Morven Advanced XC Recap
Buck Davidson and Ballnoecastle RM won the advanced B division 15 of the 19 pairs in the advanced A division withdrew before the cross-country and just three riders finished in that division. Those three heroic
...» Read More!Quick Sunday Update from Jump Start
Still cold today, but the sun is out, and most people seem better prepared for it today, bundled up as if it’s November! Some fresh horses out jumping, but from what I saw of the
...» Read More!Tremaine Cooper at the Leaf Pit
As the advanced and intermediate divisions are running cross-country at Morven, check out the signature advanced fence as presented by course designer Tremaine Cooper on a much sunnier and warmer Friday afternoon. Stay tuned
...» Read More!A rain (footing) delay at Morven
The rain stopped here at Morven sometime early this morning. The officials made the decision to delay the start of the advanced cross-country by one hour until 9:00am to give the course that much more
...» Read More!Morven Saturday Afternoon Show Jumping and Other Notes
5 riders, 4 show jumping penalties–that’s how you produce great results at international team competitions and that’s just what the US squad did today here at Morven Park. Michael Pollard had a fantastic ride with
...» Read More!Morven Training Cross-Country
I don’t have anything good to say about the weather today. It rained with hardly any pause and the wind was biting. The prelim and training ran cross-country and by the end of each division
...» Read More!The story of Twizzel
Twizzel went inexplicably lame literally moments before his test with Will Coleman at Burghley. There wasn’t any time to figure out what was wrong and Will was forced to make a heartbreaking withdraw after a
...» Read More!Your Saturday afternoon Eventing Nation quiz
The indoor arena at Morven Park features two flags, one Swiss, one for the United States. The quiz question is: why? a) Swiss Army sponsors the event to promote knife sales b) It is a
...» Read More!Rain’s Morven Advanced Show Jumping Recap
Laura Vello and Winning Facts jumping in the rain Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife. The partly cloudy beautiful autumn skies of Friday have given way to light but persistent rain, wind, and highs in
...» Read More!Friday Dressage at Morven Park
Michael Pollard gave Schoensgreen Hanni a pat after a top-placed performance Friday marked the start of dressage at the Morven Horse Trials which are held at the beautiful 1,100 acre Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia.
...» Read More!Jen McCarty’s Otter Creek SJ Recap
Good evening Eventing Nation, I come to you with the BEST show jumping day Otter Creek has ever had. And, it started back in May. The open Intermediate went first with the course riding well,
...» Read More!Becky Holder and Can’t Fire Me win the Poplar Place CIC3*
Can’t Fire Me at Bromont earlier this year Becky Holder and Can’t Fire Me moved up one spot in each jumping phase and captured the win at the Poplar Place CIC3* with a double-clear show
...» Read More!Otter Creek XC Day Recap
Otter Creek can really throw a bonfire. Photo via the lovely Ashley Keller Good (really late evening) Eventing Nation! The cross country rode well here at Otter Creek. We couldn’t have asked more from the
...» Read More!Nina Ligon and Paddy Extend their CIC3* Lead at Poplar
Nina Ligon and Tipperary Liadhnan at Southern Pines, photo courtesy of Stephanie Diaz And then there were 6. The Flora Lea horse trials in Medford, NJ was canceled due to bad weather that deteriorated the
...» Read More!Otter Creek Dressage Day Recap
Ingenious! Good evening Eventing Nation, I come to you with an update from Dressage (and show jumping) day at Otter Creek Fall HT in case you didn’t read the title. The USEA Area IV Championships
...» Read More!Marilyn Little-Meredith Wins the Plantation Field CIC3*
Jennie Brannigan won the PRO Puissance at Plantation by jumping 1.89 meters, photo by Steven Berkowitz via Katie Walker When show jumper Marilyn Little-Meredith announced last fall that she was hoping to compete at the
...» Read More!Cross-Country Day at Plantation Field
Marc Donovan and Mr. Dick Thompson starting the show jumping timer generator, photo by Seema Sonnad It’s a beautiful day for cross-country in Unionville, Pennsylvania for the Plantation Field CIC3*, CIC2*, CIC*, and preliminary through
...» Read More!Summer: Friends, Dogs, and Horses from World Equestrian Brands
Well I hate to say it, but as we’re into the second half of September, Summer is becoming a memory and Fall is very much becoming the present. But before we start thinking of Christmas
...» Read More!An early look at Fair Hill
The early Fair Hill International Three-Day (Oct. 12-16) entries have been published on the Fair Hill website. There are currently 40 entries in the CCI3*. I expect that the Galway CCI3* in November to
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