A Manual for Wet Weather Hoof Care
My farrier told a story of shoeing at a stable this year where a teenager’s horse continually lost shoes. After the umpteenth time replacing a lost shoe, he asked the rider what she was doing
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On WEG, Goals and Giving Back: A Conversation with Andrew Hoy
When pressed, Andrew Hoy will concede he’s a bit of a rock star in his native Australia. Visiting home a week after finishing individual fourth and leading the Aussie eventing team to a 2020 Olympic-qualifying
...» Read More!Three Life Lessons I Learned from George Morris
Natasha Sprengers-Levine is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist based in Winchester, Virginia, who competes her KWPN-NA mare at Third Level and dabbles in lower level eventing to stay humble. She audited George Morris’s clinic
...» Read More!2020 Olympic Format, Part 2: Can Figure Skating Show Eventing the Way to Fame & Fortune?
That’s a wrap for the 2018 World Equestrian Games! Eventing’s next worldwide championship is the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where we’ll see some major format changes at play on the international stage. What lies in store,
...» Read More!‘You Feel the Heat from the Horse & Your Heart is Pounding’: How it Feels to Ride Around Burghley
When I was young I never thought I would ride. Then I got the bug when I started hunting in Ireland, and now I have progressed to the top level of eventing with some great equine partners. This week it was Sportsfield Othello
...» Read More!How the ‘No Olympic Movement’ Is Re-shaping Our Sport
Last weekend members of the U.S., Canadian and British teams competed in the only FEI Nations Cup in North America at Great Meadow International. The format used was the one we’re all familiar with: four
...» Read More!Chris Burton and Polystar Cruise to Victory in Arville ERM CIC3*
Australia’s Chris Burton and Trisha Rickards’ Polystar I rose to the challenge at Arville and took the Event Rider Masters win as the only pair in the field to finish on their dressage score.
...» Read More!My Chilli Morning Stallion: A Breeding Dream Come True
It all started when my mom, Connie, sent in a bid to a stallion service auction for the Olympic silver medalist Starman, by Calypso. We figured there was no way we’d win and had long
...» Read More!A Tribute to Roger Bannister & Breaking the Mental Barrier
Embed from Getty Images News that Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, had passed away began to circulate yesterday. His achievement of breaking the 4-minute mile is one
...» Read More!William Micklem: Abuse in the Sport Horse World, Part II
Continued from Part I … It is important to take the full context of any situation into account and understand that people often get into trouble because of ignorance rather than intent. The main aim
...» Read More!William Micklem: Abuse in the Sport Horse World, Part I
The recent social media outcry regarding a film of a U.S. rider struggling to do an international dressage test has implications for us all in the sport horse world. The outcry was in defense of
...» Read More!William Micklem: Guinea Fowl & Gold Medals, Part 2 – ‘Lighten the Reins,’ Carl Hester’s Presentation Cont.
Today William Micklem continues his articulate recap of a presentation by British Olympic dressage gold medalist Carl Hester to top British and Irish coaches. If you missed part one, read it here. Carl was asked
...» Read More!William Micklem: Guinea Fowl & Gold Medals, Part 1 – Carl Hester’s Presentation to Top UK & Irish Coaches
Even senior coaches can be inspired! An elite group of senior coaches from all disciplines recently spent a unique morning with Carl Hester, at his exquisite training base near Bristol, watching nine of his horses
...» Read More!Ashley Johnson: Polishing Your Pearl
Sometimes in life, all of the puzzle pieces seem to magically fall together in one wonderful moment or sequence of moments and amazing results occur. More often, however, we must polish our pearls. Pearls are
...» Read More!William Micklem: Pau 4*, Part 3B – Love and Luck
In this three-part series William Micklem shares reflections and observations from attending the 2017 Pau CCI4.* If you missed them: Part 1 “The Calm Before the Storm,” Part 2 “Triumph and Tragedy” and Part 3A “Love and Luck.”
...» Read More!William Micklem: Pau 4*, Part 3A – Love and Luck
In this three-part series William Micklem shares reflections and observations from attending the 2017 Pau CCI4.* If you missed them: Part 1 “The Calm Before the Storm,” Part 2 “Triumph and Tragedy.” 1) It takes
...» Read More!William Micklem: Pau 4*, Part 2 — Triumph and Tragedy
In this three-part series William Micklem shares reflections and observations from attending the 2017 Pau CCI4.* If you missed Part I, “The Calm Before the Storm,” read it here. 1) It takes disappointment …. It
...» Read More!William Micklem: Pau 4* — It Takes a Village, Part 1, The Calm Before the Storm
William Micklem shares reflections and observations from attending the Pau CCI4* in this three part series. Look for Part 2 tomorrow! 1) It takes a team …. It takes a team to realise the dream,
...» Read More!The Hardest Season of My Life Turned out to Be the Best
Imagine you are a 26-year-old amateur event rider. You ride with the one and only Meg Kepferle. It’s the fall of 2016 and your trusty mount is spending a few weeks with her for a tune-up. Cross
...» Read More!Instructors, Trainers, Coaches: Is There a Difference?
Instructors, trainers, coaches. Is there a difference? Yes, although there is overlap, too. Riding instructors typically teach people to ride on safe, school-type horses, even if they are privately owned. They provide an important introduction
...» Read More!The Beauty of Big, Huge, Awkward Mistakes
Everyone has heard the old adage, “Practice makes perfect.” Then, somewhere along the way, someone upped the ante on us and said, “Practice doesn’t make perfect; perfect practice makes perfect.” The theory goes that if
...» Read More!William Micklem: Magic Thoroughbred Jumpers and an Unsung USA Superhero
EN is excited to bring you a new series from William Micklem: Breadth As Well As Depth. The series addresses the need for breadth in eventing education and also includes his thoughts on event horse breeding,
...» Read More!William Micklem: The Mental Attitude Empowering Riders and Coaches
EN is excited to bring you a new series from William Micklem: Breadth As Well As Depth. The series addresses the need for breadth in eventing education and also includes his thoughts on event horse breeding,
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