Every year, about this time, I contemplate the blessing and the curse that is the spread out geographical nature of the Eventing Nation writers. It’s probably a good thing that we are so far apart,
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It’s officially Christmas week! For me that means visiting with family I literally only see once a year, but not before getting wild and crazy at the annual EN Virtual Office Christmas Party. Of course
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I was at the grocery store today grabbing a sandwich as a late-breakfast-early-lunch-I-ride-horses-so-I-really-don’t-observe-traditional-meal-times-meal when the cashier asked me ‘Are you ready for the holidays?’. I didn’t just laugh, I guffawed. I’ve seriously been so bad about
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You guys, little known fact? Cutting down Christmas trees is hella hard. I remember doing it with my dad as a small kid and thinking it was super fun, but in fact he was the
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On this Thursday, the team at Eventing Nation and the Eventing community at large would like to send our deepest sympathies and condolences to Sinead and her family, who lost her father yesterday. There are
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A collection of stories, quotes and photographs submitted by students, friends and family of Nadeem Noon, who passed away last month, have been published together in a work titled “In Our Words and His.” Nadeem,
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Yesterday was Dragonfire Farm’s annual Jinglebell Show. It is a chance for the Academy students to get some exposure to showing in an extremely low-pressure environment. Even though it’s a bit hectic with what feels
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I must confess. I was getting really sick of all of the Elf on a Shelf photos I’d been seeing on my Facebook feed until this one finally made me laugh. Honestly, I find the
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YOU GUYS. It’s only TWO FRIDAYS from Christmas!!! Have you watched Elf yet? At least two to three times already? What about Love Actually? I admit that one of my favorite parts of the holiday
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I got a horse for Christmas one time in my life, when I was about 13, and ever since then, my brain seems to think that it should happen again. The advent of Facebook “horse
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The USEA Convention gave all that attended the ability to meet our upper-level riders, as well as the biggest supporters of our sport. Back in June, Colleen Rutledge was awarded the Jacqueline B. Mars Competition
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Derek and Bea di Grazia were honored with the Wofford Cup at the 2015 USEA Year-End Awards during the Annual Meeting and Convention. The Wofford Cup is awarded to recognize a person’s dedication to the
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One of my cousins’ birthdays is in late December and as such, I think it’s always made me extra sensitive to those folks who have birthdays in December – especially the later half. When I
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Last Sunday, my husband asked me what I wanted for the holidays this year. I did my best to look thoughtful and not blurt out the most expensive item on my wish list right away.
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Today it FINALLY stopped raining! Oh my goodness was I glad to see the sun. Nothing like a little winter weather to really make you appreciate even a windy day in the 50’s, just because
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Here’s how I feel about winter: mostly, the picture you should see in your mind is grumpy cat, but at the same time, there’s something almost a little nice about those genuinely awful days, where
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There is one thing I’ve learned from being part of this farm. Our in-house Aussie loves everything Christmas. We’ve had to hide all radios on the farm until after Thanksgiving to avoid the pre-season holiday
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Charlotte Wilson is celebrating the end of the horse show! That’s all folks! See you next year! Posted by Pine Top Eventing on Sunday, November 29, 2015 That’s a wrap! The much-loved Pine Top Thanksgiving horse
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I know, I know, 27 degrees isn’t THAT cold to most of you out there, but for those of us in Northern California it is positively arctic. In my part of California, it is rare that
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I must admit, I partied way too hard on Thanksgiving this year. My husband and I had some friends over and despite spending all day in the kitchen and none of my time at the
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Well, now that we’ve all gained at least ten pounds yesterday stuffing our faces full of mashed potatoes and turkey and gravy and stuffing and pie and all the ridiculously delicious things that are served
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I’ve already had one Thanksgiving, and I’m on to two more today, as my tradition dictates the I have one with my extended family and one with my best friend’s family. I
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There are very few things that will warm you heart more than getting a picture from a friend of your horse enjoying their life. Knowing she is hanging in the field, enjoying her down time and
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