Shanon at Rebecca Farm by Samantha We have a bunch of news and notes to get to today folks, so let’s jump right in.  In some quick short list news, Shanon Lilley and *Ballingowan Pizzaz

A couple weeks ago we mentioned that US riders had received competition and travel grants from the USEF and today the USEF has released a full list of those riders.  The grants will be used

Gin N’ Juice and Veronica I love the holidays. And yes, I am aware December is a long way off. But, as I sat in the movie theater, in my full Harry Potter attire, anxiously awaiting

Photo from Boekelo 2010, via Doug Payne’s dad Good Morning Eventing Nation! A lot has sure happened since the weekend, and it’s only Tuesday! For starters, John gave me a new column which I’m pretty

Samantha Clark photo What a great weekend of eventing! With two big events and many others happening, there was lots of excitement. Buck Davidson and Andrew Nicholson had big wins separated by a big pond giving spectators

Greetings Eventing Nation and welcome to Sunday.  I was reminded by one of Samantha’s blog posts to always first say “thanks,” and there is nothing that I am more thankful for than having such a

At 6pm on July 24th, a fire broke out at the main barn at Over The Hill Farm in Chinchilla, PA.  Thirteen fire companies and over 100 firefighters responded, but by the time they arrived

Good morning all! It’s an exciting day on the eventing scene. With some exciting rides happening at Gatcombe in England and cross country happening at Millbrook, there is bound to be some great news to

Eventers truly are the most resilient people on the planet, and Denny Emerson is at the top of that list.  Denny fell and broke a vertebrae in his neck on Sunday at the Stoneleigh Burnham

Alison Springer and Arthur on their way to winning the CIC3* at Red Hills in 2011 There is no doubt that I have a soft spot for the Red Hills Horse Trials. Having been part

Good Morning Eventing Nation! I hope your week thus far gone by smoothly and that this weekend will be no different. Millbrook is in it’s second day of dressage competition today, most exciting of which

Will and Pawlow (left) with Andrea Leatherman and Mesa at Jersey Fresh Will Faudree has decided to withdraw Pawlow from Burghley.  When I spoke with Will he explained that both of his top horses, Pawlow

It just hasn’t been True Prospect Farm’s year. This week one of the finest animals in eventing and the world was lost. No farm (or eventing family) should ever have to go through what has

In Tuesday’s news and notes, Annie wrote about Nina Ligon’s purchase of this year’s Luhmuhlen champion, Euroridings Butts Leon.  Woodburn’s passing overshadowed that story, but it is a decisive move to accomplish what I think

Shannon Brinkman photo via USEF Phillip has posted a wonderful tribute to his great partner who was euthanized last night.  It reads in part: “…The feeling of coming out of the start box on Woodburn

Good Morning Eventing Nation, and welcome to the half way mark of another busy week. It’s already August, which means Richland, Burghley, the AEC’s, and all the other fun fall events are just around the

Good afternoon Eventing Nation.  Hopefully it is both sunnier and cooler where you are than here at the Eventing Nation command center.  The past 24 hours have been a bit of a roller coaster in

Grace Pilkington, and her mother Deborah were driving in New Hampshire on their way to the Area I young rider eventing camp at GMHA on Sunday afternoon with their horse Hershey in a bumper pull

Eventing Nation sends our well wishes and a massive “get well soon” to Denny Emerson.  Denny had a fall at the Stoneleigh Burnham Horse Trials on Sunday in Greenfield, Massachusetts.  According to Denny’s Facebook page,

Well folks, it’s Monday again. Sip the coffee, Mountain Dew, 5-hour Energy or whatever it takes to get you through the day.  Hopefully all the young riders competitors are home or headed that way shortly.

Another wedding? Of course I am excited! Saturday marked day one of married life for Zara Philips and her man. While I wasn’t as excited about this wedding as I was “the” royal wedding, I

Good Morning Eventing Nation!  Well, we eventers have proved once again that inclement weather, including heat waves of colossal proportions, can’t slow us down as this is proving to be one of the busiest weekends

Good Morning Eventing Nation! It’s sure been a busy week here on Eventing Nation, what with the Pan Am short lists being announced, the infamous Chronicle thread about the Rebecca statue topping the forums for