There are some scenarios in life, and eventing, that we all put in the very back our our minds on a daily basis, as thinking about their potential is just too scary. Trailer wrecks, barn

Boyd’s website has posted a brief statement about the barn fire that killed 6 wonderful horses from his program early this morning at True Prospect Farm:  Obviously this is a difficult time, and our deepest

I spoke with Boyd a few minutes ago and the first thing he said to me was “I’m shattered Johnny, absolutely devastated.”  There are some posts I pray to God I will never have to

A barn fire started early this morning at a True Prospect Farm barn housing 12 horses from Boyd Martin’s program.  Several horses passed away and several more are receiving care at New Bolton Center right

Good Morning Eventing Nation! I hope your Memorial Day weekend was lovely, whether it consisted of a competition, a family trip to the lake, or just a lazy weekend at home. Being on a vacation

Team Twomey – Caroline Hooper and John Twomey I don’t think that this is the story I set out to write. What I do know is that I am glad I did set out to

In a few moments I’ll get to the eventing news and notes from a great weekend around Eventing Nation, but first I want to take a moment to talk about something much more important.  Today

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Holiday weeks are supposed to be filled with fun, friends, family, and hopefully a nice beverage. Also, a good bit of laziness is necessary for a successful

It can happen to anyone.  One moment you’re riding your horse around as the rodeo queen at a Utah rodeo, and the next moment your horse gets taken away because of a EHV-1 outbreak and

This post should be filed under the “organizers are amazing and deserve a special section of heaven all to themselves” category.  Colorado’s organizer, Deeda Randle, sent out an email to all of the competitors earlier

I find drive thrus to be a really fascinating place. While I have never seen a horse going through the drive-thru, I have seen people on bikes. Once when I was 13 I tried to go through

It’s a quiet Thursday afternoon around Eventing Nation.  It’s Memorial Day weekend in the USA and there are just 5 USEA events this weekend, which means that this will be one of the quietest weekends

Simply because I thought it was funny When we hear about Alltech, we usually think positive things- the WEG for example. They are a fantastic company that offers great sponsorship. Unfortunately, Alltech currently has a

The big news from Tuesday evening is that Kim Severson’s Tipperary Liadhnan has been sold.  “Paddy” is set to get right back in action this weekend and is entered with Kim’s student and Olympic hopeful

Good Morning Eventing Nation! I hope your morning has been pleasant so far. I don’t know about you, but already its looking to be a busy day. As John mentioned in an afternoon post yesterday,

Well I think it’s safe to say that the rapture didn’t happen. And if it did, I think I like this hell on earth. One person who is probably also glad she is here on

Clarke Johnstone on Orient Express at Sydney CIC WC, photo courtesy of Furdography (apologies for the recycled image but I struggled to get one out of NZ) Only a showjumping disaster could have knocked Kiwi

Good Morning Eventing Nation! I hope everyone had a great day yesterday and I wish everyone the best on this Sunday. It’s busy as ever on the event scene, here is what’s going on today: 

If you have about half an hour you can read the entire ruling posted below for yourself, but if not, I’ll try and give you a synopsis.  Peter Atkins and Linda Martin were both involved

Good Morning Eventing Nation! Well, it has sure been an exciting past few days here on Eventing Nation, and the weekend is looking to be much the same. John mentioned yesterday that there is one

Pending a defamation suit, Peter has declined to make a public statement on the ruling, but because the court ruling is a public document, we have reprinted the entire 32 page ruling below.  Samantha, who

I just heard from Peter Atkins, who told me there has been a ruling from the judge regarding the ownership of HJ Hampton aka Henny. The judge has ruled that there was in fact a

2010 CIC3* Winner Kevin McNab – Photo courtesy of Main Event Photography Eventing Equestriad has an interesting genesis, the committee formed in 2008 following the rather spectacular implosion of the previous committee that ran events at