The USEF Eligible Athletes Committee met Tuesday night to discuss the US eventing coaching search.  The specific discussion in the meeting was confidential to protect the relationship between the athletes and candidates.  The USEF has

Badminton will hold a retirement ceremony for Tamarillo on the final day of competition as a tribute to William Fox-Pitt’s fabulous horse.  The Anglo-Arab “Tam” got his start as a show horse (go figure).  Fortunately

Coleman stylin’ as always at the Southern Pines Britches and Bling fashion show [via AC] Like Will’s outfit, these links have a strong European influence: The FEI’s bureau restructuring has been put on hold Trail

[via Jade Cooling] Today marks the rebirth of an era on Eventing Nation.  After an extended sabbatical for life and work, the great Visionaire is returning to EN today.  Visionaire started writing for Eventing Nation

And no, this challenge isn’t about overcoming that awkward moment when you get out of your car in New Jersey and start pumping gas only to look up and find a disgruntled Shell employee looking

[via Annie] Maybe a misunderstanding on which side of the road you are supposed to drive? Who knows… but with a bad luck, downer of a weekend on the eventing scene, this probably isn’t the

Update: Daisey Berkeley’s veteran Spring Along died of a suspected heart attack at Gatcombe Good Morning Eventing Nation! John wrote a recap last night of the tough day at Southern Pines, and of course the

Sometimes, whether by bad luck, a strange twist of fate, or some other mysterious machinations, Saturday just doesn’t go the way it should in eventing.  Poplar Place and Southern Pines are two of the best

[via 3shoes] Good morning Eventing Nation, and what a big morning it is!  For many Rolex horses, this weekend is the second to last competition before Kentucky, and this weekend is a major stepping stone

All of us can probably point to a few moments in our lives that ignited our love for horses and made us know that we had to ride.  For some, it was watching a young

Hello Eventing Nation! Well the time has come and I have returned from 8 weeks away in the sunny south training chinchillas horses. It’s really great to be back from the great state of Aiken.

‘Tis the season for blogs.  Part 1 of Mark Todd’s Rolex blog is posted on the Rolex website  [Toddy’s Rolex blog].  This blog comes on a special day for Mark because his website also launched

It’s a busy morning at the EN compound, with Chinchillas voraciously typing out memos and action plans.  Samantha and Abbie will be along in a few with two great articles and until then here are

[via AM] Greetings Eventing Nation!  If you haven’t already, be sure to scroll down and vote in our Mark photo caption contest–the finalists were posted Monday night.  NCAA basketball is on a break until Thursday

Guess what eventers do to old trees from their brush fences that get old and brown? Here are links to a few cool afternoon stories around the eventing world today.  Click around for a few

I was driving through Tennessee Sunday night and suddenly I came across a massive traffic jam.  I turned on my radio to confirm my suspicion that someone had discovered the world’s best fishing lure just

Good Morning Eventing Nation! Well, Sunday on the news front looks a lot like yesterday, with the exception of the three USEA events taking place today, there isn’t a whole lot going on.  Pine Top

Good Morning Eventing Nation! There are three local US events taking place this weekend, but besides that, it’s looking to be a pretty lazy Saturday. John’s been keeping a pretty rigorous travel schedule lately, but

Here are links to a few posts we are keeping an eye on Friday morning here in Virginia and Saturday morning in Australia.  If you think that’s tom foolery, check a world clock.  As Annie

Top of the Morning, Eventing Nation! I hope everyone had a great St. Patrick’s Day. It always surprises me how much people get excited about St. Patrick’s Day, most of them looking like they have

Greetings Eventing Nation.  I plan to spend this morning enjoying the last few hours before my bracket gets busted.  For the second straight day in a row we return to the Area II website, this

Mark Phillips and the USEF are back in Aiken this week for the latest round of training session at Three Runs Plantation.  Here’s a quick look at the schedules as published on the USEF Facebook

My body and my brain is confused. Sunday started with a very early wake up alarm. On Saturday night I was sitting with EN John and some of the wonderful Canadian riders at the Red