As a quick note this evening, one of the big questions that has been raised is what would Karen O’Connor do to avoid a conflict of interest if David was hired as coach of the

I had a chance to briefly speak with David about his decision to apply to be the USA’s next eventing coach this morning.  David told me that he had informed the Canadian staff and riders

I have just gotten word that David O’Connor will be submitting his application to coach Team USA later this week.  The Olympic gold medalist and current Canadian coach joins the combined application of Phillip Dutton

Congratulations to super-filly Zenyatta for winning the Eclipse Horse of the Year Award on Monday night.  Zenyatta returned the favor from the Breeders’ Cup Classic and edged out Blame for the award.  “Z” is happily

Today we get a chance to remember one of the true visionaries and leaders in the history of mankind.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested over 20 times, his home was bombed, he was

Good Morning Eventing Nation! Truth be told its a pretty quiet day on the Eventing front, with no US recognized competitions or other excitement on the calendar for this weekend. This time of year is

As the 2011 competition season starts to get underway, let’s take a quick look at the new FEI rule changes for 2011 that went into effect on January 1st.  There are very few issues in

After a lot of treats (Oreos) for both horses and humans, everyone is beginning to behave here in Aiken. Bonjour mes amis! I have returned from the land of crepes, berets, wine, and really skinny

The USEF has just released a final list of dates for the 2011 training sessions with Mark Phillips. The USEF press release states that training sessions with Katie Prudent have not been confirmed.  Like last

Iman du Golfe at Harpur’s Island farm in Kentucky The Italian horse who was Kentucky.com via KE]

Phillip Dutton and Bobby Costello spoke on the Eventing Radio Show this week, along with Eventing Nation’s good friend and sponsor John Nunn.  I don’t always have the time to listen to the ERS, but

New England Patriots defensive tackle and human mountain Vince Wilfork will be playing against the rival New York Jets this weekend in an NFL divisional playoff game.  While most of his team is exchanging taunts

Good Morning Eventing Nation! Usually before I write these morning news posts, I first try to decide whether it’s a good news day or bad news day. ‘Bad news’ days are usually when a national

Wikimedia Commons Remember how the lawyer speaking about equine liability at the USEA Convention said that one problem with equestrian litigation is that the judges often don’t understand anything about horses?  A Los Angeles legal

There is a foot of snow on the ground here at the EN corporate headquarters, but the writers and Chinchillas are all snug and cozy thanks to the electric bill being paid by our sponsors. 

We try to start your mornings off right by beginning every single News and Notes post with a brief discussion about an interesting/relevant topic, usually related to eventing.  Today we get to take a look

Congratulations to the Auburn Tigers for winning the college football national championship by beating the Oregon Ducks early Tuesday morning.  For our European readers, college football is pretty much exactly like European football, except for

William Fox-Pitt gave a recent interview to the British Horse magazine in which he said that he was considering retirement from eventing after the 2012 Olympics in London, according to Horse and Hound.  William has

The past few weeks have been prime migration time in the US eventing community as many riders have traveled south, presumably to ride in better weather.  But on Sunday night a winter storm of snow

Good Morning Eventing Nation! Today is cross country day at the Florida Horse Park [Live Scores, Weather] Jon Holling is currently in first and second in the OI on King’s Ransom and La Boheme Z.

Good Morning Eventing Nation! Today marks the official start of the 2011 season with the kickoff of the Ocala Winter I Horse Trials. [Live Scores, Weather forecast] The weather’s supposed to be pretty warm this

Reports are coming out of Germany that La Biothetique Sam was found to have a heart murmur during a prepurchase exam performed by the German Olympic Committee (DOKR).  Several German equestrian sites, including Reiter Revue

The latest sign that the world is ending comes courtesy a recent CNN poll.  Over the past several days we have been discussing the recent attention that the national media has been giving to horse