More evidence that EN has the coolest readers ever.  Photo taken at a bar by DL We are entering what will probably be the two quietest weeks of eventing news for the entire year.  That

The holidays are a glorious time around Eventing Nation.  The EN corporate headquarters looks like Hogwarts at Christmas time, except cooler.  Our offices are decked out in Christmas lights, Annie has a basket of hard

Greetings Eventing Nation and welcome to Sunday.  I have an agreement with our EN Team that is somewhat similar to a deal I make with my horses: when things go right the glory is theirs,

After Robert Dover’s brief stint as an eventing commentator and professional analyzer, he has now decided to return to what he does best, coach dressage. After leaving the Canadian dressage team following the World Equestrian

A few hours ago I got word that the court had ruled in Peter’s favor with respect to the issue of control.  Due to the sensitive nature of the case, I contacted Peter and asked

Good morning EN! As I am sure you all know (or at least hope you will figure out soon), it is Wednesday. Personally, Wednesday is one of my favorite days for the pure fact it

I left Phoenix Sunday afternoon with the goal of getting to my family’s house in Michigan by flying to Chicago and then driving the rest of the way.  The flight went well except for a

It’s Monday Eventing Nation! The troops have headed home from Arizona, and life is returning to normal. I didn’t get to attend the convention this year, but I am definitely looking forward to hearing the

The USEA Convention officially ended Sunday afternoon.  There was a typically light schedule today because many of the convention attendees had already departed.  The Sunday morning Board of Governors’ Meeting featured administrative details, a speech

69 days ago the US eventing team added 17 show jumping penalties to finish the World Equestrian Games in 4th place.  Tonight, members of that team and the support staff came together to explain what

Let me start the post off by extending my well-wishes to Henny and his family.  I was heartbroken to hear the news from Samantha earlier today, but it sounds like Henny will make a good

International advanced event horse H.J. Hampton developed an acute case of colic Saturday morning.  Peter Atkins told me that they rushed “Henny” to New England Equine Surgical and Medical Center, where surgery was performed.  Henny

The first item on my agenda for Saturday morning was the USEF Chef and Technical Advisor Forum where Eric Straus, chairman of the USEF’s coaching search committee, Mike Huber, Bobby Costello and Amy Tryon (other

Goodmorning from beautiful Arizona.  Halfway through the 2010 USEA Convention, I think the defining theme so far is head protection.  From the helmet rule change proposal to the many safety discussions, everyone is focusing on

Friday afternoon was a blur of meetings and they are not over yet.  I have included my thoughts on the meetings I was able to attend, but of course I wasn’t able to attend all

Have you ever wondered where the EN corporate headquarters is actually located? The answer is wherever the staffers’ laptops happen to be; John’s is currently at the USEA Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mine on the

Make it rain When you sit through 8 hours of speaking in one day, you get a lot of practice at summarizing things.  The USEF Active Athletes meeting was an open meeting between the top

Thursday afternoon was really the start of the packed convention schedule with sometimes three open meeting running simultaneously.  My experience from the 2009 convention paid off and I had a better idea which meetings were

The major item on the Thursday morning convention schedule was an educational seminar on the equestrian business and law.  Obviously the two topics have considerable overlap, but the the lecture was divided into two parts. 

Good morning from beautiful Scottsdale, Arizona.  Today is the first major day of the USEA convention and there are a staggering 17 items on the Thursday schedule [convention schedule].  If you have never been to

We have had a few hours to digest the USEF’s 2011 training and developing rider lists that were released on Wednesday.  First, I should say congrats to everyone who made one of the lists–it’s a

Of course, our friends at the USEF formally announced the 2011 Training List and Developing Riders list when I was cruising at 40,000 feet on my way to Scottsdale for the USEA convention.  But hey,