The last cat picture until the next one –The WEG Plague: When you gather thousands of people together in close quarters, mix in sometimes inclement weather, and then, in my case, sleep for less than

We have good news this morning as I have received confirmation from a Maryland horse trials official that Vicki Roussel is scheduled to be released from the hospital today.  We reported on Sunday that Vicki

We have an unfortunate report from the Maryland Horse Trials.  According to one source, prelim rider Vicki Roussel was air lifted from the event. She was repoerted awake and lucid but did sustain injuries and

    Photos courtesy of Calina R. Hello Eventing Nation, and a very happy Friday to you!  Last Sunday, Kyle Carter added himself to the long list of men who have attempted to kiss David O’Connor.

Good afternoon Eventing Nation, can you believe the World Equestrian Games are nearly over?  The Kentucky Horse Park has moved on from the madness that is eventing and our beautiful cross-country course has been turned

As we all know, Courageous Comet threw a shoe early on the course on Saturday and then withdrew from the jog Sunday morning after being held.  The word on Sunday morning was that Comet was

The WEGs moved on today to the folks who just jump the pretty colored rails.  The US seems to be pretty good at that and George Morris is the man, so we will have some

Here’s one EN reader who broke out the face-paint to support team USA on Saturday It’s late, but we are so close to crowning WEG individual and team champions that I can hardly sleep!  We

Juan Carlos Garcia and Iman du Golfe of Italy had a fall at fence #20, a large right handed corner.  Juan appeared to be fine Iman du Golfe was transported in the horse ambulance, reportedly

The eventing world dodged a bullet this weekend as the FEI instituted and then repealed a ridiculous plan to institute hypersentitivity testing for the eventers at the World Equestrian Games.  There have been rumors over

Photos copyright Leslie Threlkeld We have just confirmed that Karim Florent Laghouagh and Havenir d’Azac of France were eliminated by the ground jury after blood appeared around Havenir d’Azac’s mouth during their dressage test.  The

I absolutely have to get more sleep tonight than I have gotten the past couple of nights or Friday’s live blog is going to get a little too exciting.  We have some great fun photos

The course is big, the course is technical, the course is everything we have been talking about for the last few months and the riders have definitely noticed.  Most of the eventers spent Wednesday afternoon

Anyone who takes fun/interesting Eventing Nation related photos such as these photos during the WEGs and sends them to [email protected] will win a gift certificate for a free Eventing Nation hat if their photo is used

Courtesy of Samantha Clark It’s rainy and chilly today at the Kentucky Horse Park but the good news for the eventers is that the weather is expected to improve as the week progresses.  Monday is

We have just gotten word that Hilda Donahue’s 17hh gelding Extravagance was put down during the CIC3* cross-country at the Poplar Place HT in Georgia.  Extravagance reportedly jumped through the main Poplar water complex and

A few weeks ago Eventing Nation started getting reports from the Canadian training sessions about a mysterious ‘Captain Canada’ aka ‘Captain Canuck.’  Initially we thought that Captain Canuck was referring to Team Canada’s fearless leader,

Word is that the US team gallop on Friday morning went well.  The mandatory jog following the gallop was held early Friday afternoon–all of the horses reportedly looked good and the US squad remains the

Liz Power’s horse Kilpatrick River sustained an injury during exercise on Monday, just one day after arriving at the Kentucky Horse Park.  The Irish vets treated the horse to the best of their abilities, but

We have sad news from England as Ballincoola, the 2005 Burghley champion with William Fox-Pitt, suffered a heart attack while warming up in the show jumping of an event year Bury St. Edmunds on Wednesday.

Let’s play guess your Canadian team member Show jumping super star Aaron Vale has joined the US training sessions in Georgia to help coach the Wednesday show jumping lessons.  Buck worked with Aaron a lot

I received several reports and inquiries Sunday evening that a horse had struggled after completing the XC at the Marlborough Horse Trials in Maryland on Sunday.  I just got word from Marlborough’s organizer that Shadowfax, a

We have bad news from Italy today, as 22 year-old Austrian event rider Sebastian Steiner died while riding at the Montelibretti International Horse Trials.  They fell at the 11th fence Saturday in Milan.  The horse