I always like to practice and preach shopping locally and I believe that the sentiment is the same for supporting local organizations as well. If you happen to be located in Norther or Central Virginia,

Oof, just when you think winter is close to being over, it comes with vengeance at the end of the longest January in the world. I’m a little spoiled in Virginia so that I’m offended

Winter is the season of dirt road hacks and trots for me, because ring work for months on end drives both me and my horse totally insane. However, if you trot down the road in

I’ve got the first weekend in February circled for two reasons this year: for starters, my beloved Kansas City Chiefs have made the run back to the Super Bowl and will meet the age-defying Tom

We did it! Eventers have reached the $500,000 goal for the Frangible Technology Fund. Jon Holling challenged riders around the country to reach this point, and even amid a global pandemic, eventers made it work —

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tilly Berendt (@tillyberendt) After having lived in rural Maine for nearly ten years, I shouldn’t be excited about snow – I certainly wasn’t back then, anyway. But it’s

I know Internet memes come and go in the blink of an eye, but I just can’t get enough of a chilly inauguration Bernie making an appearance all over Eventing Nation. Did you know, in

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew Hoy (@hoyeventing) US Equestrian announced the members of their 2021 Competition Task Force yesterday, with the spots for active athletes still t be named. We’re interested

Yesterday was a positively delightful day in January, sunny skies, warm weather, and no recent rain making everything muddy. So I tacked up my steady TB and threw a rope halter on my loony tune,

The wonderful thing about developing young horses is watching them get stronger and bigger and seeing their bodies change into beefcakes. The less wonderful part of this is realizing that your horse has now outgrown

We’re thrilled to see more urban grassroots programs forming around the idea of increasing equestrian access and representation within equestrian sports. This week we learned of a new program out of Minnesota, The CREW Urban

US Equestrian hosted their Annual Meeting over the weekend that concluded with their year-end awards ceremony. Kent Farrington was crowned 2020 International Equestrian of the Year, and Gazelle, with whom he won the 2020 $213,000

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amy Passmore (@painted_by_amy) The third Monday of the year is commonly referred to as ‘Blue Monday’ – the most depressing day of the year. I’ll admit,

My therapist says I need something that I do for just me, as I have absolutely nothing currently lol. Today begins my journey into the horse world. I hope this dude likes me 😩 he’s

There has been a bit of doom and gloom surrounding the conversations about the future of the Kentucky Three-Day event this week and while it’s true that there’s a long road to economic recovery ahead (a statement

There is a comment thread on OTTB United on Facebook asking people for the best Thoroughbred name they’ve ever encountered, and I am here for it. My current favorites are Likeuonlyprettier, Gottatwobeerbuzz, Aaaaaaar, and Tapit

Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the Retired Racehorse Project SUPER Makeover for fall 2021! I just spent last night talking to a friend of a friend who wanted advice and encouragement in her

Michele’s comprehensive program allows for her students and clients to fully understand the why’s and how’s of riding… Posted by In Stride Equestrian on Saturday, January 9, 2021 When I joined the Equestrians of Color Facebook

The Carolina Horse Park is always working tirelessly to improve competitor experience, and they’ve got a big addition to announce for the 2021 competition season, a new additional 160 x 250 arena. This has been completed

View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Evans Designs (@davidevansdesigns) This might feel like the longest year ever (how has it taken 482 days, approximately, to reach the second Monday of 2021?!)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jessica Phoenix (@jessicaphoenixequestrianteam) It’s been at least a decade since I taught a riding lesson and only then did I ever teach up-down lessons to super