My view of Saratoga’s Travers Stakes (above), and, via NYRA, the dead-heat wire (below). With technology today, races are won or lost by as little as a half-inch, according to ESPN. But between Golden Ticket’s
...» Read More!Greetings, Eventing Nation! I hope you are all going to enjoy your weekend. Looks like things are going great up at Richland, the AEC’s start in less than 2 weeks and with Burghley right around the corner, things
...» Read More!Not the ideal start to an event for the Holder Event Team… Hey there Eventing Nation! Let’s get the last day of the work week off to a great start! I don’t usually ask for
...» Read More!When Kate posted those Morningside photos yesterday, I started feeling pretty bad about myself. That’s until I saw Horse Junkies United’s new equine photography contest, which (just saying, Kate) I’m probably going to win. Because
...» Read More!Hey there Eventing Nation! I’m watching Secretariat for the 92349085723rd time. Nobody makes a feel good movie like Disney/Pixar, and I’m desperately missing my big bay TB who’s living the life 1500 miles east. Even
...» Read More!The dream team is finished Get your resumes ready Eventing Nation. Equine Canada has issued a press release today explaining that they are now accepting applications for Canada’s next eventing coach as David O’Connor takes
...» Read More!Closing ceremony finale via London 2012. And just like that, though it seems only yesterday John was reporting live from the “Greenwhich” test event, assuring us the park would “serve horses, riders, and fans well
...» Read More!Hello Eventing Nation! Writing this is cutting into my time watching women’s high jumping so this is going to be brief. Let’s jump right in… Woodside Live Scores Stanton HT Live Scores GMHA Live Scores
...» Read More!Double gold for GB in SJ and Dressage. Well good morning there, Eventing Nation! A super congratulations to Great Britain for cleaning up in the show jumping and dressage and the London Games. Pretty fitting
...» Read More!Cheers EN! This morning’s post is dedicated to Team Great Britain, who has officially nailed down a team medal in every equestrian event at the Olympics. This is a great year for Britain, and not
...» Read More!Through Stonehenge, Team USA’s McLain Ward and Antares, photo via SmartPak. Team medals will be won in show jumping today, with the USA’s Fellers, Kessler, Madden and Ward still narrowly in the hunt. After yesterday’s
...» Read More!Well, Olympic dressage starts today, which means I officially have what I like to call a gigantic three-day event hangover. I don’t know if I’m alone in this sporadic affliction, but I know that it’s very real.
...» Read More!Photo swiped from Erin’s recap post– definitely the coolest shot I’ve seen so far! Good morning EN! Can you believe the (eventing) Olympics are already over for another four years? The past few days have
...» Read More!Photo by Erin Gilmore A tough competition at Greenwich Park continued for Team USA this morning when Boyd Martin withdrew Otis Barbotiere from the holding box at the final horse inspection. Twizzel, Mysery Whisper, Ringwood
...» Read More!Photo by Samantha The bad news continues for Team Canada this evening with word that Michelle Mueller’s horse Amistad has been withdrawn from the Olympics and will be retired from competing. Michelle Mueller has released
...» Read More!It all starts here: Fence 1, the Diamond Jubilee Hedge (Kit Houghton/FEI Photo). Here’s hoping Boyd, Karen, Tiana, Will and Phillip have seasoned themselves and their horses with salt, and will tackle Sue Benson’s twisty/turny
...» Read More!via @NBCOlympics. I’ve seen the Arctic Monkeys four times in recent history and pilgrimaged to Riddle and McGonagall’s Greyfriar graves; all my life I’ve been “Abby, like The Road,” though I used to wonder whether
...» Read More!AHHHHHHHH!!!! Can you believe it Eventing Nation?! The Olympics are upon us! I’ll try to wrap up the last several months in this Friday N&N post, but hopefully you took the day off to relax
...» Read More!via Boyd’s blog Eventing at the Olympics starts in less than 20 hours with the first horse inspection. As of right now, the plan is still for Manoir De Carneville, Mighty Nice, and Remington to
...» Read More!The lovely Ringwood Magister, photo via PRO One of the things I have been really impressed with so far in this lead up to the Olympics is the volume of awesome photos, posts, and Tweets
...» Read More!Fence #1 at Greenwich, via RacetrackReject and Hawley The challenge for the riders over these final few days is to stay completely focused and sharp, but at the same time relaxed enough to not burn
...» Read More!via Will Coleman Equestrian The horses are officially moved into their Greenwich Park home for the next week, and that means that Eventing Nation is officially in full-out Olympic mode. It’s going to be wall-to-wall
...» Read More!Anky van Grunsven showing Neville Bardos some love, via Boyd’s blog It’s hard to believe that this time next week we will be discussing the Olympic cross-country leader. Monday has been a quiet day for
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