Funding Eventing Teams in the UK
Eventing Nation’s regular British contributor lec has sent us her next post, this time about how British Eventing funds its riders. Thanks for writing this lec and thank you for reading. From lec: One
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Katie Lindsay: JUST DO IT
(No, this is not a Nike commercial!) I’ve finally emerged from my spring officiating back to back, (Twin Rivers, Rolex Kentucky and Jersey Fresh), and I’m glad to have a reprieve from flailing my way
...» Read More!What’s hot and what’s not in the UK
lec, a regular EN contributor and UK resident has kindly sent in some thoughts on eventing trends in the UK. I had no idea what a couple of these things were so I included some
...» Read More!NWEC event report and much more from Chelan
Well folks, Chelan Kozak has sent me another email, and against my better judgement with pleasure I’m going to post it. Somebody go find JER. But I have learned! This week I made a couple of
...» Read More!Jersey report
Perspective is not what I was looking for when I went into the start box at Jersey Fresh on Saturday. I was shooting for the clear round. I was determined to reach my goal and
...» Read More!Mothers are the heart of eventing
My mom has been standing beside me from my very fist lesson, to my first fall, to my first three-day, and every positive aspect of my life has happened because of her support–as an eventer
...» Read More!One rider’s favorite Rolex memory
As you all know, Canadian Rolex rider and former Olympian Chelan Kozak’s blog has become one of Eventing Nation’s favorites because of Chelan’s brash commentary and photos like this: nobody remembers this night Chelan was inspired by
...» Read More!Lindsay Pierce: Live at Badminton
Eventing Nation guest writer Lindsay Pierce sent us this report from Badminton today. As you know Lindsay is a Canadian eventer who is working in England with Badminton rider Lucy Wiegersma, who sits in 19th
...» Read More!Lauren Kieffer and Snooze Alarm: Rolex Recap
In her latest entry, our guest writer Lauren Kieffer describes the event that turned her into an official four-star rider. I was so proud of Lauren throughout the entire weekend at Rolex. Lauren’s XC was
...» Read More!The UK Young Riders System
Last week, EN contributor ‘lec‘ wrote about grassroots eventing in the UK. This week, lec was kind enough to write about the UK young rider system. Thanks for writing this lec and thank you for
...» Read More!Carrie Meehan and Blue Devil: Chapter 4
Chapter 1, 2, 3 So I have two things to say about my run at Morven Park: sweet redemption and I love my horse!! I must say, Duke never lets me
...» Read More!Grassroots Eventing in the UK
One of Eventing Nation’s most prolific and knowledgeable commenters, ‘lec‘ hails from the UK and was kind enough to send us a description of the grassroots levels and issues in British Eventing. Thanks for writing
...» Read More!Spring Blog Chapter 5
Mr. Thompson (Nike’s owner) and Karen We eventers never expect things to work out the way we hope they might. It’s just not realistic in our sport because it is unpredictable and there are too
...» Read More!Path to the “three day that shall not be named” Chapter 5
Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4 So the three week countdown begins. It definitely took until the drive home for it to hit me that “the three day that shall not be named” is almost here. As most of you who have spent
...» Read More!Where Have All the Good Times Gone?
A Walk Down an Eventing Memory Lane: Not to plagiarize anyone’s lyrics, but hearing/reading about the recent pissing, moaning and finger pointing going on amongst various “factions” in our sport, these words keep
...» Read More!Path To Rolex Chapter 4
Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3 Well, we are into April and as I like to say, time is a ticking! Rolex is around the corner and I coud not be more excited. Last Monarch
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Picture this: Nike and I are out in the jump field this morning, we jump 6-7 jumps, turning either direction on landing and gallop a few strides then halt quickly and rein-back. Hop off, change
...» Read More!Lauren Kieffer and Snooze Alarm PTR: Chapter 4
From Lauren: Poplar Place ran a great show this weekend, the weather was super and everything was organized really well. It felt like a vacation because I sold two of my horses last week so
...» Read More!Lindsay Pearce Spring Blog Part 3
For our many readers that have been added since Lindsay’s last post, Lindsay is a Canadian rider who is training in England with Lucy Wiegersma. As an aside, Lucy leads 2010’s British Eventing Top 20
...» Read More!Carrie Meehan and Blue Devil: Chapter 3
Chapter 1, Chapter 2 So I suppose if every rider needs a ‘throw away’ event, it’s better to get it out of the way early on in the season, right? That’s kind of how this past
...» Read More!How A Misunderstanding Segued Into An Opinion Blog!
From John: It is my distinct pleasure to introduce Eventing Nation to our latest guest writer; event organizer Katie Lindsay. One of the many great suggestions we received in our EN Census, and through emails, is
...» Read More!Spring Blog Chapter 3
Chapter 1, Chapter 2 This is Hannah Burnett coming to you poolside from David and Karen’s house–Lauren and I are having a little after work snack O’Connor style (cheese and crackers) and stealing some internet.
...» Read More!Holly Hudspeth Path to Rolex, Chapter 3
Chapter 1, Chapter 2 I cannot beleive it is already March and next month is April! This spring is flying by and I feel Rolex is right around the corner. Last Monarch is on track
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