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
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Lower-Level Event Rider Profile
Once again, it is time to meet a fellow member of our Eventing Nation. To see previous rider profiles, click on “Rider Profiles” in the Categories sidebar. These features have been interesting and insightful– I
...» 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
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Once again, it is time to meet a fellow member of our Eventing Nation. To see previous rider profiles, click on “Rider Profiles” in the Categories sidebar. These features have been interesting and insightful– I
...» 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
...» Read More!Lower-Level Event Rider Profile
Once again, it is time to meet a fellow member of our Eventing Nation. To see previous rider profiles, click on “Rider Profiles” in the Categories sidebar. If you would like to be featured in
...» Read More!Spring Blog Chapter 4
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!PPF CIC** Water Jump Videos and an EN Reader Profile
We have the best readers ever! We say it all the time, but we really want to get the point across. One super duper fan was nice enough to send us some videos from the
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Let’s take a little break from Rolex hype and March Madness, with another introspective look at the readers of EN. So far we’ve met Holly, McKenna, and today we will be acquainted with Chrissy. If
...» 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!Lower-Level Event Rider Profile
You want Lower Level Rider Profiles? You get Lower Level Rider Profiles! Last week we met Holly, a 52-year-old from Delaware competing training level. This week, we feature a rider of slightly-less years, on an
...» 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
...» Read More!Lower-Level Event Rider Profile
Here at EN, we aim to please our audience. Ask, and ye shall receive! The most popular new suggestion from the Census was a segment featuring lower-level event riders. What a fantastic idea! And the
...» Read More!Lauren Kieffer and Snooze Alarm PTR: Chapter 3
In our latest guest blog, Lauren writes about her performance last weekend at Pine Top. One of the characteristics that makes Lauren one of our country’s brightest rising stars is her ability to objectively analyze
...» Read More!Lauren Kieffer and Snooze Alarm PTR: Chapter 2
Chapter 1 So as we all know eventing is the most predictable sport and career choice anyone could decide to devote their entire life to… predictable as in that you can guarantee that no matter
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