Baby horses do the darnedest things. Lissa Green handled this dramatic moment in true eventer fashion — with a laugh and plentiful rocketship/heart emoji. That escalated quickly 😂😉 Fresh baby WOLF MASTER deciding to buck
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For many riders, the thought of raising the fences to new heights gets our blood pumping. Hours of lessons and critique have all led up to this moment — jumping a fence bigger than you
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It’s that time of the year when spring seems sooooo close yet also sooooo far away. And in some parts of the country, it feels even further — more like soooooooooooooooooo far away. Michigan, for instance.
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Embed from Getty Images News that Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, had passed away began to circulate yesterday. His achievement of breaking the 4-minute mile is one
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Being “extra” is a phrase that linguistic pioneers of the Internet have been bandying about lately, meaning over-the-top, excessive, dramatic, etc. Example: I don’t know what is going on in that GIF, but I think
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Earlier this week I listed out some unwritten, unspoken lessons I’ve learned while participating in this magnificent sport (see “Never Look Down in the Port-a-Potty and Other Eventing Rules to Live By“). I invited our
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When a 13-year-old Mallory Hogan swung a leg over Clarissa Purisima for the first time, she couldn’t imagine where the keen red-headed Holsteiner mare would take her. From her first FEI event to a medaling
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After a long hiatus, #EventerFailFriday is back with a vengeance! This week’s theme: Horses for whom this shirt does NOT apply. Because they’ve got just one deep, dark, scary problem. Those fake ditches be scary,
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Continued from Part I … It is important to take the full context of any situation into account and understand that people often get into trouble because of ignorance rather than intent. The main aim
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The recent social media outcry regarding a film of a U.S. rider struggling to do an international dressage test has implications for us all in the sport horse world. The outcry was in defense of
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On Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, USEF Managing Director of Eventing and lifelong Patriots fan Joanie Morris lost a Super Bowl bet to lifelong Eagles fan Buck Davidson.
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The Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 winter training session took place in Ocala, Florida, January 8-11. We are excited to introduce you to some of the riders making their debut on the E25 list, which can be
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The Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 winter training session wrapped up earlier this month in Ocala, Florida, January 8-11. We are excited to introduce you to some of the riders making their debut on the E25 list,
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Whether you studied Dante’s Inferno, or you just have vaguely concerning taste in literature, I’m sure you’ll agree that, where real-life application is concerned, there are some parts that are just … problematic. And I don’t
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The Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 winter training session took place in Ocala, Florida, January 8-11. We are excited to introduce you to some of the riders making their debut on the E25 list, which can be
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Today William Micklem continues his articulate recap of a presentation by British Olympic dressage gold medalist Carl Hester to top British and Irish coaches. If you missed part one, read it here. Carl was asked
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Even senior coaches can be inspired! An elite group of senior coaches from all disciplines recently spent a unique morning with Carl Hester, at his exquisite training base near Bristol, watching nine of his horses
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The Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 winter training session is underway in Ocala, Florida, January 8-11. We are excited to introduce you to some of the riders making their debut on the E25 list, which can
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Are you snowed in from this bombo-whatever-it-is blizzard that’s whalloping the east coast today? Well, citizens of EN, you’re in luck because here’s a real boredom buster that will test your knife skills and artistic capabilities. All
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Amanda Beale Clement officially became a three-star rider at the Ocala Jockey Club International in November, where she was the youngest competitor in the division. That wasn’t the only big thing to happen to her
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Over the last couple of days, an incredibly clever AI system called Botnik has been garnering considerable media attention for its absolutely barmy addition to the Harry Potter oeuvre. After having all seven novels in
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Sometimes in life, all of the puzzle pieces seem to magically fall together in one wonderful moment or sequence of moments and amazing results occur. More often, however, we must polish our pearls. Pearls are
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Kelly Beaver is not a professional event rider. She’s an adult amateur who works anywhere from 50-70 hours a week at a job completely unrelated to the equine industry. She rides after work and on
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