#EventerProblems Vol. 98
If I’ve learned one thing since I started compiling this series 98 (that’s a lot of #EventerProblems) editions ago, it’s that I am never alone. For instance, this person, who posted a photo of basically
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#NoStirrupNovember: We Made It!
No-Stirrup November: We came, we rode, we conquered! If you toughed it out without your stirrups for the whole month, we bet you’re probably pretty sore and tired — but we also are willing to
...» Read More!What It’s Really Like to Train Your Own Young Horse
Admit it, we’ve all been enamored at one point or another about how great it would be to get a young horse and end up at a CCI4* or [insert level here]. Often build-your-own appears
...» Read More!Gemma Tattersall and Team GB Looking Ahead to 2017 and Beyond
With recent announcements that Chris Bartle and Richard Waygood will team up to create a new coaching structure for the British eventing squad, Team GB is firmly in a transition following a fifth-place finish at
...» Read More!Canadian Olympian Colleen Loach Forging Her Own Path
Colleen Loach has had a whirlwind year. In 2015 the Dunham, Quebec native made her first Canadian national team appearance as a member of the bronze-medal winning 2015 Pan American Games team in Toronto. Thirteen
...» Read More!William Micklem: Happy Horses, Happy Ponies
William Micklem returns today with the third column in his series on the subject of happiness, which has resonated with many EN readers around the world. If you missed them, click here to read part
...» Read More!#DogsOfEN: The Dog and Pony Show
Where there are horse people, there are dogs … and they deserve a moment in the spotlight, too! Don’t forget to tag your pup pics on Instagram with #DogsOfEN for inclusion in a future edition.
...» Read More!#EventerProblems Vol. 97: Winter Is Coming, Part II
Go ahead and unpack those cozy sweaters, admire the cascading leaves, bask in the brilliant glow of late autumn. Soak up the season while you can because we’ve got bad news for you, suckers: The
...» Read More!#ThrowbackThursday: 16 GIFs That Perfectly Articulate How You Feel
It’s #ThrowbackThursday, and today we’re throwing it back to a classic from the EN Archives. Here are 16 GIFs that perfectly articulate how you feel … … when your parents/significant other comments on how expensive
...» Read More!Plan B: Down the Bank We Go …
I sat in the warmup, one rider out, before it was Tank and I’s turn to head out onto the Beginner Novice cross country course at September Twin Rivers Horse Trials. With the biggest pit
...» Read More!10 Questions with Laine Ashker Presented by MOJO
Laine Ashker and Anthony Patch have been a mainstay at the Advanced level in the U.S. since 2008, completing major events like Rolex Kentucky and Burghley much to the delight of their massive fan base. Her 2016
...» Read More!William Micklem: More Thoughts on the Subject of Happiness
My son Sam on his horse Smart Spirit had some wonderfully happy experiences this year, winning his first Senior CCI2*, despite being a Junior, and winning a Young Rider international in Scotland. But he also had
...» Read More!Two Brits On an Epic Quest to Demystify the Trot-Up
“So, that’s a horse.” “This is a horse, yes. Distinctive features: ears, eyes, nose, four legs – well, it’s ideal if there are four.” Some parts of eventing from the outside looking in might be
...» Read More!#EventerProblems Vol. 96: Eventers Be Cray
Let those freak flags fly, Eventing Nation. Show up to work in breeches, dress your horse in neon green or paint them up like a cow, lather yourself in horse shampoo, steal all the apples
...» Read More!Lessons Learned from Michael Jung at The Royal
I was at our local farm-to-table dive bar when I read on EN that Michael Jung was going to be in the Horseware Ireland Indoor Eventing Challenge at The Royal in Toronto. I was able
...» Read More!Maya Simmons Finds Her Horse of a Lifetime in Archie Rocks
Maya Simmons Studenmund wears several hats: eventer, mother, wife. Throughout her riding career, Maya has striven to build a reputation as a horsewoman, and it wasn’t until recently that she felt she had finally found
...» Read More!My Life as a Working Student for Sinead Halpin
As I sit here deciding how to explain my time as a working student for Sinead Halpin, I really don’t know what to write! How does one summarize the hardest/exhilarating/biggest learning curve/mentally exhausted but happiest
...» Read More!Let’s Discuss: The Secrets of the Sitting Trot
Each week we take a talk-worthy topic and crowdsource it to our readers in search of an answer — or at least a some good ideas. This week’s topic, “The Secrets of the Sitting Trot,”
...» Read More!#NoStirrupNovember, Week 1: ‘Everything Hurts & I’m Dying’
Ah, November — where equestrians everywhere hide their stirrups and grit their teeth and work hard to get stronger, hearing George Morris chanting in their heads and feeling the burn of 10,000 leg days every
...» Read More!SmartPak: If Horses Were People … Treats Edition
What would your horse do for a SmartCookie? In the latest edition of SmartPak’s wildly popular “If Horses Were People” series, Sarah and Sara have some fun with the question. Check out SmartPak’s new line
...» Read More!William Micklem On the Subject of Happiness
Sam, my son, turned to me with the most enormous smile on his face. The image of that smile has remained with me over the last year, in particular because of its timing. He smiled
...» Read More!Wednesday Video from Kentucky Performance Products: Save of the Week
Here’s your Save of the Week, EN! Tom Kimmel and his Thoroughbred Vital Eight were having a cracking go around the Training Three-Day course at Hagyard Midsouth until they stumbled up a bank and nearly parted ways over the jump
...» Read More!5 Ways to Participate In No-Stirrup November Without Creating Sore-Back December
No-Stirrup November is upon us! This month is an opportunity to strengthen yourself in the saddle, deepen your connection with your horse and achieve what you might have thought impossible. But that doesn’t mean that
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