This weekend is jam packed with action all over the place! We’ve now begun recovering from Fair Hill, only to have several three day events happening all at once. Midsouth is offering their many leveled
...» Read More!
“How many riders have decided to retire a horse that no one has heard of but that deserved a press release?” asks Erika Adams of Road Less Traveled Eventing. Looking around, she and fellow eventer Katherine McDonough
...» Read More!
#EventerProblems can happen any day of the week, of course, but they tend to be most concentrated on the weekends. Between events, cross-country schoolings and clinics, weekends are prime time for horses to screw stuff
...» Read More!
No one does “matchy-matchy” quite like an eventer. It all starts with the fierce helmet cover and vest. Once those are set, you can move on to the rest of your attire. The perfect shirt
...» Read More!
What is an eventer? Gathering up all these #EventerProblems week in and week out, I feel like I’ve made some real progress on nailing down a few key traits that combine to make us the
...» Read More!
Boekelo, which just wrapped up this weekend in the Netherlands, is part three-day event, part social event. There are big, swanky parties every night and cross-country day in particular is a sight to behold. This
...» Read More!
Skyline Eventing Park held an Extreme Horseman’s Challenge in late September as a fundraiser for its new recognized horse trials in Mount Pleasant, Utah, giving local riders and eventers a sneak peek of not only the park,
...» Read More!
Event horse auctions don’t happen so much in the States but in Europe it’s definitely a thing. Have a glass of wine! Have another! Fall in love! Have one more glass of wine! Open your
...» Read More!
Mo’ horses, mo’ problems. Here are 30 more of your realest eventing struggles. If you missed them: Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
...» Read More!
It’s been a soggy week out there for much of the Eventing Nation. The hurricane or tropical storm or whatever you want to call this gnarly rainbow-colored blob dumped buckets on everyone in its wake
...» Read More!
After meeting Hawley Bennett-Awad on the side of the road while out hacking, Jennie Duke signed her daughter, Elise, up for lessons. Now, two years later, Elise has blossomed into a dedicated equestrian and Jennie
...» Read More!
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes
...» Read More!
Shortly after we bought Class Action, or “Dan”, in Fall 2013, my 15-year-old daughter Paige (who had been riding about six years and had completed a grand total of two Training level horse trials at
...» Read More!
There are natural resources on this earth that are available only in a finite, limited supply — oil, water and coal being a few examples. Other things, well, they just keep coming. Like #EventerProblems. Here
...» Read More!
A wise Internet meme once said, “Always be yourself. Unless you can be a unicorn. Then always be a unicorn.” A team of Area V riders took that advice to heart at this year’s Nutrena
...» Read More!
Darby Weerstra sent us the video taken by RNS Video at Richland Park earlier this month, and it’s a must-see! Darby competed in the Junior Novice division at Richland with Seelie Court II, finishing double
...» Read More!
While some of the best American eventers congregated in Texas this past weekend for the Nutrena American Eventing Championships, some of Area 1’s future stars took the spotlight about a month ago at the inaugural
...» Read More!
Want some #EventerProblems? I’ve got one for you: When you get home from covering the American Eventing Championships at midnight, stay up another couple hours finishing your last event report, and then, just when you’re
...» Read More!
No matter what corner of the vast Eventing Nation you inhabit, one truth is universal: #EventerProblems happen. Where there are horses, there shall be struggle, and no one is immune. #EventerProblems do, however, vary by
...» Read More!
My mom competed at the event at Blenheim Palace, and this was my first trip to England. I saw and experienced some incredible places, foods and met some amazing people. One of the first places we visited
...» Read More!
It was a wild and woolly weekend at the 2015 Plantation Field International Horse Trials, which wrapped up yesterday in Unionville, Pennsylvania. For many competitors, the road to Plantation Field was long and winding. Sort
...» Read More!
It was an odd decision to purchase the mischievous, unruly 5-year-old gelding that Kendra Richardson first saw listed on CANTER PA’s website. He lacked manners, a solid education and clearly had no regard for anyone
...» Read More!
There is room for a debate in our sport regarding the level of severity of the cross country course in relation to changing ground conditions. Not to reduce the maximum allowed level of demands, but
...» Read More!
