In order to succeed at any level in this sport, you must be hard-working, dedicated, and a tad bit crazy. They don’t call it “insanity in the middle” for nothing, do they? Sometimes, the most
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How did you do this week, EN? This may be one of my personal favorite photos so far in this series. That pony is just too cute for words! The rider pictured below is… …Stephanie
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Mandy Alexander was just looking for a project horse to work with while she was in college. She rode for the equestrian team at Midway College and was in a team meeting when she half-jokingly
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We are very pleased to welcome Ice Horse as the new sponsor of Throwback Thursdays. This series has really been a hit, and we can’t wait to bring you even more vintage photos from back
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The Fork officially commences competition today, and many of our favorite horses and riders are gearing up for one of the marquee spring events. Jenni is on site this weekend and will be bringing you
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Who’s excited for cross-country videos from The Fork? To whet your appetite, here’s Buzzterbrown’s fantastic 32-minute video from 2012, when an Olympic year made the competition that much more fierce. Look for the top four
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In addition to all the awesome things happening at The Fork Horse Trials this weekend, Meg Kep and Area II Young Riders are offering a #FITNESSATTHEFORK schedule to to promote fitness for eventers and raise
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As the resident crazy cat lady on the EN team, I have to endure John’s constant ribbing about why I don’t own more intelligent, loyal pets, i.e. dogs. But we’re not here today to discuss
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Even as a child, EN publisher John Thier refused to settle for just one piece of the pie. “One piece of pie?” laughs John’s mother, who recently sat down with us for an exclusive interview.
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Here’s something that I said yesterday, that really only could have come out of a horse girl’s mouth: “I’m so impressed with her, she only nervous-pooped once in the wash stall instead of six times
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From Joa: My decision on becoming a working student was not an easy one. I had gone to college for a year, and was planning on going back as a sophomore when, halfway through the
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I have to tip my hat to Lisa Burnett for finding this gem on the Phoenix, Ariz., Craigslist ads and sharing it. Horse Nation also picked this up, and we couldn’t resist sharing it as
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Bunnie Sexton, of Santa Ynez, Ca., didn’t expect to sit on a potential Rolex horse the first time she met Rise Against (“Ecko”). She had recently had her string of Preliminary and Intermediate horses sidelined,
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Athletux blogger Kristin Schmolze will be returning to Rolex for a second consecutive year with her lovely top mount Ballylaffin Bracken, and now that we’re officially at the one-month mark until the event, it’s time
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You all did great this week with the guesses, and many of you were spot on! This famous face is well-known for the videos that he so tirelessly films, edits and posts to YouTube for
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Jessica Phoenix dominated the CIC3* division at Poplar Place last weekend, taking first, third and sixth when all was said and done. Jessie has a thriving training business and is staying busy preparing for Rolex
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We’ve got a special one for you this week, EN. OK, maybe I say that every week. This week’s Throwback Thursday subject is not actually a rider, but he can be found at countless events
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We posted Elisa Wallace’s helmet cam earlier this week from Poplar Place aboard the fabulous little pony, As You Wish. Per request, we learned more about this intriguing pony and now have the full scoop
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Ever wondered how an upper-level rider can have a family and still find time to be competitive in this sport? Athletux blogger Tamie Smith makes a very compelling case that it’s possible to find balance
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One of my favorite story lines for event horses is hearing about a horse who didn’t success in other disciplines but found a niche in eventing. Julie Norman’s Consensus fits right into that. Now 14,
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Kelsey Briggs and her OTTB, The Gentleman Pirate, have become one of our more popular stories of late. After Kelsey wrote in and told us the tearjerker story of her beloved Pirate’s recovery from what
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Collegiate eventing is growing leaps and bounds. We’ve featured quite a few colleges, including the University of South Carolina-Aiken, Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Virginia, UC-Davis, and Otterbein University.
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This is exactly what you DON’T want to happen when you’re jumping down a 6’6″ drop. The year was 2006, and the Head of the Lake was particularly fearsome. The water complex-turned-swimming hole claimed several
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