Sadie Buchenau: My Working Student Diary
From Sadie: I started riding when I was about eight years old and grew up at Mill Creek Equestrian Center in Topanga, Calif. I bought my first horse when I was 12, and she brought
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Great Meadow Finalizes Plans for 2014 WEG Prep Event
After much work, the Great Meadow Foundation, located in The Plains, Va., is ready to announce their final plans for a world class competition this spring to help prepare the members of the 2014 World
...» Read More!The Return of The Craigslist Crazies
Oh Craigslist, how you entertain and horrify me at the same time. Your general lack of grammar and spelling always makes for a wincingly good time, as I read about the ridiculous crap that America
...» Read More!Eddie Izzard’s View of Dressage
Is dressage really useful? After the 2012 London Olympics, British comedian Eddie Izzard attempts to relate dressage to the non-horsey audience. Would dressage be more interesting if burglary was involved? Can you park your horse
...» Read More!Sunday Video: Jumping Drill Team
This winter has been difficult for many across the US. If you’re like most, stuck riding laps around an indoor arena, consider pairing up with 8-10 of your closest friends and creating a drill team.
...» Read More!Jump Judge Narrowly Avoids Rotational Fall
Our sport would not exist without the many volunteers that help out each weekend. From stewards, to scribes, to jump judges, we couldn’t do it without them. And lest you think life as a competitor
...» Read More!How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Believe In Tom Cruise Witchcraft
Last weekend, I had what I think was my first, honest to goodness, anxiety attack. It was a strange experience. It hit me during the first day of the Hawley Bennett clinic. I had watched
...» Read More!Horse Head Squirrel Feeder Takes Internet By Storm
Happy Friday, EN! Thanks to Imgur and Buzzfeed, we now know this horse head squirrel feeder exists. It appears Archie McPhee is the genius company behind the squirrel feeder. For just $15, you too can hang
...» Read More!Throwback Thursday: And the Rider Is…
How did you do this week, EN? We all know this rider is as scrappy as they come, so it comes as no surprise that he got started early. Our featured rider this week is
...» Read More!Throwback Thursday: Guess the Rider
Perhaps this week’s mystery rider missed his calling in the rodeo arena! We are happy to say that he kept at it and now boasts one of the largest fan clubs in American eventing. Now
...» Read More!Daniel Clasing Has His Eyes Set on Rolex
Daniel Clasing and his 13-year-old gelding Houston (Reputed Testimony-Amnesty), debuted at the CCI4* level in 2013, snatching a 21st placing at Rolex Kentucky after an impressive double clear cross country round. Daniel and his girlfriend,
...» Read More!Rolex Entries Open Today
It truly makes winter much more bearable on a day like today, when the entries officially open for one of the premier events in North America. That’s right, Rolex Kentucky entries are now open! We
...» Read More!EN’s Got Talent: Calling All Comets Becomes an Eventer
Last week on EN’s Got Talent, we talked with Laine Ashker about her homebred gelding, Calling All Comets. Laine commented that the son of Comet Shine is an excellent mover, one that is blessed with
...» Read More!Emily King on Filling Big Shoes and Even Bigger Plans
What do you do when your mother is a six-time Olympian, among many other lifetime achievements? You become a rockstar eventer yourself, naturally. Emily King is Mary King’s eighteen year old daughter who has stepped
...» Read More!From Horse Nation: Fun with Puddles
Future event horse in the making? Water is no problem for Scooter! From Horse Nation: Horses in the Morning host Glenn Hebert posted this video of his horse “making a splash” and it immediately went viral.
...» Read More!Julie Wolfert Preps for a Busy 2014 Season
Julie Wolfert enjoyed a breakout 2013 season with her 13-year-old OTTB gelding, Buenos Aires. The pair campaigned primarily at the Intermediate and two-star level in 2013 and took home third in excellent company in Buenos
...» Read More!A Horse of a Different Color: Golden Memories
Lauren Sumner and her family were casually horse shopping as Lauren’s eleventh birthday approached. Golden Memories, known around the barn as Ella, is a chocolate palomino Morgan/Mustang/Saddlebred mare who came to the Sumner family as
...» Read More!Help Support Nicole Le May’s Recovery
Nicole Le May is a young eventer from Area X who suffered a traumatic brain injury after a fall from a horse this week. She is currently in the ICU at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital,
...» Read More!Working Student Diaries: Sarah Jeffrey
Sarah Jeffrey is a converted hunter/jumper rider who caught the eventing bug after her first trip to Rolex in 2013. While at Rolex, Sarah was able to meet Daniel Clasing, who was competing in his
...» Read More!Throwback Thursday: And the Rider Is…
How did you fare in this week’s guessing game? We sure are glad these little ones kept riding! Our question is, did the ground mounting skills carry over to today? The riders pictured below are…
...» Read More!Thursday Video: Jump X Extreme
Jump X Extreme is a new show series in Ocala that integrates show jumping fences with cross country terrain. Fredericks Equestrian International and Exmoor Eventing are putting on this exciting new event, and there are
...» Read More!Throwback Thursday: Guess the Rider
Happy Thursday! In preparation for warmer weather that is (hopefully) coming soon, we pulled out this week’s photo featuring some pretty cool looking summer clothes. Our mystery post this week is actually a two-for-one post.
...» Read More!EN’s Got Talent: Laine Ashker and Calling All Comets
Laine Ashker and her mother, Valerie, are well known on the eventing circuit for, among many other things, their keen eye and unmatched ability to spot and bring along Thoroughbred event prospects. It would only
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