Happy Thursday, Eventing Nation! Today marks the official beginning of Boekelo CCI3* in Enschede, The Netherlands. Jenni is on the scene and will be bringing us news updates and photos as soon as they happen, which
...» Read More!Just as everyone has diverse taste in music, riders have different taste in pump-up music. Start-Box Jams plays homage to the songs that give us the courage to tackle cross country. Do you have some favorite
...» Read More!As a kid, I was a big fan of the movie Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken– the high diving horses of Atlantic City. Here’s a video with some actual footage of the real diving horses…
...» Read More!At Woodside this past weekend I finally figured out what has always made the pre-Stadium back-gate experience feel so odd to me. For a long time I had thought it was the ride times that
...» Read More!Eventing is a sport of inches, of centimeters, of tiny measurements and small moments of either brilliance or disaster. Those who pursue Eventing as more than a hobby are a certain cousin of the perfectionist,
...» Read More!I’m very pleased to introduce Katie Walker as our special guest blogger for Boekelo. Katie is one of the owners in the Trading Aces Syndicate, and she’s traveled to the Netherlands this weekend to support
...» Read More!It’s time for another “Caption It” contest, Eventing Nation! This time, we’re asking you to come up with your best, most clever, most witty caption for the above photo. Give it your best shot, because
...» Read More!Hello from Boekelo! The festivities have officially kicked off here in Enschede, the Netherlands, as we saw more than 100 horses trot up this afternoon for the first horse inspection. I’ve always heard wonderful things
...» Read More!Being a thoroughbred lover for most of my life, I have always found it easy to love and admire the great breed. I have often had people asking me about the breed’s sanity, and it
...» Read More!Hot off the presses (err, pixels?) the entry list has been released for Les Etoiles de Pau CCI4* coming up October 23-27 in Pau, France. North America is represented by a good contingent, with top
...» Read More!Good morning EN! Jenni has arrived in The Netherlands to cover the CCI3* at Boekelo this weekend, where Boyd Martin, Lauren Kieffer, and Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp will be representing the US in the FEI Nations
...» Read More!The Prix de l”Arc de Triomphe is Europe’s premiere horse race of the year– think Kentucky Derby plus Breeders’ Cup rolled into one. Throughout the world, owners dream of winning the Arc; Japanese followers flocked
...» Read More!I made an impulsive choice at Woodside. It was a risky decision made at the last minute that could have been a true triumph but ultimately ended in confusion and a lesson learned. Whether you’re
...» Read More!A couple nights ago I was curled up with my two favorite mini dachshunds next to a blazing fire place. One of those freezing cold rainy fall evenings where you want nothing more than to
...» Read More!On Saturday, we found out that Colleen Rutledge fell at Morven Park and fractured her hip. She was scheduled for surgery yesterday but apparently there were a lot of trauma cases that took priority, so
...» Read More!It’s a neat time here at Eventing Nation. We’ve got some super-exciting changes on their way, and upping the quality of our writing is at the top of our priority list. In our quest to
...» Read More!Internationally respected Australian Eventer Matt Ryan announced his official retirement from competition via Twitter yesterday. Matt boasts an impressive and long list of accolades at the very top levels of our sport. In the 1992
...» Read More!Ralph Lauren ads a touch of truth to a campaign for his Big Pony fragrance collection with a model sporting a (pristine white!) cast. The plaster “accessory” brings the shot only a tiny closer to
...» Read More!The USEF posted this photo on their Facebook page this afternoon, proving that Boyd himself has materialized on the Boekelo grounds. The American horses and riders are settling in for an action packed weekend at
...» Read More!It is with a heavy heart that I write this post to inform you all of the tragic death of 23-year-old Zoe Di Giovanni, a young eventer based in Southern Pines. Last night Zoe
...» Read More!Apparently not everyone in Saudi Arabia loves horses as much as Princess Haya and Sheikh Mohammed. Emirates 24/7 reports that a Saudi man divorced his wife after he saw a photo of her kissing a
...» Read More!In a scientific finding that seems rather intuitive, researchers from the University of Guelph conducted a study to examine a potential link between horses’ ear position and their success over jumps. From TheHorse.com: Katrina
...» Read More!Abigail Lufkin is a former CCI4* eventer who is now a sports psychology consultant and clinical social worker based in the Los Angeles area. You may remember seeing Abigail ride around Rolex on horses such as
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