Today’s headline comes from The Telegraph, which has reported that Jock Paget has been given more time to prepare evidence for his defense over Clifton Promise’s positive drug test. Jock, who will argue his case
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Move over winter and modern technology! Here’s further proof that horses are STILL the best, in every way. From Jalopnik.com: Joel Appleman was driving to work in Central Pennsylvania when he came upon an Amish
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Last year at the USEA Annual Meeting and Convention, Brian Sabo announced that Diane Pitts would be the new elected USEA President beginning in 2014. This year’s convention signaled the official beginning of Diane’s presidency,
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Kim Severson’s position on the USEF Eventing Selection Committee has been replaced by Deborah Furnas, according to a USEF press release, with Phyllis Dawson serving as a substitute selector. Kim will now focus her time on her
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If you’re in the majority right now and you aren’t lucky enough to have migrated to Florida, I can pretty much guarantee that you’re slugging through the winter yuck with the rest of us. We
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How many of us have ever been at a show or clinic and gasped or sighed as we see a rider struggle to get a young, seemingly terrified, physically immature horse around a jump course
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Yesterday, while out hacking my horse Nyls, I had a brief moment where my life flashed before my eyes. Despite his twelve years of age, and obvious dedication as an upper level event horse, Nyls
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Jacky Green sent in a fantastic recap of the Eventers Rugby Challenge, which took place at the Newbury Rugby Club in England this past weekend. While the match pitting eventers against vets and farriers hadn’t
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Today, Main Street. Tomorrow, Head of the Lake. Four-star rider Natalie Rooney’s daughter parades her steed, er, reindeer, in the Woodland Holiday Parade in Woodland, Calif. Her mom’s horse, Jedi, was also in the parade,
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I’ll admit it. I watch a ton more television in the winter time. When it’s too cold or too dark to ride, I often find myself curled up in a blanket in front of the
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Seventeen year old Claire Davis was the unfortunate victim of a school shooting at Arapahoe High School on December 13. Claire remains in critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head. Meanwhile, news
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I hope that you’ve been enjoying the series on the super awesome and convenient line up of products, brought to you by our EN sponsor Hamilton BioVet. The company’s line of STAYONS Instant Poultices is revolutionizing the way sport
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Have you ever watched two seemingly flawless jump rounds at a show and wondered, “What’s the difference between first and second place? How did that one person change his lines and gallop faster with such precise turns and huge jumps?”
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‘Tis the season to have absolutely no idea what to get any of your friends or family, for the umpteenth year in a row. Every once in a while you find the perfect present, but especially for horsey friends, the pressure is on. Obviously you’ll be purchasing something horse-related, but does it have to be pink and have a fat pony on it? We here at Eventing Nation say NAY! That’s why this holiday season each one of our impressive staff writers is picking one unique, amazing, thoughtful and clever horsey gift to help you along during this time of stress. Happy holidays!
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Susan Merle-Smith sent in Jan Byyny’s latest blog post about the USEA Annual Meeting and Convention in Cincinnati, and we’re honored to run it here in EN. Jan won the Ironmaster Award at the Year-End Awards Banquet, and Inmidair also won PRO Horse of the Year. Congrats to Jan on a great year! Go Eventing.
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When I was in 10th grade in high school, my physics teacher gave us all a very challenging but fun final exam. We were going to team up in groups of four and build a trebuchet.
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Good Morning, EN! I hope you had a fantastic weekend. I’m recovering from the insanity that was Dragonfire’s Jingle Bell Academy Show as well as our White Elephant Holiday Party. My face hurts from smiling
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The Chronicle of the Horse published a fantastic article by Kristin Carpenter titled, “The Pitfalls of Potential.” Kristin explains the double-edged sword of potential; why we are drawn to the mystical quality, but how it
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A federal appeals court has lifted a temporary ban on U.S. horse slaughter, meaning that companies in New Mexico and Missouri could open within a few weeks. Domestic horse slaughter has been banned since 2007, when
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There are two groups of people for whom hairnets are a necessity: lunch ladies and equestrians. Since this isn’t Lunch Lady Nation, I’m going to assume you are of the latter category. Hairnets are typically
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So, what does Santa do before Dec. 25? He attends Swedish horse shows, of course. Here’s the finale of the Stockholm International Horse Show, featuring: a uniformed marching band, people dressed up in animal costumes,
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From Maddie: It all started when I was fifteen. Buck Davidson had a sales horse in his barn, what looked like an overweight black pony. At 16.1 hands with a big roman head and pointy ears, Gordy
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Happy Holidays, EN. I plan to sleep in quite late this morning after being up all night making far more fudge than anyone ought to ever make. I’m not going to lie, things got a
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