Dana Diemer from the Carolina Horse Park was gracious enough to chat with me for a few moments this week, and she enthusiastically updated me on the new developments that the eventing scene is undergoing.
...» Read More!Last year, loyal EN reader and 2011 Blogger Contest contestant Chesna Klimek kindly sent us a write up and photo gallery of the brand new Advanced course at Aspen Farms. Chesna has continued to keep us up
...» Read More!We hear all the time about horses at the top of the sport, but what about the next generation of equine talent? EN’s Got Talent introduces the future superstars of the sport, interviewing riders about
...» Read More!Thoroughbred racehorses that go on to second careers are unique in that they have two retirements in their lifetimes: the first from the track and the second from the show ring. Thoroughbred Legends, a new
...» Read More!Ingrid Klimke and FRH Butts Abraxxas. Photo courtesy of Nico Morgan Photography. Thursday dressage has wrapped up at the 2013 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, with Ingrid Klimke and FRH Butts Abraxxas leading on a
...» Read More!Andreas Dibowski and FRH Butts Leon and Jock Paget and Clifton Lush are sharing the early lead at Burghley on a 42 after the first morning of dressage competition. Brit Sarah Cohen is holding third place
...» Read More!We’re sad to report that upper-level eventer Amy Barrington has suffered a serious brain injury following a fall yesterday morning at her farm in Tryon, N.C. She underwent surgery yesterday afternoon and is currently in
...» Read More!Here’s an awesome aerial video of the 2013 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials cross-country course. See some of the most difficult combinations from a unique perspective — as horse and rider would view them. Very
...» Read More!Best of Luck to Buck & “Kobe” this weekend at Burghley. (Amazing photo courtesy of Tara Katherine Photography) Good morning and welcome to Burghley week, Eventing Nation! This is my all time favorite competition, and
...» Read More!Jacky Green works for her own Jacky Green Equestrian Media company and operates out of Maizey Manor Farm in the UK, and we are lucky to have her as a regular Eventing Nation contributor. While
...» Read More!As horse people, we can’t just get away with knowing how to sit on our horses and complete a series of movements in the arena. We also have to have a pretty firm grasp on
...» Read More!A few days ago Stephanie and I were doing trot-sets lollygagging around the track at Dragonfire. We were discussing our plans for Camelot this coming weekend and the remainder of the season when she paused
...» Read More!Matthew and Jess Kiener are at Burghley this weekend supporting Buck Davidson and celebrating Jess’s birthday. Matthew sent us this very cool aerial shot of the Burghley grounds, which he took this morning from a
...» Read More!I hope you’re ready for a whole barrage of Burghley videos, because starting today, that’s what’s happening. Today we are starting our official Burghley obsession with a great video from Land Rover UK, the sponsors
...» Read More!Buck Davidson and Park Trader and Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master both passed the first horse inspection this afternoon at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Sixty-eight horses presented for the trot up, with all passing
...» Read More!You may remember last year’s Retired Racehorse Training Project Trainer Challenge, which pitted several top trainers and some talented OTTBs in a competition to decide who had taken to their new career the best in
...» Read More!To piddle: to spend (one’s time) aimlessly; fritter. My mother used to use this phrase a lot when I would dawdle behind her as a child in the grocery store, as in, “Quit piddling around back
...» Read More!It’s officially Burghley Fever season, and horse people aren’t the only ones with the bug. Over the weekend the Telegraph published an article written by Anneli Drummond-Hay, who won Burghley way back in 1961 when
...» Read More!Unfortunately, with horses, things don’t always go as planned. As I’ve been talking about in my previous blogs, Sexy’s feet just haven’t been holding up well to life off the track. She has been
...» Read More!4:15 am Monday morning, BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP. I begrudgingly wailed on my alarm clock until it screamed at me no longer. The rain was coming down in bucket loads and the thought of
...» Read More!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlBaYmeqNxk In honor of Burghley Week, here’s Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville’s incredible double-clear cross-country trip from last year. Sinead and Tate won the dressage and proceeded to hold their lead thanks to this
...» Read More!Ahhh, Burghley week is finally upon us! I will reiterate my “kid on Christmas” statement from a couple of weeks ago when I describe the excitement I feel for these big 4* events. While I
...» Read More!It is officially Burghley week folks, and that means that the next few days here at Eventing Nation will be filled with coverage from England of one of the most exciting events of the year.
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