What does it actually take to be a five-star rider — and winner? Lots of practice, sure; bucketloads of bravery, yes; a great support team, of course – and plenty of time spent working out, too.
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Like many equestrians, I grew up in the hunter/jumper ring — and maybe it was just the barn I rode at, but winter breaks were not a thing. Horses were ridden six days a week,
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Eventing fans, rejoice: the good folks behind the $50,000 Grand-Prix Eventing Festival at Bruce’s Field have just released their schedule for this year’s competition, taking place March 3–4 at Bruce’s Field in Aiken, and it’s a
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The World Equestrian Center (WEC) has grown to be such a popular spot for event riders looking to get some early season practice over the colored poles. Just this week we’ve spotted Boyd Martin, Liz
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Here at EN HQ, we’re all abuzz over the forthcoming Setters’ Run Farm Carolina International, because it’s our first big outing of the year and from every murmur we’ve heard on the grapevine, it’s going
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Up-and-coming eventing athlete Meg Pellegrini of Wayne, Pennsylvania, was named the recipient of the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation’s Amanda Pirie Warrington Grant for 2023. A current competitor in the Under 25 (U25) division,
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We’re delighted to report that the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials will continue on as planned this year, despite having unexpectedly lost its organiser, the Jockey Club, in November after just two iterations. Now, the
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Riding A Dream Academy (@ridingadreamacademy) We’re huge fans of the work of the Riding a Dream Academy, which was started in part by Khadijah
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Riding with the likes of Grand Slam winner Pippa Funnell is a pipe dream for most of us — but fortunately, she’s not a woman who’s stingy with her expertise. Keen spectators at December’s London International
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This time of the year can be tough in a number of ways. Everything is frozen or muddy, the weather (and horses!) a bit more unpredictable, and it can be difficult to find opportunities to
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wesko Equestrian Foundation (@weskoequestrian) I’m really loving seeing the content coming out of the early season training sessions that the Wesko Equestrian Foundation is
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Last week, we shared a link to watch International Velvet that was SO popular that it felt like we’d launched a horse-mad movie night – an idea we’re putting a pin in for now because honestly,
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After a long night tending to her mare as she battled an episode of colic, Lisa Lorenzo awoke one morning in 2020 to find her right leg completely numb. Dismissing the issue as a pinched
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The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced today that 512 trainers have been accepted to the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America. The world’s largest and most lucrative retraining competition
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carolina International CCI and HT (@carolinainternationalcci) Still feeling loved up after Valentine’s Day yesterday? Well, SRF Carolina International is sharing the love all week.
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There are plenty of us who ride at home without a full dressage court setup in the arena or field. This can make it difficult to practice geometry in our tests — a skill that
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Eventing Nation caught up with Kimmy Cecere, who has spent the last six months across the pond on a whirlwind of a trip. The biggest news for Kimmy is that 2023 is the year she
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The 4th Tom Bass Seminar on Diversity in Equestrian Sports will be held as an online webinar on Saturday, February 25th from 12:00 noon (UTC 17.00.00) to 2:30 p.m. (UTC 19.30.00) Eastern Standard Time.
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by The National Stud (@thenationalstud) Okay, so it might not be an eventing themed header today, but I’ve not stopped laughing at ‘happy start of
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While some of us throughout the country — myself included — patiently wait for our own competition seasons to start, what better way to hype ourselves up for our turn than by enjoying a great
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Only 18 days left before the kick off of the $50,000 Grand Prix Eventing at Bruce’s Field, the unofficial ushering in of the new eventing year… but who’s counting? We took a look at the
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Despite the sloppy weather seen at Pine Top this weekend, riders at Full Gallop, Pine Top, and Rocking Horse celebrated successful runs! While we saw many scores in the low 20s, our unofficial low score
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Irish Eventing Times (@irisheventing) We’re saddened not to begin the year with close scrutiny of the scores at Portugal’s Barocca d’Alva, which has
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