The Advanced divisions at Morven Park in Leesburg, Va. got underway today with both the A and B classes doing their dressage and show jumping phases. Many combinations will look to use this weekend as
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Horses are herd animals, and as we know, in the wild, they live in groups. Horses often are calmer and less prone to anxious behaviors with a companion; think of it as protection/safety in numbers.
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Ingrid Klimke wasted no time in setting the standard for this year’s German Eventing Championships in at Luhmühlen, where the federation’s top riders are competing for the honors in the CCI4*S division. It was Ingrid’s
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Many nonprofits need an extra leg up this year due to interruptions in their regular fundraising activities. Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH)’s annual Tack Sale, a tradition that transforms CKRH into a treasure chest of amazing
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Images from the show site ahead of the Bromont CCI-S Horse Trials on October 3rd. Photos: Kristel Glockner Posted by Bromont CCI Three Day Event on Monday, September 28, 2020 Canada’s much-loved Bromont venue is preparing
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As mentioned in yesterday’s By the Numbers for the A division, we sadly won’t have the new 4*-L here at Morven Park this weekend. With that being said, this venue has put some incredible work into
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Morven Park Horse Trials holds many fond memories for me over the years, and I’ve competed there almost every year since I began eventing all those years ago with a pony and a dream. This
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Australia’s Andrew Hoy will typically don his helmet cam on cross country and we’re always pleased to share them as both entertainment and education. Andrew’s latest camera video comes from this past weekend at Keysoe
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What is your favorite volunteer role? I am a bit limited in the positions I’ve volunteered for, personally, but I think most of us would probably choose jump judging or scribing as our favorites. With
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While we sadly won’t have the new 4*-L here at Morven Park to look forward to, we do have a stacked field coming forward for the Advanced this weekend. Although the field has been split into
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The German contingent this weekend heads to Luhmühlen to contest the rescheduled German Eventing Championships in CCI4*S format, and a stiff entry list awaits those seeking the top honors. As if an all-German competition could
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Did we ever, truly, think we’d make it to this point? Probably not — but from the rubble of the 2020 calendar rises Les 5 Etoiles de Pau, the one and only CCI5* of this
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We’ve had a brisk fall week here in Virginia, and so accordingly, some of my horses are acting like fools. Notably, and perhaps not surprisingly, my 19-year-old retired Advanced horse is snorting and passaging in
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Forgive us, a moment, for straying off the path of eventing — but in the world of equestrian sport, there are some horses who transcend disciplines, decades, and the enormous changes that reshape the industry. John
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This is the 46th year of horse trials at Morven Park, and like so much of 2020, it is not what any of us had planned or hoped for. Course building was underway for Morven
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A win for Sam Watson Eventing and Imperial Sky in the CCI4*-L at Ballindenisk today. Never out of the top two their last six international events. Posted by EquiRatings on Sunday, September 27, 2020 Team Equilume
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It’s been a week or so since we closed the book on Britain’s only CCI4*-L of 2020 — the Blenheim that wasn’t, but then kind of was again, thanks to the efforts of Musketeer Events
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What words of encouragement would you have for other equestrians of color or people of color considering becoming… Posted by Equestrians of Color Photography Project on Monday, September 21, 2020 I wrote a tiny amount about
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So you’re almost through the sales process — it can be a tricky and overwhelming procedure if you’re new to it, but it can also be wholly rewarding all the same. Whether you’re a buyer
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Galway Downs, a popular spot on the Area VI calendar nestled in the heart of southern California’s wine country of Temecula, is looking primed and ready for the forthcoming fall International event happening Oct. 28
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Japan’s Yoshiaki Oiwa and Poland’s Paweł Spisak traded places back and forth throughout the course of last weekend’s LOTTO Baborówko Horse Sale Show CCI4*-S, but it was Yoshiaki would ultimately come out on top in the Polish event’s headline
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Kate Chadderton and FF Valour claimed 2nd place in the Open Preliminary A at ESDCTA in New Jersey over the weekend. We have to assume that success is contributed to her awesome coach, baby Mia. I
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France’s five-star, Pau, (which, heck, is the only CCI5*-L of 2020 now) is right around the corner so this seems like an opportune time to get to know one of the stars of the French
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