It’s not a wholly enviable job to design an upper-level cross-country course in the most normal of times: as a designer, you have an incredible number of variables to consider when creating a track that
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Some sanity returned amid 2020’s wild ride as the Twin Rivers Fall International unfurled in Central California, where CCI2*-S and CCI3*-S competition was decided today. Junior rider Haley Turner and Shadow Inspector laid down a
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Horses bring me a lot of peace, generally. Even throughout a week as tumultuous as this one, I still found a trip to the barn and a quiet hack to be just what the doctor ordered.
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We’re thrilled to see Twin Rivers Ranch in Paso Robles, California hosting the first FEI event of the 2020 season for our friends on the West coast. Heavy hitters such as Andrea Baxter, Jennifer McFall,
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Whenever I look at the weekends in my calendar, I like to make sure they’re all full of one of two things: eventing, or learning everything I can to improve the next time I go
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Sometimes, a rider will turn up at an event and the competition will immediately curl into their lap, purring like a happy kitten. That’s certainly been the case for Izzy Taylor at Burnham Market over the
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Does your horse hate anything done with its mane? Here are some ways to get her okay with combing, pulling and braiding. This may take a few sessions, but it will really pay off if
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Eventing Nation was started 11 years ago in a barn aisle with the idea that the eventing community is unlike any other. Full of our quirks and rough edges, we come together in barns all
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No rust evident from COVID's long break for Twin Rivers' top contenders after today's international dressage. Tamie… Posted by Twin Rivers Ranch, Equestrian Events on Thursday, September 17, 2020 The first FEI event of the 2020
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Our latest edition of Who Jumped It Best?, provided generously as ever by Joan Davis of Flatlandsfoto, comes to us from GMHA’s September Horse Trials. Located in South Woodstock, Vermont, GMHA is a much loved
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View this post on Instagram 🍰With ‘The Great British Bake Off’ contestants recently announced, we were delighted to receive these photos from a young Eventing fan who entered a competition at her school
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Being at Burnham Market this week is a little bit like walking into a hall of mirrors — not least because it’s kind of Blenheim, but also not, and because it’s September instead of the
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The USEA issued a statement this afternoon regarding the event venue in Unionville, Pennsylvania, which is preparing to host its international competition Sept. 17-20, 2020. The landowners terminated their property lease on Monday, Sept. 14, according
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It’s time to check out volunteering opportunities once again. Spectators may be limited from most events, so volunteering comes with an additional perk this year: having the option to take in top quality riding no
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Out West we have our first FEI of the year, fittingly at Twin Rivers which was all set to host their inaugural 4*-L when things shut down. Shortly after that, everything shut down tight and while
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Some thirty years ago, I became aware of the awesome sport of eventing. I’d always loved horses. Found out that I got that love from my mother. Seems she’d own one or two horses of
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It’s been twenty years since the Sydney Olympic Games where Australia took home team gold (with our now-stalwart Phillip Dutton as a member) and David O’Connor and Custom Made snagged individual gold. The 2000 Games
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Wildfires continue to ravage the West Coast, killing 35 and burning nearly five million acres of land. These fires are leaving thousands displaced across California, Oregon and Washington State. Officials in California are saying that
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Friends, I don’t really have a cute story to tell here today. All I wish during this time of turmoil is that everyone reflects a little on kindness and empathy, and trying to put that
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The next best thing to actually going cross-country yourself? Living vicariously through other people’s rounds, of course. We particularly love this one, ably documented by Maria Temperini, for the sheer enthusiasm and love shared between rider
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In a year in which we’ve spent most of our time reminiscing about what should have been, it’s especially poignant to see an event step up to fill a gap and provide the valuable opportunity
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View this post on Instagram Weeble following the rules…not willingly! 😂 A post shared by Jill Henneberg (@jill_henneberg) on Sep 12, 2020 at 7:29am PDT Possibly the only good thing about 2020 is that many
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The 2020 competition year continues to challenge everyone in the equestrian community. Now, the impacts initially caused by the pandemic are being amplified on the West Coast due to the tragic wildfires affecting the states
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