Thoroughbred racing is returning to Kentucky this weekend as Churchill Downs begins their meet Saturday, May 16 after a weeks-long delay to that start of their spring meet caused by COVID-19. As more racehorses return to
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I’m picky. There. I said it. I like what I like, and once I find something I like, I tend to stick with it until it’s been discontinued or is unavailable anymore. Food, boots, breeches,
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Remember when finding (and remembering) your courses was the toughest part of your weekend.. ha.. ha… I’ve never missed them so much!
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We’ve lost count of the weeks and we’re all getting a bit itchy. Do we halt salute at these Xs in the grocery store? Can we wear a shadbelly on our zoom call? These are
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View this post on Instagram XC fun day with 11 horses and all were fresh and fabulous! 😍 These two 7yr old half brothers both gave a little extra today into the water – who
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We’ve been loving Retired Racehorse Project’s “Five-Minute Clinic” YouTube series, in which trainers representing several disciplines share insight in a bite-sized format. Here are two video from eventers Dom Schramm and Tik Maynard — you
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Jumper Nation Clinic continues with a new exercise to try at home. Jumper Nation has teamed up with top, respected riders who we love for both their horsemanship and their creativity with exercises they use at home. Each week,
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In the market for a new four-legged partner? You may find your unicorn on our sister site, Sport Horse Nation. To help with the search, we’re going to feature a selection of current listings here on
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This year’s Event Rider Masters classes were canceled due to COVID-19 … but they’re still going strong, virtually, via ERM SIM Season 2020! Equirating’s new Eventing Manager App launched at ERM Leg 1, Burnham Market in April, and
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I don’t know how or why this started, but I seem to only ride plain bays. My own two horses are plain bays, with about one spot of white between the two, and the barn
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Even as the world has been on lockdown, the team at Cooley Farm has been working hard to produce and sell top quality Irish Sport Horses we’ll no doubt see performing on the international stage
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Yesterday afternoon the USEF and USEA co-hosted a webinar on the subject of “A Safe Return to Competition.” The panelists included USEF Managing Director for Eventing Jenni Autry, USEA CEO Rob Burk, USEA President Max Corcoran,
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This has been a frustrating year for many young riders, especially those who’ve had their sights set on the since-canceled NAYC. Among those is Anna Pierce, a 19-year-old young professional who operates AMP Eventing in
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When you look at the respiratory system of a horse and human side by side, you may struggle to spot any significant differences at first glance – both include structures such as the nostrils, nasal
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We have all heard the well-worn clichés “Change is inevitable,” “The only constant is change,” “Change is going to come,” etc. Well, here we are and what are we faced with? Change. But wait! Before
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Eventing party people, this one’s going to hurt: the Netherlands’ premier event, Military Boekelo, has just announced the cancellation of its 2020 renewal in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, a sentence I’m sure we’re all
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We’re all finding ways to amuse ourselves during this strange time, and Laine Ashker has adopted some baby birds that fell from the ceiling of her indoor, and tamed them. Anybody else tamed some unexpected pets?
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Many of you will be familiar with the man, nay, the enigma that is Ian Woodhead, dressage trainer to the stars and one of the henchman at the forefront of the Irish eventing team. But what you
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Following the Sunday, 10 May update from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which offered increased opportunities for exercise, British Equestrian (BEF) has released updated guidance for the equestrian community. This new guidance allows – or in the case
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The 2020 FEI European Championships for Ponies, set to take place at Strzegom in Poland from July 15–19, is the latest major competition to drop from this season’s calendar in the wake of COVID-19. The
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Happy Wednesday! We’re one more day closer to seeing some competitions resume, and I know I’m not the only one itching to get back to some sort of normalcy. Here’s hoping we continue to make
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We are delighted to announce that $218,367 has been raised for the Frangible Technology Fundraiser through the USEA Foundation, the Manton Foundation and the GoFundMe initiative.
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Foshay International, the CCI2*-L/CCI1*event scheduled to be held Sept. 3-6 in Jemseg, New Brunswick, Canada, has been postponed until 2021. Some exciting news, though, to soften the blow — they’ll be adding a CCI3*-S division
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