It would have been easy to become complacent in this morning’s tiny final dressage session, which saw just 15 of the 47 entered combinations come forward — after all, we saw the venue record smashed twice
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32 of the 2020 Les 5 Etoiles de Pau field came forward for dressage yesterday while just a mere 15 remain to perform their tests in Friday’s session — but if you think that means there’s
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Yesterday I showed two young enthusiasts how to clip the winter hair off a horse, and they were absolutely fascinated. They helped me brush the tiny hairs off the clipped horse, and swept up the
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You don’t quite think of the first phase as being the battlefield for a ferocious head-to-head, but that’s exactly what it became this afternoon as day one’s batch of competitors came forward at Les 5
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“I think one of the chief skills of riding cross country is to have a sensitive enough set of fingers that you can allow a horse to put his head and neck wherever he needs
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Preparations are in full swing at Twin Rivers Ranch as combinations begin to descend on the sunny Central Coast of California from all parts of the West to contest The Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event
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Volunteering these days may look a little different, but the role remains as vital as ever. With strict precautions in place for events to keep COVID-19 at bay, volunteer coordinators are working double time to
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Welcome to Thursday at Pau, where we’re looking ahead to a truly colossal afternoon of dressage. Colossal in talent, that is — we’ve all enjoyed a leisurely lie-in while the arena was taken over by
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Can’t make it down to the south of France because of, you know, pesky pandemics, quarantine regulations, and the world going a bit topsy-turvy all around us? No matter: there are plenty of ways you
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You’ve met the riders of Pau — now it’s time to get to grips with the 48 horses they’ll be strutting their stuff with throughout this week at the world’s only CCI5* of 2020. From
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Are you heading to the Virginia Horse Trials next week? Bringing your dog? Pack a costume! It’s time to have a little fun by participating in their “Socially Distant” Halloween Doggie Costume Contest at VHT International! Where?
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The latest episode of Equestrian World, an FEI TV short feature series, takes us to Germany to get familiar with the Longines World Equestrian Academy, which helps to promote equestrian sport and horsemanship in Asian
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If there’s one thing that floats Pau’s boat more than anything else, it’s embracing #SpookySeason and holding the trot-up basically as close to midnight as the FEI will let them. Okay, okay, we’re exaggerating a bit, but
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Piggybacking off of the success of the USEA’s Intercollegiate Eventing Program and in an effort to create a more complete pathway to invite more riders into the sport, the organization has announced that a new
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Whether or not she realizes it, Lisa Takada has left a trail of positive impact wherever she goes. A friend, student, rider, and an accidental role model – you could find many ways in which
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There’s plenty of excitement in the world of eventing with the first – and only – CCI5* competition of the year happening at Les Etoiles de Pau in France this week and New Zealand have
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Welcome to sunny Pau, where the palm trees and the beachy arenas certainly aren’t the hottest thing about this year’s competition. We’re looking at a compact but absolutely world-class field, featuring an absolutely dribble-worthy line-up
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View this post on Instagram Introducing Freedom Zampaladus (@zampaladus) the CEO and found of @theurbanequest. Freedom is a racehorse trainer and horse breeder by trade. He was introduced to horse as the age of 14
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Great Britain’s Pippa Funnell has had some incredible horses cross her path during her illustrious career. Supreme Rock, the gritty Irish gelding with whom she partnered to win Badminton twice in a row (the 2003
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Leslie Moïse of Louisville, Kentucky, was an early adopter of eventing in her area back in the 1970s. An experienced teacher and horsewoman, she was certified by the British Horse Society and Sally Swift’s program.
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Each month Eventing Nation partners with a nonprofit organization working to promote diversity and inclusion in the equestrian world. To help, we provide a month of free advertising space and spotlight their efforts in a
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We’re sure if you read between the lines enough there’s a bit somewhere in The Killers’ Mr Brightside (a wholly overrated bop at this point, let’s be honest) about coming out your cave and doing just
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Congratulations to Jennie Jarnstrom who was married over the weekend to her new husband Mike. They had a gorgeous horsey ceremony at their own Class Act Farm. They even shared their vows while on horseback. We
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