Big congrats to Ellie and Alex O’Neal who welcomed their first child, daughter Fiona Quinn O’Neal, on Tuesday of this week. She was born at 5:48 p.m. in Ocala, weighing in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces
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It is fascinating to get inside the mind of a course designer. The amount of detail that goes into setting each fence, each line, each combination according to terrain and a multitude of other factors
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Got the crud? Or rather, your horse has crud on his legs, body or head? Rain rot, rain scald, scratches, scurf, crud, mud fever, Cannon Keratosis – these issues that may start small but quickly can
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The CCI1*-Intro level is a great introduction to FEI competition at the Modified height, an excellent stepping stone to Prelim, and a worthwhile goal to aim for in and of itself. It made its debut
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How many volunteer hours have you logged in 2020, EN? One new feature of the USEA Volunteer Incentive Program in 2020 is the introduction of a new medal system. This is an effort to recognize
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The US Equestrian website has been under under construction lately, with lots of new resources for eventers that can be accessed via the eventing page. In particular, U.S. eventers planning to enter FEI competitions this
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I can’t be the only one who has a weird collection of pitchforks that have one tine missing, right? I just can’t bring myself to throw them away, they’re 99% perfect but also 100% useless.
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Last week we introduced you to William Fox Pitt‘s brand new Fox Pitt Equestrian YouTube Channel and we’re delighted to see that one of his first videos is all about one storied piece of equipment:
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As the mom of a 9-month-old baby who can barely find time to get to the barn, much less get my ducks in a row to compete, I have mad respect for all the eventer
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We are eagerly anticipating this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the city has been hard at work constructing
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The Baxter family had a vision back in 2001 when they laid eyes on 500 acres of fallow farmland in Central Coastal California’s Paso Robles. Connie was an experienced eventing competitor. Jeff had earth moving
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Interested in a little summer trip to Tokyo? It sounds like the 2020 Olympic equestrian venues, the Equestrian Park in Setagaya and the Sea Forest Cross Country Course in the Tokyo Bay area, could use
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When you rush out after work to ride the world's best 4yr old & realize you forgot some important pieces of equipment…. Posted by BadEventer on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 I live in perpetual fear of
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In today’s video, follow Flexible Fit Equestrian sponsored rider Amanda Ross as she shares three new exercises that you’ll want to try up at home. First is a pole work exercise to work on controlling the
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If you watch enough horses jump enough jumps, it’s possible to get quite adept at seeing what’s coming down the pike from a few strides out. Possible outcomes: a clear jump, a refusal, a runout,
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Before he was One Sly Fox, Kirsten Schuitema’s winning event horse, he was Double No, a not-so-winning racehorse. The Pennsylvania-bred Thoroughbred gelding (Discreetly Mine x Tale Of The Fox, by Tale Of The Cat) was unplaced in nine maiden claiming
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You’ve got to love a good war horse, and we’ve found three to feature in this week’s OTTB Wishlist. With over 50 career races on their official record, war horses have proven to be durable athletes.
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The USET Foundation has awarded Boyd Martin the Whitney Stone Cup for his accomplishments as active competitor who displays consistent excellence in international competition while also demonstrating high standards of sportsmanlike conduct. “Winning this award is
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Future Olympic Hopeful at Fresno County Horse Park Tamra Smith hopes to ride on the U.S. Olympic 3 Day Eventing team in Tokyo this summer. Watch her interview at Fresno County Horse Park Posted by
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Bruce Duchossois loved to make his peers feel at home. Fond of the horse show scene of his youth, peppered with hospitality and a family feel at each competition, Bruce wanted every equestrian to experience
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View this post on Instagram Session 1 ✅ now onto the evening performance. Tune in live on @horseandcountrytv to watch the entire evening performance. #ERAAustraliaDay #eventingriders #eraofgb A post shared by Event Riders Association (@eventingriders)
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Perhaps one of my personal favorite winter time activities is perusing entry lists and scores for the latest changes in the eventing world. Who’s got a new campaigner this year? Which pro seems to have
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Recently, in mid-winter quiet, on a closed cross country course that still had all the jumps in place, I was able to take a stroll around a couple of the fields. As I walked, I
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