One of the best parts of volunteering is the opportunity it affords to witness some truly spectacular riding up close and personal. Eventers are a busy bunch, and so it’s hard to find the time
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After this morning’s first horse inspection, we were treated to a teeny-weeny, dainty little dressage session in the drizzle this afternoon, which saw the first fourteen competitors deliver their dressage tests for judges Katrin Eichinger-Kniely (C), Tim Downes (B),
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Yesterday we shared the news that the highest-scoring U.S. event horse of all time is receiving one of the highest honors: a Breyer model of his own. Carl and Cassie Segal’s Ballynoe Castle RM, or “Reggie,”
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There are some things the French do very well: kissing, bread, excellent aphorisms (‘ah, la vache’ – literally, ‘oh my cow’, instead of ‘oh my God’), cinema, full fringes, a Breton stripe, and truly unique
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The first horse inspection got underway this morning at Les 5 Etoiles de Pau, mercifully not in the dark for the first time in recent memory. This is partly because of our friends and neighbours the
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Started from bottom (March) and now we here (the tail end of the European eventing season, sobbing into a bottle of cheap red). But what better way to cap off a whirlwind season than at
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View this post on Instagram All I can say is WOW after an amazing weekend at the Hagyard Midsouth Team Challenge HT. Claire and Lacey were in a huge (24 competitors) Open BN division loaded
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The highest-scoring U.S. event horse of all time is receiving one of the highest honors: a Breyer model of his own. Carl and Cassie Segal’s Ballynoe Castle RM, or “Reggie,” who spent his career with Buck
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Fair Hill International is in the rearview mirror now, so the East Coast eventing community will turn their attention to the next long-format offered on this side of the country: the Ocala Jockey Club International
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Kate Chadderton is an Australian native who operates her competition and training business in Annapolis, MD and Aiken, SC. She’s back again to share weekly tips and advice with EN readers. Keep an eye out for a
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With the dawning of cross country day at the 2019 Dutta Corp./ Fair Hill International Three-Day Event in Elkton, Maryland, came the usual pre-cross country excitement and tension. Riders warmed up and found their zen
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Posted by Linka A Odom on Sunday, October 20, 2019 It’s been alternating rainy days with beautiful weather now, which means fall has well and truly arrived. The leaves are gorgeous, the days are shorter, and
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This weekend Erin Sylvester and Woods Baughman were crowned The Dutta Corp./USEF National Champions at the final Fair Hill as we know it. They both had incredible performances all weekend, take a look at their handy work.
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October is the spookiest month of the year — and we don’t just mean Halloween. That nippy autumn chill can have even the most placid event horse seeing “ghosts” lurking in arena corners and “boogie
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What’s a cross country day without a few (leashed!) doggos in tow? They were out in numbers this weekend spectating at Fair Hill International. Hang tight, because this might be our cutest collection of instagram
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Megan Sykes has lived much of the last four years in her truck. She’s come to love the hours spent listening to true crime podcasts and endless playlists shuffled by Spotify. It’s a nomadic life
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A true athlete and a total legend, Icabad Crane has been retired from competition. He spent the first six years of his career on the racetrack, making appearances in such prestigious races as The Preakness
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I’ve heard riders say that if you take a horse to the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International Three-Day Event and they do well across Derek di Grazia’s four-star track, then you’re likely sitting on a good Kentucky horse. Having
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The sole U.S. representative at the FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships in Le Lion d’Angers, France, Liz Halliday-Sharp had a big weekend with her young guns. Liz piloted Cooley Moonshine (Kilpatrick Duchess x Cobra), owned
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Erin Sylvester didn’t need to wait long for her final placing to be decided in the 2019 Dutta Corp Fair Hill International Three-Day. With her back still facing the ring after jumping a double clear round over Marc Donovan’s
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I’ve decided to start off our Weekend Winners this week with my favorite most recent post from the Humans of Eventing page. If you haven’t followed this page yet, you should definitely do so immediately.
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If you’ve never been to Mondial du Lion, the Eventing World Breeding Championships – or indeed, any event in France – allow us to set the tone for you. The stands? Absolutely heaving. The wine? Flowing
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A small but passionate group of horse people gathered at Tryon International Equestrian Center on Saturday to real-talk about a topic that doesn’t get enough attention in our sport: diversity. For the 2019 Tom Bass
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