I essentially watched the entirety of the Thoroughbred Makeover live stream while manning the site yesterday and in doing so witnessed the incredible versatility, trainability and talent of the Thoroughbred – the mission of Makeover –
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View this post on Instagram Dressage ✔️ Show Jumping ✔️ Cross-country ✔️ Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights win the 2019 @morvenpark CCI4*-S 🏆 A post shared by U.S. Eventing Association (@useventing) on Oct 5, 2019
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Lignières: leg six – the finale leg – of the 2019 Event Rider Masters series, got off to an incredibly exciting start as the first phase wrapped today. With fourteen of the eighteen competitors delivering
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Steering clear of the spooky-fun graveyard in the middle of this afternoon’s Woodside International stadium jumping course, CCI4*, 3* and 2*-S contenders vied for pole position ahead of cross-country in front of a VIP dinner crowd
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Sometimes research seems so distant. While still fascinating and important, it can be difficult to take a concept from the lab and apply it to the arena. Not so with this week’s Horse Health News, presented
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View this post on Instagram Lexus and I have arrived at Tim Lips for training sessions before @militaryboekelo !! He’s looking great and can’t wait for @tsmitheventing to get here. Looking forward to an amazing
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The European eventing season is in its final month – though what a month it is, with the Event Rider Masters finale at Lignieres, the Nations Cup finale at Boekelo, the Young Horse World Championships
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It’s a big weekend for eventers in California as The Event at Woodside is hosting three international divisions — a CCI4*-S, CCI3*-S and CCI2*-S — alongside Beginner Novice through Intermediate horse trials divisions. Lucky for
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The organizers of the MARS Bromont Rising Program have just announced the riders who have been selected to participate in a two-day training camp at Mardanza Farms and compete at the nearby Ocala Jockey Club
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The 2019 Event Rider Masters series finale takes us to the heart of French eventing at Lignieres en Berry, where the door is wide open in the hunt for podium placings. And with over €100,000
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Preliminary competition is now complete for all 10 disciplines at the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, taking place Oct. 2-5 at the Kentucky Horse Park. Each competitor received a preliminary round score with the top
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Custom Made, a legendary U.S. event horse, was laid to rest on October 2 at the age of 34. Custom Made, the 17.1-hand Irish Sport Horse gelding (Bassompierre x Purple Heather/Ben Purple), was foaled in
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I’ll fully admit to being completely biased, but in my humble opinion there’s nothing like eventing in the fall in New England. This photo gives you a taste of what you’re missing out on if you’re anywhere
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Massive props are in order to the myriads of people who have worked tirelessly to pull off one of the biggest events promoting off-track Thoroughbreds in the world. The 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover is in full
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There is a place in this world for every person who takes a brush in one hand, and a can of paint in the other, and wanders into the sun seeking change. There are jumps
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With the announcement that Morven Park would hold a CCI4*-L next year to replace the Fair Hill CCI4*-L, this year event suddenly seems like a preview for next fall. The venue has put in massive
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If you’re looking for a way to spend some time at a show even if you don’t have a horse, wanting to watch an event run in real life and be a part of making
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Last month I said goodbye to my first event horse, Mishka. Longtime readers may remember him from a story I wrote a few years back, “You Become Responsible, Forever, for What You Have Tamed.” He
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Graham and Anita Motion talk about second careers. Horses race for just a few years, but can live to 30 years old. Graham and Anita Motion are working hard to make sure that their ex-racehorses
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Time for another edition of “Who Jumped It Best?” This week we head to Larkin Hill H.T. in North Chatham, New York, where 16 horse/rider combinations tackled the Introductory cross country course. Good luck with
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Two U.S. events will host new CCI4*-L divisions in 2020 pending FEI approval: Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia (Oct. 1-4, 2020) and Twin Rivers in Paso Robles, California (April 9-12, 2020). The divisions were approved by the
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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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A large portion of my work with Eventing Nation involves tracking scores of the Advanced, 4* and 5* scores not just in North America, but also worldwide. This means I spend an inordinate portion of
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