Who run the world? Baby horses — those four and younger, to be exact. They’ve taken the spotlight over the past week with three USEA Future Event Horse Championships being held across the country. To keep the evaluations
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The lower levels are the heart and soul of eventing. This is where people get their first taste of our sport, where they leave the startbox for the first time and where they fall in
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It’s time for another edition of Who Jumped It Best? Where you, our dear readers, get to play judge and decide which of the selected pairs below present the best overall picture. These three-star riders are
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Yesterday was a super day of competition at Stable View’s Oktoberfest. The track spreads some distance, but you could watch so much just from the comfort of shade from the Pavilion. If you were on
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Phillip Dutton and The Z Partnership’s Z came full circle today at Stable View Oktoberfest. They won the inaugural Advanced together here in 2016, and today they were winners once again in the CCI4*-S, but
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Stable View Oktoberfest is firing on all cylinders today with show jumping and cross country running simultaneously through most of the day. We’re right in the heat of it now, but here’s your fast-and-dirty recap
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This week Horse Nation’s #TBT takes us back to simpler times… Because it’s the little things in life, right? The little things that give us the most pleasure … or remind us that we’re totally,
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We have to give a big bravo to the marketing team at Visit LEX, which promotes tourism in the Horse Capitol of the World: Lexington, Kentucky. Their newest promotion had the EN team chuckling and
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How ironic is it that right before National Save Your Photos Day my iPhone yelled at me because I’m running out of storage? I don’t think us equestrians really need a special day to remind us
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A pulled hamstring sustained at Brandywine Polo Clubs’ Chukkers For Charity earlier this month put Phillip Dutton on the sidelines for his hometown event at Plantation Field last weekend, but he’s back in the saddle, and
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By this point, most of you will have encountered one of the most omnipresent faces on the global eventing circuit – the diminutive, wide-eyed face of Wilberry Wonder Pony (and his ever-expanding herd of Berry
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We eventers don’t pack lightly for our horses when we head to shows: two if not three entire sets of tack, a complete equine wardrobe, tack trunks full of every imaginable item for every imaginable
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It’s been a fascinating week for racehorse-related geekery, friends, and the neat thing about research into racehorses is that much of it is translatable to our beloved sport of eventing. This week we’ve gathered up
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Do reins REALLY make a difference in your performance? Absolutely. I am currently campaigning two very enthusiastic event horses, plus two super green ones. If you tend to lose your reins when a sweaty horse’s
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Aiken’s only CCI4*-S is back and competitors have a lot to look forward to come Saturday. Captain Mark Phillips returns again as course designer with his track build by Eric Bull and beautifully decorated by
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Stable View has gone from budding event to top FEI billing in five short years. With a variety of events to choose from in the fall season, this top-notch venue continues to draw a big field of
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A few weeks ago, my young horse jumped around his third and ostensibly last Training level. One week ago, he clobbered a specific jump in my ring, and was pretty mad at himself, but went
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Even all of us here in our eventing corner of the world are familiar with show jumping legend Beezie Madden. Running one of the busiest and most successful show barns in North America requires a
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For 673 accepted trainers, the 2019 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover is fast approaching! From the beginning of the year until the Makeover, to take place Oct. 2-5 at the Kentucky Horse Park, four of those trainers
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In keeping with the organization’s goal to better serve the Thoroughbred and continue to educate the owners, trainers and farms who seek to help transition these horses to second careers, the Retired Racehorse Project’s new
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One of the most celebrated eventing horses in history passed away this week at his home of Plain Dealing Farm at the age of twenty-six. Winsome Adante, known in the barn as “Dan,” was a legend
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In my life, I take a lot of photos of horses, and I’ve learned a few things along the way. First, the key is to take a lot and weed out the best ones. Second,
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While you might have been primarily focused on the CCI4*-L at SsangYong Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials this past weekend, there was an equally exciting competition
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