I’m getting excited for the Virginia Horse Trials this weekend, my most local event, and the horse center where I grew up learning to love eventing. I did my very first unrecognized three-phase events there,
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Upper-level riders use a variety of techniques to maintain their horses — more than we can list, but one that’s not often mentioned is weight tracking. Harry Meade keeps tabs on the weight of all his horses, and
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The banner event on Europe’s FEI eventing calendar this week is Poland’s Baborówko Equestrian Festival, headlined by a CCIO4*-L qualifier for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The event takes place Thursday, May 23, through Sunday,
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What is the path to qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games? A total of 65 combinations will compete in eventing, with 15 teams made up of three combinations each (45 total combinations) and a
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A 1,200 square-foot on-course VIP tent adds an awesome fan experience to The Spring Event at Woodside this year, set for May 24-26 at The Horse Park at Woodside. “Super Saturday’s” VIP cross-country tent opportunity
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Last year it was the east coast and England who suffered an abundance of event cancellations due to heavy rainfall. Those regions have been much luckier this year with regards to weather, but after a bout of
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War of Will should’ve been the big headline this weekend at the Preakness Stakes, but it was Bodexpress, the horse who dumped his jockey John Velazquez and still finished the race riderless, who stole the show.
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… for putting up with all our crap. Over and over and over again. Let’s start with this little anecdote from trainer Sabrina Miller, who writes, “I thought you might find this amusing. I did.
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Laura Crump Anderson is an Equestrian Fitness Specialist at InForm Fitness Leesburg. She is certified as a personal trainer by the American College of Sports Medicine and specializes in working with riders of all ages and
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An inquest to investigate the deaths of 17-year-old Olivia Inglis and 19-year-old Caitlyn Fischer as a result of fatal injuries sustained in rotational falls on cross country in 2016 is underway at the New South Wales Coronors Court
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The AEC is going to be a big one this year. Moving to the Kentucky Horse Park, every single competitor will get a chance to compete in the Rolex Arena. The USEA has guaranteed that
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Last weekend, while our eyes were on Jersey Fresh and Chatsworth ERM Leg 1, another contingent of top international riders on WEG 2018 horses were out in force
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Another late spring weekend, another edition of “Weekend Winners” to celebrate all the horse/rider teams around the country whose hard work paid off in a big blue ribbon! An extra special congrats to our lowest
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We’ve made a few Game of Thrones references here on the Weekly OTTB Wishlist before, mostly through horses with GoT-inspired names, but are you ready for an all-out anthropomorphism of OTTBs to some of our
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If you haven’t been to a World Class Grooming Clinic yet, watch the website for the next dates. On an entirely separate note, if, like me, you just watched the final episode of Game of Thrones
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Orange was the new black this weekend at the Fourth Annual USEA Intercollegiate Championship where Auburn University won
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Karl Slezak’s season hit a speed bump when he broke his arm earlier this spring, but now he’s back on top — literally as he won the Advanced this weekend at Chattahoochee Hills with Fernhill Wishes.
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Students came from as far as Texas to contest the Fourth Annual USEA Intercollegiate Championship at Chattahoochee Hills, and it certainly has been one for the record books. The scores are tight, and it will likely come down
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Everyone thinks riding horses is soooo easy and that our horses are just point and shoot. Unless you have been in the saddle galloping up to a sizable oxer, it is hard to understand just
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Auburn University had a special visitor yesterday at the USEA Intercollegiate Championships, Aubie the Tiger! With their famed mascot in the flesh, the defending champions marched straight into the lead after day one on a
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I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t cheering extra hard for the University of Georgia riders yesterday at Chattahoochee Hills! Not only is it my alma mater, but I was lucky enough to be
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Whitney Mahloch and Military Mind are the day one leaders of the Advanced division at Chattahoochee Hills. Winners of the first phase, Whitney and “Milo,” a 13-year-old off-track Thoroughbred (Military x Smart Balance, by Beau Genius)
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In the market for a new four-legged partner? You may find your unicorn on our sister site, Sport Horse Nation. To help with the search, we’re going to feature a selection of current listings here on
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