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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If you have some spare time this weekend between rides or if you have a rare horse show-free weekend ahead of you, you might consider putting in some volunteer hours at your local event. At
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The 2019 FEI Awards nominations have been posted, and we are excited to see a deserving eventer in the mix. Ingrid Klimke, whose double gold medals at the European Championships were the cherries on top
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It’s fall y’all, and that means all eyes are on Aiken, South Carolina this weekend for Stable View’s sixth annual Oktoberfest, September 27-29, 2019. The bottom line: there’s over 300 entries vying for $80,000 in
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One thing that makes this sport, or really any sport, so incredibly difficult is the mental struggle. The struggle of riding itself, paired with the struggle to make it to the top, to make a
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Entries close today, Sept. 24, for the Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm (Oct. 11-13). Still on the fence about locking the dates down on your fall calendar? Here are five reasons to just
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After a 10-year hiatus, Apple Knoll Farm H.T. returned to running a USEA recognized event last weekend — welcome back, Apple Knoll! The Millis, Massachusetts, event was a success by all accounts — a great
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At just 20 years old, Tayler Stewart has a long list of accomplishments to her name. With her esteemed partner Ideal Contini, she competed through the four-star level, finishing in the top 15 at numerous
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EN, meet Phillip Dutton’s newest ride, Carlchen, who is owned by Caroline Moran. He’s had a number of notable jockeys including Stuart Tinney and Francis Whittington, while competing through the CCI4*-L level in Europe. Now settled
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After the overnight withdrawal of joint leader William Fox-Pitt and Georgisaurous, all eyes were on Australia’s Chris Burton as the SsangYong Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials CCI4*-S for eight- and nine-year-olds headed into its cross-country finale. Surely the fastest man in
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It’s the first day of fall, which means those early horse show mornings are more likely to be chilly and your horse is more likely to attempt to buck you off in warm-up. Hang on
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Massive amounts of work are involved in putting on any event, and pulling off an event with the magnitude that is fall Twin Rivers certainly deserves an award of its own. The Paso Robles, Ca.
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this post has a lengthy story to tell. Talented photographer Amy Dragoo and her top class team spent the weekend at Plantation Field following all the action.
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