The only thing that could improve SmartPak’s ever-popular “Stuff Riders Say” series? Adding Team SmartPak riders, dressage rider Silva Martin and eventers Ryan Wood and Boyd Martin. This trio of professionals takes turns reading “stuff
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Welcome to the final edition of “Weekend Winners” of 2018! With the conclusion of Sporting Days Farm H.T. IV over the weekend, the U.S. eventing competition calendar is officially on hiatus until Stable View Aiken Opener
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Eventing grooms are, beyond a shadow of a doubt, some of the hardest-working people out there. For every six minute dressage test, or moment of glory over the final fence, there have been countless hours of
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Horses are getting into the holiday season! Somerset race trainer Jeremy Scott decked a chase fence out holiday style to promote the upcoming Boxing Day meeting at the Wincanton Racecourse. Rudolf has a new look this year,
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Life has been pretty good to me lately. I got a new show horse earlier this year, I was able to upgrade my trailer, I saved up and competed at the RRP Thoroughbred Makeover and
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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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Earlier this fall, Maya Black made the trip to Silverthorn Farm in Athens, Georgia for a clinic with the Eventing Team at The University of Georgia. As a team alum, I was excited to return for
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My first trainer had a schutzhund-trained German Shepherd she called her assistant. The dog sat ringside during lessons and if a horse refused a fence, it would pounce in barking and bite at the horse’s
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It was a soggy day at the final event of the year at Sporting Days. Libby Head was one rider who took advantage of this late season competition with her rising star SRF Western Territory.
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Such mysteries abound. SmartPak Okay, Horse Nation hive mind: we have a burning question that we can’t figure out through massive amounts of research*. *Googling a lot. First, some background: bell boots (sometimes also called
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Great Meadow International is rolling out major changes in 2019. As they assume their new date, August 22-25, 2019, Great Meadow will no longer be included as a part of the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Series, but they have
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With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the horizon, we will see two equine powerhouses competing under a new flag in 2019. Australian Hazel Shannon has gotten the ride on Cooley SRS, and Vinci de la Vigne
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Ingrid Klimke and Parmenides led Team Germany to victory on Thursday at the Sweden International Horse Show Indoor Derby. After winning the class here in 2015 and finishing second in 2017, we knew they were the ones
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Changes. They are a-coming. Among them, of course, are the new FEI categorizations for levels and we’re going to have to start getting used to them ASAP. Great Meadow International actually just announced that, in addition to
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Sometimes, I find the best sort of activity for a Friday night is a recreational cry. You know the kind — you put on an almost flamboyantly sad film (see: Atonement, or literally anything with a
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Unlike EN, which is held together with scotch tape and has undergone exactly one (1) redesign since baby John built it in his mom’s basement a decade ago, some websites actually try to keep up
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If you have an eventer on your shopping list this year, you’ve come to the right place. I am here to share a few facts about our unique equestrian species — and the perfect gifts
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Video: “Breaking of the Ice” or, “54 Seconds of Your Life You’ll Never Get Back.” Disclaimer: I did not grow up on a farm. My mother bought one after her divorce and years of boarding
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Over it, under it, or through it … it might not always be pretty, and the grass might not always be greener on the other side, and every now and again we might even faceplant in said grass.
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I’m pretty sure I have about 8 million half pads, wither-relief pads and assorted other accoutrement in my collection. But I recently had the opportunity to try the Acavallo Respira Air Release Gel Pad, which
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Well, it’s the last day of November, and I stepped up my game this year and got a tree yesterday, then got home and decorated it, while watching Elf. So, my holiday spirit is very
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‘Tis the season for abscesses! A stretch of soggy weather created an epidemic of the buggers at our barn. You know the drill by heart — soak, wrap, and send up a little prayer to
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In this excerpt from the new book Know Better to Do Better, eventer Denny Emerson admits he misused pressure in horse training in the past and explains how his methods have improved with the horse
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