As the athletes and their teams began to arrive and settle in at the Tryon International Equestrian Center for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games last week, there was an immediate concern regarding inadequate accommodations for the
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In Tryon2018‘s latest #Together feature video, Team USA rider Phillip Dutton talks about his early life with horses and bringing along his “bit of a fireball” WEG mount, Z
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As an event rider for the better part of my life, I have always cared about the well-being and training of horses. Recently, I have decided to focus on finishing up school and take a
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A few weeks ago we asked for creative ideas for what to do with all those years of horse show ribbons that have been living in boxes or getting dusty on tack room walls. Boy,
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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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How far and how high can a pony go? She had a successful record in her youth taking Nicolette Merle-Smith through the CCI1* level and even some Intermediates. But I was a 10-year-old going Beginner
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ICYMI: Will Coleman and Tight Lines will now ride for Team USA at the 2018 World Equestrian Games this week (Yes THIS week!). We’re sad to hear that RF Scandalous has suffered a minor injury,
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If you were to look up the word “determination” in the dictionary, you are bound to find a photo of fourteen-year-old Genevieve Munson. Despite her remote location in Northwest Arkansas, this ambitious young rider has
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If the name Pontus Hugosson sounds slightly familiar to Horse Nation readers, it may be because we shared this gem for an “Oh Crap” Monday, in which the specific line, I believe, was “we have
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US Equestrian announced this morning that Marilyn Little has withdrawn RF Scandalous from the 2018 World Equestrian Games due to a minor injury sustained during training. Reserves Will Coleman and Tight Lines will now step in for Team USA. Kitty, a 13-year-old Oldenburg
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Applying for jobs is not fun. It’s even less fun when the only references on your resumé are non-verbal, 1,200-pound quadrupeds. I recently have made the transition out of the professional “horse world.” I went
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It was just eleven short years ago that a young Tsetserleg, better known as Thomas around the barn, was gallivanting around Tim and Cheryl Holekamp’s New Spring Farm where he was bred. Now owned by Christine Turner
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Even with the WEG looming over the horizon (a bit like the eponymous twister in the 1990s cinematic classic of the same name), it’s just impossible to shake off the mantle of a jolly good Burghley.
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We eventers learn to roll with the punches. Rando horse show up in the ring during your dressage test? Nod and smile. Rodeo erupting in the ring beside you? Nod and smile. View this post
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This article is brought to you by Athletux Equine. For more Athletux articles, please click here. Last week was incredible of for Tracy Bowman of Kismet Farms, in Martinez, California, and Jolie Wentworth. No, Jolie was not running
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If you’re not a resident of the Tryon area, here are three local media outlets we’re following for digestible, up-to-date WEG news. They might smooth out your visit. For certain they’ll offer insights into the
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NBC Sports will broadcast nearly 65 hours of coverage from the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, including 57 live hours, beginning Wednesday, Sept. 12, from Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina. All
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Big congrats go out to new parents Sinead and Tik on the birth of their son, Brooks! Their little bundle of joy was born on Tuesday, and everyone is happy and healthy and heading back
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What a weekend for eventing, huh? I’ve sure enjoyed all the Burghley coverage from overseas, but I’ve been waiting to get a rider’s-eye view of the Tremaine Cooper courses from the American Eventing Championships too! Thanks to two
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Please join us in giving Mary-Hollis Baird a big EN welcome to the team! Mary-Hollis is no stranger around these parts — perhaps you remember her illuminating Twitter commentary from the 2016 Olympics, which we
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Canadian eventer Shelby Brost has had a successful season with Crimson, her own 15-year-old Thoroughbred mare (Etta x Dixieland Heat, by Cojak), including top 10 finishes in the Poplar Place CIC2*, Bromont CCI2*, and Jersey
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It’s funny, there are so many moments in life that we can mark as the finale. The last day of school, or a job, or the last meal at a favorite restaurant that is closing.
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Amidst the high excitement and guts-and-glory savoir faire of Burghley’s final day, there was also a poignant moment: we said goodbye to Sam Griffiths‘ long-time partner Happy Times, who cantered into the main arena one last time, ears aloft to
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