Tuesday News & Notes from Cavalor

It was a soggy Sunday in Aiken this weekend for Full Gallop Farm’s January HT. Despite the weather, it was great to be back and see the hard work that Lara Anderson and her team
...» Read More!It was a soggy Sunday in Aiken this weekend for Full Gallop Farm’s January HT. Despite the weather, it was great to be back and see the hard work that Lara Anderson and her team
...» Read More!We’ve all heard it: if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it too? Well, as eventers, as a matter of fact yes, yes we would! Guess we’re all just a bunch of
...» Read More!Whether you studied Dante’s Inferno, or you just have vaguely concerning taste in literature, I’m sure you’ll agree that, where real-life application is concerned, there are some parts that are just … problematic. And I don’t
...» Read More!Irish eventer Camilla Speirs has announced the retirement of Portersize Just a Jiff, her pocket rocket super star who has amassed a huge fan following around the world. Now 18 years old, the 15.2-hand Irish
...» Read More!2018 looks good on you, EN! Two events took place over the past weekend: Rocking Horse Winter I H.T. in Altoona, FL, and Full Gallop H.T. in Aiken, SC. Rocking Horse Winter I H.T. [Website] [Results]
...» Read More!I rode in the rain a bunch last week, so I didn’t even feel bad about hiding inside all day yesterday. But it has been so nice to get back to work and start tentatively
...» Read More!With all the careful training, schooling and preparation we provide our horses before competitions, we can only hope they not only love but understand their job. Then ideally when their rider makes a mistake, the
...» Read More!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
...» Read More!The Emerging Athlete Eventing 25 winter training session took place in Ocala, Florida, January 8-11. We are excited to introduce you to some of the riders making their debut on the E25 list, which can be
...» Read More!Let’s all say a silent prayer for grey competition horse owners. As a two-time victim of this harmful attribute, I so empathize with you. You bathe and bathe and bathe and they never quite stop
...» Read More!It’s that time of year. Goals are being set; fitness schedules are being formed; diets are being (let’s not talk about diets) and clinics are happening everywhere in anticipation of the upcoming show season. Time
...» Read More!In a hunter-jumper world that could desperately do with a laugh and a little light-hearted fun right about now, the German Riding Instructor — that is, Ronny Reimer of RCR Equestrian — is here to
...» Read More!The USEA Classic Series is growing! Both Waredaca and Heart of the Carolinas recently announced that they have both added Preliminary Three-Day divisions to their seasonal events.
...» Read More!We are very pleased to wish a warm EN welcome to Area X’s newest event, Southern Arizona H.T.! Held at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tuscon, Arizona, the inaugural competition will take place March 24-25,
...» Read More!While our warm weather compatriots are already enjoying the start of the competition season, we snowbound eventers have to entertain ourselves somehow. Actress, comedian, and equestrian Pam Stone invites fellow cold weather barn-goers to come one
...» Read More!… is the ground, natch. But just as there’s a million different ways to clear a fence — some more impressive than others — there’s a million different ways of hitting the deck, too.
...» Read More!I was recently inspired to write this following a conversation with my dear friend who is just diving — perhaps I should say cannon-balling — into horse ownership for the very first time. She had
...» Read More!It’s fitting to equate one of Boyd Martin’s newer mounts, Tsetserleg, to Clark Kent. Day by day in training he’s good, but unassuming — even mediocre at times. It’s not until he’s at a competition
...» Read More!Want to to ride at an FEI event or the AECs without “officially” qualifying or paying the entry fees? Consider doing the test ride. I rode three test rides last year that were invaluable. I
...» Read More!You guys. This is not a drill. You can have one of these unicorn bonnets. There is a real Etsy shop that sells “horse fashion, fly bonnets and unicorns”. I’m really, really tempted to get
...» Read More!Social media has made it all too easy for people to speak negatively and indiscriminately toward others under the guise of relative anonymity. The breadth of cyber-bullying is boundless and sadly extends to our equestrian
...» Read More!A recent study from the University of Kentucky found that last year’s Kentucky Three-Day Event resulted in a $14.2 million impact on Kentucky’s economy.
...» Read More!“I am a very ordinary person, who happens to have had a very powerful dream.” Kim Walnes and The Gray Goose’s journey to the top is the most unlikely story. A young mother who didn’t start
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