Wednesday News & Notes from Attwood Equestrian Surfaces
Morven Park has been touting its new rings and top footing upgrades for a while now so I for one was curious to see them action! I had hoped to ride over them last October,
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Tuesday Video from SpectraVet: The Happiest Helmet Cam
This weekend Lainey Ashker piloted Taylor Phoenix’s G through his very first event at Morven Park. After literally peeing during his dressage test… … G showed up and took on the Beginner Novice cross country
...» Read More!Weekly OTTB Wishlist from Cosequin: It’s Almost Kentucky Time
The Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event entry list has only been out for a week, but we can already see that the OTTB will once again be well-represented amongst contenders. Last year, the Thoroughbred was
...» Read More!Maya Black Raising Funds to Keep Top Prospect FE Black Ice
Since returning to the East Coast over the winter season and starting a new business venture with Brian and Sara Kozumplik Murphy, Maya Black has also begun the daunting task of building her own string of horses with a
...» Read More!20-Year-Old Shiraz ‘Retires’ to the Show Jumping Ring
It has been nearly three years since Colleen Rutledge’s legendary four-star partner Shiraz completed the final horse trials of his storied career, finishing 14th at the 2015 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. A horse who thoroughly
...» Read More!Tuesday News & Notes from Chillax
I’d like to start by apologizing to my friends in the north. I see the photos with the snow, and I really feel for you, but I rode in a t-shirt today and it was
...» Read More!Monday Video from Tredstep Ireland: A Peek at Eventing in Portugal
Did you know that European and European-based eventers head south to get in early-season competitions too? C.H. Barroca d’Alva in Portugal is a favorite early FEI event that riders from many different nations use to
...» Read More!Flags, Frogs, Ponies and Pooches: A Report from Texas Rose Horse Park H.T.
When people say everything is bigger in Texas, they aren’t kidding. The Texas Rose Horse Park held its March horse trial this past weekend, March 29-31, in Tyler, Texas. Riders from the Starter level all
...» Read More!#EventerProblems Vol. 137 from Ecovet: Everett vs. the Gravel Patch
This week’s edition of #EventerProblems comes courtesy of Area II eventer Abby Foltz, who explains: “Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my Prelim event horse, who upon finding out that his paddock entrance was re-done with
...» Read More!Fab Freebie: Harwich Navy Halter By SmartPak
There is a bit of magic in selecting a new halter for your horse. From the glint of the shiny nameplate to the smell of new leather, choosing the perfect halter is a time-honored tradition that has been passed
...» Read More!Easter Weekend Results: Galway, Morven Park, Rocking Horse, Full Gallop, Texas Rose
Not unlike the Easter bunny, there was much hopping to be done in the event world this weekend! Easter weekend saw five USEA-sanctioned events around the U.S.: Galway Downs CIC & H.T. in Temecula, CA;
...» Read More!Monday News and Notes from Fleeceworks
April Fool’s Day is EN’s favorite holiday of the year. We always have fun drumming up fake news to post and yesterday we went all out with several silly stories. How many times were you fooled?
...» Read More!Best of JN: Beezie Madden Wins $1 Million Dollar Grand Prix at HITS Ocala
Because when you’re Beezie, winning one Grand Prix just isn’t enough… On Saturday, March 24th Beezie Madden was the last to go out of five who were clear for the jump off in the $205,000
...» Read More!April Fool! USEA Announces Partnership with AHARC
Just in time for Easter, the USEA announced today, that based on the growing popularity of rabbit show jumping, they are expanding their leadership in partnership with the American Hopping Association for Rabbits and Cavies (AHARC) to create Rabbit
...» Read More!April Fool! USEF to Officially Recognize Competitive Hobbyhorse
EN has confirmed a recent decision by the US Equestrian Federation to make hobbyhorsing the newest USEF-recognized equestrian sport and to assist in the formation of an affiliate to be known as Hobbyhorse North America. Popularized in Finland,
...» Read More!April Fool! FEI Tribunal Unanimously Votes to Ban Dogs from All Future Competitions
For years now, we have heard of and seen instances of dogs running loose at three-day events, chasing competitors on the cross country and even in show jumping. Even here at Eventing Nation, we have
...» Read More!Easter Links Presented by One K Helmets
Happy Easter, EN! We hope that the easter bunny brought you and your pony some fun goodies today. Or even better, that you are spending today with the two- and four-legged friends that you love.
...» Read More!Tamie Smith and Sunsprite Syrius Shine in Galway Downs CIC3*
Sunsprite Syrius may have been a CIC3* first-timer this weekend, but he certainly didn’t look it as he confidently stormed around Galway Downs with Tamie Smith in the tack. Their quick round was the only double
...» Read More!Beware the Tides of March: Burnham Market from Behind the Lens
‘Another one bites the dust’, one might say – if there was any dust left to metaphorically bite on this floating island of mud. The first rule of journalism is that you should never talk
...» Read More!Sport Horse Nation Spotlight: 5 Working Student Opportunities
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!Lisa Barry: Starting a New Chapter in Kentucky
It has been said that when one door closes another one opens. I believe this to be true to a certain extent. Sometimes that new door is disguised or locked or made of concrete, and
...» Read More!Best of HN: An Open Letter to the Rider With the ‘Made’ Horse
Dear rider with the “made” horse, Everybody knows who you are at the horse show, the horse trial, the rodeo, the barrel race. And everybody knows your horse, whether he’s been in your family for
...» Read More!Frankie Thieriot Stutes Set to Take Back-to-Back CIC3* Wins at Galway Downs
It was an action-packed day in Temecula, California as the competition got underway for the Galway Downs International Horse Trials. Frankie Thieriot Stutes, Gina Miles and Harper Click were the big names of the day as they
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