When I texted Sinead a screenshot of the East Tennessee weather forecast for the weekend of her two-day show jumping clinic, her response was short and appropriate: “OMG.”
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Do you have a horse new to eventing that is too old to compete in the USEA Young Event Horse program? Do you wish a similar program existed to assess suitability for the sport for older horses, or
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I just booked a ticket to Flooooorrriiiiddaaaa! OK, so it’s only for three days in Wellington, but I’m hyped about it. Honestly, the biggest problem right now is trying to find clothes that would be
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From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans, white with foam! There are many things to be inspired by in the good ‘ol US of A so of course the country’s features and regions make their
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With the winter enveloping us, it’s the perfect time to sit back and contemplate how to achieve greater success in 2018 in our lives with horses. As riders, we never stop questing for improvement and
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It was a routine Thursday morning as Jess Hargrave oversaw operations at her own Charis Eventing in Bonsall, California. Horses basked in the early sunlight, and students were preparing for their upcoming Pony Club rating,
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Stable View kicked off its bustling 2018 show schedule with the Aiken Opener Horse Trials over the weekend, Jan. 6-7. The event was the first of the 2018 calendar year for 124 horse/rider combinations who
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I stay north for the winter (unfortunately for me), so I’m mostly doing a lot of legging up for a variety of horses, and a lot of riding down dirt roads or around indoors. I
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We’ve ALL heard it countless times from non-riders: “Riding isn’t a sport.” “Riding isn’t good exercise.” And the most annoying: “You just sit there
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USEF Eventing 25 rider Madeline Backus, 22, is gearing up for an exciting season in 2018, as she is moving to England to work for William Fox-Pitt and immerse herself in an elite training program. Her year-long trip abroad is
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Hello from Ocala, Florida! The riders named to the USEF Emerging Athletes Eventing 25 program participated in training sessions with Emerging Athlete Coach Leslie Law last week at Liz Halliday-Sharp’s
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Want to volunteer at the 2018 Tryon World Equestrian Games? Good on you. If selected, not only do you get to play a helpful role in what is expected to be the largest event in
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It may have been cold for Stable View down in Aiken but since it’s a lot colder up in Philadelphia, I wasn’t complaining. Much. OK, a little, when I realized my show jumping jacket is
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If you’ve been paying attention to the east coast eventing scene through the fall, then you heard a familiar name called over the show speakers. David O’Connor has officially ended his competition hiatus, piloting a few
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What if my daughter wasn’t an eventer: Would I know what it was like to take a kid to the barn at 4 a.m. to get ready to go to a show or hunt? Would
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FEI Eventing World #1 Michael Jung will make his show jumping team debut for Germany next month in the Abu Dhabi Nations Cup CSIO5* in the United Arab Emirates. Michael has competed at the 5* level of show
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Today William Micklem continues his articulate recap of a presentation by British Olympic dressage gold medalist Carl Hester to top British and Irish coaches. If you missed part one, read it here. Carl was asked
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Stubert and Shelby doing the official muzzle bump greeting. They are now friends forever. A post shared by Courtney (@aneqlife) on Jan 15, 2018 at 7:25am PST I hope you all enjoyed a long holiday
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Cold snaps and blizzard abound; odds are that you’ve been experiencing some nutty weather over the past couple weeks which is putting a damper on your winter training. If you’re grounded from the saddle due
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Every year like clockwork on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I climb up on my EN soapbox and squeamishly point out the lack of diversity in equestrian sport. And every year I feel underqualified, overprivileged.
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Even senior coaches can be inspired! An elite group of senior coaches from all disciplines recently spent a unique morning with Carl Hester, at his exquisite training base near Bristol, watching nine of his horses
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If you’re thinking about throwing your hat in the ring of this year’s Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover, the time is now! Today marks the deadline for trainer applications, with trainer approvals to be announced
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The only thing that got me out of the house yesterday was seeing these sweet babies! These yearlings are almost like dogs, and have become very social! Their snuggles warmed my heart on such a cold day.
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