Ah, fall in Vermont! Sally Stetson takes Sam Sequist’s Ursa Major out for a fitness ride with the most beautiful of backgrounds. There are all kinds of beautiful scenery around our country, but it’s hard to
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Citizens of EN, get ready for an off-the-charts level of cuteness. Meet Chalupa Batman (yes, Chalupa Batman, a la The League) and his rider Abbey Clark, who contested the Junior Starter Novice division at the Heritage
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For the past 40 days over at EN’s Blogger’s Row we’ve been following the adventures of Julie Maner, mom to Prelim eventer Emily who decided to attempt an event herself riding Emily’s old horse Romeo.
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A girl and her horse walk the rail, horse mildly spooks, girl calmly looks him in the face, tells him he’s OK, and gently asks him to go back to his place. He re-assumes his
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The best moments at events don’t always involve finish lines and awards ceremonies. Sometimes they can be quiet moments back at the barn, silly moments with friends, a perfect jump, a stunning sunset. Thinking back
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In the aftermath of a muddy, exhausting cross country day at Military Boekelo CCIO3*, the sun mercifully peeked out from behind the clouds to give us a welcome respite from the rain just in the time for
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We had a couple weeks of perfect riding weather and now we’re staring down another week of nothing but rain. We discovered during the last hurricane that my horse’s old sheet maybe wasn’t so waterproof
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Exciting stuff is afoot, literally, at Morven Park International Equestrian Center in Leesburg, Virginia!
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We saw a thrilling finale at Military Boekelo CCIO3* after what can only be described as a dramatic morning here in Enschede, Netherlands. Following a grueling cross country day in the mud that saw only
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Read with a grain of salt. Children are our future, but the decision to have them is individual choice and we respect all choices. When I was little I never wanted children. People always told
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James Alliston and Happenstance put all the pieces together this weekend at the Woodside International Horse Trials to earn a wire-to-wire win in the CIC3*. This pair won wire-to-wire, adding just two cross country time penalties
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Boekelo is providing an English live stream this year for the first time in the history of the event! With commentary from the dynamic duo of Diarm Byrne and Nicole Brown, be sure to tune in to
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Sixty-eight horses will move on to show jumping at Military Boekelo CCIO3* following this morning’s final horse inspection in Enschede, Netherlands.
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“That’s my girl!” you could hear Ashlyn Dorsey praising RF Kinetic all around the CIC3* course yesterday at Woodside Horse Trials. It’s always special to see a hardworking pair have success in competition, but it’s
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Elisa Wallace knows a thing or two about bringing the Thoroughbred Makeover Freestyle heat!
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With 90 entries, Eventing was far and away the largest division at this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover — represent! In the end Allison Thompson of Fairview, NC, and Cactus Willie came away with the big win. Allison
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All predictions came true for cross country day at Military Boekelo CCIO3*, with dark and stormy conditions plaguing horses and riders from the start here in Enschede, Netherlands. While it didn’t come bucketing down as intensely as
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When you’ve worked in an industry for a reasonable amount of time and really feel that you’ve found your niche, it can be tempting to fly the nest and set up shop as a freelancer.
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James Alliston and Mary McKee’s Happenstance might be new to one another, but what they lack in experience they make up for in talent as they are leading the CIC3* at Woodside International Horse Trials.
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It’s a bittersweet weekend for me as I head to my last event of the season today. I’m hoping to end on a high note and if I can just remember to kick my horse and go forward,
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It’s getting harder and harder to avoid the unpleasant truth: winter really is coming. But in the spirit of unapologetic denial and #TGIF feel-good vibes, your Friday video this week is something seriously sunny. Every
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We are in for a wet and wild cross country day tomorrow at Military Boekelo CCIO3*, with the forecast calling for a 90% chance of rain. If the weather mimics the conditions we’ve seen over the
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Alex Hua Tian and Don Geniro held onto their overnight lead at Military Boekelo CCIO3* to remain at the top on 37.3 at the conclusion of dressage here in Enschede, Netherlands. But Alex and “The Don,” a
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