Friday News & Notes from Nupafeed
While it hasn’t snowed in Virginia (yet), it is definitely entering what I like to call the “Michelin Man” zone, wherein I wake up in the pitch black, go to my closet, and spend 10
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Eventing Nation
David O’Connor: ‘The Program Has a Way Forward’
David O’Connor spoke to the U.S. High Performance riders this afternoon at the USEA Convention in Fort Lauderdale following yesterday’s announcement that he will remain Eventing Technical Advisor through 2018, though with less of a
...» Read More!The Ninja-Ballerina Quotient
In all things, there is a season … so the famous old saying goes. In eventing, we too have seasons, but not just for competition and training our horses. We also have seasons of the
...» Read More!5 Things You Don’t Want to Miss at the USEA Convention
It’s that time of year again! Eventers from all across the country are heading to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to attend the 2016 USEA Annual Meeting & Convention this weekend at the Diplomat Resort & Spa. For those
...» Read More!Olympian Kerry Millikin Trades Saddle and Bridle for Clay and Paint
U.S. Olympian Kerry Millikin always felt that riding and showing a horse at its best is an art form. Although she no longer competes, she still strives to portray the same beauty of movement and
...» Read More!Thursday News & Notes from SmartPak
I’ve recently gotten enough time to go out Fox Hunting again, which I don’t usually do in the winter. Mostly, I’ve just always had horses that were nut bags and totally not suitable. One time,
...» Read More!Product Review: Total Saddle Fit StretchTec Girth
A while back after writing the Saddle Fitting Saga series, I promised a follow up on how girths affect saddle fit and how different girths may work for different shaped horses and why. And of
...» Read More!Wednesday Video from Kentucky Performance Products: Side Saddle Insanity in the Middle
Take a virtual trip to the Lisronagh Point-To-Point in Co Tipperary, Ireland for the first ever ladies side saddle race to be run in the country! Thirteen ladies strapped on safety vests for the mile and a quarter race
...» Read More!Trainer Applications Now Open for 2017 $100K Thoroughbred Makeover
Thinking about throwing your hat in the ring of this year’s Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover? Do it! The trainer application process opened today, Dec. 7, and runs through Feb. 28, 2017. For roundabout the
...» Read More!David O’Connor to Serve as U.S. Eventing Technical Advisor Through 2018
The USEF just announced that David O’Connor will serve as the Eventing Technical Advisor for the U.S. Eventing Team for the next two years with a focus on the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon,
...» Read More!Chelsea Kolman Marches On with Dauntless Courage
It wasn’t more than a year ago that Kentucky-based eventer Chelsea Kolman and her Percheron/Thoroughbred cross, Dauntless Courage, stole our hearts. When we first met Chelsea and “Dante,” they were just beginning to get their sea
...» Read More!Andrea Davidson Publishes Children’s Book + Win a Signed Copy!
Andrea Davidson can add published author to her many list of accolades thanks to releasing her very own children’s book, Brinelda and the Blue Pony. This special story is one Andrea’s father Nelson told her as a
...» Read More!Wednesday News & Notes from Attwood Equestrian Surfaces
I’ve spent a lot of time, effort, and trips to the hardware store over the past month in an attempt to alter my trailer tack room so it no longer had only six measly hooks.
...» Read More!Tuesday Video from SpectraVET: Megan Van Son’s Thanksgiving Pine Top Prelim Helmet Cam
Megan Van Son and Arioso spent their Thanksgiving weekend competing at Pine Top, where they finished second in the Open Prelim division. They finished on their dressage score, 37.7, and breezed through the jumping phases,
...» Read More!What’s In Your Ring? Staff Edition: Bounce All the Things!
This exercise is straight out of Jim Wofford’s “Modern Gymnastics: Systematic Training for Jumping Horses” and is shared here with permission from Jim and the publisher, Practical Horseman. This is exercise number five in the
...» Read More!FEI Unveils New Four-Star Dressage Tests for 2017
After eight years, two World Equestrian Games, two Olympics, and dozens of four-star events with the 2009 FEI 4* dressage tests, the FEI has finally rolled out new 4* tests for 2017. You can find
...» Read More!Congrats to Southern California Equestrian Sports 2016 Award & Grant Winners!
Hardworking eventers deserve all the support they can get. We’re glad to see Southern California Equestrian Sports stepping up to financially assist some of our sport’s most deserving athletes.
...» Read More!Ireland’s Pocket Rocket: Camilla Speirs and Her ‘Overgrown Pony’ Portersize Just A Jiff
Measuring just 15.1-hands, Portersize Just A Jiff is considerably smaller than most of his four-star eventing peers. But that hasn’t hindered his career with Camilla Speirs, with whom he topped Eventing Ireland’s horse rankings this
...» Read More!Tuesday News & Notes from Cavalor
What is this white stuff I’m seeing on my Facebook over the last few days? Snow? It’s so weird to have migrated to warmer climates this year, where I likely won’t see much in the
...» Read More!Monday Video from Tredstep Ireland: A Nod to the #NoStirrup Master Mark Todd at Badders ’95
Frequently, we here at EN reference the time Mark Todd rode Bertie Blunt two-thirds of the way around the 1995 Badminton CCI4* cross country course with only one stirrup. But after digging through the archives
...» Read More!William Micklem: Happiness Challenges
William Micklem returns today with the fourth column in his series on the subject of happiness, which has resonated with many EN readers around the world. If you missed them: part 1, part 2, part 3.
...» Read More!Let’s Discuss: Who Is Your Fantasy Ride?
Each week in “Let’s Discuss” we ask a question and ask our readers to weigh in. We DO have the smartest readers in the land, after all! This week’s topic …
...» Read More!Fab Freebie: The Royal Equine Custom Ear Bonnet
‘Tis the season for spoiling our human and equine friends alike with Christmas presents, and your horse can look show-ring ready for 2017 in a custom ear bonnet thanks to this week’s Fab Freebie giveaway from
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