Virginia finally got some rain this week after a straight up drought, which is awesome because now the ground isn’t 100% concrete. The downside is that it’s now hovering somewhere around 10,000% humidity and I
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We’re all looking forward to watching this weekend’s Nation Cup competition unfold at Great Meadow International. Last year the U.S. took its first FEI Nations Cup Eventing win right here on home soil, by a
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US Equestrian has announced that two American eventers will compete as individuals at the 2017 World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen.
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St. James Place Barbury International Horse Trials just wrapped up its first day of competition, which led off with the CIC3* division. William Fox-Pitt and Clifton Signature have the early lead on a penalty score
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Where there are horse people, there are dogs — and we love showing them off. Here’s your latest batch of canine Instagram pics — plus, as always, a few honorable mentions! Be sure to tag
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On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee released the site evaluations for the two remaining cities bidding to host the Olympic Summer Games in 2024.
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I remember pulling moves like this when I was a kid, but I did it a little differently. I had my ponies in the back yard, and if they were in the stall, I would
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Meet Salim Ejnaini, a 24-year-old French rider who started losing his eyesight when he was 6 months old due to a degenerative disease. Salim started riding at age 12, and while he lost his eyesight completely at 16, he was
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It’s a big weekend for eventing around the world, with an FEI Nations Cup leg running at Great Meadow CICO3* in The Plains, Virginia, and the next Event Rider Masters leg running at Barbury Castle in Marlborough,
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Lost and mangled fly masks, scary tanlines, sizzling temperatures, 24/7 mowing, dirt baths for all … some #EventerProblems are particularly rampant this time of the year. Here’s a sampling! We all have those days. #strugglebus
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In the 10 months that I spent as a working student I created amazing memories, learned volumes and made an absurd number of mistakes. Luckily for you I’m going to reveal some of my own
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After ten years in the States and six years back in the UK, playing ponies the whole time, I’m often asked whether I find the equestrian industries different in each country. I’ve given it some
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One of the traditions of this holiday weekend is the JUMP! derby-cross event offered at Sharon White’s Last Frontier Farm. Part of the joy is seeing all the extravagant costumes, with both patriotic and Sharon’s
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Canada in the summertime is where it’s at! Many thanks to reader Amelia Kral sending us this Training level helmet cam from Topline Stables Back-to-Back Horse Trials in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The event is
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She doesn’t halter well and has poor manners when leading because she’s scared. She’s head shy. She doesn’t pick up her feet. She doesn’t do well being bridled. She gets very scared in a trailer.
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Happy Independence Day! SmartPak is getting in the spirit with its 15% off Fourth of July sale. My fellow Americans, you know what to do. It is prime time to stock up on your Team
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Is there anything more American than leaving the startbox on born-and-bred-in-the-USA OTTB? The three ex-racers we’ve got lined up for you this week are yummy as apple pie and we’d love to see them soar
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Happy Fourth of July, EN! Here’s Will Coleman’s ride Dondante, owned by the Four Star Eventing Group and Team Rebecca, giving his best founding fathers impersonation in honor of the holiday. We hope your Independence Day
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Doug Payne has withdrawn Debi Crowley and Doug and Jessica Payne’s Vandiver from the FEI Nations Cup CICO3* at Great Meadow International presented by Adequan today after suffering a broken collarbone while schooling a young horse.
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The Horse Pesterer was out and about at the Horse Park of New Jersey I H.T. over the weekend, doing as he does! Here’s his show jumping video of the top two finishers in the
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I’ve been trying to keep my riding alive this spring. But, I broke my leg in May. Just sheared off the bottom of my fibula as I stepped down on wet decking and slipped at
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After watching a few weeks’ worth of the latest interpretation of SmartPak‘s Ask a Non-Rider series, I think I can safely say that this is one of my favorites. Yes, I laugh at “If Horses Were
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Following professional equine photographers on Instagram is fun because it can be an outlet for all those great photos they snap and aren’t quite sure what else to do with. For event photographer Amy Dragoo,
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