Wednesday News & Notes from SmartPak
Today is a very special day, Eventing Nation! It is National Selfie Day, which means it is an absolute must for you to take a selfie with your horse, around your horse, on your horse,
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Tuesday Video from SpectraVET: Horsepower vs. Ponypower Time Trials at Luhmühlen
From the brilliant Luhmühlen event organizers who brought the world leadline cross country, here’s another inspired halftime entertainment idea: a race pitting horsepower against ponypower. The idea, so far as I could wrap my head
...» Read More!#DogsOfEN: Where There Are Horse People, There Are Dogs
And we love showing them off! Here are a few of your pup pics. Don’t forget to tag ’em on Instagram for inclusion in a future edition! well it’s raining so no new riding pictures
...» Read More!Sport Horse Nation Spotlight: Three Training Level Adventure Buddies
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
...» Read More!2017 Chasin’ for Chalfin Race to Benefit Lee Lee Jones and Paddy Young
When steeplechase jockey Jake Chalfin was paralyzed in a point-to-point race in 2010, his friends and family rallied to help. They created a fundraising committee to ensure Jake could focus on his rehabilitation without worrying
...» Read More!Tuesday News & Notes from Cavalor
Just when we thought we’d seen it all, now Carl Hester posts a photo of the world famous and much loved Valegro casually jumping with Charlotte Dujardin. “Blueberry” has jumped in the past and definitely
...» Read More!Monday Video from Tredstep Ireland: Get Excited for Millbrook
The countdown is on to one of my favorite events of the summer: Millbrook Horse Trials at beautiful Coole Park Farm in Millbrook, New York. Scheduled for Aug. 3-6 this year, the event hosts divisions from
...» Read More!#EventerSolutions: Making It Work
Where there are #EventerProblems there are #EventerSolutions, as horse folks tend to be a pretty crafty, resourceful and frugal (read: broke) bunch. In this spinoff series we spotlight some of your most inventive problem-solving masterpieces
...» Read More!Star-Studded Lineup Announced for Event Rider Masters at Barbury
Event Rider Masters announced the lineup last night for leg 3 of the series at St James’s Place Barbury International Horse Trials July 8-9 in Wiltshire, England. In addition to three North American riders —
...» Read More!William Micklem: Who Needs Another Chance?
Embed from Getty Images The English Derby at Epsom is without doubt the most prestigious horserace in the UK and one of the most important races in the world. Two weeks ago it was won yet
...» Read More!Monday News and Notes from Fleeceworks
Bringing home the green ribbon could not be more fitting. There are no coincidences. Jon Sonkin I know you were out… Posted by Ashley Russell on Sunday, June 18, 2017 The community is still reeling from
...» Read More!An Open Letter to My Horse Dad
Dear Dad, In what you must think back on as the worst decision of your life, you got me that first riding lesson when I was nine and woke the dormant passion that has remained
...» Read More!Making a Champion: Get to Know Australian Eventer Megan Jones
In the latest installment of Horseware‘s Making a Champion series, Australian Olympic silver medalist Megan Jones chronicles her first successes, explains what she looks for in a horse, and talks about what keeps her motivated. “If
...» Read More!Julia Krajewski Wins Luhmühlen CCI4*, Four Americans in Top 15
We’ll circle back around to winner Julia Krajewski in a minute — let’s start with a great big congrats to our American contingent here at Luhmühlen! What a day for U.S. eventing, with four of
...» Read More!#EventerProblems Vol. 120: Why Can’t Anything Just Be Simple?
Horse life can be dramatic, almost like something out of a movie. It’s easy to wish that everything could be a little more predictable. You know — fewer plot twists and turns
...» Read More!Emotional Win for Bettina Hoy in Luhmühlen CIC3*, Hannah Sue Burnett Finishes in Top 25
Germany’s Bettina Hoy and Seigneur Medicott continued their winning streak with a start-to-finish victory in the Luhmühlen CIC3* this morning. They added a single show jumping time penalty to their career best dressage score of
...» Read More!Katherine Coleman and Longwood Withdrawn, Five U.S. Pairs Clear Through Luhmühlen Jog
We’re bummed for Katherine Coleman and Longwood, who withdrew before the Luhmühlen CCI4* Sunday jog when the horse woke up a bit sore this morning. They’ll fight another day, though, and we couldn’t be happier
...» Read More!Sunday Links Presented by One K Helmets
Wow! is all I can say about all five riders reppin’ the U.S. of A this weekend at Luhmühlen CCI4*. It’s thrilling to not only see our riders finish safely at this level, but successfully too. I
...» Read More!Helmet Cam: Ride Around the Luhmühlen CIC3* with Ingrid Klimke
Ingrid Klimke is a part of the star-studded group of German riders vying for the selectors’ eyes this weekend with the European Championships coming up. She made good on her plan to do what she
...» Read More!Bettina Hoy Holds Lead, Two Americans in Top 10 After Luhmühlen Cross Country
Our American four-star contingent got what they came for today at Luhmühlen. Hannah Sue Burnett and RF Demeter kicked things off with their promising first outing at the three-star level together this morning, collecting just 4.8
...» Read More!Best of HN: The One-Eyed $500 TB Carries Rider to USDF Gold Medal
In September of 2014, we first introduced Horse Nation readers to Bugsy, a one-eyed Thoroughbred that set adult amateur Elizabeth O’Connor back all of $500. At the time of purchase, he was just two years
...» Read More!Entries Now Open for the 7th Annual EN Blogger Contest
I have to admit, Blogger Contest time is easily one of my favorite times of year, right up there along with The-Event-Formerly-Known-As-Rolex and whatever the next event is in which Michael Jung is competing. So
...» Read More!Germans Weigh in on Luhmühlen CCI4* Cross Country Course
We’re all excited to see if Michael Etherington Smith’s Luhmühlen CCI4* course rides as beautifully as it looks! Check out our course preview here. In advance of the cross country start, the German contingent weighs
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