Sunday Video: Counting Down the Days Until the Intercollegiate Championship
The second annual USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship is one month away, and collegiate eventers around the country have been hard at work
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Best of JN: Melanie Smith Taylor’s Purple Trailer
There’s a dark allure to the Global Champions Tour for me. One the one hand, the grandeur and spectacle of it all is mesmerizing. On the other hand, it also makes the whole dream of it
...» Read More!7 Things You Must Do at Rolex 2017
Seasoned Rolex-goers have their plan of action set early. They’ll hit all the trade fair for great deals, snag autographs from their favorite riders, earn those 10,000 steps 10 times over on official cross country
...» Read More!Sunday Links Presented by One K Helmets
A big congratulations and good luck to a longtime barnmate of mine, Gabby Smith, who is soon headed off to beautiful sunny California to be a working student at Next Level Eventing. Gabby will be
...» Read More!Saturday Video: Get Excited for Great Meadow CICO3*
Cinaero Studios posted a new promo video for the July 2017 Great Meadow International CICO3* in The Plains, Va. and it definitely got our hearts pumping! Last year, Great Meadow was the site of the
...» Read More!#EventerProblems Vol. 115: Brave Enough to Fail
Charlie Chaplin once said, “Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.” In that sense, horses and the people who ride them are among the most courageous beings on earth. From
...» Read More!Sport Horse Nation Spotlight: Four More Shades of Grey
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!Best of HN: Here’s How to Actually Make a Unicorn Frappe
Unicorns are having a moment. Seriously, every time you turn around, there’s some dewy-eyed glitter-pooping rainbow-shaded magical horselike creature with a horn on its forehead prancing around, whether it’s on the hipster kids’ ironic tee
...» Read More!Saturday Links from Tipperary
I hope everyone in Eventing Nation is ready for a thrilling next few weeks. This is one of the most exciting times of the year, I think. The obvious reason being that the Best Weekend
...» Read More!Friday Video from World Equestrian Brands: Lauren Kieffer Talks Rolex (and Gomarus!)
We are loving this video that gives us a behind-the-scenes look at Lauren Kieffer’s preparation for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover. She will be riding Vermiculus, a full brother to her first four-star
...» Read More!Online Auction to Support Lee Lee Jones’ Recovery
Lee Lee Jones continues to make great strides in her recovery following her fall that resulted in a traumatic brain injury in December, and she is on our minds constantly as she makes daily progress at
...» Read More!Allison Springer’s Top Mount Arthur Retires Due to Heart Condition
The great Arthur is retiring from eventing ahead of what was meant to be his eighth start at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event next week. Allison Springer confirmed that the 18-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Brandenburg’s Windstar
...» Read More!That Moment Your Rolex Tickets Arrived & You Lost Your Mind Completely
If you want to see an eventer leap into the mailman’s arms and smooch him on the face, be hanging out by the mailbox on the day Rolex tickets arrive. Step two in the freak-out-with-excitement
...» Read More!The Thoroughbreds of Rolex 2017, Presented by Retired Racehorse Project
If you’re a fan of Thoroughbreds, you’ll want to keep this list handy so you know who to cheer for on cross-country day! The stories of the 2017 Thoroughbreds of Rolex are as different as
...» Read More!Friday News & Notes from Kentucky Equine Research
What is it about black horses and grey horses that just make us swoon? I just picked up Nyls’ “little” brother, who is just about to be four and already a hair over 17.1 hands,
...» Read More!Thursday Video from Standlee Hay: Rebecca Farm Preview
It’s promising to be an exciting year at The Event at Rebecca Farm this year, with both the National Junior and Young Rider Championships, multiple FEI divisions through a CCI3* as well as Horse Trials
...» Read More!Product Review: Omega Alpha Equine AntiFlam and Sinew-X Plus
Let’s face it: Soundness is our highest priority for our horses. It doesn’t matter if they’re weekend trail buddies or four-star champions, what we all want is for our horses to feel comfortable and avoid
...» Read More!#TBT: How To Ride an Ostrich (2011)
The first thing to know is that riding an ostrich is nothing like riding a horse. But a quick side-by-side comparison, horse vs. ostrich, will show you why they are different. Look into a horse’s
...» Read More!William Micklem: Fit to Do the Job, Part I – So Much More Than Canter Sets
We are pleased to introduce a new series on the subject of fitness from guest columnist William Micklem. Click here to read all of William’s guest columns on EN. Many thanks to William for writing,
...» Read More!Thursday News & Notes from Nupafeed
I’ve got a very exciting announcement this week … but you’ll all just have to wait to see what it is! Mwahahaha! Let’s just say it comes as a sequel to my infamous Nyls, and
...» Read More!Wednesday Video from Kentucky Performance Products: Laine Ashker Ocala CCI2* Helmet Cam
Even Laine Ashker admits that this helmet cam is pointed a little low — but for a good idea of what she’s doing with her hands and exactly what it looks like to tackle a
...» Read More!7 Ideas for Building Your Own DIY Cross Country Jumps on the Cheap
I need a day off and like, 20 million dollars. How do I practice eventing without having access to hundreds of thousands of dollars of cross country jumps? Creativity and hard work. Unfortunately, I’m not
...» Read More!#EventerProblems Vol. 113: Can You Spot the Horse Girl?
There’s nothing abnormal about these scenarios, right? Riiiiiiiiiight. We sure know how to stand out in a crowd. Here’s your latest batch of #EventerProblems! Spot the horse girl catching last call. #eventerproblems A post shared
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