With the Land Rover Great Meadow International set to start on Friday with the first horse inspection and opening ceremony, we have a first look at Mike Etherington-Smith’s CICO3* Nations Cup cross country course thanks to
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Aachen has posted the entry list for next week’s Nations Cup competition in Germany, where 43 of the world’s top riders will compete ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Some National Federations
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U.S.-based British rider Justine Dutton relocated to the States after college, dabbling in some other careers (including stunt riding!) before deciding to really take a leap and build a business as a professional eventer. Now
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Horse people have two distinct wardrobes: “normal” clothes and “barn” clothes. Usually when we wear “normal” clothes to ride, they automatically become barn clothes by default. The dirt, grime and general gunk that goes hand-in-hand
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Sharon White held her annual JUMP! Derbycross event on Monday, with the obvious theme of ‘Merica! By now, the participants know that the wilder the better, so they come dressed to the nines….or the fourth?
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This weekend is kind of a big deal, y’all. Great Meadow International marks the first time a FEI Nation’s Cup competition will be held on this side of the pond, and with it doubling as
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Buying an OTTB straight off of the track yourself and retraining them a new career can be an incredibly rewarding experience if you have the time, resources and experience to do so. But there are
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For this week’s edition of #EventerSolutions, let’s kick things off with these barn life-hacks from Eventing Nation’s very own Lorraine Jackson. As seen on Horse Nation… Thanks, Lorraine. And here are a few more from you!
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It’s a tough contest, as everyone jumped it well! I know I’ll be using unofficial criteria, like “best purple cross-country gear” (a close race between Maya and Lindsay), “best horse name” (Bacon Bits, yes!)
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It’s a big day for Team GBR as all three equestrian teams have been announced for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The horses and riders selected to the British Olympic eventing team are:
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EN reader Brianna Alphers sent us this awesome photo of her horse, River, superimposed on the Free Willy movie poster, thanks to the Photoshop chops of Katie Weigel. “My 14.3 hand paint mare loves to
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Sports are always more interesting if you know the narratives behind the players. In advance of the 2016 Olympic Games, the FEI has been working with IMG Media to create a digital media package that
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The Olympics are coming up fast, and SmartPak is having a 15% off Fourth of July sale. My fellow Americans, you know what to do. Clearly, it is prime time to stock up on your
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Stalking creative names on the USEA horse database is one of our favorite leisure pastimes here at Eventing Nation. In case you missed them, check out these previous editions of Event Horse Names: Authors, Books & Characters, Battle
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Happy Independence Day, EN! Enjoy all the Fourth of July festivities (after you ride and finish barn chores, of course). Get dressed up, eat yummy grilled meets and unhealthy snacks, toast to the Founding Fathers
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This weekend was the first of Chattahoochee Hills’ annual summer series events in Fairburn, Ga. Jonathan Holling picked up two upper level wins. Laura K. Szeremi’s Direct Puissance finished on a 43.9 to win Open
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No doubt about it. It’s hot outside. And since horse people aren’t accustomed to just sitting around in front of a fan, we have to find creative ways to stay active and cool. Here are
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This might the grooviest pas de deux we’ve ever seen! This talented duo and their matching chestnuts perform synchronized movements to the tune of some of The Beatles’ greatest hits.
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The Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Tryon, N.C. kicked off its summer Saturday Night Lights jumper series last night. A record 12,000+ spectators piled into the Blue Ridge Mountains resort to watch the $130,000
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The Event Rider Masters Series will be featured on television for the first time next weekend at Barbury Castle, the third leg of the 2016 series and Great Britain’s final selection trial for the Rio
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This weekend the eventer once again became the organizer, and I had the privilege of working alongside some of the best horsemen in the American West to put on the Freedom Fest mini-event at the
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The USEA Foundation has announced the recipients of the travel grants to the 2016 Event at Rebecca Farm
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On Thursday we got a good look at the Preliminary cross country course at the recent Midsouth Pony Club Horse Trials at the Kentucky Horse Park. Today we ride around the Training course with Madeleine
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