John Kelly, father of Mattie Kelly, who is the barn manager/head groom at Kim Severson Eventing, sent EN a big hello from the other side of the world. He also sent the above feature photo
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We can’t believe Rolex is a mere six weeks away. It seems like just yesterday we were packing our bags and nursing our Rolex 2014 hangovers after sending William Fox-Pitt home with another fancy watch.
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It’s been a very exciting weekend at Copper Meadows, with all the divisions ending up incredibly close. It certainly served to remind me why I love eventing so much — it’s not just being a
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Four Open Preliminary divisions competed at Pine Top this weekend, which means there were plenty of pairs to choose from when The Horse Pesterer captured some of the competition on camera. We already know Kim Severson took
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Jon Holling took an unplanned dismount into the water jump while schooling yesterday, resulting in a broken leg that has put his spring competition plans up in the air. We’re happy to report that the
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Elisa Wallace wears many hats in the equestrian world, including her skill with training mustangs straight out of the wild and campaigning two horses at the upper levels. She’s about to add another to her
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I should probably stop and breathe at some point. Honestly, it is shaping up to be one of those very busy weekends for me. Yesterday started with braiding for a friend at 6am and then straight
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In the desert (well, not quite) at Copper Meadows, the competition is heating up in both the Advanced and Intermediate divisions. Jen McFall had the fastest time of the day, moving her into second place,
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Spring is finally in the air, at least here in the Midwest. This winter didn’t seem quite as terrible as last, although I know many other areas got hit harder than we did here in
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In the parade ring…here he comes pic.twitter.com/Zs5CqNgIbl — Eventing Consultant (@EventingConsult) March 12, 2015 Andrew Nicholson joined a team of 12 jockeys in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Derby Charity Race, benefiting the Injured Jockey
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Everyone should have the chance to take a real dressage lesson from Kim Severson, because she’s the boss, but if you can’t, this is a pretty good substitute. Kim took Cooley Cross Border to Pine
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Last week, we got an idea of the changes course designer Giuseppe della Chiesa has in store for the Badminton cross country course this year. The course will be running in reverse, and new elements
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There was something about the bay gelding that struck Leah as special on a chance visit to a racetrack in Martinsville, Illinois. She was looking for her next event horse, either to be a resale
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One of the things that I didn’t get to do as a kid was Pony Club. To my knowledge we didn’t really have one in the area and my mother was terrified of the prospect
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William Fox-Pitt has two former Rolex winners entered in this year’s event with Bay My Hero and Parklane Hawk, but he’ll also be bringing a first-timer in Freddie Mac, an 11-year-old gelding by Herocity out of
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Boyd Martin compared the inaugural Aiken Masterclass to a “rock concert” after he and Phillip Dutton entertained 350 people at Stable View Farm Tuesday night
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It’s a beautiful day in Ramona, California: Blue skies, warm weather, West Coast eventing — it’s a perfect recipe for dressage at Copper Meadows! For those of you who may be shivering in your boots,
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Boyd Martin confirmed today that Trading Aces, who competed on the 2014 U.S. World Equestrian Games team with Phillip Dutton, has been sold in Florida to junior rider Alexandra Pielet as an equitation horse. “Oscar,” an 11-year-old Irish
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We’ve just learned via Horse & Hound that the legendary sport horse stallion Jumbo, who sired more than 40 Advanced eventers, has been euthanized at age 31 due to complications from old age. Bred in Worcestershire,
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We’re still refreshing the Rolex entry list like crazy, as more names will continue to be added to the list as each day passes. Entries close on March 26, so we’ll be updating the entry
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I’ve been late to the competition game this season, as I didn’t go south at all, but stayed in Virginia to keep working and doing long slow fitness and flatwork hours with my horses. I
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Something that I’ll say about myself is that I’m very conscientious of the idea of cleanliness … especially around the barn. I’m slightly obsessed with waterless sanitizer (which I affectionately call “anti-bac”). Especially those cute
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We have just learned that Cadiz, a 15-year-old Spanish-bred gelding that completed the 2012 London Olympic Games, was euthanized Sunday, two days after suffering severe injuries while falling on cross country in a French national
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