From Courtney: Aiken: the one word almost every event rider in the midwest dreams of hearing during the terrible months of December through March. While we sit around and read the posts from everyone on
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While Monday primarily focused on Future Event Horse judging and conformation at the USEA Young Event Horse Seminar [Day 1 recap], Tuesday’s session was all about the Young Event Horses and under saddle performance. The
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Holly Payne and Madeline have enjoyed a wonderful partnership together. Over the last seven years, Holly and Madeline have campaigned at the Advanced level, internationally at the CCI3* level and at the CCI4* level at
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Good morning EN! British-based US event rider Liz Halliday won the CIC2* at Vale Sabroso in Portugal aboard her mount Fernhill By Night last weekend, taking home the impressive prize you see pictured in the photo
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Daniel Clasing and his 13-year-old gelding Houston (Reputed Testimony-Amnesty), debuted at the CCI4* level in 2013, snatching a 21st placing at Rolex Kentucky after an impressive double clear cross country round. Daniel and his girlfriend,
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It was a beautiful weekend in Georgia for the Pine Top Winter HT, and Tracey Bienemann posted her helmet cam video for our viewing pleasure. Here she is riding the CIC2* on her Thoroughbred mare,
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It truly makes winter much more bearable on a day like today, when the entries officially open for one of the premier events in North America. That’s right, Rolex Kentucky entries are now open! We
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I had great fortune to attend the USEA’s Future Event Horse (FEH) and Young Event Horse educational seminar in Ocala, FL. The first day’s session concentrated on conformation and movement, with judging and evaluation of
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Saturday I went to another indoor jumper show at Stoneleigh-Burnham in Greenfield MA. Instead of riding, I was there to watch, help out a friend, and be a groom. Going to a show, or an
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After the excitement of Pine Top Advanced Horse Trials this past weekend, Aiken was host to one of the most eagerly anticipated clinics of the spring season: the George Morris butt whipping session. I was
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Let’s face it: some horse names stand out, whether it’s a racehorse named Arrrrr or (my personal favorite) a chunky pony I met at a Kentucky schooling show named Fatty McButterpants. How about a Thoroughbred stallion
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Our friend, The Horse Pesterer, was on site in Georgia this weekend filming riders competing at Pine Top. All of his videos are now available to view on his YouTube channel. Here is a collection
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The USEA has released the updated list of the top 50 highest scoring event horses, which is re-analyzed at the end of each year. Buck Davidson’s ride, Ballynoe Castle RM, owned by Carl and Cassie
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Team Tredstep rider Lauren Kieffer ventured into the jumper ring this weekend at HITS in Ocala. Check out this video to see Lauren and Jacqueline Mars’ Smilla competing in the Level 5 jumpers.
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Last week on EN’s Got Talent, we talked with Laine Ashker about her homebred gelding, Calling All Comets. Laine commented that the son of Comet Shine is an excellent mover, one that is blessed with
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The first water complex at Pine Top saw a lot of gutsy, scrappy rides yesterday in the Open Intermediate divisions. It’s time to play Who Jumped It Best? Pine Top Edition! Watch the video and
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What do you do when your mother is a six-time Olympian, among many other lifetime achievements? You become a rockstar eventer yourself, naturally. Emily King is Mary King’s eighteen year old daughter who has stepped
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The results are in! Eventing Nation has been awarded two Equine Social Media Awards (ESMAs) for 2014. Eventing Nation has been nominated every year since the ESMA awards’ inception in 2011. This year, the ESMAs
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I’m probably dating myself by asking this, but who else remembers the Dennis Leary album ‘No Cure For Cancer’? Dennis got it wrong – it’s EVENTING that leads to carpentry. One of the best things about
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Otis Barbotiere returned to competition at Pine Top this weekend, running his first cross-country course since the London Olympics 18 months ago. He looked raring to go in the show jumping yesterday — bucking and
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That’s a wrap for Open Intermediate cross country at Pine Top! After both divisions ran, Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Fugitive won Open Intermediate 2 here at on a final score of 32.0, with Will Coleman
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Will Faudree and Pawlow snuck past overnight leaders Ashley Adams and Da Vinci Code to take the win in the inaugural running of the CIC2* at Pine Top on a score of 44.4. Will and
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Future event horse in the making? Water is no problem for Scooter! From Horse Nation: Horses in the Morning host Glenn Hebert posted this video of his horse “making a splash” and it immediately went viral.
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