Brr. Yet another week of subzero temperatures and layering blankets on cranky horses while my extremities go numb. Riding lessons and training sessions have been canceled yet again, while cold-induced cabin fever eats away at
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Today was the first day of USEF High Performance Training Sessions in Aiken, S.C., and everyone was excited to see the upper-level horses after their winter break. For me, it’s really fun to see how
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The first Rocking Horse HT of the season provided another nice first outing for many horses. The weather was a bit crisp to start each day, but the Florida sun warmed nicely by afternoon. Like
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I have never felt the need to talk excessively about anything, even horses. Perhaps growing up with two extrovert sisters forced me to look inside and examine early on. I recently watched an interesting story
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Am I the only one who still searches “helmet cam” on YouTube during the winter? You know — because a rider could suddenly stumble across a video he/she forgot to upload during the season? I
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EN has been nominated in various categories every year since the Equestrian Social Media Awards began in 2011, and we took home the grand poobah prize in 2012 when we won Best Blog. We were
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A championship year means higher stakes, especially for the USEF Eventing Selection Committee. And with one year of experience under their belts, the selectors — Chair Bobby Costello; Marcia Kulak; Derek DiGrazia; Deborah Furnas, who
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It’s official! Show season is underway on both coasts! I am impossibly excited. The simple joy of checking scores and seeing pictures of smiling faces with scoresheets and ribbons was very missed. Once the season’s
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So you aren’t packing the four legged kids up and high tailing it to Aiken or Ocala. Maybe it just wasn’t in the cards financially, or your boss simply didn’t understand the importance of wintering
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Michael Pollard certainly came to win this weekend at the Rocking Horse Winter I Horse Trials. Michael had six horses going this weekend, five of which finished third or better across the Intermediate and Preliminary
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Blogger Jorna Taylor recently wrote a heartwarming piece dedicated to hard working horse show moms everywhere. After our toast to our supportive significant others, we had to also pay homage to those horse show moms
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As promised, Peter Atkins wore his helmet cam during his Intermediate cross country trip at Rocking Horse yesterday. Peter was quite pleased with Henny’s weekend. “Rocking Horse put on a great event as usual. The
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Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro are back on the competition scene after crushing another world record at Olympia last month. This time, the pair competed in the fifth leg of the World Cup Dressage Western European
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Thehorsepesterer is on site this weekend at the Rocking Horse Winter I Horse Trials, and true to form there are many videos available to view on YouTube. Thehorsepesterer is one of EN’s favorite videographers, so
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Wow, is January seriously almost over already? This is insane. We are fast approaching Superbowl Weekend Puppy Bowl and Awesome Commercial Day. I’m pretty interested to see what Budwiser does this year. Last year, I
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The Intermediate and Preliminary divisions are wrapping up in Ocala today at the Rocking Horse Winter I Horse Trials. Social media is buzzing with excitement as everyone opens the pipes and knocks the rust off
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What would we do without our weekly dose of Evention TV? Dom and Jimmie are back this week with ten tips on making the most out of your cross country walk. You can never be
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We’ve all heard the numerous lists of signs that you’re dating an eventer. But what about those long suffering significant others? There are a precious few significant others that are just the right combination of
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So you’re thinking of joining the great migration, and you’re not sure how to start. Do you go to Aiken? Or do you trek to Ocala? How do you go about finding a barn with
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The first of the Rocking Horse Winter Horse Trials is well underway this weekend, and many top pairs are out to stretch their legs. The weather looks wonderful in Ocala, and it’s great to see
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Last fall, we brought you the inspiring story of Kelsey Briggs and her OTTB, The Gentleman Pirate. Pirate, who will turn 11 this year, broke his neck in a horrible pasture accident a year ago
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Welcome to another weekend, EN! We hope you enjoyed participating in our 2013 EN Horse and Rider of the Year awards, and we are sure that both Hawley Bennett and Donner the Deer will display
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EN loves photos shot between the ears! If you happen to be out for a hack, are riding in some obscure place or just take some cool photos aboard your mount, send them to [email protected] with a
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