Wednesday News & Notes from MDBarnmaster
Good morning! I hope your hump day is going well – just a couple more days until a new weekend of competition and insanity in the middle commences. Speaking of insanity, did you hear that
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d’Ornano Stadium Hosting WEG Test Events This Week
The WEG test events are underway at d’Ornano Stadium in the heart of Caen, where the show jumping phase for eventing will be held during this summer’s World Equestrian Games. The dressage test event wrapped up today, with
...» Read More!Tuesday Video from SpectraVet: Fox River Valley Pony Club CCI*
RNS Video was on site at Fox River Valley in Barrington Hills, Ill., this past weekend and caught some great footage of the water complex on the CCI* course. Nate Chambers and Satisfaction took home
...» Read More!Riddle Master Recovering from Injury Sustained at Badminton
Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master’s names were noticeably absent from last week’s Canadian World Equestrian Games squad announcement, and she confirmed today that Rupert unfortunately suffered a minor injury at Badminton that will keep him
...» Read More!Eventing Like A Tortoise: Slow And Steady Wins The Race
The world that we live in is fast and only getting faster. We walk fast, talk fast, post pictures on the internet fast, text with blazing fingers of lightning, and expect everyone and everything to
...» Read More!British Eventing Adopts ‘Big Brother’ Social Media Policy
British Eventing announced an intense social media policy on June 3 that we’re surprised doesn’t have more members questioning its legitimacy on Facebook and Twitter. But that’s exactly what the rule has now banned. Click here
...» Read More!Caitlin Silliman: Riding the Highs and Lows
Our next Athletux rider blog comes to us from Caitlin Silliman, who has faced some highs and lows in the last year with her upper-level partner Catch A Star. But the challenges also served as
...» Read More!Tuesday News & Notes from Cavalor
If there’s anything I love more than riding my horses, it’s bargain-hunting for tack and equipment to blow my paycheck on pamper my horses. Some of my favorite finds originated on none other than the
...» Read More!Bloggers Row Product Review Series: Omega Alpha Equine Neemella After Bath Lotion
I love this time of the year. Here in Pennsylvania, the days are pleasantly warm–but not overly hot yet. The freezing days of Winter seem to be a bad memory at this point, as flies
...» Read More!Monday Video from Tredstep Ireland: Horse vs. Human Soccer
Do you have World Cup fever? I have to admit that I don’t know the first thing about soccer, but the energy throughout the entire planet surrounding soccer’s biggest competition is rather infectious. To that
...» Read More!USEA Forms Cross Country Safety Task Force
USEA President Diane Pitts has announced the formation of a cross-country safety task force that will “explore obstacle construction and course design” in order to make the sport as safe as possible. The goal of
...» Read More!Karen O’Connor Up for FEI Athlete Representative
Karen O’Connor has made it to the final round of selection to be the newest FEI Athlete Representative for the sport of eventing. The final two applicants, Karen and Great Britain’s Daisy Berkley, will be
...» Read More!Horse & Hound Releases Images of Mary King’s Near Miss
We reported earlier this month that Mary King had received her second yellow card in a year for “dangerous riding,” resulting in a two-month suspension that is active until August. The second yellow card was
...» Read More!Product Review: Omega Alpha Equine Neemella After Bath Lotion
I love this time of the year. Here in Pennsylvania, the days are pleasantly warm–but not overly hot yet. The freezing days of Winter seem to be a bad memory at this point, as flies
...» Read More!Ireland’s ‘Three-Star Queens’ Ready to Tackle WEG
Some horses are born with talent oozing from their pores, and Fenya’s Elegance seemed destined from the top at the outset. Bred by PJ Hegarty, who had performance in mind when he paired Ricardo Z
...» Read More!Monday News and Notes from Success Equestrian
One of the best things about being an eventer is that if there isn’t an event on a given weekend and you have money burning a hole in your pocket, you can always hit up
...» Read More!Weekend Score Wrap-up: Surefire, Fox River Valley, Midsouth, Lost Hounds
It’s a hot weekend across Eventing Nation! If you’re looking for some tips on how to survive the heat, especially while riding or competing, be sure to check out Kate’s list of eight ways to
...» Read More!Sunday Video: Evention’s ‘Along for the Ride’ Episode 2
Evention TV recently launched a new docu-reality series following along with the careers of Dom and Jimmie Schramm, “Along for the Ride.” As Dom remarked in an interview recently, the feel of the show is
...» Read More!Sapphire Passes Away from Colic Complications
Champion show jump mare Sapphire, who enjoyed an illustrious career with McLain Ward, has passed away due to complications from colic. McLain posted the following statement on his Facebook page: With a very heavy heart
...» Read More!Horse Nation: 6 Best Questions Asked By Non-Horsey People
We’ve all been there. While they certainly mean well, non-horsey folk just seem to ask the most out-of-the-blue questions about our chosen paths in life. I think the one I get the most is whether
...» Read More!Nominate Your FEI Hero Today
The 2014 FEI Awards, to be held this December, have opened up nominations for equestrian heroes around the world. This is “the annual global search to reward excellence, commitment, dedication and courage within the equestrian
...» Read More!Tim Price Reflects on Luhmühlen CCI4* Win
New Zealand rider Tim Price took home the top honors last weekend at Luhmühlen with Wesko, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, after re-routing from Badminton. This week, Tim sat down with Franky Reid-Warrilow to speak
...» Read More!Sunday Links from ERS-Eventing.com
I can’t lie. I get a kick out of being a little subversive and thumbing my nose at the establishment once in a while. I spent most of yesterday at a local Hunter/Jumper show flying
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