It’s been a rough day at Saumur, and there will be a distinct cloud hanging over the remainder of the event after the passing of Rodney Powell’s Happy Go Lucky today. We reported earlier that
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Rodney Powell’s horse, Happy Go Lucky, suffered a fatal heart attack between fences on cross country today at Saumur, according to Jacky Green, who spoke with Rodney. She reported that Rodney said that “Happy” had been
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You’ve all seen it by now: hordes upon hordes of equestrians the world over snapping a photo of themselves “minding their melon” thanks to a genius campaign started by Evention TV. Helmet awareness is a
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I hope your Memorial Day weekend is off to a fabulous start, EN! I kicked mine off with some quality saddle time and a screening of the new X-Men movie so I don’t have too
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Doug Payne and Crown Talisman currently lie in 4th place going into cross country on Saturday after dressage at Saumur. Check out Doug’s latest blog post, as well as video of the test. Be sure
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It’s a busy weekend at the Virginia Horse Center, with the facility hosting a CIC2* and CCI* along with a horse trials with divisions through Advanced/Intermediate. Here’s a quick breakdown of the scores after dressage
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You’re never fully dressed without a grab strap. California eventer Katie Murphy builds a good case for the importance of such accessories with her 7-year-old Oldenburg mare, Caera, who demonstrates the importance of elevation in
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One of my horses is gray. It has been very muddy in the pastures lately. You do the math. I found an eloquent poem to express my feelings on the matter, and I hope you
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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 horse, send them to [email protected] with a
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From Brooke: Many years ago I attended my first Rolex in a very unconventional way. When I was a kid, we used to sneak into Rolex by jumping the fence across the field behind the
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Recently, a non-horsey friend asked me, “How does one relate to and communicate with horses?” Given that this person had no point of reference for how horses work within their own social structures, much less
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Of all of the pieces of tack and equipment that exist for riding, there has been one particular article that has confounded me for years–bits. There are honestly just too many varieties of bits for
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With the second day of dressage at Saumur almost complete, both Doug Payne and Liz Halliday-Sharp are sitting in the top 10 in the CCI3*. Liz and Fernhill By Night went very early this morning,
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Happy Friday! Today, our American pairs will ride their dressage at Saumur, with Liz Halliday riding at approximately 4:35 am EST and Doug Payne at 8:05 AM EST. We will keep our eye on the
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Doug Payne and Crown Talisman had a quiet day before the U.S. jumps into the competition at Saumur. Be sure to follow Doug on Facebook and Twitter for much more on his trip to Saumur with
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How did you do on our mystery rider? We thought perhaps you’d be able to guess! This young lady has been running around competitions throughout Area IV for as long as any of us can
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After an almost two-year hiatus from competition due to injuries and mishaps, Totilas finally made his official return to competition today at Kapellen CDI3* in Belgium with Matthias Rath in the irons, winning his Grand Prix
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The PRO blog has just posted an update announcing the peaceful passing of Snip, Joe Meyer’s petite but powerful upper-level partner. The 22-year-old gelding dealt with a short and aggressive bout of cancer, and he
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Andrew Hoy and Cheeky Calimbo lead the way after the first day of dressage at Saumur, scoring 39.2 to give themselves a healthy margin over Chris Burton and Graf Liberty, who sit in second place
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Crown Talisman came to Doug Payne’s barn in 2008 not knowing much about the sport of eventing. Doug has remarked in the past that Tali, a 2003 Holsteiner/Thoroughbred gelding owned by Doug and Larry and Amelia Ross,
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We’ve got another classic photo for you this week! This rider has been eventing since she was just a wee little one, and rose to fame quickly recently thanks to some downright stellar performances. This
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Cross-country day at Badminton 2014 was a gnarly one, but without frangible pins, it might have been much, much worse. Giuseppe Della Chiesa’s course took out over half of the field and produced some nasty
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Yep, that’s right, the above photo comes to us from reader Louisa McGarty, who says that out in Colorado, they’re still having a very stormy and strange spring. It is the end of May!! Dear
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