Throwback Thursday: And the Rider Is…
Welcome to Throwback Thursday! Each Thursday, we will be bringing you some vintage eventing photos and posts. Do you want to show us your first horse or a photo of your early riding days? Email
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A Tale of Two Horses
It’s hard to know where to begin. I don’t know how many event riders have sat on, owned, leased or borrowed a horse that changed their riding careers. I don’t know how I got so
...» Read More!Thanksgiving Social Media Roundup
Turkey Day has come and gone and I am currently holed up on my couch watching college football and perusing my social media feeds for news on our favorite riders and how they spent their
...» Read More!Lessons Learned at the Holidays
Right now, I am thankful for some time alone with my thoughts in a hot shower. After a long day at the office, I had made plans to get myself in the right frame of
...» Read More!National Stuff Yourself Day!
I am so unbelievably spoiled when it comes to delicious food, home-cooked meals, and warm and friendly ambience. All I have to do is drive less than a quarter of a mile down the hill
...» Read More!Throwback Thursday: Thanksgiving Edition
Happy Thanksgiving, Eventing Nation! It is with great pleasure that we introduce our shiny new series, Throwback Thursday. The chinchillas caught wind of the pesky hashtag (#tbt), and we thought we would run with it
...» Read More!Giving Thanks for the Horse Bug
I was an adopted child. I did not grow up at a barn, nor did I sit on a horse as a young one. There was a dude ranch down the street from my early
...» Read More!Thankful For Our Time Together
For about two weeks, I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about my mare without just telling a sad story about losing a horse. As I have considered all the things I am
...» Read More!Holiday Gift Ideas: Topline Leather Custom Browbands
‘Tis the season to have absolutely no idea what to get any of your friends or family, for the umpteenth year in a row. Every once in a while you find the perfect present, but
...» Read More!Stuck Between Ice And A Hard Place
My family and I use to live in an old farm house right up the road from Tamarack. I will never forget one freezing cold night, my mom took my two sisters and I out
...» Read More!(in)Famous Trotting Styles
Previously on (in)Famous, I examined some of the more colorful jumping and spooking styles that our horses throw at us – literally. I recently began training for a new job as a riding instructor, which
...» Read More!Nine Foolproof Ways to Survive Winter
This Saturday night, I officially saw the first few flakes of snow falling in Washington, D.C. I’ve dug out all of my heavy weight blankets, my various sets of gloves, and I’ve visited Amazon buying
...» Read More!Leaving on a Horse Van, Don’t Know When They’ll be Back Again …
“Leaving on a Jet Plane” was written by John Denver back in 1966. Not to get overly sentimental or anything, but I’ve been a part of the Tamarack crew now for more than seven years, and every single
...» Read More!Locking Into Position
There are certain things in life that if not lined up perfectly simply do not work. A seatbelt. A jump cup and a pin. A truck hitching to a trailer. There are a million examples
...» Read More!Finding Your Place in the Sport
It’s a running joke at events that at some point during the weekend, usually after a competitor’s party beverage or two, I will inevitably descend into an “I love you, man” style monologue about our
...» Read More!The Long and Short Of It
I’ve always been a confirmed lover of the short-coupled horse, and despite the fact that Nyls is a smidge over 17 hands, he has a serious case of tiny-head, short-neck syndrome and rides like a
...» Read More!Being Pinpointed
This picture was taken last summer and represents more than what meets the eye. I remember that day down to the last detail. Boy was it humid. I remember there were two other people in
...» Read More!Top Ten Things Your Horse Would Say If He Could
“This lady …” Photo by Samantha Brooke Photography Being that it’s now officially winter — I’ve broken out my poofy coat with fur-lined hood and started shopping for hand warmers — we here at EN
...» Read More!The Multifaceted Hackamore
About eight weeks ago, I started riding Valonia — my main squeeze! — in a hackamore because she developed a minor sore in the crease of her mouth. Of course, I was bummed, and I
...» Read More!Why Being Intimidated by Upper-Level Riders is Overrated
While waiting for William Fox-Pitt to arrive and give his first set of lessons last week, the crowd of riders and spectators were filled with nervous jitters. How could we act in order to not
...» Read More!Stef George: Technology Etiquette for Contacting Your Barn Manager
Many thanks to Stef George for sending in this lighthearted look at the best ways to communicate with the barn managers in our lives. As the barn manager of White Fox Equestrian Center in western
...» Read More!The Pains and Joys of Selling a Horse
We all intimately know the struggles involved with buying a horse and how it is simultaneously the most exciting and wondrous thing you could be doing, as well as the most exhausting and horrific experience
...» Read More!HSBC Eventing Riders’ World Rankings List Updated
The HSBC Eventing Riders’ World Rankings were updated recently with several riders making remarkable jumps up the board. As expected, Andrew Nicholson and William Fox-Pitt are sitting first and second, with 634 and 621 points
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