Whether you’re a seasoned pro or it’s you’re new to bringing along a greenie, that first time asking a horse to step into water can be a little nerve-wracking. Will they leap in? Start tap dancing
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What’s it like to watch a living legend through the eyes of an equally legendary dressage judge? We did just that as we sat down with FEI World Championships for Eventing Ground Jury member Peter
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You might think that this is a blog post on how to ride. If you’re looking for that, please check out anything written by Jimmy Wofford — he is the master of the galloping position.
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I’ve been enjoying following Elisa Wallace’s vlog for a few years now, as there is never an absence of new material that is both entertaining and educational. Her latest Thoroughbred project, Dobby (love the name),
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Waco, Texas-based eventer Anna Pierce of AMP Equestrian recently took her 5-year-old mare, Lilly, to learn from British multi-medalist and six-time Badminton winner Lucinda Green during a recent Succeed Masterclass — and we’re lucky enough
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Athletic endeavors are hard, no matter the sport; however, all of us that ride and enjoy horses know they also add challenges that simply don’t exist in any other sport. Eventing is complicated, full of
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It’s cross country day! You’ve ticked all the preparation boxes, gotten through your dressage test, and now it’s time for the fun stuff. But are you properly prepared for this phase? Walking and preparing for
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They say you should never meet your idols and while I have been to a Paul McCartney concert, meeting Mary Wanless was about as amazing as a rock concert. In May I attended a Mary
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“She certainly isn’t a horse that lacks motivation,” Julia Krajewski describes her Tokyo gold medal-winning partner, the now 12-year-old Selle Francais mare by Oscar des Fontaines, Amande de B’Neville. Earlier this year, a production team
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The riders, grooms, and volunteers were in for a treat earlier this month at the MARS Bromont Three-Day Event: Rodolphe Scherer, the current cross country coach for the German team, was in attendance as a
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Bromont Rising was the brainchild of Bromont organizer Sue Ockendon and the late Steve Blauner. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the program is back in full swing this year, with the first installment
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The 2022 New England Spring Symposium has come and gone, but the learning and lessons that took place are still at the forefront of our minds. We were thrilled to have Tik Maynard and Sinead
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When I first arrived on the cross country field at Loch Moy Farm, I was greeted by the strange sight of a small group of 10 to 15 auditors standing reverently behind a woman holding
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How often have you thought or said, “My horse never does this at home!” or “We practiced this at home last week and now it’s like he’s totally forgotten it!” It can be so frustrating
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In her first clinic on the East coast, California event rider Tamie Smith spent three days teaching at Stable View in Aiken, Sc. The Monday-Wednesday clinic was sandwiched between the Carolina International Three-Day Event, where
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Strides for Equality Equestrians Ever So Sweet scholarship winner Sierra Lesny has been busy this winter! While basing in Florida with Sara Kozumplik, Sierra has dipped her toe into the eventing waters and found herself
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We brought you one report from on the sidelines of a clinic stop on Bettina Hoy’s January tour, and now we’ve got perspective from the rider’s eye. Ema Klugman checks in with her clinic report
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Spending a week in Florida last month lined up beautifully as my trip happened to align with a Bettina Hoy clinic at Mardanza Farms. I was headed south to do some freelance work, and Sharon
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The winter is an optimal time to spend some time learning before competitions fill the schedule, and the newly-formed US Eventing Grooms Association (USEGA) and Eventing Riders Association have teamed up to offer grooming, care,
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gemma Tattersall (@gemma_tattersall) If you follow enough professional riders on social media, the amount of education and new tools you can pick up is rather remarkable.
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Olivia Miller joined Sharon White’s team at Last Frontier Farm in 2021 after spending time working in California with Tamie Smith. This year, Olivia participated in her first “Hell Week”, an annual intensive training event
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In this excerpt from Anne Kursinski’s Riding & Jumping Clinic, Olympian Anne Kursinski tells us how she schools transitions in order to improve balance and self-carriage in all her horses. Transitions — particularly downward transitions,
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We’re pleased to collaborate with Chelsea Canedy as a guest contributor on Eventing Nation and Horse Nation. Chelsea Canedy is an event rider and trainer based in Wales, Maine, at her beautiful Unexpected Farm. Her
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