New in 2022: Piggy March Launches Online Training Platform
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Piggy March (@piggy.march) It’s the day and age of the digital learning curve, and in just the past year or so we’ve seen the
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The Secret to Success in the Horse Business? Resilience
In this excerpt from her book It’s Not Just About the Ribbons, master of motivation Jane Savoie tells us how to go ahead and be discouraged sometimes—just don’t ever give up. At one time or
...» Read More!Want to Canter Like a Dressage Rider? Ride the UP
Tired of riding a runaway freight train of a horse? Is your horse heavy in your hands and on his forehand? Is your horse ignoring your half-halts? There are a lot of ways to fix
...» Read More!A Game-Changing Tip for Riding the Sensitive Horse
We’re pleased to welcome 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 training
...» Read More!Learning at EQUITANA USA: Inside Phillip Dutton’s Clinic on Jumping with Green Horses
There’s never a bad time to take part in an opportunity to learn, and when eventer Kelly Jarvis saw that Phillip Dutton was teaching a clinic at Equitana USA last weekend at the Kentucky Horse
...» Read More!Lessons + Wine Nights + Yoga: Copper Meadows Adult Summer Camp is Where We All Want to Be
Thank you to our campers for sending in their photos! Enjoy a few candids from the week. Videos to come! Posted by Copper Meadows Eventing on Monday, June 14, 2021 Very rarely do we adults get
...» Read More!William Fox-Pitt Visits Texas, Part Three: Back to Basics for Show Jumping
Every year for the past 17 years (with the exception of “the year of the COVID”), around the end of April, I go to visit my brother…because family is important. I also fence judge cross
...» Read More!William Fox-Pitt Visits Texas, Part Two: Teaching Horses to Think for Themselves on Cross Country
When I found that immediately after LRK3DE William Fox-Pitt was coming to the incredible RockGate Equestrian Center in Texas to offer a three-day clinic: a day of semi-private dressage lessons, a day of cross country
...» Read More!William Fox-Pitt Visits Texas, Part One: Dressage Consists of Routine and Connection
Every year for the past 17 years (with the exception of “the year of the COVID”), around the end of April, I go to visit my brother…because family is important. I also fence judge cross
...» Read More!Demystifying Collection: Key Elements of the Preliminary and Intermediate Eventing Dressage Tests
We are pleased to welcome our newest guest columnist, Allison Kavey of Rivendell Dressage. Allison Kavey is an international grand prix dressage rider with a long-standing affection for teaching. Her eventing clients include professionals, such
...» Read More!Improving Your Cross Country by Crossing the Country
Lucinda Green MBE certainly needs little introduction. A World and European eventing champion, multiple-time Badminton and Burghley winner, and an Olympic medalist, she can these days be found running the Lucinda Green XC Academy and
...» Read More!Training Tip Tuesday Video: Developing Your Trot Lengthening with Amelia Newcomb
There’s a distinct difference between a proper trot lengthening and a trot that’s just faster, not longer. Learning this distinction – and properly training yourself to apply the aid and your horse to balance herself
...» Read More!Training Tip Tuesday Video: Creating a More Effective Lower Leg
We’ve been big fans of Noëlle Floyd‘s Equestrian Masterclass series, which highlights top trainers from a variety of disciplines and their best advice for becoming the best rider you can be. Masterclass has risen to
...» Read More!The Ins and Outs of Training and Modified Dressage with Allison Kavey
We are pleased to welcome our newest guest columnist, Allison Kavey of Rivendell Dressage. Allison Kavey is an international grand prix dressage rider with a long-standing affection for teaching. Her eventing clients include professionals, such
...» Read More!Best of JN: Confessions of a Hunter Princess Gone Rogue from Old Folks’ Hell Week with Jimmy Wofford
This clinic report was first published on our sister site, Jumper Nation. Generally when one is invited to something called “Hell Week,” the answer is no. Any sane person would say no to something with
...» Read More!Breaking Down Beginner Novice and Novice Dressage with Allison Kavey
We are pleased to welcome our newest guest columnist, Allison Kavey of Rivendell Dressage. Allison Kavey is an international grand prix dressage rider with a long-standing affection for teaching. Her eventing clients include professionals, such
...» Read More!Selena O’Hanlon Offering a Six-Part Virtual Lesson Program in February
Looking for a way to brush up on your riding this winter? Getting out to competitions or even lessons and clinics can be a challenge when you’re looking at a global pandemic and winter weather.
...» Read More!Clinic-ing in the Covid Age: Boyd Martin at North Jersey Equestrian
2020 has been the year of “training” for most equestrians, and a uniquely-formatted clinic series that combines virtual and in-person learning with Boyd Martin in New Jersey is taking it to the next level. Laura
...» Read More!Andreas Dibowski Brings Wealth of Education to Ocala ICP Symposium
The USEA’s Instructor Certification Program (ICP) is designed to prepare and educate would-be trainers and coaches for teaching the foundational principles that every eventing rider should know. The program was created in 2002 and is
...» Read More!What I Learned From A Clinic With Doug Payne
About a month ago, I saw an ad for a Doug Payne clinic being held at Oldfields School. I knew that I had to do whatever it took to be able to go. I’ve always wanted to ride with Doug, but I have never seen any clinics with him nearby. Oldfields is about 30 minutes away from me,
...» Read More!Empathy and Polish: A Clinic with Chris Burton
Australian speedster Chris Burton is currently on a tour of North America, teaching clinics on both coasts to eager riders ready to learn his tricks of the trade. Sara Kozumplik Murphy was one rider who
...» Read More!Clinic Report: Phillip Dutton Hones in on Trust & Adjustability at Rutledge Farm Session
On Saturday, Oct. 26, two-time Olympic eventing gold-medalist Phillip Dutton returned to Rutledge Farm in Middleburg, Virginia to host his second clinic as a part of the Rutledge Farm Sessions clinic series. Set on the picturesque grass
...» Read More!World Class Grooming Clinic Report: The Importance of Compassion & Respect in the Barn
What we bring to the barn in the mornings affects our horses. If we bring love and compassion to the barn as we hear greetings of nickers and inquisitive heads popping over stall doors, our
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