Wednesday News & Notes from SmartPak

Fun holiday shows, endless candy and cookies, and caroling 24/7. What’s not to love about the holidays? Usually I’m stuck inside working so much I can’t take a second to enjoy but for the first
...» Read More!Fun holiday shows, endless candy and cookies, and caroling 24/7. What’s not to love about the holidays? Usually I’m stuck inside working so much I can’t take a second to enjoy but for the first
...» Read More!Say hello to Mount St. John Freestyle, Charlotte Dujardin’s newest promising ride who has been dubbed “Mrs. Valegro” by adoring fans. Emma Blundell’s striking 9-year-old Hannoverian
...» Read More!All Session Weekend Passes and a limited supply of re-released All Session Day Passes for the 2018 World Equestrian Games go on sale tomorrow! Come and get ’em starting at 8 a.m. EST on Wednesday,
...» Read More!Looking for a last minute gift for the thoroughbred lover in your life? It would be a little logistically challenging to wrap up an actual OTTB (not that it can’t be done), but we’ve found
...» Read More!Ladies and gents, Christmas is closing in, and with our proximity to the arrival of Old St. Nick, EN’s 12 Days of Christmas is going to get increasingly more jolly. Wait until you see what’s
...» Read More!Happy Christmas from Frankie! This is always such a fun time of year. Anticipating the holidays, horses are working, but there isn’t a huge pressure. Lot’s of hacking trotting and accomplishing off season homework. It
...» Read More!With the 2017 USEA Annual Convention being held in California, it’s probably safe to assume that the vast majority of attendees flew in from the east across the continental United States. That was not the
...» Read More!Not everybody is into winter wonderlands. Exhibit A: Dom Schramm … Posted by Dominic Schramm on Friday, December 15, 2017 That guy is NOT a happy camper. Exhibit B: Alexandra Brackin … It’s beginning
...» Read More!Why spend more than you need to? Here are 20 dollar store finds for around the barn: Shallow tubs: Use these shallow tubs to soak their feet. Fewer spills and easier to maneuver than a
...» Read More!Welcome to day eight of EN’s 12 Days of Christmas! Today we’re giving away a Harwich Flash Bridle from our awesome sponsor SmartPak. Your horse’s good-looking face deserves the best! The Harwich Bridle offers outstanding quality
...» Read More!After years of complete disorganization on my part, I finally took my non-horsey boyfriend out for his first ride this weekend. He’s very comfortable around horses on the ground – in fact he’s Chief Horse
...» Read More!In the market for a new four-legged partner? You may find your unicorn on our sister site, Sport Horse Nation. To help with the search, we’re going to feature a selection of current listings here on
...» Read More!Disclaimer: game includes some adult themes. So you may have heard of Apples to Apples, and if you’re of the darker, more warped variety of individual, you’ve likely heard of Cards Against Humanity (now THERE’s
...» Read More!Over the last couple of days, an incredibly clever AI system called Botnik has been garnering considerable media attention for its absolutely barmy addition to the Harry Potter oeuvre. After having all seven novels in
...» Read More!Late nights mucking stalls, early mornings braiding before dawn, hours spent holding/handling/dealing with rogue horses… all brought to you by coffee, which is the giveaway for day six of EN’s 12 Days of Christmas! This prize
...» Read More!These may look like ordinary course numbers, but they share a special history! These were first used to mark fences on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic cross country course. Today they will serve local Georgia riders
...» Read More!This is the most adorable dose of Christmas cheer you’ll see all day – just a little pony and a big holiday wish. Ascot Racecourse shares the story of “Daffy,” a Shetland Pony who has visions of being a unicorn. Please join
...» Read More!Following recent allegations that riders tested positive for cocaine at the Ocala Jockey Club International Three-Day Event last month, the USEF stated to EN that this speculation is unfounded. “Clean Sport is a critical part of ensuring the
...» Read More!In this excerpt from the bestselling book World-Class Grooming for Horses by pro grooms Cat Hill and Emma Ford, Cat tells us about one particularly “eventful” trip home from the Pan Ams. Quarantine Nightmare! When
...» Read More!Day five of EN’s 12 Days of Christmas is for all you book worms out there. We see you – the scholars of the sport. You pour carefully through your idol’s recounting of training and
...» Read More!A fresh dusting of snow really does make for a magical-looking landscape. Whirlybird Imaging and Carole Mortimer captured some lovely photos, including the one above, of the Badminton Horse Trials grounds looking like a winter wonderland!
...» Read More!The year was 1996, and the setting, the Atlanta Olympics. Australia’s eventing team, comprised of Andrew Hoy, Wendy Schaeffer, Phillip Dutton, and Gillian Rolton, was within touching distance of a gold medal, but it was to
...» Read More!New allegations continue to surface daily in what has been labeled a “sexual assault epidemic” in America. More and more Silence Breakers are starting to feel like they have a safe space to share their own stories, with the #MeToo movement on social
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