Whose spirit animal is a bald eagle? Does Kentucky have a distinct smell? And how in the world do you pronounce Pamukcu? The most unconventional questions that equestrian journalists don’t have the cojones to ask are answered as
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Jessica Phoenix may be one of the friendliest event riders of all time, but her peers know her as one of the grittiest, toughest riders around — and she does it all with a smile
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We’re always pleased to welcome a healthy contingent of international entries here to the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by MARS Equestrian, but the risk we run is that they’ll run the gamut on the
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Will Coleman and Hyperion Stud have made the decision to withdraw Chin Tonic HS from the Cosequin® Lexington CCI4*-S at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day. Coleman said, “I’m sorry to say that Chin Tonic HS will
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As the final ride of the day, Boyd Martin and Commando 3 slotted themselves right into the lead position in the first day of dressage for the Cosequin Lexington CCI4*-S at the 2024 Defender Kentucky
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Why wait for the actual weekend to kick off #TheBestWeekendAllYear? That’s right, we’re totally here for it, primed and ready for what’s set to be a stupendous celebration of 5* eventing from Kentucky Horse Park.
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If Buck Davidson was an animal what would he be? What is Leslie Law’s skincare routine? Who has the best Irish accent? These hard hitting questions and MORE answered in the latest episode of Behind the
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Tilly Berendt Winner: I’m eenie-meenie-miney-mo-ing it between Tom McEwen and JL Dublin and Yas Ingham and Banzai du Loir – and I think it’s probably Tom’s year. That decisive third place finish at Pau
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We all know the riders are in it to win it at the Defender Kentucky Three Day Event. The real question is, are you? Eventing Nation is excited to announce the Trivia Tour with Chinch!
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Every year, I grow more and more convinced that EN only buses me out to five-stars for one reason: to lose friends and do whatever the opposite of influencing people is. But boy, oh boy,
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Phillip Dutton has been a familiar face around the Kentucky Three-Day Event for nearly 30 years. Since his first trip around the bluegrass in 1996, he boast an 88% cross country clear jumping rate, so
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Who says their dad is bad at golf? Whose parent loves munching on vegemite? This and more straight from the mouths of babes. The latest edition of Behind the Barn features a few very special
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Sunny skies and perfect temperatures greeted us this afternoon at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by MARS Equestrian as the 36-combination field prepared to trot up for the Ground Jury for the First Horse
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It’s time for another EN x Ride iQ course walk at Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event! We hope you’ll join us for an afternoon of fun at 4:45 p.m on Friday, April 26 with Kyle
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The Behind the Barn episodes are dropping faster than we can post them, and here’s the latest with Jennie Brannigan! One of my favorite parts of these videos is hearing what all the riders’ peers
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We’re beyond excited to finally have arrived at the first day of the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by MARS Equestrian at the lovely Kentucky Horse Park. To prep you for the weekend ahead, we’ve
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Time for another episode of Behind the Barn from Athletux! In this video, find out more about 5* competitor and Grand Prix show jumper Doug Payne. What food can Doug absolutely not eat? Where did
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Did you think we’d forget about Kentucky’s jam-packed CCI4*-S entries? Never! This year’s 4* contingent of 63 entries is star-studded, to say the least, as the top riders of our sport have planned out every
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Australian rider Bec Braitling got her first taste of five-star competition in 2003 at the age of 22. It was the final year of the long format of competition at Adelaide, and also the year
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Buckle up for another entertaining episode of Athletux’s Behind the Barn video series! This one takes us behind the curtain with last year’s 5* winner and third place finishers, Tamie Smith and Liz Halliday. Find
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There’s a running joke here at EN (and amongst the greater eventing community, really) about Will Coleman and his love of sunscreen. If you’ve ever seen the man at a competition – or in the
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Bring on that beautiful chaos, because it is finally time to sit back and read up on the horses and riders of the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event! I’m sure, like us, many of you
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We’re very sad to share the news that Tamie Smith and hot favorite Mai Baum, 2023 CCI5* winners at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, will not be contesting this week’s CCI4*-S competition as planned, following
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