No Bridle, No Problem for Elisa Wallace in Thoroughbred Makeover Freestyle Division
Elisa Wallace knows a thing or two about bringing the Thoroughbred Makeover Freestyle heat!
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Allison Thompson and Cactus Willie Crowned Eventing Champions at Thoroughbred Makeover
With 90 entries, Eventing was far and away the largest division at this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover — represent! In the end Allison Thompson of Fairview, NC, and Cactus Willie came away with the big win. Allison
...» Read More!Tim Price Prevails on Boekelo Cross Country Day, Liz Halliday-Sharp 15th
All predictions came true for cross country day at Military Boekelo CCIO3*, with dark and stormy conditions plaguing horses and riders from the start here in Enschede, Netherlands. While it didn’t come bucketing down as intensely as
...» Read More!Team USA Talks Course Strategy Ahead of Boekelo Cross Country
We are in for a wet and wild cross country day tomorrow at Military Boekelo CCIO3*, with the forecast calling for a 90% chance of rain. If the weather mimics the conditions we’ve seen over the
...» Read More!Alex Hua Tian Holds Boekelo Lead, Team USA Sits 8th in Nations Cup
Alex Hua Tian and Don Geniro held onto their overnight lead at Military Boekelo CCIO3* to remain at the top on 37.3 at the conclusion of dressage here in Enschede, Netherlands. But Alex and “The Don,” a
...» Read More!Boekelo Lunch Report: Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z Dance to Top 20
Hello from another rainy day at Boekelo! With more rain anticipated tonight and tomorrow, the anticipation is building for what is expected to be a dramatic day of cross country here in Enschede, Netherlands. But first,
...» Read More!By the Numbers: Woodside CIC3*
Woodside marks the penultimate conclusion of the Advanced and three-star season for the West Coast, with only the Galway CCI3* to finish up the year. The pairs contesting this weekend are an even mix of
...» Read More!Military Boekelo CCIO3* Cross Country Course Preview
Sue Benson returns to Military Boekelo CCIO3* in 2017 as the cross country course designer for the 17th year. The first part of the course this year looks quite different than in the past because the event
...» Read More!Team USA Sails Through First Horse Inspection at Boekelo
Hello from Military Boekelo CCIO3* in Enschede, Netherlands! All 99 horses presented to the ground jury of Dr. Ernst Topp (GER), Eric Lieby (FRA) and Les Smith (GBR) were accepted at the first horse inspection. There are
...» Read More!Who Jumped It Best? Stable View Monster Corner Edition
You couldn’t help but be impressed walking up to the open corner at fence 14 at the Stable View Oktoberfest Advanced Horse Trials. The angle of the front rail is extreme and the ground line
...» Read More!A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How William Fox-Pitt’s Central Park Catch Ride Came to Be
It was Wednesday afternoon when Anna Loschiavo of Bradford, Vermont picked up the phone for a call that would lead to a whirlwind weekend. Buck Davidson was on the other end of the line and he
...» Read More!What I Learned: A Scary Moment at Jump Start H.T.
I was involved in one of the scariest moments of my life on Friday afternoon. Having just walked my cross country course in preparation for Saturday, I was hustling up the hill to the trailer
...» Read More!Ocala Jockey Club Gearing Up for Second $100,000 International Event
As the international eventing season is winding down throughout Europe, the action is just kicking into high gear here in the USA. The $100,000 Ocala Jockey Club International Three-Day Event is one of several highly anticipated competitions
...» Read More!Boyd Martin and Crackerjack Claim $15,000 Victory in Stable View Advanced
Boyd Martin enjoyed a big pay day at the second annual Stable View Oktoberfest Advanced Horse Trials. With four finishing in the money in the Advanced division and one more in Intermediate, his rides earned
...» Read More!Best of JN: ‘You Sold Me a Stopper!’ Lawsuit Q&A with Leone Equestrian Law
Editor’s Note: Horses can be fragile, dangerous, unpredictable, and most of all expensive, and sometimes that places people in the horse business on precarious legal ground. Armande Leone of Leone Equestrian Law tackles some of
...» Read More!Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights Win Wire-to-Wire at Morven Park CIC3*
Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights won their second CIC3* of the summer today at Morven Park International Horse Trials in Leesburg, Virginia, with a clear cross country round and 11.2 time penalties to complete on
...» Read More!“58 Clips of Lainey Ashker Kicking My Butt”
Lainey Ashker could give George Morris a run for his money when it comes to meme-worthy one-liners. Student Samantha Ensinger put together a montage of Lainey-isms from a recent dressage lesson and we are absolutely
...» Read More!#EventerFailFriday: A Foolish Consistency
“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” said American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson in his 1841 essay “Self Reliance.” I’m not sure what a hobgoblin is (event horse says: a frightening creature
...» Read More!By the Numbers: Stable View Advanced
Stable View is in just its second year of running the Advanced Oktoberfest Horse Trials, but already the venue has established itself as the place to be on the first weekend of October. With $65,000 in prize money on
...» Read More!US Equestrian Names Nations Cup Team for Boekelo CCIO3*
US Equestrian announced this afternoon that the three American riders entered to compete at Military Boekelo CCIO3* next week, Oct. 4-8, in Enschede, Netherlands, will comprise Team USA in the FEI Nations Cup Final.
...» Read More!10 Questions with Ian Stark: Cross Country Designer & Adviser Extraordinaire
Ian Stark has a lengthy riding resume, including multiple medals at Olympic and World Equestrian Games. Following his success in the saddle, he began designing cross country courses, leaving his mark on some of the
...» Read More!Thoroughbred Makeover Preview Gives Sneak Peek at Next Week’s Action
Fifteen of the over 400 entries for next weekend’s Thoroughbred Makeover at the Kentucky Horse Park came to a preview Tuesday afternoon at the Masterson Equestrian Complex here in Lexington. We saw barrel racers, field
...» Read More!Who Has It Easier: Tall Eventers or Short Eventers?
We asked Eventing Nation fans, who has it easier: tall riders or short riders? Turns out we ALL have a seat on The Struggle Bus. Some of us just have a little more leg room, and
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