By the Numbers: Great Meadow CICO3*
Great Meadow International has quickly become a premier event in only three short years, first gaining an FEI Nations Cup leg for the U.S., then becoming a finalist in the bid to host a second
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All Horses Accepted at Great Meadow, Symansky Called Up to U.S. Team
Hello from the FEI Nations Cup at Great Meadow International in The Plains, Virginia! The skies opened and dumped a huge amount of rain on the area earlier this morning, but we had beautiful clear conditions for
...» Read More!Hannah Sue Burnett, Lauren Kieffer to Compete as Individuals in Aachen CICO3*
US Equestrian has announced that two American eventers will compete as individuals at the 2017 World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen.
...» Read More!Your First Look at the Great Meadow CICO3* Cross Country Course
It’s a big weekend for eventing around the world, with an FEI Nations Cup leg running at Great Meadow CICO3* in The Plains, Virginia, and the next Event Rider Masters leg running at Barbury Castle in Marlborough,
...» Read More!#EventerProblems Vol. 122: Summertime Sadness
Lost and mangled fly masks, scary tanlines, sizzling temperatures, 24/7 mowing, dirt baths for all … some #EventerProblems are particularly rampant this time of the year. Here’s a sampling! We all have those days. #strugglebus
...» Read More!Eventing in the UK vs. the US
After ten years in the States and six years back in the UK, playing ponies the whole time, I’m often asked whether I find the equestrian industries different in each country. I’ve given it some
...» Read More!Giving Back to the Horses Who Give Us the Sport
She doesn’t halter well and has poor manners when leading because she’s scared. She’s head shy. She doesn’t pick up her feet. She doesn’t do well being bridled. She gets very scared in a trailer.
...» Read More!Boyd Martin & Steady Eddie Substituted Onto U.S. Nations Cup Team for Great Meadow
Doug Payne has withdrawn Debi Crowley and Doug and Jessica Payne’s Vandiver from the FEI Nations Cup CICO3* at Great Meadow International presented by Adequan today after suffering a broken collarbone while schooling a young horse.
...» Read More!An Eventer’s Guide to Being Grounded
I’ve been trying to keep my riding alive this spring. But, I broke my leg in May. Just sheared off the bottom of my fibula as I stepped down on wet decking and slipped at
...» Read More!Weekend Instagram Roundup: Through the Lens of Amy Dragoo
Following professional equine photographers on Instagram is fun because it can be an outlet for all those great photos they snap and aren’t quite sure what else to do with. For event photographer Amy Dragoo,
...» Read More!William Micklem: Those Who Dig Ditches, Not Holes
Dougie Burley was a radiator. Nothing to do with central heating, more like internal heating of the human spirit. I was told long ago that the world can be divided into drains and radiators: the
...» Read More!US Equestrian Releases 2017 Eventing High Performance Summer Training Lists
US Equestrian has named the Eventing High Performance Summer Training Lists for 2017. The High Performance Program continues to include Elite, Development and Merging Athlete Programs, but new to this summer’s list is a two-tiered
...» Read More!Applications Now Being Accepted for U.S. Eventing Team Performance Director
US Equestrian has opened the application process for the U.S. Eventing Team Performance Director, previously known as the Technical Advisor. The term will run from the date of hiring through the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, though
...» Read More!US Equestrian Names Nations Cup Team for Great Meadow CICO3*
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! US Equestrian just named the team that will represent the U.S. in the FEI Nations Cup CICO3* at the Great Meadow International presented by Adequan next week, July 7-9
...» Read More!USEA Foundation Announces Rebecca Farm Travel Grant Recipients
The USEA Foundation has just announced the 16 riders who will receive travel grants to offset the cost of making the journey to compete in the three-star divisions at The Event at Rebecca Farm in
...» Read More!#EventerFailFriday: No You Go First, I Insist!
Welcome to #EventerFailFriday, a support group for sharing your most struggle-bus moments. From slightly sticky moments to full-on bombs, join us in celebrating the fact that every road to success is paved with a few
...» Read More!Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: Don’t Mess With Texas, Part I
In August 2017 writer/rider Leslie Wylie will be attempting her most fearsome feat of #YOLO yet: a 620-mile race across Mongolia. Riding 25 semi-wild native horses. Carrying only 11 pounds of gear. Relying on nomads
...» Read More!A Bustling Spring for Jan Byyny: USEF’s Newest Eventing Selector
Between being named the newest USEF Eventing Selector and bringing her top mount Inmidair back to the Advanced level following a three-year hiatus, Jan Byyny has had a bustling spring season. She’s already attended Carolina International,
...» Read More!Meet the 2017 USEF Eventing Selectors
With the U.S. team for the Nations Cup at Great Meadow CICO3* expected to be named at any time (click here to view the selection procedure), let’s take a look at the USEF Eventing Selectors for
...» Read More!Who Jumped It Best? Essex Preliminary Rider Edition
It’s time to play Who Jumped It Best? Essex Preliminary Rider Edition! The Mars Essex Horse Trials made a triumphant return this past weekend at Moorland Farm in Far Hills, New Jersey. Buck Davidson swept the Open
...» Read More!Rest in Peace, Toytown
Embed from Getty Images We are saddened to learn of the passing of Toytown, Zara Tindall’s esteemed four-star partner with whom she won Individual Gold and Team Silver at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in
...» Read More!Craniology, Part I: What Your Helmet Will (and Won’t) Do To Protect You
About the author: “I am a very low level adult amateur eventer, sometime DQ, “horse wife,” AKA groom for my husband at horse trials, and a huge fan of upper level eventing and other horse
...» Read More!Six Ways to Reduce Stress at Events
Horse trials and three-day events can be very stressful. But there are certain things you can do to prepare to help reduce anxiety for yourself and the family members you dragged along! Here are a
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