The 2016 Virginia CCI/CIC and Horse Trials wrapped up yesterday at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington with great competition and gorgeous weather to conclude the fall season for many East Coast riders. Lindsay Kelley and
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What things scare you only if you are with your horse? What horsey nightmares have you had? Our friends at SmartPak asked riders those two questions and got TONS of responses, 21 of which they
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For a lot of eventers on the East Coast, the Virginia Horse Trials marks the end of the calendar year of competing, and the beginning of “vacation” for a lot of horses. With the Area
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Cathy Wieschhoff and Speed Rail took top honors in the eventing division of the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover Saturday, besting a huge field of 75 starters and putting on a strong finale performance in
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We interrupt our regular ‘Red on Right, Insanity in the Middle’ programming to bring you this brick wall from the Washington International Horse Show. Because frankly, we’re connoisseurs of insanity. We have a delicate palette
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Elisa Wallace and her recently acquired Off The Track Thoroughbred Heron’s Waltz (Henri) dominated the first phase of the 2016 Thoroughbred Makeover contest being held at the Kentucky Horse Park. They lead a pack of
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The Virginia Horse Trials CCI/CIC got started today with the First Horse Inspection for the CCI* and CCI2* divisions. With nearly 550 horses entered in the CCI*, CCI2*, CIC2*, Area II Championships, Beginner Novice through
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Tamie Smith announced this morning that her three-star mount Twizted Syster has been sold to the UK as a new ride for Rafael Losano, a 19-year-old Brazilian eventer who works for Mark Todd. “It is not without
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When Laine Ashker told me last year about her mother’s plan to ride across the United States on two off-track Thoroughbreds, 7-year-old Primitivo and 17-year-old Solar Express, I was equal parts skeptical and nervous, and
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Did you know that there is a shortage of eventing officials in the U.S.? Technical delegates, judges and course designers play a critical role in our sport, and as our current group of wonderful officials retire,
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A few weeks ago we conducted a compelling thought experiment: What would a line of eventing-themed Yankee Candles look like? Perhaps, we proposed, something like this. (See also Horse Nation’s original post on the subject here.)
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Happy horses and happy riders were out in force at the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event and Team Challenge, which wrapped up yesterday at the Kentucky Horse Park. From the barns to the cross country course
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Everyone is looking forward to the unveiling of the Ocala Jockey Club’s new cross country courses, which are nearly ribbon-cutting ready in advance of the inaugural event. The inaugural Ocala Jockey Club International 3-Day CIC
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The final day of the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event and Team Challenge wrapped up on possibly one of the most beautiful fall days of the year. The sun shone and although the wind was a
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Ingrid Klimke’s future eventing star Weisse Duene proved she is one to watch for on the German squad with her stellar performance from start to finish at the 2016 Mondial du Lion FEI World Breeding
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Horses are part of our lives for a time as friends, teachers and companions but there are a few special horses whose impact is everlasting and widespread. Courageous Comet is one that many eventing fans
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The Kentucky Horse Park was filled with electricity today — more so than usual due to the cold brisk winds that have been blowing in — and many of the horses were dancing on their
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The American combinations proved their pluck around a tough and electrifying cross country course today, coming home clear and improving their placings in the process at Le Lion d’Angers 7-Year-Old Championships. At the top of
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If you’ve been in the sport horse world for so much as a hot minute, you’ve probably experienced these exact feelings already. Maybe you’ve been the one saying goodbye to a longtime partner, maybe you’ve
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The ever so popular Hagyard Midsouth Team Challenge and CCI* has the Kentucky Horse Park bustling with excitement this weekend. As usual the event is filled to the brim with competitors from levels Beginner Novice
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Who might we see Ingrid Klimke mounted on at the 2020 Olympics? The depth of this German superstar’s string is impressive, and she’s got an exciting one coming up the ranks in Weisse Duene. The
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How can we minimize risk factors in evening? What risk management initiatives need to implemented, on a global basis, to improve horse and rider safety?
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Why do we keep putting ourselves through this stuff, over and over again? Answer: Because it’s worth it, every time. And normal life is so overrated. Here’s your latest batch of #EventerProblems. #eventerproblems . When
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