There is room for a debate in our sport regarding the level of severity of the cross country course in relation to changing ground conditions. Not to reduce the maximum allowed level of demands, but
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1. The French are back. After three excellent completions at Burghley (all of which will qualify them as individuals for Rio), four different riders went to Blair, three of which were mounted on French-bred horses
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Eventers are a special breed. To quote the late, great band Chumbawamba’s 1997 hit “Tubthumper,” they get knocked down, but they get up again, and you’re never going to keep them down. In fact, they’re
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Rick Wallace wrote this touching blog about his daughter Elisa’s first overseas competition coming up at Blenheim and kindly allowed us to reprint it here on EN. You can follow along with Rick and Elisa’s
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The German riders didn’t lower a single rail in the final phase to win the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships convincingly. Michael Jung takes his third consecutive individual gold medal, on a third horse, this
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Many thanks to Irish team members Camilla Speirs and Sam Watson for taking some time after a long, wet and cold cross country day Satuday at the Longines FEI Blair Castle European Championships to sit
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In what’s becoming a re-occurring theme, Michael Jung jumped clear inside the time cross country today, this time on the youngest horse in the field, the 8-year-old chestnut fischerTakinou, in pretty appalling conditions to take
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Marilyn Little entered five horses in the Poplar Place CIC3* in Hamilton, Georgia and has a firm hold on the top of the leaderboard after producing four clear show jumping rounds today to secure the
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We couldn’t be luckier or more grateful to have Lucinda Green take some time again to share her thoughts on last week’s Burghley CCI4* cross country and look ahead to today’s Blair Castle European Championship
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I know, guys. The struggle is real. Here’s your fix — 30-plus more reader-submitted #EventerProblems. If you missed them: Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
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Francis Whittington has waited 20 years since he represented Team Great Britain on ponies to earn his senior flag, and he punched the air in jubilation as he finished his test on Easy Target. “I’m over the
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It’s been two months since Lauren Kieffer packed her bags and headed to England to spend the fall season competing overseas, and so far her goal of getting “off the island” and gaining exposure in
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Germany have taken over the lead at the lunch break of the second and final day of dressage here at the FEI Longines European Championships at Blair after a beautiful test by reigning World Champions
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Barefoot event horses may soon be able to don protective hoofwear in the dressage ring thanks to a rule change proposal submitted to the USEF by David Wilson, owner of Flying High Stables, that could
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Here I am in Holland helping my other half with his jumping horse playing girlfriend/groom. It’s a new adventure for sure — it felt a bit odd not being at Burghley; in the middle of
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It’s time for another set of U.S. horses to make the trek to Europe, this time to the UK to compete in the CCI3* at Blenheim Palace next weekend. Emily Beshear, Kate Chadderton, Will Coleman,
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A new law proposed by the California State Veterinary Medical Board could create enormous roadblocks for equine bodywork practitioners and sport horse owners in the state. The law, which will face a public hearing tomorrow, September
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September’s Poplar Place event is a staple of the southern eventing circuit and a good prep for those who are headed to the American Eventing Championships. The Poplar courses are always solid, intimidating and creative. Hilly
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After completing Rolex twice, Lillian Heard is now setting her sights on her first trip overseas to contest her third CCI4* event with her 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse, Share Option. She feels the time has
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Fantastic news, EN! Will Faudree is heading home from Duke University Medical Center today after undergoing surgery on Sunday to repair two broken vertebrae in his neck following his fall at Five Points Horse Trials. Will said he
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We reported yesterday that Will Faudree underwent surgery to stabilize a neck injury after falling from Hans Dampf while competing in the Advanced division at Five Points Horse Trials on Sunday. We’re also sending positive
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It’s an action-packed week for international eventing as many of Europe’s best head straight from the Land Rover Burghley International Horse Trials in England to the 2015 FEI European Championships at Blair Castle in Scotland.
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Will Faudree is resting comfortably at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, after undergoing surgery on his neck yesterday following his fall with Hans Dampf on the Advanced cross country course at Five Points Horse Trials on
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