About a year ago, I had just acquired the ride on Castle Larchfield Purdy while living in Fresno, California, with a full-time horse training business. I was competing two mares named Ballingowan Ginger and Jitter
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It’s an exciting time for Hannah Sue Burnett as her four-star partner Harbour Pilot is coming back into work after sustaining an injury at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials last fall, and it’s made
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Eventers at this past weekend’s Plantation Field Horse Trials donned purple to honor the memory of rider, owner, mentor and volunteer Seema Sonnad, who passed away suddenly last month. The event was made all the
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A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be the lucky winner to be picked to attend the first World Class Grooming Clinic hosted by Emma Ford and Cat Hill. This past April
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I’ve heard of “expensive rails” but using a Jaguar as jump filler is in a category all of its own: “That’ll cost you four faults AND tens of thousands of dollars. Should have picked up
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Earlier today Marilyn Little and RF Overdressed earned themselves this sweet, sweet hunk of Canadian eventing memorabilia… …and by the end of the afternoon she and RF Demeter had won him a little friend. “This
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It is with great sadness that we can confirm Wise Espartaco, owned and ridden by Ronald Zabala-Goetschel, collapsed and died following cross country yesterday while competing in the CCI2* at Roebke’s Run Horse Trials in Minnesota.
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In 1976 Oswaldo Mendez was a 19-year-old kid on a 6-year-old horse representing his home country of Guatemala in the Olympics. He was competing in show jumping, which that year was held in Bromont and
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So what if we aren’t horse racers? We are horse people, and the thought of finally adding another Triple Crown to the record books is plenty enough to get our blood pumping. In all the
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Double-clear cross-country rounds are gold here at Bromont and Emily Beshear produced one of only three of them with Shame on the Moon in the CCI3* today. Emily told us yesterday that she came here
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In what may be the most bizarre EN cross-country preview since John’s infamously nauseating course run videos of yesteryear, we sent Le Chinch off to test-ride the Bromont CCI3* course. He reported back that the
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Canadian Jessica Phoenix won the CCI3* here last year and now teammate Selena O’Hanlon is doing her part to ensure that the crown stays on home turf. She and Foxwood High laid down a seamless
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Eventing Nation, I think you have a problem. Actually, you’ve got a whole big bunch of problems. Our #EventerProblems series rages on with 20 more reader-submitted troubles that only eventers will understand. If you missed
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Entries closed this week for the inaugural Great Meadow International CIC3*, and we have a very exciting lineup of horses and riders slated to compete June 19-21 in The Plains, Virginia. In addition to the
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Like seriously, I think the horse has springs on its feet. RF Overdressed is a fresh-off-the-boat German-bred Hannoverian, the sort of floaty-boat warmblood that puts you in a trance when it enters the ring. Video
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We’re thrilled to report that Jessica Phoenix has officially made her return to the saddle after suffering a heavy fall at Jersey Fresh last month. We’re also fairly sure that she needs to have a
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Bromont is the culmination of the spring season for the East Coast, and while there will be a few events throughout the summer, the Advanced and 3* events will no longer be running every week
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When it comes to eventing jog footwear, Marilyn Little is kind of an American hero. She’s a pioneer who, in her interminable quest to find the balance between fashion and function, isn’t afraid of a
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It’s Bromont week, EN! Leslie Wylie is on the grounds to bring you all the news you need to know, starting with this afternoon’s first horse inspection. We’re also excited to partner with EquiRatings, a
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Dauntless Courage, an 18 hand Percheron/Thoroughbred cross gelding, was anything but an embodiment of his ironic name when Chelsea Kolman first met him. Chelsea, who makes her home in Lexington, Ky., first met “Dante” as
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The largest event in the United States, the Event at Rebecca Farm, opened entries in the classic format divisions last week. Riders have been busy collecting qualifying scores in anticipation of entering, the first step
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What’s your problem? Our #EventerProblems series continues with the airing of 20 more reader-submitted grievances. If you missed them: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV. Just hit the 20-hour mark on the last
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Big news, EN! The USET Foundation and USEF announced the 2016 Karen Stives European Developing Tour for Eventing today, which will send Eventing 25/18 riders overseas next year
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