585 men and women live and work on the backstretch of Belmont Park caring for the some 1,300 equine athletes who train and race there. At the time of writing, 20 of those faithful backstretch
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One of the best tools for achieving balance and self-carriage is the shoulder-in movement. A basic yet challenging lateral movement, the shoulder-in is famous for its effects of lifting the front end and creating more
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From 32 down to four seriously star-powered options – and now it gets difficult. With one horse to represent each region, will you follow your heart or your flag? It’s the Final Four – and
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EN’s sister site Jumper Nation has teamed up with top, respected riders who we love for both their horsemanship and their creativity with exercises they use at home. Each week, they’ll be bringing us a new grid or
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In early February, I sat down at my computer and mapped out my entire competition schedule for the spring/early summer season, and I am sure I am not the only eventer who did so. We
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With extra time on our hands, Andrew Hoy has decided to spend it wisely! On Twitter, he’s re-sharing a few at home exercises. First, he starts with the something basic, like really basic — a
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EN is delighted to follow Jon Holling’s blog chronicling his journey with upper-level prospect Ragtime Rebel, a 6-year-old OTTB gelding he found through the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center. Ragtime Rebel (Union Rags X A.P. Elegance, by
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Galway Downs Spring H.T., scheduled for May 1-3 in Temecula, CA, has been postponed with a tentative reschedule date of June 19-21, 2020. The event has released the following statement: Given the ongoing situation related
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Boarding facilities that remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic have had come up with some creative solutions for making sure that both boarders and barn employees remain safe and well. That includes limiting visitation to
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Competitor Tent, the app for competitive riders, is teaming up with a panel of amazing judges to create the virtual charity show series, “The Stay-at-Home Dressage Series benefiting the Equestrian Aid Foundation.” This series will
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Now many of us know what stall rest feels like, right? Shelter-in-place orders and forced closures of equestrian facilities nationwide mean significantly less barn time for some. While there is no substitute for spending time
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I’m really trying to find the humor in all of this. We are going on our third week of jail/quarantine, and spring is dancing in with its happy face. That happy face also has with
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We at EN support the myriad creative ways that the equine industry has come up with to “take care of our own” during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has ground the spring horse show season to
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To those of you whose barns have closed our hearts go out to you. And to those of you who are still riding, we are living vicariously through you! Here’s your latest batch of #EventerProblems:
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If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would you say? That’s the topic of a new series by Equestrian Marketing Firm Athletux. Today Jennifer Wooten shares her letter. Based on the central coast
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Everyone is sick of hearing about how COVID-19 has changed the world — we are living it every day. You can’t go out when you want or where you want. Millions of people are out
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You ever do that thing where, in the middle of a global pandemic and a national lockdown, you just forget what day it is? Yeah, me too. On the plus side, that means you guys got a
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The future is now, folks – or at least, we’re speeding there ever-faster as our current circumstances force us all to get a little bit creative. Something that’s on the rise is the advent of
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This week’s announcement that Groton House Farm H.T. (June 26-28 in South Hamilton, MS) is canceled is heart wrenching. OK maybe a small exaggeration but let me explain…. Groton House is magic to me and I have
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Posted by Kyle Carter on Thursday, March 26, 2020 Who what’s Madison Park been up to since his retirement three years ago? Having a crack at the lower levels, and obviously killing it, but now Kyle Carter
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Following the announcement of the new dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (July 23 to August 8, 2021), sports federations are now considering the impact the postponement will have on their own sporting calendars. For equestrian sport,
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After the announcement that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, new dates in 2021 have been announced. The Olympics, still to be held in Tokyo, will now commence
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It’s with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Bayro, the horse with whom the Netherlands’ Tim Lips secured the Dutch National Championship in both 2017 and 2018, after complications during colic surgery this morning (March
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