I can guarantee you that most of the eventing community will spend at least one 6 minutes and 20 second period over the next few days glued to their computer.
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EN Today: 72,000 GBP Payout to UK Rider from Owners for Ruined Olympic Dreams
And the moral of this story is: People suck. So. Get. It. In. Writing. Every time. (more…)
EN Today: Ocala Training Sessions II
Sarah Finkel brings us this write-up of the USEF Eventing Training Sessions in Ocala, replete with video reconnaissance on Karen O’Connor’s new horse Mr. Medicott. (more…)
EN Today: Phillip Dutton partners with Muscular Dystrophy Association
Visionaire brings us this report of U.S. eventing superstar Phillip Dutton’s support of a great cause. (more…)
Andrew Nicholson: It’s good to be a gangsta
New Zealand eventer Andrew Nicholson has so many **** horses, he had to kick one off his plate. Britain’s Oliver Townsend got the ride on Armada, a 13-year-old gelding owned by Paul Ridgeon. (more…)
Video du Jour: ‘Air Horse One’ touches down in Montana
On July 19, 2011, a 747 arrived at Glacier International Airport with some very precious cargo–a handful of the nation’s top event horses. (more…)
Intervention: We think you have a problem
Ammy-adult event rider/blogger Holly Ratcliff admits that she “would much rather jump one of the red concrete balls in the Target parking lot” than an upright show jump vertical. (more…)
30 Years Later: A column
Most people remember Kim Walnes from her glory days in the ’80s, when she piloted The Gray Goose to international eventing success. On the 30th anniversary of her 1982 Rolex win, Kim has agreed to write a column for HN about horses and life. (more…)
EN Today: ‘If you ain’t first, you’re last’
I usually wait until later to re-post my favorite EN story of day, but I have a feeling nothing is going to top this one: (more…)
EN Today: Ocala training sessions begin
Fancy horses, fantastic event riders, freaking huge squirrels… just another day in sunny Slocala.
Buried Alive in Crap: An event rider cleans out her horse trailer
HN contributor and self-professed “obsessive hoarder” Katy Groesbeck gets a jump start on spring cleaning. (more…)
EN Today: Claire Lomas is walking
EN’s Samantha Clark catches up with Claire Lomas, a British event rider whose journey to recovery from a 2007 riding accident continues to inspire. (more…)
The Secret Life of McKenna & Dorito: A young rider blog
Behold the inaugural post of 15-year-old HN blogger McKenna Oxenden. Not only does she know how to throw a “!” around, she had the chutzpah to make fun of John on her very first day. (more…)
EN Today: Meg’s Ocala update
Sinead Halpin’s right-hand girl Meg Kep shares her passion for cheese sandwiches, reviews the local bar and gets excited about the upcoming training sessions. (more…)
EN Today: Buck Davidson clinic report
This is the closest you can get to a lesson with top U.S. event rider Buck Davidson without having to get out your checkbook or leave your couch. (more…)