If you see a girl walking around Greenwich Park wearing tall boots and a giant “Dressage is #1” foam finger, it’s Sarah Paull from SmartPak. (more…)
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Video du Jour: Olympic dressage dubstep
Dubstep + dressage = a match made in heaven. Check out this video compiled using footage from the first two days of dressage competition at Greenwich Park. (more…)
Olympic Happy Hour: August 3
Throughout the Olympics, Horse Nation will be capping off each day with a pint-sized synopsis of the most recent Olympic equestrian sporting festivities. Here’s your Happy Hour report for Friday, August 3. (more…)
Friday Flicks: The Movie Olympics
HN film critic Amanda Ronan pits the champions of some of the greatest horse movies of all time against one another in “an epic battle for Gold.” (more…)
Let’s Discuss: Your Olympic dressage medal predictions
Is the home team going to hang onto the gold? Will Germany fight them for the top tier of the podium? Enter your predictions in the comments section below. (more…)
From Horse Nation to the USA Dressage Team, with love
You knew it was coming, you just didn’t know when. Presenting: The USA Olympic dressage team, Jib Jab-style! (more…)
Olympic Happy Hour: August 2
Throughout the Olympics, Horse Nation will be capping off each day with a pint-sized synopsis of the most recent Olympic equestrian sporting festivities. Here’s your Happy Hour report for Thursday, August 2. (more…)
Olympic Happy Hour: August 1
Throughout the Olympics, Horse Nation will be capping off each day with a pint-sized synopsis of the most recent Olympic equestrian sporting festivities. Here’s your Happy Hour report for Wednesday, August 1. (more…)
The Idea of Order: ‘The Adventures of Dressage Man’
This week, Morgane Schmidt hands the reins of her comic over to her un-horsey boyfriend, Louis. She apologizes in advance. (more…)
Got stats? Olympic eventing by the numbers
Jumps have been jumped, and shiny medals have been won. I did a little research and broke it all down for y’all.
Video: Olympic party people
From John: Mark Todd didn’t have the best day of individual show jumping at the Olympics with Campino today, but that isn’t stopping him from celebrating New Zealand’s team bronze medal in true Kiwi fashion tonight. (more…)
The Pak Across the Pond
SmartPak’s Sarah Paull has been in London for a grand total of five days and has already picked up a mean British accent. Check out what the girls are up to! (more…)
EN Today: Tuesday Olympic social media roundup
Abby Gibbon was tasked with keeping up with the eventing portion of the games via Facebook and Twitter. Here, she shares some highlights from the final day of competition. (more…)
Olympic Happy Hour: July 31
Throughout the Olympics, Horse Nation will be capping off each day with a pint-sized synopsis of the most recent Olympic equestrian sporting festivities. Here’s your Happy Hour report for Tuesday, July 31. (more…)
Stephen’s Dressage Training, part 1
Stephen Colbert kicked off his transformation into a rider of “horse ballet” last night, with some help from former Olympian Michael Barisone. Let the games begin! (more…)
Talk Like a Brit: ‘Chuffed’
Throughout the Olympic eventing competition, multiple British or British-based riders used the expression “chuffed” or “chuffed to bits” to describe their performance. Which got us to thinking: Say what? (more…)
Horsin’ ‘Round: USA! USA!
Will and Will’s super-annoying younger brother Riley team up to show their Olympic spirit in the latest installation of John Mason’s comic series. (more…)
‘The morbid appeal of equestrian cross country’
Greg Wyshynski’s story, “Watching London Olympic equestrian cross country for the crashes,” investigates an aspect of the sport that the rest of us are way too polite to mention. (more…)
Olympic Happy Hour: July 30
Throughout the Olympics, Horse Nation will be capping off each day with a pint-sized synopsis of the most recent Olympic equestrian sporting festivities. Here’s your Happy Hour report for Monday, July 30. (more…)
Let’s Discuss: Olympic XC
An Olympic XC course designer has the unenviable task of creating a course that’s challenging enough to separate the field but forgiving enough to keep everybody safe. How do you think London’s course rode? (more…)
NickerDoodles: Steve & Fred’s excellent Olympic adventure
Steve and Fred are two horseflies who hitch a ride to London on their favorite horse. Melanie Eberhardt will be keeping us posted on their antics throughout the Olympic Games. (more…)
Olympic Happy Hour: July 29
Throughout the Olympics, Horse Nation will be capping off each day with a pint-sized synopsis of the most recent Olympic equestrian sporting festivities. Here’s your Happy Hour report for Sunday, July 29. (more…)
Olympic Flashback: ‘Dressage proves no draw, just a bore’
Equestrian sport is a longstanding tradition in British culture, so London as an Olympic venue feels like a perfect fit. But Hong Kong, site of the 2008 Olympic equestrian events? Not so much. (more…)
Olympic Pentathlon: And you thought eventers were crazy
Not only do Olympic pentathletes have to swim, shoot, fence and run, they also have to get on a horse they’ve never ridden before and jump a 3’9″ course. (more…)