Sixty-three of the world’s best horse and rider combinations presented themselves to the ground jury Wednesday afternoon at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. (And a zillion grassroots fans who...
Valerie Pride owns and operates Blue Clover Eventing, born at least in part from the peculiar twist of fate that there is no option for professional women’s lacrosse as a...
As we start to figure out how to watch from home while working from home a plan for the #bestweekendallyear, here are some quick links for how and when to...
“It’s the hope that kills you.” —John Cleese and Ted Lasso, among others. Life’s rituals and routines can be calming, grounding and sometimes the only thing that gets you out...
In the 25 years that I’ve been working as a course builder, the job has changed immensely. Today’s courses are a lot more technical. A horse jump is still a...
Galway Downs in Temecula, California ran their first FEI event of 2021 this past weekend (March 26/27). In addition to their CCI2*, 3* and 4*-S, they also ran horse trials...
Six-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist Phillip Dutton spent the winter in Wellington doing what most competitive riders with high aspirations do—training with the experts. Now he's reaping the reward...
What eventing fans want, eventing fans get. Sort of. Last week's announcement that the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI Five Star (LRK3DE) would be cancelled for the second year...
New year, same problems. Following in the footsteps of 2020 and the shortest show season on record this century, the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event (LRK3DE) has cancelled its famed...
Key points: Pre-cooling is the process of reducing the body’s temperature before beginning exerciseIn this study, pre-cooling was found to reduce heart rate as well as surface and rectal temperatures...
Have you ever had one of those days where you felt like a shit rider because you fell off or were eliminated? Then, in an attempt to forget your shortcomings,...
Working with young event horses is one of my favorite parts of my training program. Seeing them develop into confident, willing partners is incredibly rewarding. Whether I’m training one of...
Boyd Martin (USA) won the 2020 Buckeye Nutrition USEF CCI4*-L National Championship this weekend with Christine Turner’s Tsetserleg. In doing so, Martin also earned the unofficial title of coast-to-coast champion,...
It happened between fences 10 and 11. The rare feeling of confusion as to why my arms had just swung past me of their own accord. It was early in...
The first of just two CCI4*-L of 2020 saw ten riders to completion, with U.S. Olympian Boyd Martin leading from the start to the very end, to finish on a...
The first CCI4*-L of 2020 is taking place at Galway Downs International this weekend, and although the field is small (just 11 are in the hunt following cross-country) it’s mighty....
If you have the space for it, a cross country schooling course at home can be a great asset to your training program. After deciding that you have enough room,...
“It’s the stuff dreams are made of…”—Laura Collett, winner of Les 5 Étoiles de Pau, 2020 It’s hard not to want to add an *asterisk to everything 2020 these days,...
If you thought for a minute that the year’s only CCI5*-L might be a bit “softer” than average, what with COVID, travel restrictions, the lack of prep events (for all...
Each April, as the grass barely begins to emerge, and we wonder if it will ever (truly) be warm again, some of the very best horses and riders in the...
