Category Archives: Eventing

When I was fifteen, my trainer pulled my mother aside and recommended that I see a sports psychologist. She said I was a much more capable rider than I gave...

I first started riding at a fancy stable in Connecticut when I was 11-years old. As I walked into the barn to sign up for my first lesson, I had...

I never canter randomly. Whether on an event horse or a Morgan, in a jumping saddle or dressage saddle, I constantly work to improve my eye for a distance. I'll...

We are counting down the hours until the course opens for the American Eventing Championships at the Tryon International Equestrian Center. As course builders, this has been a challenging project,...

Work log, earth date August 13, 2016, Rider/Horse Mom Laura reporting:   When I last wrote, I had put a plan in place to "get my sea legs back" by...

You may think confidence is something you either have or you don’t, but that’s not true. Confidence comes from taking risks, failing, learning, and trying again. It comes from practicing,...

Someone asked, "Why do you wear spurs and carry a whip? Isn't that abusive?" Wow. Talk about someone who has been brainwashed by some do-gooder who does't ride. And they...

William Fox-Pitt is a five-time Olympian and an amazing athlete. He's also batsh*t insane. Let’s examine the evidence... First, there was the whole coma-to-Rio in ten months thing. Most people...

Alex Hua Tian is no stranger to the big stage. At the age of 18, he became the youngest rider in Olympic Eventing history when he competed in the 2008...

Eventer Camilla Kruger had a goal: represent her native Zimbabwe in the Olympics. The African nation of 15 million has never had an equestrian athlete qualify for the Olympic Games,...

There must be something buried in the human psyche that craves an object of blind devotion. Why else would there be fans of anything? Think about it. Somewhere there's a...

I went on vacation last week, and as a guilty pleasure, picked up one of my moms romance novels. It was titled “Love The One You’re With” by Emily Giffin,...

This May at Rolex, U.K.-based American eventer Liz Halliday-Sharp and her 12-year-old Irish Sporthorse, HHS Cooley, completed their first CCI****, finishing in 40th place with a clear cross-country round. The...

Imagine you're a budding professional and you land a new sponsor. But not just any new sponsor. A top tier sponsor. A change-your-life-and-put-your-wildest-dreams-within-reach kind of sponsor. If you're like most...

Public disputes. Allegations of selector bias and unsoundness issues. Last minute changes to the team lineup. The selection process for the Canadian Olympic eventing team has had more plot twists...

When news broke last week that Bromont will no longer stage the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, it sparked strong speculation that the games would return to the Kentucky Horse...

Defending Olympic champion Michael Jung (GER) announced a last-minute change to his Rio mount on Facebook today. fischerTakino, the reigning European eventing champion, has been sidelined by an infection following...

People often compare boat ownership with horse ownership, mostly because they are both money pits and time sinks. But I think the analogy extends even further than that. Here's how...

There are plenty of drawbacks to being 70 years older than the OTTBs I ride—lack of former agility, lack of all courage, lack of being able to get on without...

Have you seen your horse show dog in the last few hours? Do you know where he is? Is he a few aisles over, begging for a piece of someone's...