As we speak, 16-year-old junior reporter Emily Kelly is suffering through her final two classes at school before she and her buddy Katy hit the road for Rolex. Emily will be blogging for us live throughout the week. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
“You can lead a horse to water, but if you can get it to float on its back with its legs in the air you’ve really got something.”–Unknown
Wednesday Morning Feed from World Equestrian Brands
One of the great things about being Eventing Nation’s sister site is that when it comes to Rolex, we are totally hooked in. (more…)
Winner’s Circle: Hahahorses.com
Winning Caption: “Nice ears. Thanks, you too!” –Markay
Weekly Blog Spotlight: ‘Writing of Riding’
Each Tuesday, we shine the spotlight on a rider blog we think is deserving of a little extra attention. Today’s featured blog is Writing of Riding. (more…)
EN Today: Confessions of a first-time Rolex horse owner
Dr. Adrienne Classen of Wits End Eventing is the owner of Rafferty’s Rules, who will be competing at Rolex this weekend with Sharon White. (more…)
Oh $h!t: Your most humiliating moments, captured on film
Today’s “Oh $h!t” moments is brought to you by reader Laura, who took a nosedive at the 2010 American Eventing Championships. (more…)
Jim Wofford, Rolex Sage
I don’t know about you, but part of my annual pre-Rolex tradition is sitting down with the Chronicle‘s Rolex roster to compare my predictions with The Wofford’s. (more…)
Video du Jour: Pimp my horse
We know you love your horse, but wouldn’t he be even cooler with a mini-fridge, unicorn horn and spinners? Yes, yes he would. Rated PG-13 for superfluous tastelessness at the end. (more…)
Let’s Discuss: If you didn’t have horses, how else would you empty your bank account?
Sometimes I think to myself (briefly), if I didn’t have horses, I could afford to [insert fantasy involving little umbrella drinks]. What would you do? (more…)
Your Turn: A sonnet for the startbox
Heather McGeer is a teenage event rider from Ontario who was recently saddled with the task of writing a sonnet for English class. “Of course,” she writes, “mine ended up being horse-related!” (more…)
In Case of Emergency: Do you have a plan?
Bernadette Kilcer contemplates the dilemma of the adult single rider who doesn’t have an automatic “go-to” person in the event of an accident. (more…)
In My Boots: The Crundwell conundrum
The top horse story making mainstream headlines this past week had nothing to do with Rolex or the Derby, but with AQHA breeder Rita Crundwell. Kristen Kovatch discusses the scandal. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
“Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.”–Unknown
Do you have a Deep Thought you’d like to share with Horse Nation? Email it to [email protected]. (more…)
Tuesday Morning Feed from Dubarry
Who wants to go to Ireland? I do. Windswept cliffs, cozy pubs, friendly people and, of course, a world-renowned equestrian scene. (more…)
World Cup Finals: What happens in ‘s-Hertogenbosch…
HN knew better than to send Wylie anywhere near Amsterdam on 4/20 weekend, so we had to get our World Cup coverage elsewhere. Luckily, COTH was on it like sticky on green. (more…)
The Long Road: Eventer envy
Columnist Maegan Gossett describes herself as AQHA “to the core.” Yet, she thinks those crazy eventers just may be on to something.
Horses in History: Olympic girl power
When HN’s resident historian Lorraine Jackson started looking into the history of women in Olympic-level equestrian sport, she uncovered the incredible story of Lis Hartel. (more…)
Video du Jour: Theme song?
Back in the ’80s when music was still awesome, British post-punk band The Cult (you know them from hits like “Fire Woman” and “She Sells Sanctuary”) wrote a lesser-known song called “Horse Nation.” We dug it up for ya. (more…)
Winner’s Circle: Hahahorses.com
Winning caption: “Jack knew something was different at this Doggy Day Care, he just couldn’t put a paw on it.” –voomies (more…)
Let’s Discuss: Rolex tips & tricks
Last week reader Granya Hayes-Morrison contacted us with a special request regarding a certain four-star event that’s taking place this weekend. She wrote, “This is my first trip to Rolex and I would love to have a first-timers tips and tricks article… (more…)
Website Review: HorseShow.com
Real horses, real judges, real competition, real prizes… is HorseShow.com the wave of the future? Katie Passerotti takes this cyber-horse show website for a spin. (more…)
A Better Alternative: Homeopathy
This week Liz Barnard investigates homeopathy for equine use. Can a few droplets or tiny beads of a substance’s “vital force” really cure what ails a 1,200-pound animal? (more…)
As the Hotwalker Turns: The morning after
With horses, things can go from “I’m the king of the world!” to “I’m choking on a slice of humble pie” in the matter of seconds. Katy Groesbeck recaps her weekend at Twin Rivers Horse Trials. (more…)
Deep Thoughts by Horse Nation
“Don’t squat with your spurs on.”–Cowboy wisdom
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