When Carrie Mulks and High Octane head out onto a cross-country course, the obstacles they encounter pale in comparison to the obstacles they’ve already conquered. (more…)
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Eventing Nation: Allison Springer Eventing’s Top Secret Turnout Tips
Allison’s head groom Alandra Halem sheds some light on how she gets Copycat Chloe’s gray coat to shine not just at Rolex, but every day of the year. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Badminton at 300 Frames Per Second
The only thing more exciting than watching horses leaping over huge obstacles in real time is watching them do it in slow motion. Check out this incredible high-speed camera footage. (more…)
Eventing Nation: The Definitive Jersey Fresh XC Coldplay Remix
Everything is better when set against the audio-backdrop of a soaring Coldplay ballad. Sing it, Chris Martin. Take us to the light. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Chinch’s Photo Diary from Badminton Horse Trials
The EN chinchilla’s travels recently took him to Great Britain, where he proceeded to photobomb everyone and everything in sight. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Love, Loss and What Team USA Wore
U.S. eventing has had a tough 2014 so far. Jenni Autry reflects on the sport’s misfortunes and looks forward to a brighter year. (more…)
Eventing Nation: RF Smoke on the Water Euthanized After Being Cast in Stall
Our hearts go out to Marilyn Little, who has lost her Rolex partner after having just returned home from Kentucky. (more…)
Eventing Nation: 2014 Rolex Chinchilla Photobomb Disaster
EN’s mascot, a chinchilla (because a horse would just be cliché), was on the move at Rolex this weekend… (more…)
William Fox-Pitt and Bay My Hero Win Rolex!
Eventing Nation has the full report on Rolex’s thrilling conclusion, live from Lexington, Kentucky. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Rolex by the Numbers – Horse Stats
Watch out, Eventing Nation, the chinchillas are bringing their calculators to Kentucky this year. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Andrew Nicholson Withdraws Quimbo from Rolex
The 2013 Rolex winning pair will not be defending their crown, as Nicholson appears to be re-routing his horse for Badminton. (more…)
Eventing Nation: How to Bubble Wrap Your Horse
Writer Sally Spickard and illustrator Lindsey Kahn team up to demonstrate this useful horse-keeping skill. (more…)
Eventing Nation: The One-Eyed Pirate Takes on Prelim
Catie Costa’s event horse Sea Pirate may have lost his eye to uveitis, but it hasn’t slowed him down. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Striking the Perfect Balance
In which Kate Samuels asks the million dollar question, “How in the world do you decide what is the best path to success for you and your horse?” (more…)
Eventing Nation: Boyd Martin Officially Out of Rolex, Phillip Dutton to Ride Trading Aces
Boyd has made the decision to NOT attempt the 4* with a broken leg. Wise decision, mate. Jenni Autry reports. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Top 5 Things a Rolex Rider Is Googling Right Now
What would a rider heading to Rolex next week be googling right now? Probably things like… take it away, Jenni Autry! (more…)
Eventing Nation: 7 Things You Must Do at Rolex
Rolex is a horsey wonderland of things to do, see and blow your credit card on. Sally Spickard shares a few activities that should be at the top of your priority list. (more…)
Eventing Nation: How NOT to Jump a Drop into Water
Julie Pate and her OTTB, Catch Me If You Can, made a splash at Chattahoochee Hills last weekend when they took a by-all-accounts spectacular flier into the Training water. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Enter to Win 2 4-Day Passes to Rolex!
Jenni Autry shares how to get yourself on the road to Rolex, for free! (more…)
Eventing Nation: Rolex Draw Numbers Released, Entries Down to 76
If you were competing at Rolex would you want to be one of the first riders out on course, or one of the last? The 2014 riders learned their fates today. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Will Coleman Releases Statement on Conair’s Passing
“The loss of a horse is no different than losing a family member.” (more…)
Eventing Nation: 2 Horses Pass Away at The Fork
It’s been a tough weekend at The Fork (NC), with the tragic loss of two horses — Will Coleman’s Conair and Andrew McConnon’s Powderhouse. Jenni Autry has the report. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Phillip Dutton Steps In to Help Injured Boyd Martin at The Fork
If anybody can sit on a horse for the first time yesterday, win the dressage on it today, and jump it around an Advanced course this weekend, it’s P-Dutty. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Cross-Country Schooling Injury Cause of Headley Britannia’s Death
Jenni Autry follows up on the loss of Headley Britannia, Lucinda Frederick’s supermare who passed away yesterday at age 21. (more…)
Eventing Nation: Can Boyd Martin’s Cats Help Him Get to Rolex?
Jenni Autry has a left-field theory about the healing power of purring cats that might not be as crazy as it sounds. (more…)