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And a stop at the fence after the mitsubishi trucks. This is why people who haven't achieved the FEIs exhaustive (or should that be exhausting?) qualifying criteria shouldn't be allowed to run: the...

I agree with the statement above. I evented my horse through advanced and he still has a ground-pole phobia. He's an idiot about trot rails, he spooks at piles of rails or undone jumps, but he's...

The Gingerbread Man is an appendix QH that Wyoming eventer Christian Eagles has been competing at the advanced level for several years now. They are not super-competitive (they also moved up to...

I kept writing to keep some money flowing in, but that wasn't much compared with my former full-time salary. It worked, but it certainly was a leap of faith to walk away from a certain job for six...

I actually went to Denny's for six months as an adult working student and had a wonderful experience. I was 27 (which seems young now but felt ancient then compared with the 17- to 20-year-olds I was...

I have always been taught to bend with the lead, not the direction. My horse is particularly comfortable in counter-canter (too much so, really) and he can easily maintain the counter-canter while...

Slightly OT, but to give Buck his due, I hardly think world-class horses are "funneled" into his program. One good owner, who he came by honestly, owns his two best horses, and the rest largely are...

Good grief. Apparently the wheels have really come off our real top contenders. :no:

I think everyone, including myself, who is still discussing whether this one particular instance was or was not DR should give themselves a DR penalty for beating this poor horse to death. :cool:

So, so thrilled for you. I just went through a career-ending injury with my horse, and while it was him not me that was hurt, there is so much emotion in finally being able to get back on. It feels...

That had been my impression, too, DLee, and that's how I *think* it was used in the only two times I know remotely anything about where it was a preventative measure and the rider stopped on course...

Watching that, it's hard for me to get all up in arms. The manner in which the horse jumped the turning question after being corrected would seem to indicate the correction was effective.
But I do...

Thank you, COTH for the great photo galleries from this weekend's selection trials, and congrats to all -- especially repeat national champion Becca Hart, who finished 1-2 on her two partners.
If...

You see all of this living in a hollowed-out volcano in the South Pacific?! :cool:

Canada names WEG eventing squad

Apologies if this has been discussed already; I didn't see it posted anywhere, but apparently it's a week old. 9 combinations named to their team:

Hawley...

No one's posted, so I thought I'd mention: The US Paraequestrian Team is holding its selection trials this weekend in Illinois. There are quite a few riders participating and they seem to be posting...

In SE Pa?! There are so many that maybe you could clarify what you are looking for in a trainer? What level are you competing or do you hope to compete during college? Are you looking for a good...

If you are worried about footing... first, don't compete in August!
But, if that's not an option, sounds like Waredaca is your best bet if they do aerate. I love Fair Hill's courses, but the XC...

I almost peed myself when I saw the roundbales on course, as a jump, at Oatlands. On the ride home, I kept passing hayfields saying "Holy cow, I just jumped those..." Granted, on a downhill and maybe...

Remember the last time you had to share an arena with a dressage rider who thought saying, "I'm practicing my test" gave her free rein to use ALL of the arena, all of the rail, all of the diagonals,...

One more thought about the weird striding in the line: The water adds another unknown to the equation when walking a line like this -- sometimes it (its depth combined with the firmness of the...

:confused: :confused: Sidebar, but I'm curious:

The sentence BEFORE the one you highlighted in Tom's post is equally crucial: Often (usually?), in the LF, the footing, particularly on A & C, was...

This is rhetorical, right? Because I'm pretty sure that you know this situation describes Jennifer Wooten and The Good Witch in 2008. She was 7th at Rolex as a first-timer and got passed over despite...

I thought Will Coleman was supposed to do this event with Twizzle again, or am I confused? Is his horse OK or still in contention for WEG?

Thanks for posting. I agree; that looks like a lovely ride, balanced and jumping out of stride.