eventing
This week’s “Future Star” award went to a rider with more eliminations than clear rounds, because apparently ambition now trumps results. After 15 starts and seven walk-of-shames, two soft wins were enough to spark dreams of Aachen 2026. If this is the future of eventing, buckle up.
eventing
Consequences of starting something before being ready vary by the situation but commonly include a higher risk of failure, substandard results, and negative impacts on well-being such as increased stress and burnout.
eventing
Last year I was being told I was negative and could not appreciate the new five star of Maryland. I never felt any inside struggle or even hit by those comments. Cause I knew I was right. I know I know the state of eventing that well I even started
rules & regulations
Do you remember the other week when I said there was something fishy about a result where a rider came home without a warning, even after the rider in fact should have had one? Well guess what, it happened again...
dressage
Every year, I find myself circling back to the same question, as in why on earth are national senior championships allowed to run inside international classes?
eventing
This article has absolutely nothing to do with the tragic events that occurred over the weekend. Nothing, as in it was already done and ready to be published as a follow up on a post that was published on Friday morning.
eventing
In the discussions leading up to the revised eventing rules and regulations. The FEI eventing committee strongly believe in delegating danger onto national federations for eventing safety as in rider entry approvals. Guess what I think about that?
rules & regulations
The other week there was an international eventing competition some 120km away from my door step. Because of the extreme weather conditions, I ended up not going, but instead followed the whole thing online.
horzing around
I know I am not the only one being sick and tired of hearing and reading about equestrians abusing animals and or people. In the land down under, in Australia, dressage rider and eventer Heath Ryan has been suspended for alleged horse abuse.
eventing
Can someone please tell me where the line goes in between being an internet troll and just anybody giving advice? Cause sometimes I find it really hard to NOT engage in conversations on social media.
eventing
Yesterday I watched a video from MARS Badminton Horse Trials. In the video the horse Commando VG and his rider Aistis Vitkauskas from Lithunia were chased by a dog through a fence on the cross country course.
eventing
On Sunday I finally came out to walk some courses and see some horses in action. We decided to target a national event with 90cm, 100cm and 110cm eventing on the schedule.