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Shelby Allen/January 24, 2021

I know Internet memes come and go in the blink of an eye, but I just can’t get enough of a chilly inauguration Bernie making an appearance all over Eventing Nation. Did you know, in

Five-year-old boy becomes youngest ever horse agility world champion

Sarah Radford/January 23, 2021

“It’s a sport that’s good for young horses, old horses who are retired or horses that can’t be ridden because either they or the rider aren’t sound. There’s something for everyone”

Horse Sport Ireland Announces Tokyo Long List

Sally Spickard/January 23, 2021

Horse Sport Ireland Eventing High Performance Director Sally Corscadden has announced the country’s long listed athletes for the postponed Tokyo Olympics. She also announced that Team Ireland dressage coach Ian Woodhead, who took his position

British Eventing 2021 Youth Development squad 2021

Debbie Higgs/January 23, 2021

British Eventing 2021 Youth Development squad 2021Sunday, January 24, 2021 – 03:49British Eventing has announced the combinations that will be joining the 2021 British Eventing Youth Performance Development Squad

Sunday Links

Shelby Allen/January 24, 2021

I know Internet memes come and go in the blink of an eye, but I just can’t get enough of a chilly inauguration Bernie making an appearance all over Eventing Nation. Did you know, in

Horse Sport Ireland Announces Tokyo Long List

Sally Spickard/January 23, 2021

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Mental Health Headline the Diversifying the HERD Virtual Summit

Sally Spickard/January 23, 2021

Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the equestrian industry remains a focal point for many organizations as we head into this new year. Dr. Veronica Lac, PhD, LPC, founder of The HERD Institute, is

Horseball, water treadmills and a French connection – nine things you didn’t know about Alex Bragg

Pippa Roome/January 23, 2021

Alex Bragg and Zagreb at Pau 2019. — Alex Bragg and Zagreb trotting up at Pau 2019.

From playing horseball as a child to scoring his best results in France, we dig out nine facts you may not know about the British five-star rider Alex Bragg

Missing watching elite horse sport? Check out the Adequan Global Dressage Festival online

Alex Robinson/January 23, 2021

Tier 4 rule for horse riders and owners in England

The 12-week long festival will take place from 13 January through until the 4 April. Here’s how to watch the Adequan Global Dressage Festival

65-year-old rider hopes her dressage success shows what can be achieved in dark times

Eleanor Jones/January 23, 2021

“My dressage has kept me going through a very dismal period”

Salinero: the jumping-bred horse who hated halting but became a double Olympic dressage champion H&H Plus

Alice Collins/January 22, 2021

Behind the gawky facade of this sensitive soul lay an outstanding talent. Alice Collins uncovers the story of a powerhouse who set global dressage alight

AACHEN, GERMANY - JULY 05: Anky van Grunsven of Netherlands is seen on Ips Salinero during the Deutsche Bank Prize Grand Prix Dressage of Aachen on July 5, 2009 in Aachen, Germany. (Photo by Vladimir Rys/Bongarts/Getty Images)

How a jumping-bred horse who hated halting became a double Olympic dressage champion is no mystery to his long-time rider, Anky van Grunsven. In fact, Salinero’s renowned inability to stand still in tests was also the foundation of his strength: energy in bucketloads and an ever-brimming desire to work. That, coupled with his extraordinary movement, […]

Stephen Clarke: ‘Judges need competition practice, too’ H&H Plus

Horse & Hound/January 20, 2021

Stephen Clarke on how judges have had to adapt to challenges in 2020.

Stephen Clarke is a five-star international judge and has held the position of FEI dressage judge general since 2013.

Stephen Clarke judging at the European Championships.

No one could have imagined a year ago that the world would be plunged into the dreadful crisis we now find ourselves in. But in it we are, and we have had no choice but to sink or swim. Fortunately the human race is very adaptable, and we can take heart from all the examples […]

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