There’s a running joke here at EN (and amongst the greater eventing community, really) about Will Coleman and his love of sunscreen. If you’ve ever seen the man at a competition – or in the sun, anywhere – you’re likely to notice a layer or two from a mile away. Luckily for us, the team at Athletux took it upon themselves to find out what Will’s peers thought of his sunscreen habits (as well as a few other things about, you know, his career) in the latest edition of Behind the Barn. This episode was sponsored by Parker Equine Insurance. Enjoy — and don’t miss the rest of the episodes, droppin ..read more

Bring on that beautiful chaos, because it is finally time to sit back and read up on the horses and riders of the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event! I’m sure, like us, many of you have been waiting all year for this pivotal weekend, and we can’t wait to see who emerges victorious come Sunday — but first, let’s take a peek at what each pair is bringing to the Kentucky table! Our new format for form guides features some special trading cards on each horse and rider combination, where you will see some stats on each horse in the running at each 5* going forward, courtesy of our friends at Eq ..read more

We had a packed weekend of Eventing, and we saw all riders out competing! From the Starter divisions at Meadowcreek to the YEH at Masterson to the 5* test runs at Fair Hill, it is such a pleasure to congratulate all of our Weekend Winners here! Shout out to all on successful weekends, with a special shout out to the winner of our Unofficial Low Score Award, Arden Wildasin and Southern Sun, who won the Open Beginner Novice at Sporting Days on a 20.0! Fair Hill International April H.T. & CCI-S (Elkton, MD) [Website][Scoring] View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victoria Miller (@pa ..read more

Kentucky week has started, and while we’re so ready to jump into all of the excitement that that brings, we’ve been following along with some of our Kentucky-bound pairs as they make their final outings and preparations for the week ahead. Ocala International Festival of Eventing and Fair Hill International offered two major stages to wrap up final preparations for horse and rider combinations making the trek to Kentucky this week, as well as offered opportunities including a 4*S, 3*L, and even a 5* CT. Ocala’s 4* saw a strong showing from Caroline Pamukcu, who finished first with the rider an ..read more

Christopher Burton and Clever Louis. Photo by Leszek Wójcik. Christopher Burton riding Clever Louis triumphed in the CCI4*-L, the most demanding class held during the second leg of Strzegom Spring Open. Christopher Burton took the lead after the dressage test, kept it with overtime points in the cross country and sealed the victory with a clear performance in the showjumping – 35.4. Second place went to Pontus Hugosson with Zin Fire – 47.2. The best ride in the cross-country ensured the Swede’s jump from fifth to second position, and even with one knockdown and being four seconds late in the ..read more

Tamie Smith and Mai Baum. Photo by Tilly Berendt. We’re very sad to share the news that Tamie Smith and hot favorite Mai Baum, 2023 CCI5* winners at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event, will not be contesting this week’s CCI4*-S competition as planned, following an unfortunate incident at home that slightly derailed the gelding’s preparation for the competition. “We arrived in the amazing state of Kentucky and [are] excited for a great week ahead with the Young Guns!” writes Tamie in a post on her social media channels. “Sadly, Mai Baum will be sitting out this Kentucky 4S and resting up f ..read more

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Tom McEwen (@tommceweneventing) Last week, we shared news that the European contingent of horses had all cleared quarantine en route to the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event – and now, they’re not only in situ at the Horse Park, their riders have all arrived, too! I fly in yesterday from London and was surprised to bump into Germany’s Christoph Wahler at the gate – but because eventers are truly bonkers, he explained to me that he’d ended up coming via Heathrow because he wanted to squeeze in a last-minute show with his young horse ..read more

While we all flock to the promised land of eventing (the Kentucky Horse Park) to watch the best of the best compete in arguably the top event in the country, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t also enjoy the shopping, show jumping, and events going on outside of all the CCI5* action. Every year Eventing Nation puts together your guide to everything going on at the Defender Kentucky Three Day Event that doesn’t necessarily take place in an arena or on the cross country course. And this year, the vendors have really brought it! We’ve got the inside scoop on autograph signings, course walks, raff ..read more

If you’re a numbers person like myself, then sit back and get ready for a deep dive into the stats and facts of our CCI5* field at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. This year’s run brings a lot of diversity, with riders from across the globe pushing to earn their golden ticket to Paris in July. We’ve seen a lot of entry shuffling over the past few weeks (seriously, are you as whiplashed as I am from the back-and-forth of who’s going to Kentucky, who’s going to Badminton, some riders are opting for Stable View — it’s been a scramble) as everyone races to work the system to their best ..read more

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adelaide Equestrian Festival (@adleqfest) The Adelaide Equestrian Festival gates opened at 8am for the TRM Horse Inspections with blue skies and sunshine seeing spectators arriving early in anticipation for the final day of competition. A morning performance from Guy McLean Horsemanship was welcomed with crowd laughter, applause and cheers as his time with the festival came to an end after a successful four days. The competition commenced at 10am with the Heritage Grand Stand quickly filling up with eager onlookers. Some late rail drops saw over ..read more