On Your Aids is Smooth, and Smooth is Fast: Day 2 at the USEA EA21 East II Clinic
If you spend enough time in the saddle, somewhere along the way you’ll likely hear the saying: “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.” On Day 2 of the USEA Eventing Athletes Under 21 (EA21) East II Clinic, coach Emily Mastervich amended the turn of phrase to say: “A horse on your aids is smooth, and sm...
On Your Aids is Smooth, and Smooth is Fast: Day 2 at the USEA EA21 East II Clinic
If you spend enough time in the saddle, somewhere along the way you’ll likely hear the saying: “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.” On Day 2 of the USEA Eventing Athletes Under 21 (EA21) East II Clinic, coach Emily Mastervich amended the turn of phrase to say: “A horse on your aids is smooth, and sm...
'Kindness and Patience is Key': Introducing Young Horses to Water with Chris Talley
Water is a feature at every level in eventing from Starter through Advanced, so teaching a young horse how to navigate it safely and confidently is key to success on cross-country.
Ride the Square. Be Aware: USEA EA21 East II Clinic, Day I Recap
A familiar sight in the form of a dressage arena greeted the 12 horse and rider pairs selected for the USEA Emerging Athletes U21 (EA21) East II clinic at Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina. What was unfamiliar was the 11x11m ground rail square, built directly over “X” in the middle of the trad...
US Equestrian Releases New Guidance for Cetirizine and Methocarbamol
US Equestrian has been monitoring the use of two commonly-used therapeutic medications – cetirizine (commonly known by the brand name of the human product Zyrtec), and methocarbamol (commonly known by the brand name Robaxin) -- taking into account member questions and concerns about those substan...
USEA Podcast #418: An Eventer’s OTTB Playbook
In this special Q&A episode of the USEA Podcast, five-star eventer Meghan O'Donoghue and upper-level rider Kelty O'Donoghue answer USEA member questions about all things off-the-track Thoroughbreds. From what they look for in an OTTB prospect to conformation, retraining, soundness, hoof care, and...
Aharoni and Cooley Baltic Sea Capture Millbrook Advanced Win
Arielle Aharoni had a quiet confidence about show jumping today at the Millbrook Horse Trials, despite jumping last as the overnight leader in the Advanced division with no rails in hand aboard her own, Christina Aharoni, and Filly’s Hope LLC’s Cooley Baltic Sea.
Holly Go Lucky, the Littlest Pony at Millbrook, Has the Biggest Personality
If you’re at Millbrook Horse Trials this week, you may have noticed the smallest competitor trotting by—Holly Go Lucky, a 12.2-hand Welsh mare ridden by 12-year-old Thayer Mudge. “Holly” and Mudge are a multi-talented pair—they both compete in eventing and pony racing and go foxhunting in their h...
Aharoni and Cooley Baltic Sea Make Easy Work of Millbrook's Advanced Cross-Country
There was a lot of work to do on Morgan Rowsell’s Advanced cross-country track at the Millbrook Horse Trials today, but it was no problem for Arielle Aharoni and Cooley Baltic Sea.
How Easy GG Steps Up with Nicholson at Millbrook Horse Trials
Lauren Nicholson wasn’t intending for How Easy GG to be her ride when she sat on him at Mike and Emma Winter’s barn in England two years ago. He’d been produced to the CCI3*-S level by Spain’s Antonio Cejudo Caro, and Nicholson thought he’d make a suitable horse for one of her owners, Christa Sch...
