Phillip Dutton and Possante. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photography. We’ll have a full Tryon International CCI4*-L dressage report for you tomorrow evening following the conclusion of the FEI dressage, but for now let’s look at the scores from today as well as some beautiful visuals from Shannon Brinkman photography. CCI4*-L 1: Phillip Dutton and Possante (30.5) 2: Liz Halliday and Shanroe Cooley (30.8) 3: Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Double Sixteen (34.4) Despite some soggy weather, the competitors dialed it in for the dressage phase of competition in the spring 4*-L destination at Tryon. Philli ..read more

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Laura Collett MBE (@laura_collett) Here’s a special one for you! This short documentary takes a look back at Laura Collett’s Badminton success and looks ahead to this weekend with a new rookie horse. MARS Badminton Horse Trials [Website] [Entries] [Timetable] [Tickets] [Radio Badminton] [Livestream] [Cross Country Course] [Form Guide] [Ultimate Guide] [EN’s Coverage] EN’s coverage of MARS Badminton Horse Trials is brought to you by Kentucky Performance Products, your go-to source for science-backed nutritional support across all types of horses ..read more

If there’s any lorry we’d like to be invited to this evening, it’s Bubby Upton‘s – relentless course-walking notwithstanding, of course. Earlier, we reported on her spectacular comeback from a horrific injury last year, from which she’s returned to take the Thursday morning dressage lead – and now, at the culmination of the day’s competition, we’re thrilled to confirm that she’ll hold onto that lead overnight. There’s never much time to bask in the moment at a five-star, but we hope that Bubby, groom Katie, and the rest of their tight-knit team sneak away from their obligations, analyses, and ..read more

The Class of 2024. Photo via Badminton Horse Trials. Here we go ENers, it’s the first day of dressage at the Great British spring 5* offering and I have some BREAKING NEWS for you… It’s not raining. Not even a light drizzle. I can’t promise it’ll stay that way, but the clouds are keeping their moisture under wraps as we get going up the center line and that’s surely worth a huzzah or two. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of this great event, the Badminton estate sure has seen some special and sparkling eventing moments over the past seven decades, and there’ll be more to come this week as a ..read more

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ros Canter (@ros_canter_eventing) By the time Stateside ENers are reading this, MARS Badminton Horse Trials will be underway, unless you got up when it was still dark – you’re our favorites, you know it – all hail the eventing superfans! That’s right, it’s Dressage Day One on the Badminton estate and I’ll be bringing you every step from the Main Arena in our live blog – something to catch up on with your morning coffee if you’re not already following along. For those of you invested in the North American cohort at this year’s Badminton, here are ..read more

As is tradition, it’s time for our writers at EN to make their picks for the MARS Badminton Horse Trials. Do we know what we’re talking about? Most likely not, but it’s a fun game to play when the week is still young. Who would you pick for each category? Keep reading to see our selections! NOTHING TO SEE HERE! Photo by Tilly Berendt. Tilly Berendt WINNER:  Oh god, look, whoever I name in this inevitably ends up not winning so let’s skip to the next one and not talk about someone whose name sounds like Schmavid Schmoel at all, shall we? Thanks for understanding. TOP FOREIGN ENTRY:  ..read more

Ema Klugman and Sieve Callan Alpha. Photo by Shannon Brinkman. With all the hoopla that is Badminton, let’s not forget the roster of competitors ready to tackle the first 4*-L of the season in the U.S. at Tryon International, presented by Yanmar America, in Mill Spring, NC. 27 horses and riders have put in to contest the headlining CCI4*-L, but there’s also Long and Short offerings from 2* up through 4*, as well as a 1*-S competition. You can view the full list of entries by division (as well as live scoring once competition begins Thursday) here. Looking back to the 4*-L field, there’s a se ..read more

2022 winner Laura Collett and debutant ride Hester. Photo by Tilly Berendt. What a contrast this year’s edition of the MARS Badminton Horse Trials already makes to last year: instead of swimming our way through a swamp to get to and from any of the key points on site, we’re being dazzled by a sea of milky white wintry horse-person legs as we skim over just a teeny bit of mud. A treat! A delight! A holiday! It might not be quite the tropical temperatures of Kentucky a couple of weeks ago, but we’ll take it. And more of it! We’re all happy to gently marinate in our own sweat in the mixed ..read more

EN Readers have been busy!  Our friends at STRIDER tallied up your Top 10 “What’s Happening” Competitions & Educational outings for April 2024, and it’s an impressive list.   From Pony Club rallies to competing against Olympic medalists, here are the events your EN friends are riding at.  You can always find more events that suit you in our “What’s Happening” round-up here. A special shout-out to the organizers, riders, and volunteers around our EN community who make these “What’s Happening” events possible. Each one got more rider views and filled up faster than you c ..read more

We are right in the thick of 5* season and couldn’t be more excited to get the Badminton party started. We’ve been working on our Form Guide for the past few weeks and now are pleased to present your guide to the field! Find out the back story on your favorite pair, what their general performance stats are like, and much more. You can use the list below to jump straight to your preferred combination, or you can also follow along with the guide in drawn order of running as you watch this weekend. Speaking of, you can watch live online all week long thanks to Badminton TV’s streaming service, wh ..read more