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Preparing for an eventing competition involves several kinds of progress. A rider may begin with basic schooling, move into more demanding exercises, and…

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Every dressage test with Archie gives me more than a percentage and a ribbon. It leaves behind a record of how we felt, what went wrong, which movements…

Cross-country day is the part of eventing that makes me pay closest attention to food. Dressage requires concentration and show jumping demands accuracy, but…

Long journeys to an event start well before Archie walks up the ramp. A clean, secure trailer matters, but I have found that the bedding under his feet has an…

A horse that has stopped at a fence can remember the moment far longer than the rider expects. The fence may look harmless to us, yet the horse may associate…

There are competition days when everything runs to schedule: the horse eats breakfast, the float arrives on time, the warm-up feels easy and every piece of…

When Archie loses his balance on a bending line, it rarely happens all at once. I feel his shoulders drift towards the outside, his neck become a little rigid,…

A girth buckle is a small piece of hardware with a surprisingly important job. It keeps the girth at the right tension, holds the saddle securely against the…

A show preparation routine usually involves entries, gear, feed, travel plans and a hundred small jobs that are easy to forget. For me, Archie’s feet come near…