Rider Reflection

The Excitement of Planning Season

It’s upon us. It is nearly the end of 2020, the weirdest year in recent memory. Depending on where you live, the end of the year might mean a break from riding ...

Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast

“Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.” That was the mantra of Emily Harrington, the first woman and fourth person ever to free-climb El Capitan via the Golden Gate r...

A Case for the Classic Three-Day Event

Jumper Nation writer Ema Klugman is also a four-star eventer!  Ema won the Training Three-Day at Waredaca last weekend with RF Redfern, a 7-year-old Westphalian...

Horse Showing is a Muscle

We did it! Steve and I finally got back in the jumper ring, and it happened before the end of 2020! Now, this was a schooling show and there were…um…only two pe...

I Have Another Sport

Note: This piece contains words or imagery regarding eating disorders and suicidal tendencies that may be triggering. If you feel you may be triggered, do not r...

To Young Riders: The Case for Not Going Pro

Love what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life. That’s what the inspirational speakers and books tell you. Most young riders who spend their waki...

What’s Your Lowest Bar? A Follow Up Column!

2020 has made horse showing difficult for me, in many ways. I have been very lucky not to be personally hit with the tragedy of COVID-19, and not being able to ...

Finding the Silver Linings

Suffice it to say that 2020 is the year that no one predicted it to be.  Global warming, asteroids, wildfires - you name it - are all in the news, but a global ...