Please join us in welcoming the newest eventer baby into the fold! Blake Selen Pamukcu was born to Caroline and Deniz Pamukcu on January 29, and we’re already smitten! We know Caroline’s hankering to get back in the saddle, but we genuinely hope she’s enjoyed her time to prepare for and welcome her first child. Let’s hear it for all of the horsey super-moms!
U.S. Weekend Preview
Galway Downs Kickoff H.T. (CA): [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Sporting Days Farm February II H.T. (SC): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Three Lakes Winter I H.T. at Caudle Ranch (FL): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
News & Reading
Today is the FINAL day to enter our raffle for Strides for Equality Equestrians! You could win a private lesson with British 5* winner and Olympian William Fox-Pitt during his clinic in Ocala, FL in March. Click here to learn more and get your raffle tickets. The winner will be drawn and announced on Monday, February 3. Good luck to all!
The $60,000 Adequan® USEA Advanced Final, which will take place during the 2025 USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Nutrena Feeds on Aug. 26-31, is the highlight of an already jam-packed championship schedule. This year, the championship will be hosted at Galway Downs in Temecula, California, giving West Coast-based, upper-level eventers the “home field advantage” during this exciting showdown. Read more here.
Having trouble lengthening your body in the saddle? It’s a lot easier said than done, to be sure. Practical Horseman has some tips that are useful for everyone here.
It’s not every day you get the chance to learn from an Olympic gold medalist, and that’s exactly what happened when British Olympian Laura Collett visited Aiken, SC for a clinic this month. Read the full report on the clinic and what Laura helped her students learn here.
Sponsor Corner: Stable View

Photo by Christine Quinn Photography.
Stable View is adding a new twist to its popular Eventing Academy program in 2025! Instead of having points accumulating for Year-End Awards, riders will qualify to compete in the Eventing Academy Championship November 14th-16th. To qualify riders (with the same horse) must place 1st-6th at minimum at one previous Eventing Academy beginning December 2024. Riders (with the same horse) may also qualify by competing in at least five of the six shows leading up to November. These include the 2024 December and the 2025 February, March, July, August, and October shows.
The November event will also have normal divisions for those who don’t qualify for the championship. The Championship divisions will have up to $20,000 in prizes including vouchers, cash, and swag. VTO Saddlery will be sponsoring half of these prizes.
Leading up to the Championship Event each eventing academy will have its own unique twist. These themes will be announced on each show’s opening day. The prizes, Graze and Gazes, and some of the Cross Country Jump Decorations will be related to the theme.
The February 14th-16th Eventing Academy’s theme will be Valentine’s Day.
Click here to learn more about the Stable View Eventing Academy.
Video Break
Tune in for some “office hours” with 4* eventer and Road to the Horse champion Tik Maynard: