Bad News from Galway

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Our sources tell Eventing Nation that the first horse on XC course at Galway, Chummin, ridden by Lisa Peecook collapsed and died.  The pair was competing in the CCI* w/o.  Lisa was uninjured.  Apparently, she felt something wrong and was in the process of pulling up as the horse collapsed.  No word on the exact cause yet, but the post-mortem started last night.  Eventing Nation extends well wishes and prayers for Lisa and her family.  We will give you more info as we get it.
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Spooky Scoreboard

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Competition Coverage, Eventing Nation and , ,
Well, I think I just ate more candy than I gave out to trick-or-treaters, which is a lot.  Best costume of the night probably would have to go to a kid dressed as a paper bag.  I told one little police officer to be careful with his gun, and he said "oh, it's ok, it's not loaded."  One of my favorite halloween memories is of spray painting my white pony with black spots and dressing up as a fireman with his Dalmatian.  The local fire department loaned me a helmet which was extremely large and heavy, but I think I won the 4-H costume contest.  Wish I could find some pictures.
VHT results through Saturday.  The competitors are enjoying a bonfire tonight, hopefully the rain will hold off through tomorrow.
The CCI2* course at Galway presented some challenges with problems for 11/21 starters.  The top four from Dressage all had double-clears and Kristi Nunnink on Corner Street are your leaders.  The CCI* and CCI* w/o also had double-clears for the top few riders from those divisions.  Full Leaderboards, Recap Article, USEA Article
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Happy Halloween!

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Nation, Ridiculous Commentary and

Unfortunately for my sweet tooth, I am a bit too old to go trick-or-treating as an Event rider.  If I had a Hershey bar for every time someone asked "aren't you too tall to be a jockey, young man?"  Here are a few ideas for including your horse in the festivities.  

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Eventing Radio Episode 47

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Nation, Random and

For your convenience, the great folks at the Horse Radio Network have given us affiliate access to their Eventing Radio Show.  Simply click the "listen now" box below to hear this week's episode.  The price of this convenience is the large amount of posting text and the two banner adds.  If you like this tradeoff, let us know.  If you don't, definitely let us know.

Jennie Brannigan and Emma Ford join me this week to share the story of Cooper's injuries and illness that has hospitalized him since Fair Hill International Horse Trials and the lessons that we can learn from a veterinary emergency. Listen in... Eventing Radio Episode 47 - Cooper, an Event Horse's Story of Injury and Illness:
  • Co-Hosts: Chris Stafford and Jennie Brannigan.
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  • PLEASE JOIN US IN HELPING JENNIE & COOPER! As many of you may know, Cooper had an unfortunate accident during the stadium jumping at Fair Hill International that required surgery, followed by colic surgery. The vet expenses for these procedures are daunting. However Jennie, among many other top equestrians, is a member of Southern California Equestrian Sport .As specified on their website, Southern California Equestrian Sports, Inc. (SCES) is a non-profit organization dedicated to help equestrian riders and organizers raise tax deductible funds to compete in or support their National and International competitions.The SCES has set up a tax deductible fund to help Jennie & Cooper with their veterinary expenses. You can donate by visiting Jennie's website at www.branniganeventing.com.
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PLEASE JOIN US IN HELPING JENNIE & COOPER!As many of you may know, Cooper had an unfortunate accident during stadium at Fair Hill International that required surgery, and then a subsequent colic surgery. Our hopes are for a full recovery, but the expenses for these procedures are going to be daunting. Jennie, among many other top equestrians, is a member of Southern California Equestrian Sport . As specified on their website, "Southern California Equestrian Sports, Inc. (SCES) is a non-profit organization dedicated to help equestrian riders and organizers raise tax deductible funds to compete in or support their National and International competitions. The SCES has set up a tax deductible fund to help Jennie & Cooper with their veterinary expenses. You can donate online through Paypal (below), or by sending a check payable to SCES.
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Scores and More

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Competition Coverage, Eventing Nation and ,
**The word from Galway is that it's a nice venue, that the top 5-10 horses in the CCI2* Dressage would have been competitive at the Fair Hill Dressage.  Apparently, the XC looks less intensive than Jersey or Fair Hill.  Also, the ground jury seems to be very picky about lameness, with several spun from the jogs.  This suggests a push to be extra cautious, probably caused by past experience at Galway and maybe the fact that so many riders were spoken to Saturday night at FHI.   
At the Virginia Horse Trials, your leaders from Friday: 
 VHT Results  are here.
Other News:
Cooper "looked great" in Jennie's latest blog post.
 

William unseated from Brittish Eventing's top rider list.


Great schism in the polo world.
Canadian Eventing committee announces integrated national membership.
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Its Fridaaaaay!

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Nation, Eventing News and Notes and
Jennie Brannigan talks about Cooper on Eventing Radio Episode 47.

Galway live scores and times.  Eventing Nation will have great coverage of Galway and VHT throughout the weekend.

Are bits soon to be a thing of the past?-Probably not, but this is still interesting.
Finally, just some good XC video from Badminton.  Have a great day!

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Kelly Sult and Hannah Burnett Live Blog

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Thank you everyone for joining us, we had a great time!  Click on the box below to read what Kelly and Hannah had to say.

 

This Eventing Nation live blog is brought to you by Old Dominion Equine Associates, a great veterinary practice serving the Central Virginia Eventing community.  Old Dominion does work for all the top riders in the area and travels to all the major competitions. 
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News and Notes

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Nation, Eventing News and Notes and
Breaking News: Cooper Continues to Struggle in Recovery-*Jennie's Oct. 28 blog post.  More info on Salmonella.
Here is an interesting article from the New York Times about today's horse market.

Also, please join Kelly Sult, Hannah Burnett, and the rest Eventing Nation at 7pm EST Thursday for our live blog.  Remember to bring your questions!

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EN Chat with DC McBroom, Winner of Waredaca T3DE

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Competition Coverage, Eventing Nation and ,
The Training Three-Day at Waredaca last weekend was an opportunity to celebrate Eventing's rich heritage and promising future.  DC McBroom, division A's winner, was kind enough to chat with Eventing Nation about her big win and the incredible effort involved in putting on such a wonderful event.
DC described her competition with Twain, a 13yo gelding Connemara TB cross, as "a little bit up and down."  Twain suffered a mild colic Wednesday morning, but, thanks to great work by the competition vets, recovered quickly.  Sitting 5th after Dressage, Twain "ate up the Cross-Country and Stadium" with two double clears to capture the big win.  DC's ultimate goal is to get to Prelim and do a Classic, hopefully sometime next year.
The Event lasted just several short days, but takes a year of hard work to organize.  As DC explained, the Area II Adult Riders spend all year gathering sponsorship and organizing the event, and dedicate most of the volunteer effort at the T3DE itself.  Waredaca Farm, owned and operated by the Butts family, generously provides the land.  Gretchen Butts, who rode in Rolex as a long format, is passionately dedicated to maintaining the long format tradition and spends countless hours preparing the course and grounds.  
Furthermore, many Eventing professionals, such as Karen O'Connor, Max Corcoran, Kent Allen DVM, Danny Warrington, Peggy Pariso of the Ground Jury, Stephen Bradley, and many more, dedicated their time to educational seminars for the competitors.  In speaking with several riders, these seminars were a wonderful experience and very informative.  DC explained that all of the professionals were happy to give their time, and I wonder why we couldn't have similar seminars as regular component of every Horse Trials.  This would be a great way for upper-level riders to connect with the fans and recruit students and would give competitors an incredible opportunity to further their education.
As VP of Area Affairs from the USEA and a member of the USEF Eventing Technical Committee, DC offered some great insight into the future of the long format.  Thankfully, as of December 1st, Training and Preliminary long formats will be used as qualifiers and year end points.  This saves me the trouble of pointing out how absurd it is that these Events currently do not count as qualifiers.  The long format is an amazing help to horsemanship, and has thankfully found a great home at the Training and Prelim level.  
Thanks to DC for chatting with Eventing Nation, and thank you for reading. 
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Wednesday’s Picks to Click

By John on , Filed Under Eventing Nation, Eventing News and Notes and

First, let me just say that if someone sent you to Eventing Nation to watch a hilarious video of some ridiculously bad Show Jumping, this is what you are looking for.

Click here for a nice article about Galway Downs.
This is a great Video from BE about safe XC riding.
...which would have helped this guy on national TV.  "Cav. Man down!"

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