Our ears series started over a year ago with a suggestion from the great JER and since then we have been able to feature scenes from all over Eventing Nation from our favorite perspective–between the ears of our horses. Annie has done a fantastic job managing the series, but I couldn’t resist jumping in with a post of my own. Mostly, I was just shocked that it snowed somewhere this winter. Please send your ears photos to [email protected].
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This is an “ears” photo of Trouble, a 7 year old OTTB gelding & Nila, a 14 year old TB mare at TopLine Equestrian Center in Hampshire, IL. Their last event was in October and the cabin fever is definitely setting in! The hills they galloped all summer and fall are now covered with snow and most rides take place in the indoor arena. Lucky for these two, their owners, Julie Poveromo & Nora Endzel, have been planning and organizing a mini-vacation to get out of the winter conditions and back into the sunny weather.
Tomorrow they will embark on the 20+ hour trailer ride to Ocala, Florida for some training, showing and fun in the sun! The plan is to attend the ICP Symposium at Longwood Farm, watch the High Performance training sessions at Meredyth South, ride in a jumper show/go XC schooling at Canterbury Equestrian Showplace, & compete at Rocking Horse Winter II HT. Stay tuned for updates from the road, and hopefully a new “ears” photo in weather that’s at least 50 degrees warmer than the current temperature here!
