Don’t you want to see a GoAlGo Pro video of Burghley?? Photo courtesy of Lainey Ashker.
Fourth of July weekend coming up!! Pretty excited to see a friend become a U.S. citizen early tomorrow morning at Monticello, then ride my horses in the middle of the day, and then go to a bbq and do it up with some delicious foods and wonderful company. Last year I went tubing down a river locally with a bazillion other slightly inebriated and immoderately red-white-and-blue clothed people, and it was all a little hectic. This year, I’m just enjoying the “day off” and probably a hamburger, and then settling down to a night of yelling at neighbors who set off fireworks and scare my horses. You know, the usual.
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Kelly’s Ford H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Camelot Equestrian Horse Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
South Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
News From Around the Globe:
Congratulations to Alanna McPartlin, this week’s Fab Freebie winner! Alanna will receive this week’s prize pack of Wound Care+ from Noble Outfitters. [Fab Freebie: Wound Care +]
Attention C4 fans! If you’re in the mood to do some shopping (and who isn’t?), you’re in luck! In honor of Independence Day, all red, white, and blue classic, skinny and chrome belts as well as buckles are 20% off. The sale ends tomorrow, so be sure to stop by and stock up! [C4 Belts]
Lainey Ashker announced yesterday that her ambition for the fall is nothing less than the ultimate four star challenge: Burghley CCI4*. With her longtime partner in crime Al, Lainey is working towards funding her trip overseas to test her mettle against the biggest track of her life and the fiercest competitors. If you, like me, want to see the amazing cross country helmet cam from atop an American OTTB (and, lets face it, the selfies too!) at Burghley, there are lots of ways to support. Buy some sweet #LAE gear! Donate directly! Do it today! [LAE Four Star Fundraiser] [#LAE Gear]
Sinead Halpin actually rode in front of George Morris without polishing her boots first. It was completely unintentional, and she was rightfully mortified, but she learned some good lessons as she had both Phillip and George help her with her cross country schooling demons. It’s nice to know that even the top riders sometimes get caught out, and sometimes they admit that they don’t really like cross country schooling either. Check out Sinead’s new blog on COTH to learn more. [George Morris, Uncomfortable Situations, and Losing to Win]
Mark Todd is just trying to be like Jennie Brannigan, as he made his jockey debut in the UK yesterday. The horseman of the century retired from Eventing in 2000 to train racehorses, and luckily we got him back in 2008. However, riding racehorses is a whole different thing! Sir Mark finished fifth in the charity race benefitting Key4Life, which isn’t half bad for a guy twice as tall as your average jockey! [Mark Todd: Jockey For A Day]
Ahmed Zayat says that American Pharoah, Triple Crown winner, will race next in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on August 2nd. The Grade 1 race is run over a mile-and-an-eighth with three-year-olds only, and Bob Baffert already owns a record seven wins, so he favors it quite strongly. The Zayat family is pleased to be able to race AP in their home state, and bring some of his fame to Monmouth. Everything after this is leading up to the Breeders Cup later in the fall. [American Pharoah Picks His Race]
The iconic white fencing at the Kentucky Horse Park will be no more starting next week. By stripping the nearly 30 miles of fencing and repainting it all black, the KY Horse Park says they will save about $50,000 a year in maintenance costs. While this is sad in a lot of ways, anybody who has ever owned a farm knows that white fencing is a nightmare, and black fencing is always the way to go. [KY Horse Park Goes Black]
Smartpak knows how to celebrate Independence Day….with a SALE! Order the stuff you’ve been waiting for now, and get 20% off through the holiday! I finally caved and ordered Leo some muscle supplements, and while I’ve been doing DIY supplements every morning (it’s so time consuming!) I decided that it was easier, and found it to be cheaper to do it with SmartPaks. Good use for my 20% off! [SmartPak Independence Day Sale]
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