This might be my favorite thing ever. Photo courtesy of Parx Racing FB.
Holy bananas, you guys. Yesterday I saw on the Facebook group “OTTB Connect” that some guy was cleaning out his late uncle’s estate and found Secretariat’s training bridle packed away in some box. He remembers that his uncle bought it from Claiborne Farm many years ago, and is now searching for a way to verify that it is actually Secretariat’s. It has a nameplate and everything, but obviously there’s going to have to be some technical way to identify it. I think if I found that in a box in my garage that I would absolutely geek out and freak out, and frame it front and center in my house. After oiling it and polishing the brass, obviously.
U.S. Weekend Preview:
GMHA Festival of Eventing H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Fair Hill H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Otter Creek Summer H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Summer Event at Woodside H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Area VII Young Rider Benefit H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
News From Around The Globe:
The first group of U.S. horses eligible for the Holekamp/Turner Young Event Horse Lion d’Angers Grant are just now coming of age. Founded by Tim and Cheryl Holekamp and Christine Turner, the grant helps the highest scorer of the USEA Young Event Horse 5-year-old Championship travel to the FEI World Breeding Eventing Championship in France as a 7-year-old for the two-star, if the horse obtains the proper competition qualifications. Right now, Debbie Adams’ D.A. Duras, ridden by Kelly Prather, is the front runner, with Dempsey, ridden by Tamie Smith, as the reserve. [The Race to Le Lion]
A recent e-Venting article discusses the idea of having a “tier system” for events to indicate which ones are hard or easy for each respective level. The idea behind this would be to better assist riders in choosing events that are good for move-ups, and good ones to complete before you going to the next level. However, while the idea is not bad, the logistics are a nightmare. How would you classify “difficulty” for all horses? When would you set the difficulty level, before the cross country courses have been set? Would this encourage people to do an “easy” level that they aren’t really ready for? [Tiers Not Required]
That moment when your famous four-star rider and course designer dad gives an interview calling you a “wild child”. Whoops, sorry Zara! While she may have been a royal wild child in her younger days, she’s certainly earned her place at the top of the Eventing standards on her own, even with two prominent equestrians for parents. After the birth of her child last summer, she’s back to the sport she loves for 2015, and aiming for Rio 2016. [Zara Phillips Interview]
Hold the phone: a massage mitt that I can use daily on myself my horse? The Equilibrium Massage Mitt promises an affordable way for you to help maintain body work with your own hands on a daily basis. My horse Leo has his personal massage therapist on retainer (obviously) but sometimes I wish I could help him out a little after a hard jump school, and maybe this is the answer to all my dreams. I need this, and you probably do too. [SmartPak Product Of The Day]
Flash Back Friday: Wizard of Oz Was Wicked and Wonderful 50 Years Ago
Check out this amazing four-year-old in the Young Event Class at the Dublin Horse Show!
Jason Higgins & Kilcannon High Society ( Rehy High Society- Abdullah), owned by Mary Bolger in Wexford, have just won the 4yo Young Event Class in the Main Ring.
Posted by Dublin Horse Show on Thursday, August 6, 2015
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