Kendyl Tracy and The Flying Deer hanging out before show jumping yesterday at Aachen. Photo courtesy of Lynn Symansky.
It’s cross country day at Aachen! It’s been super annoying that dressage and cross country weren’t available to watch on a live stream, but the good news is we can finally watch something. Cross country streams live starting at 8 a.m. EST at this link. Lauren Kieffer and Veronica are in 13th and Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn are in 18th as the highest-placed U.S. pairs, and Team USA is in fifth place. Go USA! Go Eventing!
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U.S. Weekend Preview:
Gennessee Valley Riding & Driving Club H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Waredaca Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Erie Hunt and Saddle Club H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Full Gallop Farm August H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Colorado Horse Park CIC, CCI & H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]
News From Around the Globe:
Congratulations to Anna Kate Conley, the winner of this week’s Fab Freebie! Anna will be icing herself in style with a product from the Ice Horse Ice Rider line! [Fab Freebie: Ice Horse Ice Rider]
The Netherlands reigned supreme yesterday in the Dressage portion of Aachen championships, led by Edward Gal and Glock’s Undercover NOP. Holland scored a team gold medal, followed by Great Britain in silver and Germany with bronze. Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro scored an 83.22 to grab the highest individual score, and Edward Gal scored just a half a point lower on his mount. The much talked about Totilas only scored a 75.97 and was never a threat to Blueberry. [The Netherlands Wins Gold at Aachen]
New Zealand eventers are in the hunt tomorrow for the gold. Sitting right behind the German team, the NZ team is comprised of Jonelle Price on Faerie Dianimo, Sir Mark Todd on NZB Campino, and Tim Price on Wesko, with Jock Paget and Clifton Lush as the drop score at the moment. With nothing to spare between the top three teams, the cross country will be double clears or nothing for the kiwis! [Points Close At The Top]
Lucie McNichol was a professional four-star eventer, and now she’s made the decision to quit horses and become a geography and sports teacher in a school. In her blog for Horse & Hound, Lucie explains her reasoning for stepping away from the sport of Eventing. Her advice to young riders of the future? Get a degree. Realize that eventing is a dog-eat-dog world and you have to be pretty spectacular to make it pay your bills. Lucie isn’t wrong, it’s not for everyone. [Why I’ve Had Enough of Eventing]
Important news, you guys: Mike Rowe tried riding horses with eventer Lauren Billys! While you might know Mike from his work on Dirty Jobs, he was on location to film an episode for his series Somebody’s Gotta Do It, which spotlights professional trade fields requiring a whole lot of work — sounds about right. [Eventing With Mike Rowe]
I don’t think I’m alone in wondering if my horse is INTENTIONALLY stepping on the hose in the wash rack twenty seven times each bath. There’s just no way that it’s a coincidence at this point, right? If I get one foot off the hose, he moves another and just steps on the edge. Or he clothes-lines himself trying to move sideways when I’m on the other side. This is why the Swing Out Wash Rack Arm was invented, and boy is it a lifesaver. Everybody should have one of these, and then watch your horse squirm as he tries to foil your plans to make him beautiful! Don’t worry horse, there’s always mud in the field. [SmartPak Product of the Day]
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