Will’Ya Love Me with Emma Keahon winning everybody’s hearts at Waredaca. Photo by Kate Samuels.
Jogs in heels are always an adventure. Jogs in heels on a varied terrain grassy strip with a giant red dinosaur that sometimes thinks flowers are spooky? What. Was. I. Thinking. I thought I was channeling my inner Lainey Ashker (holla!), but instead I almost went down as I passed the ground jury the second time. I made it all the way down the strip and all the way back until Leo spooked at a final potted plant and threw his shoulder into me, and I thought I was going to eliminate myself by diving nose first into the grass. Lesson learned, y’all.
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Waredaca H.T. & Classic Three Day [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
Windermere Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Holly Hill Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Hagyard Midsouth CCI, Classic Three Day, & H.T. [Website] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
News From Around The Globe:
Buck Davidson and Legion Kat and Sydney Hagaman and Diablo lead at Hagyard MidSouth after dressage. Buck is totally dominating, holding the top three spots in the USEF National One-Star Eventing Championship for the Richard Collins Trophy. Sydney and Diablo scored 38.3 to sit in first for the USEF National Junior and Young Rider Championship for the Harry T. Peters Trophy. Cross country starts today at noon EST. [Davidson and Hagaman in Lead at Hagyard MidSouth]
Kelly Prather finished 9th with D.A. Duras at Le Lion, and thinks she has a superstar for the future. After traveling to Europe and competing against the best and learning that her fitness and training programs measure up, Kelly thinks that the promising young horse will be the real thing. At only seven years old, she’s hoping to move him up to Advanced next year, after a long break to get fat and hairy back at home. [Ringside Chat with Kelly Prather]
Our hearts go out to Lucinda Fredericks and her family as they mourn the loss of her mother, Jackie Murray. She was well known in the eventing community for her unwavering support of her daughter, British-born Australian Olympian, Lucinda Fredericks. In addition for her passion for eventing, Jackie also owned one of Lucinda’s eventers, Azupa Gazelle, who went on to become a grand prix dressage horse. [Mrs. Murray Passes Away]
Monica Thors, well known for being accused of animal abuse in New Jersey, has pled not guilty to all charges. In late November of 2014 when news and social medias picked up on what was happening in her New Jersey barn, where she believed she was “curing” foundered horses by removing large parts of their hooves. Four horses either died in her care or were euthanized after seizure with their injuries teemed too severe. [Monica Thors Pleads Not Guilty]
The secret to every pro groom and a luxurious tail? Cowboy Magic Detangler and Shine! If you throw some of this magic goo on your horse’s tail after you bathe him and it’s all wet, and when it dries it will be silky soft and tangle free! As somebody who just spent an unreasonable amount of time grooming my horse for jogs yesterday, so I’m an expert. [SmartPak Product of the Day]
And congratulations to Taylor Mohr, the winner of this week’s Fab Freebie. Taylor has won a Kerrits Twist of Bit Riding Shirt! A special thanks also goes out to Kerrits for providing this week’s prize.
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