It’s second round clipping time again…. Photo by Emily Rector.
YOU GUYS. It’s only TWO FRIDAYS from Christmas!!! Have you watched Elf yet? At least two to three times already? What about Love Actually? I admit that one of my favorite parts of the holiday season is re-watching shamelessly addictive holiday movies. I love that so much. I’m also going Christmas tree shopping this weekend, and starting my egg nog, as well as my apple butter. Maybe I just like the traditions more than the actual holiday? Tell me I’m not alone in this.
News From Around the Globe:
Congratulations to Mary Kate Valentine and Lynsey Ekema, the winners from yesterday’s 12 Days of Christmas giveaway! Mary Kate and Lynsey will receive a tub of Cosequin ASU or Cosequin ASU Plus to give to their happy horses. Congratulations, ladies! [12 Days of Christmas: Cosequin]
The ever popular ICP Symposium has announced the instructors for both east and west coast for 2016. This year, U.S. Eventing Chef d’Equipe David O’Connor will teach at both Symposiums. Sports Psychologist Shannon Thompson will lead a session on the West Coast, and Silvio Mazzoni will teach show jumping on the East Coast. [ICP Symposium Instructors Announced]
Crowd favorites Laura Graves and Verdades killed it in the Grand Prix Special at Festival of Champions. After winning the Grand Prix on Wednesday, they scored a 77.13% in the Special, and are now leading going into the Grand Prix Freestyle scheduled for Saturday night. Steffan Peters finished second and third with Rosamunde and Legolas 92 with a 74.549% and a 72.412% respectively. [Laura Graves & Verdades Light Up Festive of Champions]
Did you know that Mike Plumb, Eventing legend, was also a winning Junior Equitation rider? Yeah, me neither. In fact, a 17-year-old Plumb won the 1957 ASPCA Maclay Championship and placed second in the American Horse Shows Association hunter seat medal final (now the USEF Medal) at Madison Square Garden. He was also second in the Maclay and third in the Medal Finals in 1955. [COTH Throwback Thursday]
I’m a total rein snob, and I find that I can’t even deal with stiff or even braided reins any more. I adore these Harwich Inside Rubber Reins for dressage, because they have a smooth leather outside, and a grippy rubber inside so that I look classy while I’m performing my dressage test (hopefully!) and also have the grip of the rubber to help me maintain my perfect rein length. I’m not alone in thinking that my coach is constantly thinking ‘shorten your reins!’, so rubber is essential for achieving that perfect grip. [Harwich Inside Rubber Reins]
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