I'd like to extend very special Friday happy birthday wishes to Emma Ford from all of us at Eventing Nation. Emma, of course, is Phillip Dutton's amazing groom and she is the rock upon which the Dutton program is built. Emma is also the first groom to ever tack a horse up for me, which I will never forget. Happy Birthday Emma!!
A quick WEG note, lec has passed along word that the Australians will be waiting to announce their WEG team until later in August, after the Hartpury CIC3*.
I hate to finish the post on a bad note, but we have a growing story out of Canada where 6 horses have died at 'chuckwagon' races and other events during the Calgary Stampede, which, from what I can gather, is a massive western fair. The deaths have occured over the past several days and animal welfare groups are voicing their concern that organizers plan to finish the remaining three days of racing.
John, I believe one of the six horses was a team penning horse which collapsed and died
Yes, the Calgary Stampede is a long standing massive western fair held over the first two weeks in July.
Tragically, the Chuckwagon races almost always include horse accidents