A few quick team updates

If you are just tuning in to Eventing Nation after an extended vacation in the sunny climate of southern Siberia, we have two notable international team competitions coming up over the next month.  The first is the Boekelo CCI3* in Holland next weekend which is hosting a team competition that will feature a US team, and the second of course is the Pan American Games.

Let’s start with Boekelo.  Tamra Smith was here today at the Morven training sessions but headed out this morning to catch the flight to Boekelo with Mar De Amor.  Boyd has not been at the training sessions, but he is going to ride Pan Am alternate Cold Harbor at the mandatory selection trials this weekend and then head for Boekelo to ride his two horses, Remington and Otis Barbotiere.  Sadly, Ali Slusher and Last Call have withdrawn from the US Boekelo squad, which leaves the US contingent at 3 riders currently–Julian Stiller, Boyd, and Tamra, and the US team at just 3 horses since Boyd can’t ride both his horses as part of the team.  The US horses fly out for Boekelo tomorrow.

As for the Pan American squads, it is thankfully ‘all quiet on the western front’ for the US squad.  Canada has substituted Selena O’Hanlon and Foxwood High onto the team for Jordan McDonald and Apple Cider.  There was apparently a slight medical issue with Apple Cider which was just enough to keep them off of the squad, but I am told it is very minor and they will hopefully be out competing again this autumn.  This leaves the Canadian squad as:

James Atkinson and Gustav
Rebecca Howard and Roquefort
Hawley Bennett and Five O’Clock Somewhere
Jessica Phoenix and Pavarotti
Selena O’Hanlon and Foxwood High

All of the US squad members are of course here for the mandatory outing at Morven.  Selena, Rebecca, and Jess are riding at Morven this weekend and Hawley competed at Twin Rivers last weekend on Five O’Clock Somewhere.  As promised, a report from the morning training sessions is coming shortly so stay tuned.

Go eventing

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