This weekend on Eventing Nation is all about the local horse trials along with a few updates from the Sydney CIC3* with ESJ. It’s great to sit back and enjoy a weekend of eventing without all the complications and excitement of a 4*. So, I’d like to wish a big good luck from all of Eventing Nation to the competitors this weekend wherever you might be riding.
Now for a few super quick news and notes:
—Morning Update: The Badminton Horse Trials fallers are on the mend, according to H&H
–The Weatherford and Greenwood Farm, Inc. Horse Trials Presented by Charlie Gilchrist’s SouthWest Autogroup CIC2*/CIC*–yes, that is the full name–starts today in Weatherford Texas. For those of you keeping score at home, Weatherford is about 20 miles west of Fort Worth which is about 20 miles west of Dallas which is about 20 miles west of Terrell.
–Other events starting today:
NWEC Mothers Day Classic Live Scores
–Sydney’s weekend of World Cup CIC3* action starts today. ESJ wrote a post about the event on Thursday. It will feature nearly 600 horses across eventing and show jumping, with of course the biggest horses in Australia competing in the CIC3* WC. [Press Release]
—British Dressage is considering moving to mandatory helmets. As Samantha wrote during her Badminton coverage, helmets haven’t quite caught on in Great Britain with the force that they have in the States, but British Dressage has certainly noticed how the issue has caught on here in the US. BD is also considering initiatives such as mandatory move ups and limiting the number of tests a horse can do in a day. [Horse and Hound]
—Monty White’s thoughts from Rolex
–If you missed it on Thursday, be sure to check out the incredible story of Colleen Rutledge on the Chronicle. It’s an amazing story of a great family and a fantastic horse. [COTH]
–Fresh off of her win at Rolex, Mary King is starting on the three day (go figure) Golden Horseshoe Endurance Ride in Britain. Mary has never ridden endurance before, but how hard can it be really for the riders? The race starts May 15th and Mary will ride a quarter of the 100 mile course. [Horsetalk]
–The Nebraska legislature has passed a bill that takes the state one step closer to a horse slaughter plant. [TheHorse.com]
—ERS Episode 140 looks back at Rolex
–Forrest Allen, the son of Dr. Kent Allen, has experienced recent setbacks in his recovery from a snowboarding accident earlier this year. Check out Forrest’s blog and please send your thoughts and prayers his way. [Forrest’s blog]
—Best of the Blogs: Blast from the past – developing riders
—Save or splurge with SmartPak
–I want to give a quick shout out to the PDutty Eventing Camp (June 12-17). It’s a fun experience to gather together with fellow eventers and work with the best of the best. For more info, check out www.phillipdutton.com
–I’ll leave everyone with a look at the lastest popular extreme sport–extreme ironing, which will probably replace eventing in the Olympics sometime soon. And yes, there is an official website, although that appears to have crashed as of the time I am writing this. You can only wish I am kidding about this being a sport. The sad part is that from an economic standpoint this sport probably makes a lot more sense than eventing.
That’s all for now. As always, wherever you might be, thanks for making Eventing Nation part of your day. Stay classy Eventing Nation.
