Cooley Cross Border being adorable after a jump school! Photo via Kim Severson Eventing FB.
This week, I taught my first lesson at 4:30 OUTSIDE and it was mostly light at the end! It’s so exciting that it’s finally staying light later in the day, and I’ve celebrated by not finishing working at the barn until 6:30 every day this week. Did I say celebrating? I mean, it’s pretty nice, because I’m at the barn, but then I get home and turn my heat up to 70 and it’s pretty rough to get back up and do night check. I’ll admit, every once in a while I wonder, “Would my horses die if I just fell asleep on this couch….?” And then I remember Nyls, and I think, yeah, he would be totally pissed tomorrow morning, and would probably have something to say about it. Nyls always keeps me in line.
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Pine Top Intermediate H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Ocala Winter II H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]
Full Gallop Farm February I H.T. [Website] [Scores]
News From Around The Globe:
Congratulations to Rebecca Barber, this week’s Fab Freebie winner! Rebecca will receive a BeneFab Therapeutic Dressage Pad — congratulations! [Fab Freebies: BENEFab]
Andrew Nicholson, despite all the recent scandal surrounding him, knows how to train a horse to think for itself. He recently revealed some of his training secrets at the International Eventing Forum, sharing a specific exercise for young horses that he uses regularly. “A lot of people think I ride as fast as I can and take whatever stride I’ve got, but I’m really the opposite. The smoother you are to a fence, the less energy the horse is wasting.” [Andrew Nicholson Teaching Horses to Think]
CT scans for horses? Now you can! American company Epica Medical Innovations has announced the arrival of their Pegaso computed tomography scanner, specifically designed for horses. The Pegaso can fully scan any part of an anesthetized horse, from stem to stern. [Pegaso Horse CT Machine]
New by-laws in Halaba, Ethiopia have passed to allow global equine welfare charity The Brooke to make decisions on abandoned working equines. When horses are too sick or weak to work, they are sometimes left on the streets to suffer slowly before they die, or are attacked and eaten by hyenas. The Brooke always attempts to help them and nurture them back to health. Although, until recently, they could not make the decision to humanely euthanize them for fear of legal ramifications from owners. Now, the city has made it possible for The Brooke to make the call for these broken animals, and send them peacefully on their way. [The Brooke Equine Welfare Charity]
Everyone loves a great rehab story. Whether it brings us to tears or makes us even more grateful for our equine friends, rehab stories are some of the most inspiring stories to tell. For that reason, we’d love to hear yours! Send us your rehab story for your chance to win an awesome prize pack from OCD as well as see your story told right here on EN! [Win with OCD]
Every time I go to an event, the day before cross country the same thing happens: the resident tack store runs out of last minute FLAIR strips! As common as FLAIR strips are now at the upper levels, you’d think we would remember to pack them, but time and time again, they are the first items to be sold out in the mobile tack stores at competitions. Good news, guys, you can buy a pack of six to last you all season! SmartPak has your back, and at better prices than elsewhere. [FLAIR Nasal Strips from SmartPak]
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