Summer is made for evenings like this. Not colds.
Marty with Delaney up. Photo via Stacy Meredith's Facebook Page
One of the things that I dislike most in this universe is the rare summer-time cold. They always seem to creep up on me at about 7:30pm on a Sunday night as I’m starting to sit down and get prepared for the week ahead. It always seems to start as a rawness at the back of my throat, itchy eyes and a mild headache that I try to write off as a lack of caffeine. By 9pm, my nose is threatening to get stuffy and I know that if I do not go to bed within the next hour Monday morning will be hell. Of course I never heed the warnings and so I’m sitting here with a stuffed nose and achey body. I suppose I will be having orange juice with breakfast and chicken soup for lunch!
Weekend Results:
Millbrook H.T. [Website] [Scores] [EN’s Coverage]
River Glen Summer H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Olney Farm H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Catalpa Corner Charity H.T. [Website] [Scores]
GMHA Festival of Eventing [Website] [Scores]
Monday News and Notes:
Jock Paget must be checking his phone every five minutes. A decision from the FEI as to whether or not he can return to competition with no restrictions is expected as soon as this week. It will have been two months since the hearing where the FEI decided to remove his provisional suspension. Paget is eligible to compete at the World Equestrian Games, but he may still be facing some time away from the competition circuit. [More from NZHerald.co.nz]
Things are looking good for the US Show Jumping team as the WEGs draw closer. Team USA was victorious at Hickstead, leading from the start. The only team to finish on a zero score after the first round, they continued to put down clear round after clear round. [More from uk.eurosport.yahoo.com]
Wellington real estate drama is almost as entertaining as Orange is the New Black. A small bit of code designed to ensure fairness in real estate deals is being used question last year’s approval of an almost 60 acre dressage facility in Wellington. The parties going head to head are the developer, Mark Bellissimo, the village of Wellington and Charles and Kimberly Jacobs. Bellissimo and the Jacobs family have been going head to head over these issues for a while. [More from palmbeachpost.com]
Last week marked 100 years since the start of World War I. In addition to the millions of human lives lost during the conflict, it is estimated that eight million horses and donkeys were also killed. European armies relied heavily on horses, not only to transport ammunition to the front lines but also to pull heavy artillery across the battlefield. One million horses were sent from Britain to France for World War I duties, only 62,000 returned. Between 1914 and 1917, the US was sending a large number of horses by ship every day. These horses were so vital to the war effort that the transport ships were frequent targets of the German navy. [More from horsetalk.co.nz]
Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus which was once thought to be inert in horses has been identified in a Brazilian horse that had exhibited neurological symptoms. This is the first case in the world of SLEV infection in a horse that demonstrated neurological signs without any other infectious agent. SLEV is found all over the world and typically transmitted by mosquitos. There are no vaccines or effective treatments for the disease in any species. [More from thehorse.com]
Monday Video: Almost time for WEGs! Don’t forget your tickets!
