Hopefully this won’t be you this season! Stay mounted. [Image via We Are Flying Solo]
I know the event season has been under way for a couple of weeks now but this weekend was the start of several events for Pine Top and Rocking Horse. Both of these events play host to many top riders who are legging up their upper level horses and getting their young ones out and about.
At Rocking Horse, Buck Davidson is tearing up the event by winning 3 divisions so far and placing in several others. Some of the training level along with Novice and Beginner Novice finish up tomorrow. [Full Rocking Horse Winter 1 results]
Heading north to Georgia, Pine Top Winter I is now underway. Nathalie Pollard is dominating the preliminary there with a first place score of 20.5 and second place score of 23.6.Now if only we could all have her dressage skillz. Lizzie Snow is winning the JR/YR Training and Boyd Martin is winning the Open Novice. [Full Pine Top Winter I results]
For some other links…
Simon Barnes discusses the uniquely level playing field in equestrian sports [via JER]
A copy of Jimmy Wofford’s book, Training the Three-Day Event Horse and Rider, sells for $343 [via Anne]
Irish Showjumpers on fire in Zurich
The FDA recalls some bags of Manna Pro’s feed in Western states
Ben Hobday blogs for Horse and Hound
Show Jumper Rodrigo Pessoa wins international fair play award
Check it out: An Eventful Life
Go eventing.
