Photo courtesy of Hawley Bennett’s IG.
First of all, check out this adorable photo of Hawley posing on a very large skinny jump. Second of all, if you haven’t seen the course walk that our hard working Jenni Autry ran around yesterday HERE because Pierre Michelet’s course is ca-razay! I’m glad we have invested in giving our American riders experience with his style, because it’s certainly nothing that we have over here in the states. There are so many twisty turny, complex, skinny and precise combinations I can’t even name the number. Phase one starts today! Dressage GO!
[WEG Entries] [WEG Schedule] [Results] [Dressage Ride Times]
[Jenni’s Interactive Guide to Every Single WEG Eventing Competitor] [WEG Course Walk]
North American Weekend Preview:
Town Hill Farm H.T. [Website]
Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Fall H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Chattahoochee Hills CIC1*/2* & H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Times]
Silverwood Farm H.T. [Website]
Corona del Sol Heat Buster H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Times]
The Event at Woodland Stallion Station [Website] [Entry Status/Times]
KY Classique H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Times]
FEI Global Weekend Preview:
World Equestrian Games (FRA) CCI4* [Website] [First Horse Inspection]
Queensland International 3DE (AUS) CCI2*/1*, CIC3*/2*/1* [Website]
Mexico City (MEX) CIC/CCI1*
Durazno (URU) CCI2*/1*, CIC2*
Firle Place International (GBR) CIC1* [Website] [Entry Status]
Schwaiganger (GER) CIC2*/1*
Turnier (GER) CIC1* [Website]
News From Around The Globe:
Photo galleries of the WEG Eventing jogs? Yes please! [Phelps Sports]
WEG, WEG, WEG! By now, your entire family is probably sick of you talking about nothing but WEG. Stick with EN this week to figure out how to annoy them even more! [How to get the most out of EN during WEG]
Speaking of family, you know how your significant other always drives you nuts discussing his fantasy football picks? Here’s your chance to show him what it feels like (and maybe for you to understand his or her enthusiasm). SmartPak is sponsoring our very own Fantasy Eventing Team League and you could win a $100 SmartPak gift card! And really, any kind of card to SmartPak is just money in the bank, so you should enter. [Draft Your Own Fantasy WEG Team]
Laura Graves has had a fairytale journey to the WEG, and produced her best performance at her first team competition. Just in her first year at this level, Laura is the youngest member of the US dressage contingent at the WEG. The partners of 12 years produced a personal best Grand Prix score of 77.157% to finish in eighth place. [Graves Produces Career Performance]
After placing second in the Grand Prix and helping Germany win team gold, Isabell Werth has withdrawn Bella Rose from further competition at the WEG. Twelve hours after completing her test yesterday, the mare suddenly came up lame, and it was determined that she was suffering from inflammation of the laminae. Werth immediately withdrew her from the Grand Prix Special, which is reserved for the top thirty competitors. Bella Rose is the seventh dressage horse to be withdrawn or eliminated from competition due to lameness concerns in the last week. [Bella Rose Withdrawn]
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Day two highlights!
