Monday News and Notes from Fleeceworks

Photo by Leslie Threlkeld. Photo by Leslie Threlkeld.

It’s a very odd feeling, as the season wraps up and the days and weeks feel a bit slower, but I know many of us are looking forward to down time after a busy year. Area III is set to close out the 2016 competition year with two events this upcoming weekend, the traditional Pine Top Thanksgiving Horse Trials and the inaugural Ocala Jockey Club International Three-Day Event. Sporting Days in Aiken will officially kick off the 2017 competition year the following weekend, and then we all break until the first full weekend of January. One whole month without an event. How ever will we occupy our time?

U.S. Weekend Action:

Paradise Farm H.T. [Results]

Fresno County Horse Park H.T. [Results]

Monday News and Notes:

This up front and honest column by Jonathan Holling is making the rounds on social media. In it he observes that while the sport of eventing has made great strides in increasing safety and continues to study ways to improve the sport, but ultimately the riders have a responsibility to seek good help, be honest with themselves about their abilities and to make good decisions about moving up. [Honestly, We Are Not Good Enough]

Ahead of tomorrow’s FEI General Assembly, the FEI Bureau held an in-person meeting this weekend in Tokyo. Decisions related to eventing included rule changes to the formats for series including the Event Rider Masters, Nations Cup and Classics. A full report of the key decisions by the FEI Bureau can be read here. Tuesday’s FEI General Assembly, at which voting on major FEI decisions and governance of the sport will take place, including the proposed new formats for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, will be livestreamed free of charge at www.feitv.org.

Imagine that wicked a cramp in your calf or thigh muscle spreads to the majority of the muscles in your body and you can hardly move for the pain it causes. When that happens in horses, it’s called tying up, and no one particularly knows exactly why it happens and one cannot always predict the onset of it. There are plenty of theories for the causes of tying up and suggestions for managing horses that are prone to it. The sooner you can identify it, however, the sooner you can help your horse find relief. [5 warning signs your horse might be tying up]

Weekly Business Tip from Mythic Landing Enterprises:If you decide to sell logowear, make sure that you are selling items that people will actually want to wear. This often means that you have to spend a little extra money for something of higher quality, but it will pay off in the end when people where your gear everywhere. Additionally, look into companies that will allow you to create a store through their site. This way, the company is only making what people order, so you are saving a lot by not having to place a bulk order and guessing on sizing.

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Monday Video: It’s easy to learn to love our sister sport, Combined Driving.