Sorry if this has been shared before, but it's how I feel after getting the latest round of eye-affected vet bills.
Well folks, it’s only the second Monday of the new year, but it already feels old. Maybe that’s just me, call it a quarter life crisis, or just the off-season blues, but I personally can not wait until the first event of the year. Although, judging by my horse’s quality of both dressage, jumping, and overall personality, we have a lot to work on before then!
Events Opening This Week:
Rocking Horse Winter III H.T. (Florida, A-3) MeadowCreek Park – The Spring Social Event (Texas, A-5) Sporting Days Farm Horse Trials (South Carolina, A-3) Twin Rivers Winter H.T. (California, A-6)
Monday News:
Gary Stevens returns to racing after a seven year hiatus with a win Saturday at Santa Anita aboard the filly, Branding. For those of us who have become accustomed to watching Gary on HRTV or playing an actor on Luck, it’s good to see him back where he belongs. [SGV Tribune
An Eventful Life has a Mary King clinic report up, where the veteran eventer teaches energy, and getting your horse to land on the correct lead. She says that most riders, when the fences get big, go for more speed, when they should be focused on creating more energy. Well said, Mary. [An Eventful Life]
Denis Glaccum, the organizer of Plantation Field, underwent heart surgery on January 3. He is said to be recovering well at the University of Pennsylvania hospital in Philadelphia, Penn. [The Chronicle of the Horse]
A racehorse escaped from Laurel Park in Laurel, Md., after a workout in which he tossed his jockey and proceeded to run down Route 1. He was eventually caught in front of a car dealership. No word yet of what was faster, his workout, or escape. [Jackson Sun]
Researchers in Poland underwent a study that sought to determine whether or not horses captured from the wild suffered more stress during training. They concluded that, compared to horses in similar work, their heart rates and physical output was relatively similar. [The Horse]
Horse and Country recently interviewed Mark Todd
