Will Faudree and Andromaque won the Advanced Division of Southern Pines this weekend. That girl so classy. Photo by Samantha Clark.
Good morning, EN readers! It truly feels like the event season is on the cusp of hitting its stride (no pun intended), and reading reports from Southern Pines, Poplar Place, and Fountainbleu on the continent makes you realize how far into it we are. I’ll spend this week with a plan leading up to Morven, our first event of the season. And by ‘plan’ I mean, try to ride as much as possible and hopefully clean my tack and oh crap, should probably find my cross-country boots.
Weekend Results:
Events Opening this Week:
Winona Horse Trials (Ohio, A-8) WindRidge Farm Horse Trials (North Carolina, A-3) Plantation Field H.T. (Pennsylvania, A-2) Jersey Fresh International Three-day Event(New Jersey, A-2) Galway Downs Spring H.T. (California, A-6) NWEC May Classic(Washington, A-7) Mill Creek Pony Club H.T. at Longview (Missouri, A-4) King Oak Farm Spring H.T. (Massachusetts, A-1)
Monday News:
Will Faudree led Southern Pines from start to finish with Andromaque, and placed second with Pawlow. I’m so pleased for the pair, I’ve always been enamored of ‘Missy,’ she’s such a classy gal, and their season has certainly gotten off to a very positive start. In other divisions, Caitlin Silliman and another one of my favorites, Remington XXV, won the Open Intermediate-A division. [Pine Top Results]
Meanwhile, at Poplar Place, Shandiss McDonald won Advanced-A with Rockfield Grant Juan. Kendal Lahari won Advanced-B, and Michael Pollard and Mensa continued their good season with a third place finish. [Poplar Place Results]
Over in France, the Germans went one-two-three at Fountaineblue, with Michael Jung taking top spot with La Biosthetique Sam FBW, and third place with Leopin FST. Canadian Rebecca Howard had a strong showing with Olympic partner Riddle Master to finish in sixth. [Fountainebleu Results]
David O’Connor and Mike Etherington Smith discuss how your horse sees a cross-country course in an installment from Horse and Country TV in the UK. [Horse and Country]
New frangible pins have been approved by British Eventing; the short pins will be the only pins approved for use at horse trials in the UK, and the longer pins are still being tested to determine safety. The pins were tested at Badminton, and the event will also feature a display of the pins’ functionality at the May event. [An Eventful Life]
