Jen McFall won the Open Intermediate and Cori Davis won the CCI 2* at Copper Meadows this weekend! From Dragonfire Farm's Facebook page
Hey there, EN! By the time you read this, I will most likely be passed out, as my office job has had me working the overnight shift for just over a week now. It is a strange thing to wake up and not really know or even understand the concept of what day it is. Days start to blend together in an unreliable cycle of sleep, wake, work, squeeze in a ride, nap, work, ride again, sleep, work. Everything feels fuzzy and dreamlike. Then again, dreamlike can be a great feeling, as I’m sure Eventing 25 Rider Cori Davis can attest to! Over the weekend she took top honors at Copper Meadows’ first CCI2*. I’ll be off to the barn to give Cori a high five as soon as I can figure out what time it is.
Bromont Links: [Website] [Scores]
Weekend Results:
River Glen June H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Derbyshire Farms H.T. [Website]
Arrowhead H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Plantation Field H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Queeny Park H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Texas Rose Horse Park Summer H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Copper Meadows H.T. [Website] [Scores]
The Middleburg H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Monday News and Notes:
Do you want to write for EN? Enter the Fourth EN Annual Blogger Contest for a chance to join the team that brings you your daily eventing fix. Round 1 entries are due Monday, June 9, at 8 p.m. EST. THAT’S TONIGHT PEOPLE! If you are a wait to the last minute kinda person, the time is now! [How to enter]
A California auctioneer is the first person charged under a law passed in 1998 designed to protect horses. Billy Ray Brown Jr is charged with sending a horse out of state to slaughter for human consumption. As a Californian, all I can say is FINALLY. What’s the sense in having a law on the books if no one enforces it? [More from CBSLocal.com]
California Chrome began the trek back to the west coast on Sunday with a bandaged foot. The Triple Crown hopeful was clipped coming out of the gate by the number 3 horse, Matterhorn. Fans theorize that the starting-gate injury is what prevented the win. The injury is superficial and should heal within two to three weeks. [More from SanLuisObispo.com]
Got money burning a hole in your pocket? If you’re headed to Blenheim I’ve got the perfect place to rid yourself of some cash! The Elite Event Horse Auction is a joint affair between auction company Brightwells and Blenheim Palace. The auction will bring a selection of four, five and six year olds as well as some Intermediate and Advanced level horses. Horses will be available for preview from September 9th. [More from horsetalk.co.nz]
Dressage rider Mary Jordan has high hopes of making the US Para Equestrian Dressage Team for the WEGs. Jordan suffers from MS and is the third person in her family with the disease. After her diagnosis she shifted her focus to living her life well, taking care of her health and family and riding competitively. In 2010 she was a member of Team USA for the WEGs in Kentucky and an alternate for the 2012 Paralympics in England. [More from mycentraljersey.com]
Sydney Collier is another individual with aspirations of making the US Para Equestrian Dressage team. After suffering a stroke at age 11, most of her vision was lost along with use of the left side of her body. Her family has moved from Michigan to New York so that she can train for her ultimate goal of achieving a place on the 2016 Paralympic Team for the Paralympic Games in Rio. [More from nj.com]
Monday Video:
Cori Davis scored the win in Copper Meadows’ inaugural CCI2*. Here’s her trip from last year at Intermediate.
