Shout-out to Emily Lehman for completing her first Intermediate at Pine Top with her own Martial Arts. Go Thoroughbreds! Photo by Jenni Autry.
You might have noticed that the Omnibus pages on the USEA website have been slower to update with information than usual lately. With the print version of the Omnibus officially retired last year, organizers were no longer required to submit their event information for a print deadline. After listening to feedback from members, the USEA announced that Omnibus listings are now due 30 days prior to the event’s opening day. Thank you to organizers for providing this information to competitors in a timely manner!
On another note, the USEA has now officially retired the term “Omnibus” alongside the print editions. “Prize list” is the official title of US Equestrian General Regulations and used for all the other disciplines, so USEA competition details will now be referred to as the “Prize List” going forward. Click here for further details on the decision to nix “Omnibus” from our eventing vocabulary.
National Holiday: National Chocolate Covered Nut Day (We’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel here!)
U.S. Weekend Results:
Pine Top Advanced H.T. [Final Scores]
Three Lakes at Caudle Ranch H.T. [Final Scores]
Your Monday News & Notes:
For those who were looking forward to seeing Andrew Hoy and Rutherglen reunited for the $50,000 Liftmaster Grand-Prix Eventing in Aiken next weekend, we are sad to confirm that they will not be competing. Andrew’s 94-year-old father is in poor health, so he has traveled to Australia to be with him instead. Please join us in sending well wishes to Andrew’s father. [‘I am very sorry, Mate – our reunion will have to wait for another time!’]
Erin Kimmer is working towards obtaining her USEF “r” Technical Delegate license and is blogging about her journey. “I love the sport of eventing and want to be able to contribute in a positive way. If you are really passionate about something, you should try to become involved and give back.” Well said, Erin! [Official’s Journal: Giving Back to the Sport We Love]
Can letting your green horse refuse a jump actually be a helpful training tactic in the long run? Tik Maynard says it can. “If a horse is allowed to systematically process what is being asked instead of rushed into jumping something that scares him, the horse will be more confident in the long run.” [Hot Take: Letting Your Green Horse Refuse Jumps Can Actually Pay Off Later]
“This is not just to try to hunter around forever, but we do need that softness.” We are loving this write-up (complete with diagrams) on the exercises that Bobby Costello used in a recent lesson with Alex Conrad and Booli Selmayr. [Commit to the Canter with Bobby Costello]
Best of the Blogs: Thinking about becoming a working student? Young Rider Olivia Alstad has started a fun, educational blog aimed at helping people decide if a working student position is the right move for them, and if so helping them find the right position. Covering every aspect of the working student experience, it’s a tremendous resource for current and future working students. Part II will be released on March 6. Keep up with the Livin’ Eventing Facebook page for all the latest! [The Ultimate Working Pupil Startup Kit]
Your Monday Video:
Words of wisdom from Sinead Halpin: “Being in the lead going into cross country at Rocking Horse, I got a little too competitive and went too fast on a green horse at the level and paid for it. Yesterday (at Three Lakes) I was fortunate enough to be in the same position, so left my watch at the trailer and had a lovely canter around the course. So grateful to have wonderful owners who “get it” … lost the win but gained a much more confident horse.”
