Abby Blackburn and Dior HH. Photo by Shelby Allen.
Abby Blackburn, captain of Transylvania University’s eventing team, was named as a finalist for her school’s Female Athlete of the Year award alongside soccer players, basketball players, golfers, and other athletes competing in more “traditional” school sports. On her way home from competing at the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship at Chattahoochee Hills Horse Trials last weekend Abby and the team’s coach, Tanya Davis, and tuned in to the annual all-sport athletic banquet via live-stream when it was announced that she had won the honor! As far as anyone is yet aware, this is the first time in history that a University has given an Athlete of the Year award to an event rider. [Transylvania University Names Abby Blackburn Female Athlete of the Year]
National Holiday: National Wine Day! Red on right and white on left, my friends.
Major Events this Weekend:
Houghton CCI4O*-S: Website, Live Scores, Live Stream, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram
Baborówko CCIO4*-L: Website, Entries, Schedule, Live Stream, Live Scores
Saumur CCIO3*-L: Website, Entries, Schedule, Live Stream, Live Scores
U.S. Weekend Action:
Mystic Valley Hunt Club H.T. [Website] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Virginia Horse Trials International & H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Flora Lea Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
*CANCELLED* Willow Draw Charity Show [Website]
The Spring Event at Woodside [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
May-Daze at the Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Coconino Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Maryland Horse Trials FEH/YEH/NEH Qualifier [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Saturday Links:
Top eventer back on the podium two weeks after baby’s arrival
War of Will Brings Attention to Stringhalt
How to Keep Your Dressage Horse Focused Despite Distractions
A Lost American Girl Goes On A Big Adventure At Brownland Farm
Saturday Video: Just Ingrid being Ingrid
Bereits 5️⃣ Teilnahmen an Olympischen Spielen – das #kannnichtjeder!😱 Ingrid Klimke 🏇 hat uns Einblicke in ihren Trainingsalltag gewährt 👉 das ganze Video gibt's hier: https://bit.ly/2vtxblz_____________________________________#sporthilfe sporttotal.tv Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung e.V. (FN) Stiftung Deutscher Spitzenpferdesport SAP
Posted by Deutsche Sporthilfe on Friday, April 26, 2019
