Do you remember the sad feeling of a fantasy fading away when you figured out that Santa wasn’t real? I found myself struck by that feeling again yesterday when I saw my first display of incredibly poor sportsmanship at an event. Coming from hunter/jumper-land, I am no stranger to chaotic warmup rings and rude warm-up ring behavior. However, having been away from that for a while it was a shock to the system to encounter it again. Screaming and swearing at someone over a crossrail is bad enough, but to do that when you have been a hazard in the ring? That makes you a first class jerk in my book. Ah well, today is a new day. On to happier times.
Events This Weekend:
GMHA August H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Times] [Live Scores]
Otter Creek Summer H.T. [Website] [Ride Times] [Scores]
Area VII Young Rider Benefit H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Times] [Scores]
The Summer Event at Woodside [Website] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Hunters Run H.T. [Website] [Times]
Fair Hill International H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Sunday Links:
Does a horse’s attention span help or hinder training?
Doctor claims trickery from trainer in purchase of lame show horse for $130k
Do men and women ride differently?
Dozens of Southern California horses fall ill due to unknown causes
Impact of European horse meat scandalBehind the scenes at Cavalia
Sunday Video: