Yay! Photo by Ellie Glaccum.
You can’t help but say “yay!” when you see this picture. Everyone deserves a coach like Jennie Brannigan. Instructors can make or break your experience in the sport, and I’ve been lucky that all of mine have been very supportive and encouraging. I hope yours have too. Let’s hear it for all the fantastic teachers who make eventing fun!
National Holidays: World UFO Day and National I Forgot day. Coincidence? I think not.
U.S. Weekend Action:
Horse Park of New Jersey I H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
South Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
Sunday Links:
Abuse: Several Faces, All Ugly
Editorial: This Embarrassing Display of Privilege in our Sport Must Stop
Quentin Judge: Chasing a Childhood Dream
Pin the Lead-Line, Then Hide in the Porta-Potty
Intercollegiate Team Challenge Coming to Tryon Riding & Hunt Club H.T.
Entries Open for the First Hannah Francis One-Day Event
Pony Mad Mum’s Blog: Who’s in Charge? The Art of Natural ‘Humanship’
Adding Fuel to the Fire: How Diet Effects Horse Behavior
Sunday Video: A dressage rider, a show jumper and an eventer walked into a bar… just kidding, they all got together for Champions Live! A Q&A organized by the Kentucky Three-Day Event at this year’s competition. Open to the public, audience members could ask anything they’d like, so if you want to hear from Silva Martin, Melanie Smith Taylor and Phillip Dutton, set some time aside for this:
