The Friday News from FLAIR

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Good Morning Eventing Nation! It’s the end of the week, almost the weekend, so there’s the first two good reasons why we should all try and be cheery today. 

There are many events taking place this weekend and several of them are starting today:

 Greenwood Farm Inc. Fall H.T. (TX) starts Friday [Times/Scores]
 Morven Park Fall H.T. (VA) starts Friday [Times PDF] , Scores]
 Northwest Equestrian Fall Gala H.T. (WA) starts Friday [Times/Scores]
 Jump Start H.T. (KY) starts Friday [Times]
 Colorado Horse Park Fall CCI*/ T3D & H.T. (CO) [Times, Scores]
 University of New Hampshire H.T. (NH) starts Saturday [Times]
 Tryon Riding & Hunt Club H.T. (SC) starts Saturday [Times]

There are many things I thought I’d someday write about on Eventing Nation, but the story of Marko the donkey running for Mayor in Bulgaria certainly wasn’t one of them. According to this article, “Activists in Bulgaria are putting forward a donkey to run for office, in protest against the incumbent, Kiril Yordanov, who they claim is ineffective.” The hope is that the donkey will get elected instead of Yordanov, and judging by the support they’ve rallied so far, it doesn’t seem so far off. Coyly, campaign director Angel Dyankov stated: “Unlike the other mayoral candidates and politicians, Marko has a strong character, doesn’t steal, doesn’t lie, and gets the work done.” Vote for Marko. 
The Kentucky Horse Park is now home to four equines of the rare Marwari breed. The horses were gifted to the Park by Francesca Kelly, a writer who is dedicated to preserving the breed of horses, both here in the US and in their native India. You can tell the Marwari horse a mile away from their distinctive blue eyes and ears that point inwards, sometimes to the extent of either touching or overlapping. The Horse Park is now the only place in the United States for the public to see this rare and unique breed. [Equine Chronicle]
The release date of the film War Horse has been moved up to Christmas Day. If you haven’t seen the play, War Horse is about a Horse named Joey who gets sold to the British Cavalry and shipped off to fight in World War I. Joey’s owner is a young boy named Albert, and when his horse gets sold on into the army, he goes after him and into the midst of war and destruction. War Horse is definitely going to be a good one to watch. [Horsetalk]
For Danica Moore, her quest for the Pan Am Games ended because of a complication with her US residency permit, which prevents her from leaving  the United States. Her attitude seems to be positive, and looking forward to what the future will hold for her next year. [BC Local News]
Chelan Kozak and the 3 Daze crew have been busy up north with cross country schooling and the upcoming Rainer Horse Trials this weekend. [3 Daze Blog]
Best of the Blogs:  Denny’s latest blog
Because Burghley 2011 Highlights never gets old:
Have a great day Eventing Nation, wherever this Friday may find you at. I’ll see you soon.

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