My view on my little champion.
Phew! I am just now recovered from a wild weekend at Carolina International. I’m telling you, I don’t know how riders go back to back to back weekends! I have to go to sleep at 8pm for a few days straight just to recover from my four days in a row of 4am wakeups. Sometimes, I think I might be 80 years old. Good thing old Nyls agrees to still cart my ancient body around and sometimes takes my suggestions about things.
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Morven Park Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Rocking Horse Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]
Full Gallop Farm April H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Texas Rose Horse Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]
Galway Downs CIC & H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
News From Around The Globe:
The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) has released the list of nations who are qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Countries sending teams include: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and United States. Individuals hail from Belarus, Belgium, Chile, China, Ecuador, Finland, Japan, Puerto Rico, Spain and Zimbabwe. [Road to Rio]
Celebrating the expansion of their Kentucky retraining facility, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program will host an Open Barn and Barbecue at their new location on Mereworth Farm in Lexington. Just 7 miles from the Kentucky Horse Park, the event will be held on Friday, April 29, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and will toast the opening of Phase One, which includes the Whirlwind Poppy Barn and the John A. Hettinger Arena. A Southern-style buffet dinner will be available, and attendees will be able to listen to live music while touring the barn, meeting the horses and mingling with acclaimed jockeys. Touring the facility is free; tickets for dinner and drinks are $20. [RSVP Here]
Secretariat’s annual birthday celebration kicks off this weekend at The Meadow where he was born. Penny Chenery will be in attendance, as well as Secretariat’s great-great-grandaughter, Groundshaker, who is the last horse bred and raced by Mrs. Chenery and will be beginning her retirement this weekend. [Secretariat’s B-Day Party]
Team USA asks, who were the first women to win gold medals in each sport in the Olympics? For equestrian disciplines, it was eventer Mary Ann Tauskey, who won team gold in the 1976 Olympics aboard Marcus Aurelius. Check out this throw back Thursday! [Women in Sport]
KER Product of the Week – KER•Flex® for Joint Health
KER•Flex®, a palatable powdered joint supplement developed by Kentucky Equine Research (KER), contains high-quality glucosamine HCl and chondroitin sulfate to help with joint maintenance and minimizes wear and tear.
KER-sponsored eventer Lisa Barry uses KER•Flex to support joint health in her upper-level horses. “Between putting in the miles for conditioning and variable terrain and footing, eventing can be hard on a horse’s joints. I rely on KER•Flex to support joint health and performance. There are lots of joint products out there, but nothing compares to KER•Flex,” Lisa explains. “Because it’s backed by Kentucky Equine Research, I know it’s the best joint supplement for my high-performance horses.”
The results of research trials conducted at KER’s research farm, as well as advancements in equine nutrition from institutions around the world, are applied in KER-affiliated products and feeds. KER also performs routine in vivo quality control studies to ensure that all KER-affiliated feeds, ingredients, and supplements are free from prohibited substances. KER is certified by FAMI-QS, an international quality and safety certification system for the animal feed industry, as well as other governing agencies. See KER products.
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