Photo courtesy of Holly Covey.
Is is Fair Hill cross country day yet? Jenni will be along with a course preview before long, but in the meantime here’s a sneak preview of one of the obstacles on course. If it seems like there’s a lot going on, there is — decorator Holly Covey had a little fun with “The Farmhouse Corners.”
“I themed it ‘Chaos Farm,'” she says. “Lots of disasters happening here….”
Indeed! Dressage is off and running today, so keep it here for all the latest.
National Holiday: National Chocolate Cupcake Day
Major Events This Week:
Le Lion d’Angers: Website, 6-year-old Entries, 7-year-old Entries, Results, EN’s Coverage
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Tryon Riding & Hunt Club H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Pine Hill Fall H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Fresno County Horse Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Hagyard Midsouth Three-day Event & Team Challenge H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Your Thursday News & Notes:
Safe Sport Training reminder: Effective January 1, 2019, all adults (18 years of age or older) with a Competing Membership must complete the USEF’s Safe Sport Training in order to participate at USEF competitions. Safe Sport is a simple, easy and important step to take in effort to maintain the safety of our sport. Anyone who does not fulfill the requirement will not be allowed to show until the training has been completed. Any new members joining after January 1, 2019, will have a 30 day grace period to do the training. To complete this training go to www.usef.org. [Safe Sport]
Best of luck to the babies! The 2018 USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) East and West Championships are taking place this week — the East Coast Championships span two days (Oct. 18-19) at Fair Hill followed by the West Coast Championships (Oct. 21) at Fresno County Horse Park. The USEA brings us some fast facts, such as … did you know that Dom Schramm’s 5-Year-Old Championship mount Quadrocana is a full sibling to Michael Jung’s three-time Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event winner, FischerRocana FST (Ituango xx x Roze II)? [Fast Facts: 2018 USEA Young Event Horse Championships]
Live from Lion: Elizabeth Callahan, breeder of Quantum Leap, Doug Payne’s entry in the FEI World Eventing Breeding Championships for Young Horses at Le Mondial du Lion d’Angers, is blogging her impressions from the event in France. “As for the horses first let me tell you that the horseflesh is amazing,” she writes. “The quality that is here is superb.” For all you sporthorse bloodline junkies out there, this is a must-read. [The Race to Le Lion: The Long and Winding Road Part 2]
The life of a veterinary life can be loaded. Concerns about ethical conflicts, moral distress and burnout in veterinary practice are steadily increasing, according to the authors of a recent article published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, based on a survey of 800 North American vets. How can we better support them? [Moral and ethical conflict: Veterinary profession’s dark side revealed]
