Every year I post this meme, and every year I hope I can go back and say it was an ironic posting.
Folks, we’ve entered the Final Countdown. This time next week, you’ll be watching the very first competitors in the 2014 Rolex Kentucky CCI4* Event canter down the centerline. You’ll be trying to figure out ways to skip work and watch it. You’ll be in the stands witnessing it first hand. You’ll be driving madly to get there for the EN Tailgate party on Saturday. You’ll be secretly watching it on your phone under the table while in class. For those of you who are entered next week, I’m holding my breath for you, and crossing all my fingers and toes for my friends on the entry list!
Don’t forget to hop on Pinterest and create your own perfect Dubarry Rolex outfit and submit it to win yourself a pair of brand spanking new Dubarry boots! [Pin It To Win It]
Events This Weekend:
Holly Hill Spring H.T. [Website]
Fair Hill International H.T. [Website] [Ride Times]
River Glen Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Sporting Days Farm H.T. [Website]
Longleaf Pine H.T. [Website]
News From Around The Globe:
Congrats to Kassidy Smith, the winner of the two four-day passes to Rolex courtesy of Laura Millerick. Kassidy rummaged around in her tack box to put a fun, patriotic spin on the EN logo, and readers voted her the winner. Kassidy is a plein air painter and will be taking her supplies with her to Rolex, so hopefully we’ll get to see some EN/Rolex inspired art! [Contest Entries]
Speaking of Rolex, did you know about the Rolex app? True story. You can get the app for you iPhone or Android smartphone, and it has all the amenities you might want, including course walks, live scores, time tables, maps of the park, and info on the trade fair vendors! If you’re going to Rolex, you gotta get the app. [Rolex Kentucky App]
Did you see the tour of the new Badminton cross country course? If you’ve got a spare 24 minutes, it’s totally worth it to check it out. Hugh Thomas has designed the course for the past 25 years (!) but this year there is a new designer: Giuseppe Della Chiesa and his style is all different. There are lots of big changes to the classic combinations, and the flow is a bit different this year. [Badminton Course Revealed]
Losing Headley Britannia this month was truly a blow to everyone in the Eventing world, as she inspired many. Lucinda Fredericks shared with Horse & Hound her top six most favorite memories with Little Brit, including her brilliant win of the 2009 Rolex Kentucky CCI4*. Get out the tissues, this one’s a tear jerker. [Lucinda’s Favorite Brit Moments]
Fifteen signs you’re a horse addict: Last Valentine’s Day, your loved one bought you a super-duper wheelbarrow (a gift you count as one of the best you’ve ever received) [You Know That’s Happened To You]
