Doug Payne out for a Gallop in preparation for Millbrook Photo from Doug Payne's Facebook Page
Hold on tight as we are set for another busy weekend ahead with Millbrook Horse Trials in upstate New York. Many professionals are putting the finishing touches on their mounts and getting in their final gallop sets in before heading to the Hudson Valley.
This event is on the list for many of those getting ready to head to Blenheim in September, so you will have a sneak peak of some of the horses headed to the UK. Eventing Nation’s very own Jenni Autry will be on site giving us the latest and greatest from Coole Park Farm.
Events Opening Today: Dunnabeck H.T. (IL, A-4), Feather Creek H.T. (OK, A-5), Bucks County Horse Park Fall H.T. (PA, A-2), Area IX Championships & CCC Fall H.T. (CO, A-9), The Event at Santa Fe (NM, A-10), GMHA September Horse Trials (VT, A-1), King Oak Farm Fall H.T. (MA, A-1), Flying Cross Farm H.T. (KY, A-8), Poplar Place Farm September H.T. (GA, A-3)
Events Closing This Week: Erie Hunt and Saddle Club H.T. (PA, A-8), Applewood Farm YEH/FEH & Modified Eventing (NJ, A-2), Colorado Horse Park CCI1*, CIC2**,T3D & H.T. (CO, A-9), Colorado Horse Park CCI1*, CIC2**,T3D & H.T.(CO, A-9), Waredaca Farm H.T. (MD, A-2), Erie Hunt and Saddle Club H.T. (PA, A-2), Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club H.T. (NY, A-1), Full Gallop Farm August HT (SC, A-3)
Tuesday News and Notes:
Boston withdraws 2024 Olympic bid! With lack of public support, the USOC and Boston 2024 have decided to withdraw the bid for Boston to host the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic games. Paris, Rome, Hamburg, Budapest and Toronto are now the frontrunners for the 2024 Olympics. The host site will be announced in 2017. [Boston Globe]
Eventing With The Stars. Boyd Martin and Phillip Dutton are hosting an eventing symposium on Aug. 23 at Windurra Farm! Eventing With The Stars will cover six different topics, ranging from how to improve your dressage scores to cross country schooling exercises you can use at home. Tickets are $60 in advance or $70 at the gate (kids 12 and under get in free). [Eventing With The Stars]
I get knocked down, but I get up again, you’re never gonna keep me down. Everyone hits the dirt, some more gracefully than others, but what you after the fall is what counts. Spit out the dirt, ask for a leg, and get back to riding, or if need be go to the hospital. [Horse Nation]
“How are we gonna get both The Phantom *and* Misty for a hundred and two dollars and forty cents?” Wednesday, July 29th, marks the 90th year of Chincoteague’s annual pony swim. Tens of thousands of people will be flocking to Virginia’s most famous barrier island to watch 210 wild ponies swim from Assateauge Island to Chincoteague Island at “Slack Tide”. Who will be named King or Queen Neptune? [Chincoteague.com]
Helmet awareness day is almost here. We have all heard the horror stories of what can happen when you don’t wear a helmet. This is a story about what happens when you do, and the life that a simple helmet saved. [SmartPak]
A new take on the saddle. Tradition has led the way with everything we do and especially the tack we use. Martin Ryan is hoping to change our way of thinking about the saddle. His design would revolutionize how saddles are made and used. [The Irish Times]
Tuesday Video Break:
With the 90th anniversary of the Chincoteague Pony Swim about to happen on Wednesday, why not see what it’s like to have one a great view of the Saltwater Cowboys swim the ponies across the Assateague Channel.
