Serena Williams’ Tuesday News and Notes from Pennfield

Did yo mama ever teach you not to back talk? Certainly Serena Williams’ mother didn’t. Growing up, talking back to my parents earned a very fine punishment. Soap. In the mouth. In the women’s US Open, it sure seemed like Williams’ 1) thinks she can talk to whomever,  however and 2) doesn’t need bar soap, she needs liquid soap. While yelling at the chair umpire, Williams even gave “the point.” Now if that isn’t a sure way to timeout, I don’t know what is. Her punishment? A generous $2000 fine. Probably the equivalent of a 30 minute shopping trip. I’m sure she is really hurting over this one.
It’s Tuesday for those of you forgot. That means tomorrow is Wednesday, hump day. This is also known as John’s favorite day of the week.
It is also important to note, Tony Romo blew the Sunday night game for the Cowboys. 
Now, on to the part you probably came here to read…
-The US Show Jumping Team has been announced for the Pan Ams. The team will consist of Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Laura Kraut and Christine McCrea. Lauren Hough will be the back up. This is a real world class team and they should have a good medal winning chance. [US Show Jumping] 
-Speaking of show jumping- Eric Lamaze and Hickstead have won the $1million CN International at Spruce Meadows. There were 35 pairs in this two round competition. After jumping the final fence, Lamaze threw his helmet in the air and galloped around the arena while nearly 90,000 people gave him a standing ovation. Lamaze was awarded $325,000 for his first place plus an additional $50,000 for winning the event a second time. This brings his Spruce Meadows career earnings to $3.5 million. Lamaze also had two other wins during the week. In addition, his students were finding their ways into some top placing. [Get it Lamaze]
-A UK website for holiday rentals has just released some funny and unusual requests they have received. The most recent question was “where can I keep my donkey at night?” Now we all know the Brits are a bit strange (kidding!), but there are some seriously weird questions asked by potential guests. Here are five questions for your enjoyment [Holiday Maker] 
  1. Can you guarantee the pool heat at a constant 88 degrees and if not can we get a discount for every degree under?
  2. Can we have a machete/cutlass to keep under our bed?
  3. Can you move the house 180 degrees?
  4. Where is the nearest shop for kosher foods and what are the exact measurements of frozen food space in the villa to store the supplies?
  5. What is the distance between the toilet seat and the nearest wall?
-Speaking of the British- The Junior Event Team has claimed team gold and two individual medals. The team was in bronze position after dressage, silver after cross country, and moved into the victory position after a tense show jumping. All three riders counting for a team score jumped clean. [More gold for Britain] 

-Monty has done a great blog about Blenheim. I have pulled the best part of the blog, just for your enjoyment.
The state of the union just improved, and American fortunes were distinctly on the up at Blenheim compared to Burghley with 3 riders in the top ten (Tiana Coudray 2nd, Clark Montgomery 5th, Will Faudree 8th). These three (along with Boyd Martin) represent the rising tide of talent across the pond, and if they can continue to post this type of result against European based riders, it could make for an interesting Olympics for the US. I think I’d actually put money on Clark making it onto the US team, and if Australian gangster, Neville Bardos, doesn’t make it after his performance at Burghley, someone needs to deselect the selectors.” [Talk Horse] 


-Doug Payne has had the opportunity to drive a rig way longer than he is tall. As Buck Davidson was flying straight from Burghley to the AECs, he was needing someone to drive his rig from PA to GA for him. Who better than our favorite red head? After making a few nervous turns, and some minimal backing, Doug successfully handled the trailer. Hey, Doug even had a good weekend competing. If you want to find him and have him teach you to drive, just head up to Flora Lea, Morven or Fair Hill. [There’s a ginger behind the wheel]
-As we know, Japan qualified a team for the Olympics over Australia this weekend [Horsetalk]

-Mary King’s former Olympic mount is recovering from lymphangitis after a stable fire. After the fire, King Soloman developed a bad case of lymphangitis in a hind limb. With aggressive treatment, they were able to get him on the road to recovery. Solly is now enjoying life as a dressage horse. We wish him a speedy recovery so he can hurry back to the dressage ring. [road to recovery] 

Bad form Serena: 

Watch what you say today. You may found your mouth full of soap or your wallet a little lonely. Go Eventing.
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