William Fox-Pitt greets the Advanced group of riders in his southern California clinic. Photo by Sally Spickard.
Southern California welcomed the one and only William Fox-Pitt yesterday for part one of a two-day clinic. Hosted at the lovely Copper Meadows Eventing facility, William worked with groups ranging from Training level to Advanced throughout the day. Both professionals and amateurs participated, along with many auditors who stopped by for the day. We’ll have a much more detailed clinic report forthcoming, and in the meantime you can follow along with the happenings on EN’s Instagram.
Events Closing Today:
Paradise Farm H.T. (SC, A-3), Fresno County Horse Park Horse Trials (CA, A-6)
News & Notes:
You may have seen people checking into Sacred Stone Camp on Facebook as a show of support for the Native Americans who are peacefully protesting the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Many of the protesters are on horseback, and horses have been injured and killed as police violence escalates. Please consider donating to support the protestors and injured horses. [Official Standing Rock Sioux Tribe DAPL Donation Fund]
The half-halt is perhaps one of the most useful devices to have handy during your rides. In this helpful column from the USEA, Whitney Weston gives some advice on perfecting your half-halt, specifically when it comes to introducing it to an OTTB. [Introducing the Half-Halt]
Meet Fairway King, the official winner of the 2016 America’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred competition at the RRP Thoroughbred Makeover in Lexington, Ky. this past weekend. Fairway King competes in dressage with rider Lauren Turner, and he was the best of 80 horses competing for the big prize. Congratulations to Lauren and Fairway King! [Fairway King Crowned America’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred]
Have you listened to the new Eventing Podcast from EquiRatings? The latest episode features a candid chat between host Sam Watson and Tim Price, who discusses the highs and lows of his season and his plans as he looks ahead to 2017. You can listen on iTunes or Soundcloud. [#LockerRoomTalk: Tim Price]
Come join Caroline Martin Eventing this winter in Ocala, Florida! CME is currently looking for a working student from December to April at a new facility. This is an opportunity to bring a horse and educate yourself in the barn as well as further your riding. Work will be exchanged for full board of one horse and living is included. If you are interested, contact Caroline at 484-554-9995 or [email protected].
Tuesday Video: Why does the timing of when we feed our horses matter? Check out this educational video from Cavalor!
