Tuesday News & Notes from Cavalor

Soraya V Juarbe-Diaz‘s FB page via Jimmy Wofford">From Soraya V Juarbe-Diaz‘s FB page via Jimmy Wofford. Disclaimer from EN’s Chinchilla Legal Team: Eventing Nation does not condone drinking and riding. (Drinking and course-walking so that everything looks a wee bit smaller, of course, is a different matter.)

Good morning, Eventing Nation! Hope you’re staying warm out there. What’s that saying about March coming in like a lion and out like a lamb? LIES.

Events Opening Today: King Oak Farm Spring H.T. (A-1, MA), Jersey Fresh International Three-day Event (A-2, NJ), Plantation Field H.T. (A-2, PA), WindRidge Farm Horse Trials  (A-3, NC), Mill Creek Pony Club H.T. at Longview (A-4, MO), Galway Downs Spring H.T. (A-6, CA), NWEC May Classic (A-7, WA), Winona Horse Trials  (A-8, OH)

Events Closing Today: CDCTA Spring Horse Trials & C.T. (A-2, VA), Plantation Field H.T. (A-2, PA), Ocala Horse Properties International 3-Day Event (A-3, FL), FENCE H.T. (A-3, SC), Pine Hill Spring H.T. (A-5, TX), Twin Rivers Spring Three-day Event & H.T. (A-6, CA), Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (A-8, KY), St. Johns H.T. (A-10, AZ)

German World Domination Tour Cont.: German eventing kicked off its 2013 season with a bang, scoring its first victory in the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing series at Fontainebleau over the weekend. The winning quartet included Michael Jung on his second string Leopin FST, Olympic team gold medallists Dirk Schrade and King Artus, Andreas Dibowski on Butts Leon, and 2011 European bronze medalists Frank Ostholt and Little Paint. Host country France finished second and Italy third. The next World Cup event is Houghton Hall in Great Britain May 23-25. [USEA]

Help Wanted: Bodgie Read has put out an “extra-wide” call for volunteers for the upcoming Fair Hill April Horse Trials (April 21-23). With the One, Two and Three Star CIC Divisions taking place, the event will be running several phases at the same time on all three days. Available volunteer positions include scribes for dressage and show jumping, dressage ring stewards, show-jumping timer and cross-country fence judges. All volunteers receive a free cross-country schooling. Contact Bodgie at [email protected]. [Fair Hill]

Ride With Buck: The Midsouth Eventing and Dressage Association is hosting a clinic with Buck Davidson at Lands End Farm (gymnastics/show jumping) and Flying Cross Farm (cross-country) in Goshen, KY May 25-26. Beginner Novice thru Advanced levels welcome. Free auditing for MSEDA members! [MSEDA]

In Passing: British eventing coach, Pony Club steward and former international competitor William Miflin passed away over the weekend following a long battle with cancer. Our condolences to William’s family and friends in the eventing community. [British Eventing]

SmartPak Product of the Day: The only blanket my horse Esprit has managed NOT to destroy this year is his SmartPak Ultimate Ballistic Nylon Turnout Blanket. Backed by a 10-Year Indestructible Guarantee, it’s made from a special ultra-durable weave of nylon that was originally developed for flak jackets worn by soldiers in WWII to protect them from flying debris. Esprit, I think you’ve finally met your match. [SmartPak]

Video: Advanced riders tackle the second water complex on course at Southern Pines II over the weekend, from RNS Video Media.

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