Bec Braitling and Mallory Hogan, winners of the 2017 Preliminary Challenge. Photo by Shelby Allen.
I’m so excited this weekend to head to the West Coast for the Preliminary Challenge at Woodside. This is such a cool event. Even though the event runs through Advanced, all the attention is on the Challenge, and they put on such a big show, from the buzzing atmosphere to the $15,000 prize, it feels very special. Good luck to all the competitors this weekend!
National Holiday: National Vanilla Pudding Day
Events Opening This Week: Huntington Farm H.T. (VT, A-1) The Maryland H.T. at Loch Moy Farm I (MD, A-2) Chattahoochee Hills H.T. (GA, A-3) Round Top H.T. (CO, A-9) Event at Rebecca Farm (MT, A-7) Great Meadow International – FEI Nations Cup Eventing Series (VA, A-2) 42nd Annual Whidbey Island H.T. (WA, A-7) Powder Basin H.T.(WY, A-9) Coconino Summer I H.T. (AZ, A-10)
Events Closing This Week: Feather Creek Farm H.T. (OK, A-5) Derbyshire Farms H.T. (MI, A-8) Plantation Field H.T. (PA, A-2) River Glen June H.T. (TN, A-3) Queeny Park H.T. (MO, A-4) Camelot Equestrian Horse Park-Over The Moon in June H.T. (CA, A-6) Aspen Farms H.T. (WA, A-7) Valinor Farm Horse Trials (MA, A-1) NJ Region’s H.T. (NJ, A-2) The Middleburg H.T. (VA, A-2)
The stadium erupted for Sara Gumbiner and Polaris (Brandenburg’s Windstar x North River Lady) as they finished their first four-star at Kentucky last month, but none cheered louder than his breeder, Phyllis Dawson. Her breeding program has produced over 20 Kentucky completions, multiple Burghley completions, a 10th-place finish at the Olympic Games as well as many more top international finishes. [Behind the Breeder’s Brand: Phyllis Dawson and Windchase, Part One]
Coral Keen has come out against the removal of the dressage multiplier. The new rule, which came out at the start of this competition season, removed the coefficient which increased the significance of the dressage phase. [Coral Keen’s eventing blog: my dream team and why I disagree with a rule change]
Tuesday Video:
Which product does Olympic medalist Phillip Dutton trust to keep his horses calm and focused at the biggest events in the world? Chillax. Learn more.
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