Tuesday News & Notes from Legends Horse Feeds

Astier Nicolas with a mid-course status update. Photo via Le Grand Complet’s Facebook Page.

It’s hard to believe WEG is less than a month away. With recent announcements and course updates coming left and right, everything is falling into place. Who has plans to watch the action in Tryon? Keep an eye out for Chinch!

National Holiday: National Creamsicle Day

Events Opening This Week: University of New Hampshire H.T. (NH, A-1) Surefire Farm H.T. (VA, A-2) Stable View Oktoberfest CIC and Horse Trials (SC, A-3) Woodland Stallion Station H.T. (CA, A-6) Fair Hill International CCI***/** (MD, A-2) ESDCTA New Jersey H.T. at the Horsepark (NJ, A-2) Jump Start H.T. (KY, A-8) Larkin Hill H.T. (NY, A-1) Fair Hill International CCI***/** (MD, A-2) FEH Central Championships at Texas Rose Horse Park(TX, A-5)

Events Closing This Week: FEH/YEH/NEH Qualifier at Loch Moy Farm (MD, A-2) Chattahoochee Hills H.T. (GA, A-3) Park Equine KY Classique H.T. (KY, A-8) Silverwood Farm Fall H.T. (WI, A-4) Woodland Stallion Station H.T. (CA, A-6) USEA AEC, Adequan Gold Cup Finals, and ATC Finals (CO, A-9)

Tuesday News: 

The German squad is officially set for the 2018 World Equestrian Games. Their final selection outing this weekend at Strzegom solidified it. Congratulations to Andreas Dibowski, Ingrid Klimke, Michael Jung, Julia Krajewski and Kai Rüder! [Germany reveals on-form eventing squad for World Equestrian Games]

Don’t miss this interview with the country’s “most underrated rider” Lillian Heard. She’s only 32 and has tackled nine CCI4* events on multiple horses. She’s also a loyal student of the sport, learning at every chance. [Lillian Heard Is The Epic Role Model We All Need]

Riders owe it to their horses to be every bit as fit as they are, Allison Springer says. She focuses on cardio and strength/flexibility. Walking or hiking are good ways to get extra cardio, and yoga can help with both strength and flexibility. [Rider Fitness with Allison Springer]

The new scoring program for the USEA Young Event Horse and Future Event Horse series will be tested for the first time today at Applewood Farm. Shout out to Steve Symansky for building the program (and note that he may be working out some of the final bugs). [FEH Scoring] [YEH Scoring]

Last weekend was for the ponies. From FEI Pony European Championships to USEF Pony Finals, there was plenty of cute to go around! [Pony Palooza: Favorite Photos From USEF Pony Finals]

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