Wednesday News and Notes from MDBarnmaster

Missy Ransehousen's crew mixing it up with Camo Day at Blue Hill South. Photo courtesy of Brigitte Aickelin's FB page. Missy Ransehousen's crew mixing it up with Camo Day at Blue Hill South. Photo courtesy of Brigitte Aickelin's FB page.

Wellington is over, the first event of the season in California is complete, and eventing is fully underway for the season. I can barely keep up with who is riding which horse in which location as training sessions with Christopher Bartle, David O’Connor, and Leslie Law all seem to be on-going at the same time. Frequent education can only be a good thing as we roll into the first Advanceds of the year in February.

Running Today:

Full Gallop Farm February I H.T.  [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]

U.S. Weekend Preview:

Pine Top Intermediate H.T.  [Website] [Entry Status]

Ocala Winter II H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]

Everyone loves a great rehab story. Whether it brings us to tears or makes us even more grateful for our equine friends, rehab stories are some of the most inspiring stories to tell. For that reason, we’d love to hear yours! Send us your rehab story for your chance to win an awesome prize pack from OCD as well as see your story told right here on EN! [Win with OCD]

Elisa Wallace wasn’t originally planning on keeping Hwin. After the 6 year old mustang mare showed a propensity for jumping, Elisa knew she had to keep Hwin in her barn. Elisa takes the time to chat about her experiences with mustangs, riding in the Mustang Million, and what’s in store for her unconventional herd in the near future. [Ringside Chat: Elisa Wallace]

Tom McEwen has retired Dry Old Party. Tom felt that the sixteen year old gelding wouldn’t be terribly competitive at the lower levels, so Dry Old Party will instead spend the next few years in the show ring in England’s retired racehorse show program. Tom has also taken him hunting and team chasing. [Dry Old Party Retires]

Podcast from the USEA: This episode, Lauren Kieffer, Liz Halliday-Sharp, and Sharon White talk about their experiences riding in the recent ICP symposium with Christopher Bartle on the east coast.  [USEA Podcast]

This week on the Eventing Radio Show: Ruth Edge, Emma Ford, and Cat Hill. This week Ruth Edge joins hosts Jess and Samantha to discuss what it takes to be competitive in both dressage and eventing. Next up, Emma Ford and Cat Hill talk about being co-authors of the book World-Class Grooming for Horses. [Eventing Radio Show]

SmartPak Product of the Day: Every time I try to buy a cheap hole punch, it breaks after about five uses. I finally wised up and sprang for the more durable Herm Sprenger hole punch. Even in the dead of winter, when my leather is a bit hard, this hole punch has no issues. [SmartPak]

Donner and Manoir de Carneville will be out competing this coming weekend for the first time since WEG. Both will be contesting the Advanced CT at Ocala. Let’s rewind to Plantation CIC3* in 2013, when Tate absolutely killed it on the flat.