Wednesday News & Notes from SmartPak

The best pool is a pint-sized pool. Photo via Andrea Davidson Eventing FB page.

Little Aubrey Davidson had better enjoy that nice little spot of water she’s got there in the nice Florida sun, because the rest of us are a bit envious. It might be the first day of spring today but with yet another Nor’easter sliding up the east coast, it certainly doesn’t feel like it. For anyone headed north today….abandon hope, all ye who enter here.

National Holiday: National Fragrance Day

Major Events:

Carolina International CIC & H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Results]

U.S. Weekend Preview:

Poplar Place H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Results]

Southern Arizona H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Your Wednesday News & Notes:

Try to warm up with thoughts of summer and plan ahead to get early bird pricing for Great Meadow! Hurry up, there’s only 10 days to get a big discount on tickets for the GMI CICO3* this summer. Tailgating is still available, also at a discount, but time is ticking. [Early Bird GMI Pricing]

The Classic Three-Day has gained more and more traction in recent years. ANow a permanent fixture in our schedule, the Classic series has gotten its own handbook, a resource for both organizers and competitors. Between tips on how to ride roads and tracks and assistance in planning out time tables, this is a long waited resource for USEA members. [USEA Offers Classic Series Handbook]

NZB Land Vision sadly passed away over the weekend. Mark Todd won his first four star after his retirement aboard NZB Land Vision and remembers him as a gentleman of a horse who was a favorite of his wife. He had all the star qualities except toughness, and his body couldn’t hold up after his big Badminton win, which was also his first four-star. [Mark Todd Remembers NZB Land Vision]

SmartPak Product of the Day: I realized this winter that it was time to give up the pretense and get a pre-tied stock tie to use in times of hurry at a show. While nothing beats a nicely tied stock, it can be handy to have the grab-n-go tie available when the timetable is crunched. [SmartPak]