Photo by Anthony Gibson via Great Meadow International on Instagram.
Evan Coluccio and Fluttershy cleared 5’5″ to win the bareback puissance at Great Meadow International, which took place after yesterday’s FEI Nation’s Cup dressage rides. I imagine that in order to successfully compete in a bareback puissance, horse an rider must each possess two key qualities. For the horse, it would be (1) the willingness to try and clear these impossibly tall fences , and (2) non-shark fin-esque withers. For the rider, those qualities would be (1) impeccable balance, and (2) cajones of steel.
National Holiday: National Chocolate with Almonds Day
Great Meadow CICO3* Links: Website, Schedule, Entries, Ride Times, Live Scoring, USEF Network, FEI TV, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram
U.S. Weekend Action:
Huntington Farm H.T. [Website] *CANCELLED DUE TO FLOODING*
Old Chatham H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Maryland at Loch Moy I H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Roebke’s Run H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
41st Annual Whidbey Island H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Coconino Summer I H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Saturday Links:
Fast Facts: Great Meadow International, Presented by Adequan® CICO3*
One To Watch: Woods Baughman Will Be Making His Dreams Come True At Great Meadow
Ringside Chat: Inmidair Is Back With Jan Byyny At Great Meadow International
PODCAST: The Event at Rebecca Farm + NAJYRC: A Match Made in Heaven
Toytown’s early years: ‘He was lethal and came back to the yard every day without me’
Getting a Second Wind: Helping Equine Athletes Breathe
Saturday Video:
Ponies gonna be ponies, even when meeting the Queen of England. This pony, Lance Corporal Cruachan IV (which coincidentally will also be the name of my next pony), is the regimental mascot of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and has a twitter account, by the way.
