Fence #33 on the Pau CCI4* cross country course, “Palette de peintre L’Eperon.” Photo by Leslie Wylie.
Bonjour! Something to look forward to today: our forthcoming preview of Pau’s “parcours du cross,” a true four-star gauntlet guaranteed to separate the field’s Veuve Clicquot from its J Roget and render dressage an ancient memory. It’s as tough as it is beautiful — a real work of art, per jump #33 pictured above.
The land is flat as a crêpe but there are plenty of man-made mounds on course to ensure that horses can stomach terrain, and enough twists and turns to make a rider carsick. Lots of opportunities to get yourself in trouble out there, or jump your way straight up the leaderboard. Stay tuned!
Holiday: National Pumpkin Day
Major Events This Week:
Pau Links: Website, Entries, Dressage Start Times, Live Scoring, Live Stream, Form Guide, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Waredaca Classic 3DE & H.T. [Website] [3DE Entries] [HT Entries] [3DE Ride Times] [HT Ride Times] [3DE Live Scores] [HT Live Scores]
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Windermere Run H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Holly Hill Fall H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Your Friday News & Notes:
Area VIII Young Riders is looking for a new coach starting in 2019. The position is for a three-year term (pending annual reviews and
approval from Area VIII). For a position description, information on how to apply and further details please contact Laura Miller, 2018 Area VIII Young Rider Coordinator, at [email protected].
The USEF Safe Sport Sanctions list has been updated. The list includes individuals who are prohibited from participating in any activities and competitions that USEF licenses, endorses or sponsors. [Safe Sport Sanctions]
Entebbe De Hus, ridden by Frenchman Karim Laghouag to team gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has died from colic. “I will remember him as an exceptionally confident, easy-going horse. He was always ready to go to battle and give his best. I’ll miss him.” [Rio Olympic team gold medal-winning horse dies, aged 13: ‘He was my faithful friend’]
In the latest edition of the USEA’s “Events A-Z” series, we visit Area I’s Larkin Hill Horse Trials. The North Chatham, New York, venue hosts horse trials twice a year in mid-June and late September as one-day events, offering Introductory through Preliminary/Training levels. [USEA Events A-Z: Larkin Hill Horse Trials]
Groom softly and carry a gentle curry comb. A French research study has shown that most horses prefer a nice, gentle grooming in all the right places, as opposed to an all-over brush-down. [Horses prefer gentle grooming over brisk brushing, study finds]
Hot on Horse Nation: Simply the Science — Blanketing
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