Like many of you, I enthusiastically kept up with the weekend’s NAJYRC competition. Every rider who set foot in the arena deserves our respect and admiration–years of hard work and dedication went into each and every performance; just getting to the Championships is a huge accomplishment. To every NAJYRC rider, groom, trainer, parent and supporter, here’s sending you a great big Eventing Nation round of applause.
A link to the Chronicle‘s NAJYRC eventing roundup. [COTH] Get your NAJYRC show jumping replays here. [USEF Network] And the USEA has got your coverage here. [US Eventing]
On the other side of the pond, Ireland’s Under-16 pony eventing team reigned victorious at the European Championships in Fontainebleau, France. Great Britain took silver and the Netherlands took bronze. [Horsetalk NZ] Horse & Hound has got your eventing pony champ videos. [H&H]
Elsewhere in Eventing Nation…
At Hunter Oakes H.T., Jamie March aboard Spendid Bandit and Yvonne Ocrant on ‘Sall About Me took blue ribbons in the Open Prelim and Prelim Rider divisions respectively. [Scores]
At Fitch’s Corner H.T., Buck Davidson swept the top four placings in Open Prelim, Paige Garson riding Combalache won blue in the Area I Prelim Championships, and Adrian Jones on Irish Odyssey won Prelim Rider. [Scores]
At age 54, Karen O’Connnor is America’s “senior-most” Olympian. The TeamUSA.org article quotes Karen as saying, “How did that happen… I’m like a senior citizen. What’s that?” A “senior citizen” who can ride ’em under the table, is what that is. Go Karen. [Team USA]
Boyd’s road to the Olympics has been a rocky one, and one that continues to inspire people around the world. Check out this Yahoo Olympic Athlete Spotlight, via Boyd’s Blog [Boyd and Silva Martin]
Australian eventer Shane Rose, who withdrew his horse Taurus from Olympic contention due to a soft-tissue injury yesterday, seems to have a level head about the situation. “In our sport we’re probably more used to disappointment than a lot of other sports simply by the nature of having another animal involved,” he said. “We get used to it, unfortunately, and I guess that’s what makes the good times more rewarding.” Thanks to Kate for the tip. [Australian Olympic Team]
Some people have office betting pools; we have, uh, tack room betting pools. Enter Bit of Britain’s Fantasy Finals contest for a chance to win thousands of dollars worth of prizes. Pick the top three finishers in one Olympic equestrian sport for the “Trifecta” prize, or the top three finishers in all three Olympic equestrian sports for the “Superfecta” prize. Complete contest rules and entry forms are available online. [Bit of Britain]
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Best of the Blogs: Greetings from Tiana’s fan club! [Tiana Coudray Eventing] Runner up: Team Great Britain on life inside the Olympic Village [Will’s Blog & other thoughts from Equestrian Team GBR]
Video courtesy of the USEA and Frankie Thieriot
