This photo has nothing to do with the post, but I just thought it was awesome. If you send a cool EN photo to Annie along with your eventing profile, I’d bet it would have a great chance to get published. Just brainstorming here. [via ML]
Today is a momentus occasion around the equestrian world because it is the second day that the FEI’s new prohibited substance list is in effect. The new list closes the book on an embarrasing chapter in the FEI’s history when the infamous ‘progressive list’ was approved in late 2009 to allow low levels of NSAID’s in competition. The progressive list was retracted soon after it was released and the new zero-tolerance list was approved unanimously last November at the FEI General Assembly. Doping is still a murky subject in equestrian sport, but the FEI is taking some big steps to making the rules more sensible. [Horsetalk]
Now for your NSAID free eventing news and notes…
–Stephanie Diaz has a great article in The Pilot about Charlotte, NC resident and Rolex entrant Susan Beebee. Susan was the only rider at Southern Pines two weekends ago to make the time with her speedy horse Prowler. Susan has a very interesting story about making eventing fit with the rest of her life. From traveling around the US and Central America to bar tending, Susan’s career has taken many turns but it has put her on track for The Fork and then Rolex. [The Pilot]
–Cornell Equine Hospital has been voluntarily quarantined after a case of EHV-1 was detected. The quarentine began on March 20th, and they are working to track down horses that could possibly have been exposed and released but officials are not considering this an outbreak. EHV-1 is a very contagious virus that causes a variety of problems including respiratory and neurological diseases. [TheHorse.com]
–The CW Event Team will have a jumping derby for starter level through preliminary April 19th at Carriage Station Farm. Read about all the details: [USEA]
—Love riding horses? Get an interest-free loan to buy one…in India [via JER]
–Edward Gal has named Totilas’ first British foal. He named the black colt ‘Te Amo’ after the song by Rihanna, which is not Rihanna’s best work to say the least. Gal passed up on numerous Rihanna song titles that obviously would make great horse names, including ‘Whats My Name,’, ‘We Ride,’ and ‘Rude Boy.’ [Horse and Hound]
–Lainey Ashker has written a great blog post about the Katie Prudent training sessions and looking ahead to The Fork and Rolex. One paragraph from the blog struck me as particularly important:
“Looking back on both days’ lessons, the common reminder that Katie would unhesitatingly shout was “THINK through your course.” There is never any excuse to miss a distance or approach a fence unbalanced and that although we have the tools to execute a clean show jumping round, eventers (or other normal human beings) lack the actual PERCEPTION to deliver.”
It’s amazing how many times [Lainey’s blog]
–I want to give a big thanks to Coren, ESJ, Ali, and Annie for holding down the fort at the EN compound on Monday. We had one of the best days ever on Eventing Nation and I didn’t write a single post. This is really exciting for me and shows what a fantastic team we have assembled. Today I will be traveling down to The Fork but I’ll be keeping an eye on things all day. Samantha and Annie will be along with a couple of posts for your reading pleasure and then its all The Fork all the time through the weekend.
—Lucinda Green is going strong this year. She was second in the Open Intermediate at Belton last weekend. Here’s a quick video showing that the great one still has all the skills.
—The Horse and Hound is hotter than The Sun [also via JER]
–In a sad story from the steeplechase world, a horse broke his neck at the Carolina Cup in Camden, SC. The 8 year old horse, named Devil’s Preacher, was a Seattle Slew grandson and had won 3 races. The jockey suffered only minor bruises. [COTH] In New Zealand, a horse passed away on steeplechase and animal activists are calling for an end to jump racing [Horsetalk]
–EN’s good friends and one of my favorite jump builders, Eric Bull, has launched a new website. Check it out and show Eric some love at etbjump.com
—The Flora Lea horse trials in NJ has changed its XC course and moved its date to May 22nd
–Best of the Blogs: A few post-marathon thoughts on rider fitness
–Speaking of new websites, RNS Vide has released a new video website called XCEventTube.com
–Whatever you do, don’t Yutube search “Funny Talking Animals.” You’ll never get work done again.
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