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How cool is this? Last month, fan faves Sydney Elliott and the tall, dark, and handsome QC Diamantaire were inducted into the Northwest Louisiana Walk of Stars — an unusual honour for a horse, and an everlasting symbol of how much Louisiana roots for its own. It’s almost as unusual for a woman to be inducted as it is a horse: Sydney is now one of less than a handful of female inductees, and hopefully, we’ll see a lot more to come, both in NW Louisiana and across walks of fame worldwide.
U.S. Weekend Action:
The Maryland H.T. + Area II Championships at Loch Moy Farm (MD): [Website] [Results]
Woodside Fall International (CA): [Website] [Results]
Ocala Fall H.T. (FL): [Website] [Results]
Apple Knoll Farm H.T. (MA): [Website] [Results]
Miami Valley H.T. at Twin Towers (OH): [Website] [Results]
Middle Tennessee Pony Club H.T. (TN): [Website] [Results]
Your Monday Reading List:
Monday’s always a tricky one to get rolling in the right way, so let’s start with some nice stuff. Like the marriage of a British five-star rider and much-loved trainer, who emerged from her nuptials to find her little army of Pony Clubbers waiting for her in their riding kit, ready to celebrate (with polished paddock boots, of course).
Okay, a show of hands: how many of us are feeling a bit geriatric? I’m 33 now, and while I’m aware that that’s still a baby in the grand scheme of things, it’s definitely heading into the ‘ought to know better’ age, and most days, I kind of think I’ve got a few things figured out. Some days, though, I feel like I’ve just been born, and I’m blinking in the bright lights wondering what on earth is happening. So I enjoyed Lauren Sprieser’s reflections on turning 40 and what she’s learned along the way. It’s nice that in life, as in horses, you never stop learning — so it never stops being interesting.
Right, I reckon we’re all ready to engage our brains fully, now. So let’s move on to musings on horse training — and how it’s not just about muscle memory or movements, but about establishing mental patterns and relationships. This is an interesting piece for you to read this morning and ponder today while you’re working with your own horse.
And finally, big brain thinking time. Padded underwear: do you need it? Look, maybe the cycling enthusiasts are onto something here, and maybe this is the missing link you need to finally be able to convincingly sit the trot. Find out with this in-depth review.
Morning Viewing:
Wild mustang? Not anymore. Join Elisa Wallace and Zephyr as they tackle a schooling show.
