Well as I am sure many of you have heard, the world is ending this Saturday for all Christians. Yup, according to multiple “news” sources all Christians should all be taking shelter in under ground bunkers that were built just for this day. The world will officially will be over October 2011.So, you should probably go crazy, jump out of a plane, run through main street naked, name your son Rufus, confess your love for John- whatever you choose. In all honesty, with all the talk about the end of the world, it makes me want make sure I do everything in life that I can. So, if the world really is ending Saturday (which I really doubt it is) what would you want to do? Personally I want to do a great white shark dive off the coast of South Africa. So whatever it is you dream of doing, make a plan, and try and do it before the world actually ends!
So for those of you who are going on with life, check out these few news and notes….
– There are now 4 confirmed cases of the EHV-1 in Canada. The US agricultural officials are now on high alert. To date 10 horses have been confirmed to have the neurological form of EHV-1 in California, 2 cases in Colorado, 1 in Washington and 1 in Alberta. EHV-1 is not passable to humans but has serious effects on horses including respiratory problems and neurological disorders. Symptoms include “fever, decreased coordination, nasal discharge, urine dribbling, loss of tail tone, hind limb weakness, leaning against a wall or fence to maintain balance, lethargy, and the inability to rise. While there is no cure, the symptoms of the disease may be treatable.” {More on EHV-1}
– Eventing Radio Show talks about EHV-1.
– Olde Hope Horse Trials is low on entries. This fantastic farm runs many unrecognized events throughout the year. Give them some love, send you entries! This is a great way to get your green horses and riders out for a fun experience.
– USEF announces dates and location for 2011 Dressage Festival of Champions.
-Update on Shannon Baker: Directly from Shannon on her fall at Jersey–“Cordonelli is doing fine. I rode him today.I wanted to clarify what happened and let you know that we did not have a rotational fall as reported on some outlets. Cindy Deporter was at the fence when I fell and saw the whole thing. She found me on Sunday morning and explained that she had reported the incident as a rider fall and NOT a fall of horse. She said Cordonelli managed to get his front feet down then fell to his knees, got up, lost his hind end upon landing, pulled that up then cantered off to a stop close by. She said he rolled me around a bit while trying to get his feet down and kneed me or stepped on me. But he never went down…. thank god! I was so devastated by my fall because we were going really well on course. It was only my second CIC and Cordonelli’s first. He was being really great and we were so far along on the course…. but I made a huge error on the way to the oxer. He was backing off and drifting left at the same time and I didn’t react at all. We got to a really bad distance without enough power. He tried to jump the wide oxer….. dropped his right front down in the middle of it, hit his upper -arm on the back log, and scissored it. So I became a flying airbag.”–Both Shannon and Cordonelli are fine 🙂
– Top Canadian dressage horses, Key West, has died after developing a painful and untreatable spinal cord compression.
– The GVRDC May 19 jump staining and June 5 Spring Event are both canceled. However, there is a June 5 combined test at Lehman’s Farm instead.
– The 100 day count down has begun to the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships. The championships will be held at Luhmuhlen in August. The HSBC has supported the FEI Classics since 2008 and will continue to support them for the next 3 years offering $1million in prize money.
– The SmartPak Equine/ USEA Preliminary Three Day heads to Virginia this weekend. There will be 7 riders there getting to participate in the long format 3day. We wish them the best of luck!
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– Romania claims Balkan Eventing Championships. The home country of Bulgaria took top honors in the team competition. But, in the individual, it was Romania snagging the gold. Eight combinations started the competition with only half of them finishing. The competition was held at the CCI* level.
– The Brahman course has been reveled. Designer, Ian Stark, has changed the direction and added many new fences to the course. The site has undergone significant changes to allow for better traffic flow, increased space, and better safety for the horses moving around the site.
– And now you have it! Twilight jumpers… modeled after twilight polo. For everything you need to know, click {here}.
– A video has been created to help in the Honduras horse campaign. The video will help people to understand the challenges that are faced.
And now for a teaser…
That is all for now- have a great day! Go Eventing.
