From Yvette:
Tips for Eventers Living in Itty-Bitty Apartments in the City: The Fiscal Cliff Edition
Hey there, Eventing Nation! Well, I don’t know about your neck of the woods, but here in the Beltway, it’s all fiscal cliff all the time…well, except for those several hours on Sunday when everyone was trying to figure out what the heck Anne Hathaway was thinking when she picked that dress for the Oscars…but I digress. While Federal employees and contractors (including yours truly) brace for the “F” word (furlough, which although fit to print, is no less uncomfortable than the shorter word I know you were thinking about, you gutter-brains!), I can’t help but think…
“If the USEF managed to pass the one-fall rule for N and BN, surely Congress and the President can resolve their differences and get a reasonable budget in place.”
It’s time to think creatively, America! And when Eventers think creatively, well, we find ourselves able to put three strides into a two stride with a 17.3 HH beast, muster impressive upper body strength to keep from taking an unexpected bath in the water jump, or realize that we’re okay being known as “Walmart Shopping Cart Girl” for the rest of our lives (okay, maybe that last one only applies to me). While the many tourists who visit the DC area marvel at expanses of green space within the confines of “downtown” (well, it’s currently brown and muddy, but will be green shortly), I can’t help but look at the White House lawns, the Ellipse, heck even the National Mall, without thinking…”Dang, this would make a sickest eventing training facility!” Which leads me to this week’s tip:
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Tip for Eventers Living in Itty-Bitty Apartments in the City #30:
While it may seem like a great and lucrative fundraising opportunity, I highly suggest that you do not schedule clinics, gallop sets, or cross-country schooling opportunities on land with its own Secret Service detail because the kickball and ultimate Frisbee leagues don’t take kindly to divots on “their” playing fields, the White House staff get really snippy when you ask if you can use the South Lawn for stabling or turnout, and…well…quite frankly, you’re always going to look suspicious toting a portable chevron on the Metro.
