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Good morning Eventing Nation!
It’s Monday. The last weekend just passed before the holidays start! Hanukkah, Christmas, whatever you might be celebrating, I hope you got all your shopping done (with EN sponsors of course)! This News and Notes is dedicated to Coren because she was too lazy to do it herself. Probably had a case of the Mondays.
Unfortunately, I’m sure this happens more than you think, but if you’re hacking out in Sussex, please keep an eye for anyone stealing Christmas trees. Apparently it’s an epidemic this time of year (wonder why?). Nonetheless, stealing is till illegal, and you’re urged to call 999 or 101 if you see anything suspicious. [H&H]
As Coren mentioned last week, Bromont is adding a CIC3* for the 2012 event. The Chronicle has spoken with event director Sue Ockendon who says they are adding the division to help those for Olympic qualifications. The training level division which is usually held with the three-days will be help the following weekend with pre-training and preliminary divisions as well. They’ve spent more money than they intended to better the footing, and the riders can look forward to “a pretty nice course”. Go Bromont! [COTH]
British show jumper Ben Maher won the Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier at Olympia over the weekend. This is the biggest win of his career thus far. He breeds “three horses for fun” each year, and what a wonderful horse he’s produced. Laura Kraut was fourth on Cedric. Go show jumping. [Horsetalk]
Real “War Horse” stories are being sought after for a documentary. The idea is coming off the heels of the wildly popular book, play and movie. The documentary wants to tell the real plight and bond of these horses and men, as well as the families whose horses were taken to support the war effort. [H&H]
“War Horse” has a dedicated blog written by its “biggest fan”. The writer, Fran Jurga, “who specializes in horses but who has another hoof in history and another in contemporary culture. And the fourth hoof? That one’s planted firmly right at the heart of the matter: how all this history and Hollywood hoopla about War Horse can make us understand more about the horses who inhabit our lives today, who make this world such a beautiful and exciting place to live, and who never fail to teach us so much about ourselves.” There’s great videos and more. [Equisearch]
Horsetalk put together an article about how horses are working a lot harder than they used to. They are starring in films, plays, trampling TV stars, and one you even have to “choke to start”. Clearly, we are talking about “War Horse” the movie and play. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? Like all of us nerds writers here on EN, we were sad to hear a Big Bang Theory star fell off her horse and was stepped on resulting in a protruding bone, and major surgery this year. Not to mention the horse that needs to be choked is a motorized horse. These and more stories like the most stressed out horses and how riding is as much of a workout as going to a gym. Clearly, we needed research to clear that up for us. [Horsetalk]
NJ.com has a wonderful article about horse charities and giving this time of year. We all know that times are hard which means giving to horse charities is less than in the past and they have more horses coming in. Keep them in mind as a donation in someone’s name makes a great last minute gift. They also share the tragic news of Smart Move, and the wonderful recovery and story of Neville Bardos. [NJ.com]
A cute video of a pig and a baby monkey to get you smiling and through your Monday. I can’t seem to get the song out of my head now…. You can thank John.
Go eventing.
