One of my favorite eventergirls, Mary Hollis Baird, snapped this photo of Lenamore’s retirement ceremony at Badminton. She sent it with the note, “Lenamore is not ready to be retired! He was confused why there’s no jumping in the main arena.” Certainly, he appears to be expressing his opinion about something! Congratulations, Lenamore, on your retirement–it’s well deserved. (Eventing Nation paid tribute to this great gray event horse earlier this spring here.) Lenamore is flanked by Badminton/Burghley/Rolex winner Headley Brittania and Badminton winner Inonothing, who were also retired at the event.
Events This Weekend:
King Oak Farm Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Start Times]
Jersey Fresh International Three-day Event [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]
Plantation Field H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]
WindRidge Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Mill Creek Pony Club H.T. at Longview [Website] [Entry Status & Times]
Galway Downs Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status & Times]
NWEC May Classic [Website] [Entry Status & Times]
Winona H.T. [Website] [Entry Status & Times]
News:
Attn. Young Riders: Sinead Halpin Equestrian has announced plans to launch a new rider development program. The new program, which will be headed by assistant trainer Sarah Rupert, will focus on developing riders from a young age with the goal of progressing them to the sport’s top level. Sinead explains, “We here at S.H.E. see the need for younger riders to get into a program sooner. Our goal is to create an umbrella system at our farm, where kids can start riding with Sarah and as they progress through the levels, smoothly transition into a more advanced program under my direction.” [S.H.E.]
Go Buck: The USET Foundation has announced that this year’s Pinnacle Cup Trophy goes to Buck Davidson for being the highest placed American rider at Rolex 2013–he and Ballynoe Castle RM finished in fourth. This marks the third year that Davison has earned the coveted award, having taken home the Cup in 2009 and 2003. [USET]
Luck of the Irish: Horse Talk NZ pointed out that Irish horses dominate the U.S.’s team for the Aachen three-star. Ringwood Magister is an Irish Sport Horse, and Pawlow and Ballynoe Castle RM are Irish Thoroughbreds. The only non-Irish horse on the team is Clark Montgomery’s Universe, a Dutch Warmblood. [Horse Talk NZ]
On Course: Horse & Hound editor Lucy Higginson catches up with Ian Stark in advance of this weekend’s Chatsworth Horse Trials, as he designed the cross-country course. [H&H]
Best of the Blogs: Bad Eventer is counting down her top 10 moments from Rolex. Eventing Nation’s tailgate party gets a shout-out! [Bad Eventer] Runner up: Behind the Bit is a fan of Rolex competitors Beth Perkins and Sal Dali. [Behind the Bit]
Video: The only thing more exciting than watching horses leaping over huge obstacles in real time is watching them do it in slow motion. Check out this incredible high-speed camera footage from Centaur Biomechanics at Badminton 2013. [Centaur Biomechanics]
