Lizzie Snow and Coal Creek at jogs yesterday (photo by Jenni Autry)
Good morning, Eventing Nation! Today begins the first day of the last 3-day of the spring season, Bromont! Two divisions will begin Dressage tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. promptly, and we have both Samantha and Jenni on the scene covering every possible angle, and wearing out their fingers with picture taking and typing frantically in between riders. If you happen to be up there and see them wandering around, buy them a coffee or a beer and thank them for their hard work!
Bromont Links:
[Website] [Schedule] [Live Scores] [CCI3* Preview]
Events This Weekend:
Genesee Valley Riding Club Spring Horse Trials: [Website] [Ride Times]
Aspen Farms HT: [Website] [Entry Status]
Derbyshire Farms HT: [Website/Ride Times]
Difficult Run Pony Club Spring HT: [Website] [Entry Status]
Texas Rose Horse Park Summer HT: [Website] [Entry Status]
Don’t forget to vote for Will Faudree as USOC Male Athlete of the Month! Voting ends today at 2 pm EST, so hurry up! [Vote For Will]
The Humane Society of the US is calling for the Bureau of Land Management to reassess their mustang management program. “The current wild horse program has been a fiscal and animal-welfare disaster, and the BLM needs to get off this treadmill,” the society’s senior vice-president of programs and innovations, Holly Hazard, said. The report on the program says that removing wild horses from their western rangelands and maintaining them in long-term holding facilities was both economically unsustainable and incongruent with public expectations. Use of contraception is expected in the near future. [BLM Changes Plans] [Video of Assessment]
Live in Canada and like contributing to scientific discoveries? A Canadian university is seeking horses for a respiratory research study. The University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine is recruiting horses for the study. A spokesman said that to diagnose and treat airway disease, tests such as tracheal wash and bronchoalveolar lavage, which help identify type and severity of the problem, were relied on. [Canadian Horse Respiratory Study]
For the cutest story of the day, be prepared to meet an orphaned foal who snuggles with a giant teddy bear. Breeze, a small two week old foal was found abandoned in Dartmoor Hill in England, and was rescued by farmers. While Breeze is being nursed back to health at a mare and foal sanctuary, he is comforted by a gigantic teddy bear named Button. [Meet Breeze & Button]
Lynn Symansky is still riding the wave of her phenomenal performance at Rolex with Donner, most recently she was named “Equestrianista of the Week”! Lynn was noted as not only placing 5th but winning the best turned out for both horse inspections as well as the best conditioned horse and highest placed OTTB. She took home a lot of coolers! [Lynn Symansky Equestrianista]
