Christine Brown and Rivella. Photo courtesy of Hoofclix.
The eventing community continues to reel today with the news of Christine Brown’s death. Christine was an avid animal lover and eventer in Area VIII, serving as the Area Chairman and an Eligible Rider Representative in recent years, as well as competing through the intermediate level on her mare Rivella. An autopsy performed yesterday determined that Christine died of a broken neck. If you have a special memory about time spent with Christine, please send it to [email protected], as we are currently compiling stories for a tribute piece. The EN family extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends who loved Christine.
Events This Weekend:
The Maryland H.T. at Loch Moy Farm II: [Website] [Entry Status]
Champagne Run at the Park: [Website] [Entry Status/Times]
Coconino Summer I: [Website] [Entry Status/Times]
Chattahoochee Hills HT: [Website] [Entry Status]
Roebke’s Run HT: [Website] [Ride Times]
University of New Hampshire HT: [Website] [Entry Status/Times]
Riga Meadow HT: [Website] [Ride Times]
Whidbey Island Pony Club HT: [Website] [Entry Status/Times]
Your Friday News:
Sinead Halpin was released from the hospital last night and is now at The Fork helping the Area II Young Riders prepare for the North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. Send her get-well wishes on her Facebook page. [Sinead Halpin Eventing]
Laura Collett remains in intensive care with injuries consistent with being crushed, the most serious being the damage to her lungs. She is being kept sedated and incubated so her lungs can recover. [Laura Updates]
Leslie Chelstrom and Cecilia have had a fantastic spring, winning the Advanced division at The Fork. And while Leslie decided not to target Rolex, she’s strongly considering a trip across the pond this fall to contest Blenheim. [COTH]
It’s been an influential eventing news week in England, between Zara Phillips announcing her pregnancy, Hugh Thomas stepping down as course designer of Badminton and Mary King being left off the European Championships squad. [Horse & Hound]
Andrew Nicholson isn’t likely to join Twitter anytime soon after he admitted at Barbury that he didn’t see how people find the time to tweet. Fans behind the #nicholsonontwitter hashtag will be left continuing to create a persona for Nicholson. [Horse & Hound]
A silent auction will be held at the Champagne Run Horse Trials to benefit the Pony Club Inter-Pacific Exchange team that leaves for Australia in August. The team will take any donation of products as well as any tax-deductible monetary donation. [Silent Auction]
The Horse Park of New Jersey has announced a change in schedule to the Horse Park of New Jersey Horse Trials II. The event, held July 27-28, will be running the Intermediate division at a different time than the original omnibus listing. [USEA]
SmartPak Product of the Day: After watching my poor OTTB get eaten alive by flies, I waved the white flag and purchased full blown fly armor for her in the form of the Weatherbeeta Airflow Detach-A-Neck Fly Sheet. [SmartPark]
Video: In this FLAIR Master Class Eventing video, Eric Dierks and Ralph Hill discuss the Double Corners at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event:
