Illustration by Morgane Schmidt, creator of "The Idea of Order"
Wise event riders know that you mustn’t take any cross-country jumps for granted–ESPECIALLY the ones that look like a piece of cake.
Morgane posts a brand new comic each Wednesday on Horse Nation, and you can view her entire collection on website The Idea of Order.
Events Opening Today:
“The Event” at Kelly’s Ford (Virginia, A-2), Fair Hill International Three-day Event (Maryland, A-2), Paradise Farm H.T. (South Carolina, A-3), Fresno County Horse Park H.T. (California, A-6), Hagyard Midsouth Three-day Event & Team Challenge (Kentucky, A-8), Grass Ridge H.T. (Arizona, A-10)
Events Closing Today:
Stoneleigh-Burnham School Fall H.T. (Massachusetts, A-1), Marlborough H.T (Maryland, A-2), Tryon Riding & Hunt Club H.T. (North Carolina, A-3), Otter Creek Fall H.T. (Wisconsin, A-4), Twin Rivers Fall H.T. (California, A-6), Northwest Equestrian Fall Gala H.T. (Washington, A-7), Stone Gate Farm H.T. (Ohio, A-8), Fall Coconino H.T. (Arizona, A-10)
News:
William Fox-Pitt is bummed about Britain’s worst team result at the European Eventing Championships in two decades. Although Fox-Pitt himself took home bronze, his team finished sixth overall behind Germany, Sweden, France, Italy and Belgium. “We came here with hopes to win a team medal, and naturally we are disappointed,” he said. [Dorset Echo]
Adding insult to injury, Team Britain found itself stranded at Copenhagen Airport Monday morning on their way home from the European Championships. Flights were cancelled when Danish security went on strike. Fortunately for the riders, most of whom have horses to tune up before Burghley this weekend, they were able to book an afternoon flight from Malmö to an alternative airport. [Horse & Hound]
Speaking of Burghley (Sept. 5-8), Buck Davidson on Park Trader and Rebecca Howard on Riddle Master will be representing the North American contingent–we wish them luck! [Website] [Entries] Blenheim (Sept. 12-15) is up next on the international calendar. Representing the North American contingent, we’ve got Julian Stiller on Sintra BK and Pandora X, Phillip Dutton on Ben, Jessica Phoenix on Pavarotti, Clark Montgomery on Loughan Glen, Meghan O’Donoghue on Pirate, and Cindy Rawson on Mocharabuiee. [Website] [Entries]
Heading to the American Eventing Championships? The event takes place Sept. 26-29 at Texas Rose Horse Park, with a closing date of Sept. 10. Here are your need-to-know links: [Qualified horse list] [Qualified rider list] [Omnibus listing] [AEC webpage] [Xentry] [Ride share]
SmartPak Product of the Day: I love denim breeches. You can go straight from the barn to the real world and, so long as no one gets close enough to smell the horse on you, pass as a perfectly normal, skinny-jean wearing hipster. Our recommendation: the Bradley Full Seat Jean Breeches by SmartPak. [SmartPak]
Best of the Blogs: Mary King’s daughter Emily is abusing vowels (“waaahhhooo”) to express her excitement about having been selected for the Junior European Eventing Championships next weekend. [Eventing Worldwide] And… Bad Eventer shares some favorite show photos and explains the secret behind her ever-present smile. [Bad Eventer]
Top of the Tweets: 
Video: Following the successful launch of its online video competition Eventing Cinema in 2012, British Eventing is again offering budding filmmakers the chance to submit their eventing footage for a chance to win. The winning entry is that which best captures the spirit, adrenaline and horsemanship of the sport of eventing. The deadline is Sept. 18; more information on the BE website here. Check out last year’s winner:
