Louisa Milne Home and Future Plans. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
We’ve got a great update from the family of Louise Milne Home, a British five-star rider who suffered an accident while warming up at a British show jumping event in February in which she sustained a Diffuse Axonal Injury across a large area of her brain. As a result, Louise was placed in a medically induced coma (from which she has since emerged) and has been making notable improvements as she fights her way through recovery.
“We are pleased to say that Louisa is making steady progress and has moved to the Royal Victoria Rehabilitation Hospital in Dundee and her voice is getting stronger every day – her first whisper was ‘Watch Badminton’,” her family posted in an update on social media on May 27. “She is working incredibly hard at her physio sessions and her mobility is slowly improving, there is still a long road ahead. We appreciate all your positive thoughts and kind messages.”
You can keep up with updates from Louisa’s team on her Facebook page here. We’re cheering hard for you, Louisa!
Major International Events This Weekend
Nations Cup at Bicton International CCIO4*-S (GBR): [Website] [Tickets] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map] [Live Stream]
Baborowko Equestrian Festival CCI4*-L (POL): [Website] [Schedule] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map] [Live Stream]
Royal Jump Chaumont-en-Vexin CCI4*-L (FRA): [Website] [Tickets] [Schedule] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
US Events This Weekend
Equestrians’ Institute HT (WA): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
IEA HT (IN): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
The Spring Event at Archer (WY): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
GMHA June HT (VT): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
MCTA HT at Shawan Downs (MD): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Ocala Summer I + Area III Championships (FL): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club Spring HT (NY): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer]
Essex HT (NJ): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer] [CrossCountry App XC Map]
Carriage House Farm Combined Test (MN): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring]
Links & Reading
- Who Fills the Dover-Sized Hole?
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 177 with top eventer Tim Price: ‘I’ve done some silly things to hurt myself…’
- Solutions Part II – Saving The Horse
- Updates to the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Program & Interscholastic Eventing League Encourage Team Challenge Participation & Fundraising Promotion
- Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Following up on the Exit Physical – A Matter of Trust
Training Tip of the Day
Stop forcing your heels down — do this instead!
Go Eventing
A great retrospective on the multi-layered career of racehorse turned former eventer Icabad Crane:
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