The Badminton cross-country preview video has been posted on Youtube and, as usual, the course looks amazing. The above video is 23 minutes long but if you are having a lazy Friday morning at work, it will get you that much closer to the end of work and therefore the barn this evening.
Now for some quick news and notes…
–Morning Update: What’s up with Corinne Ashton’s Dobbin [COTH]
–Ben Hobday’s Badminton blog [H&H]
–Olie will be first on course at Badminton [H&H]
–Samantha is doing an absolutely incredible job on her blog with rider interviews and other sights and sounds from The Fork. Samantha’s lengthier articles and interviews get posted on EN, but there’s much more coverage on her blog so be sure to check it out throughout the weekend for your daily behind the scenes Fork fix. Also, you can get a sneak peak at Clark Montgomery’s sunken road preview that will run on EN in a few hours. [www.SamanthaLClark.com]
—Emily Daily’s recap with rider interviews of Thursday in the USEA Adequan Gold Cup Advanced division
–I want to give a big thanks to the course builders at The Fork for hosting a wonderful pig roast Thursday evening. Travers* and his team have built some of the most beautiful jumps in the world here at The Fork, but they know that the true way to the riders’ hearts is through our stomachs. The food was great and it was a fun time for all.
–The other 4 USEA events this weekend start up today and tomorrow. Chattahoochee Hills starts in Georgia, with Pine Hill in Texas, Spring Bay in Kentucky, and CDCTA in Virginia rounding out the weekend of eventing. [Chattahoochee 5* Live Scores]
–US orthopedic equine surgeon Dr. Larry Bramlage has been awarded the 2010 ACVS Legends Award. Dr. Bramlage works out of the world famous Rood and Riddle equine hospital in Lexington. Rood and Riddle’s team of surgeons including Dr. Bramlage and Dr. Ruggles is the only team that I want working with my horses because I have been on the bad side of less than stellar veterinary hospital work. Congratulations to Dr. Bramlage and the folks at Rood and Riddle. [Horsetalk]
–On Thurdsay, the FEI has announced that the Blenheim horse trials (8-11 September 2011) will be hosting the London 2012 team Eventing qualifier for Africa, Middle East, South East Asia, and Oceania. Oceania means FEI Olympic Groups F and G, just don’t ask me what Groups F and G mean. [British Eventing]
–Best of the Blogs: Bruce Davidson’s spring update
That’s all for now. We have a busy day planned from The Fork, as you might imagine so stay tuned throughout the day. As always, wherever you might be, thanks for making Eventing Nation part of your day. Go eventing.
