Red Hills 2010
Good morning Eventing Nation!
It’s Red Hills week, and John will be there, although I’m not sure that gives anyone incentive to go… I’ll be there putting on your FREE FLAIR strip (with coupon from packet), so look for me! It’s shaping up to be a big event as always, and someone from EN will be bringing you the latest and greatest all week.
Back to the events that just wrapped up over the weekend:
Just thought you all should know that Barbara Crabo and Everready II kicked major bum in the Advanced at Twin Rivers over the weekend. The pair took home the blue by finishing on their impressive dressage score of 25.0. [Twin Rivers Results]
Aiken really dried up well yesterday for the Tadpole-Novice divisions at Sporting Days. Although much drier, pretty sure the entire competition was almost blown away by the “slight” winds. [Sporting Days Results]
Leslie Law won a couple novice divisions in Ocala and Lauren Kieffer picked up a blue in the training. [Rocking Horse Results]
And the news….
Want to party with the rock eventing stars? NCDCTA is holding a raffle with the prizes being tickets for luncheons and parties at Southern Pines and The Fork. Tickets are $1/each or 6 for $5.
Enter to Win One of Four Great Prizes
-Two Luncheon Tickets to watch the Advanced Cross-Country Saturday March 24
-Two Tickets to the Britches and Bling Party at Southern Pines HT Saturday March 24
-Two Tickets to the Ladies Dressage Champagne Luncheon Friday April 6th
-Two Tickets to the VIP tent at CIC Cross-Country Saturday April 7th
Go to www.ncdcta.org for more information (info is on the right hand side). [Flyer] [Buy Tickets]
If you’re in Area I, listen up! Area 1 of the United States Eventing Association is proud to announce the creation of a new scholarship program. Area 1 will grant four awards of $250 each to deserving applicants to use for educational purposes such as clinics, lessons, and other learning opportunities. Two scholarships will be granted in the spring and two in the fall. One of the four awards is reserved for a professional horseman. The application deadline for the spring award is March 15, and the deadline for the fall award is August 15. [Area I]
Peter Atkins is coming to Kentucky! Anyone who’s anyone will be at Champagne Run May 11-13 for the clinic he’s giving. Friday will be privates and then you’re traditional format of show jumping on Saturday followed by cross country on Sunday. There will be a potluck meet and greet on Saturday. Mark your calendars now! [Clinic Info] [Entry]
The devastating storms from Friday are over, but the damage remains. A news station in North Carolina has a segment on the storm damage. The video is shot from a helicopter where the roof was torn off the barn, but the horses seem unharmed. There are some precious minis in one stall a couple horses in another while several people are cleaning up the damage. The end of the video where they pan out to see the surroundings is just surreal. [Chopper 9]
In more heartbreaking news from the storms, 15 horses and 2 people were killed in Kentucky. Rhonda and Bill McCardle built a Quarter Horse empire over the last 40 years. Their neighbors, Donald and Linda Beemon, were like another set of parents to Rhonda and Bill. They passed away in their home. Amazingly, a yearling was found underneath all the rubbish and debris. [News 5 Video]
New Zealand eventer Jock Paget is coming to Rolex! He’s been given the green light to bring over Clifton Promise for Kentucky. Everything is his stable is on track thanks to some teamwork digging a “track” through the snow around his arena. His head gal, Lucy and working student, Hollie are working non-stop, and despite all the snow, the horses are feeling great. [NZ 2012]
There’s been drama behind the scenes of Badminton HT, unfortunately, over the broadcasting rights. It’s a bit of a debacle, aka hard to recap. [See for yourself]
Horsetalk has a recap of the One Day at McLeans on Saturday
And also a recap of Puhinui HT
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In the blogosphere it’s all about Sporting Days:
Jaclyn Burke had a successful weekend on her training level mount’s first outing
Lainey Ashker gettin’ it done in the Training Level SJ at Sporting Days:
That’s all for now. More from Sporting Days later!
Go eventing.
