I'll take one that doesn't require eye medication please.
Good morning, readers! Christmas Eve is upon us; I hope you’ve all done your holiday shopping and are cozy around a fire with a warm beverage. If it were me it would be a Baileys and Kahlua with a splash of coffee. On my way into NYC yesterday to celebrate Christmas with my boyfriend and his parents, I got a call from the barn. As I entered Lincoln tunnel, an upbeat Arcade Fire song on the radio, a sweater and scarf on, preparing to revel in holidays in the greatest city on earth, I learned that my horse just came in from the barn with an eye that was swollen shut. After much vetting, it was discovered he had an ulcer on his cornea (I think I heard that right, I was moaning a lot), and he has to have cream applied 3-4 times daily until the swelling goes down. The only thing I was seeing in my head were the beautiful Frye boots I was going to buy myself with my Christmas funds disappearing in a cloud of vet bills and hold charges. Merry Christmas to me!
Monday News:
A newspaper in Sydney, Australia, is being slammed for touting racehorse Black Caviar as the female athlete of the year over Olympic gold medalist Sally Pearson. Also interestingly enough, earlier this year in a different newspaper’s 50 Most Influential in Sport, only four were female and two were horses. [The Border Mail]
Peter Charles, who delivered the final clear round to clinch the gold medal in show jumping for Britain, showcased a new prospect for 2016 at Olympia in London. Odie de Frevent, who is one of a few in his string to compete for top placing after selling Olympic mount Vindicat W to Jessica Springsteen, won third in the Rolex World Cup Qualifier. [The Telegraph]
A man from New Mexico is suing the USDA in order to resume slaughtering horses for meat. He claims to have put over $100,000 towards upgrades in his slaughtering facilities, and expects the USDA to resume inspections that would lead to horses being slaughtered in the US again. [LA Times]
A pineapple grown in horse manure and treated with horse urine is apparently the world’s most luxurious fruit. The fruits, grown in Cornwall, cost around $2000 to make and will cost about $15,000 if you want to eat one. And why wouldn’t you. [Metro News]
The USA Equestrian Trust is awarding $95,000 to help fund equestrian sport in America. Unfortunately, eventing didn’t make the cut, but they did award money to the Virginia Equestrian Center, USA Reining, the Arabian Horse Association, and hunter jumper riders in California. [The Horse]
Happy Christmas Andrew Nicholson! New Zealander nets $50,000 bonus from HSBC as world number one in HSBC Eventingtwitpic.com/bokh6n
— The FEI (@myfei_home) December 23, 2012
