JK, no words necessary — the face says it all.
Here’s your latest batch of #EventerProblems! Keep ’em coming, EN. (We know you will, because the problems never end….)
Go Eventing.
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Tuesday News & Notes from Legends Horse Feeds
Our sweet, one-eyed pony. Photo by Shelby Allen.
Last week we said goodbye to one in our herd. She was a rescued pony with one eye and visibly crooked legs, but a big heart. She acted like a “shadow” of my retired event horse, following him around everywhere even when he was a complete jerk. Even when it’s done in kindness, helping your horse over the rainbow bridge is painful. Hug your pony today.
Events Opening This Week: Grand Oaks H.T.
Holiday: National Cookie Day
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Matt Brown’s thoughtful series continues with Chronicle of the Horse this week as he discusses the teams that make dreams possible. In a sport with animals, the outcome can sometimes be slightly out of our control, and he makes a strong argument for why riders should instead shift the focus to their team that helps determine much of the journey. [A Case For Not Focusing On Your Goals: Part 4, Teams]
The USEA has rolled out a beautiful new website! If you missed the announcement last week, their new virtual digs were revealed on Friday. The site has a fresh new look and is much more streamlined to navigate IMO. For example, horse and rider search? Now itâs on the homepage. Check it out! [USEA Launches New and Improved Website]
The United States was built on the backs of horses. Jimmy Wofford explores the many ways they forged our history in a new series with Practical Horseman. Don’t miss this piece! [Hoofprints Through History Part 2: Orphans Preferred]
Hot on Horse Nation:Â HN Christmas Carols: What Shoe Is This?
Tuesday Video:
Monday Video from Total Saddle Fit: Fold a Blanket Like Emma Ford
Learning Center: Blanketing 101 with Emma Ford brought to you by Horseware Ireland
Our barn aisles always look tidy thanks to Emma Ford's method of folding blankets. She shares her folding tips and more blanketing advice in this US Equestrian Learning Center video: https://www.usef.org/learning-center/videos/blanketing-101
Posted by Phillip Dutton Eventing on Monday, October 1, 2018
How do you fold a heavy weight blanket without it looking like garbage? It’s one of the greatest mysteries of the horse-keeping world, right up there with questions such as ‘Where did the other bell boot go?’ and ‘Why won’t my horse walk though that tiny puddle when he’ll gladly drop into water on course?’
At least we can solve one of these mysteries, thanks to super groom Emma Ford, Barn Manager and Head Groom for Phillip Dutton at True Prospect Farm. Watch the clip above to learn her two techniques for immaculately folded blankets. Bonus: if you’re a US Equestrian member you can log in to watch the full video to also enjoy Emma’s teachings on choosing and fitting a blanket.
SmartPak: ‘Stuff Dressage Riders Say’ With Ryan Wood and Boyd and Silva Martin
The only thing that could improve SmartPakâs ever-popular âStuff Riders Sayâ series? Adding Team SmartPak riders, dressage rider Silva Martin and eventers Ryan Wood and Boyd Martin.
This trio of professionals takes turns reading âstuff dressage riders sayâ and they crack themselves up as they go â always a good sign!
Well, it sounds accurate to us. What would YOU have added to the list?
Weekend Winners: Sporting Days Farm H.T. IV
Welcome to the final edition of “Weekend Winners” of 2018! With the conclusion of Sporting Days Farm H.T. IV over the weekend, the U.S. eventing competition calendar is officially on hiatus until Stable View Aiken Opener H.T. (Jan. 12) and Majestic Oaks H.T. in Ocala (Jan. 12-13). Both events are opened for entries last Tuesday, so if you need to get one on the books to keep you motivated through the holiday dead zone, go right on ahead send ’em in.
By all accounts the weather was uninspiring in Aiken over the weekend, but competitors soldiered on amid the cold pouring rain. Here are your weekend winners! View complete results here.
Open Preliminary: Ashley Hays & Call It Courage (32.4)
Preliminary Rider: Hannah Wright & Delilah Z (36.0)
Open Training: Rachel Miles & Zane (32.3)
Training Rider-A: Elizabeth Welker-Ebling & Santana II (32.7)
Training Rider-B: Elizabeth Welker-Ebling & Catchy Connection (30.7)
Novice Rider-A: Sally Rosen & Mayson (30.2)
Novice Rider-B: Finley Habenicht & Aleta NSF (29.5)
Open Novice: Morgan Batton & Bananarama (29.1)
Beginner Novice Rider-A: Jeanne Hulse & Pathfinder (30.5)
Beginner Novice Rider-B: Helen Chapman & Blackhook Porter (32.5)
Open Beginner Novice: Libby Head & SRF Western Territory (24.5)
Starter: Kari Stenberg & Alberta Sunshine (35.7)
A few more of your Instagram snapshots and videos from the weekend that was:
Congrats to all. Go Eventing!
Four-Star Care for Egypt’s Horses, Part Five: Conquering Cairo
Eventing grooms are, beyond a shadow of a doubt, some of the hardest-working people out there. For every six minute dressage test, or moment of glory over the final fence, there have been countless hours of conscientious care behind the scenes to ensure that the sport’s equine heroes are feeling and looking their absolute best. When the season wraps up and the horses’ shoes are pulled for a well-earned break, their #supergrooms finally get a chance to enjoy a much-needed rest (and an alarm that sounds later than 5 a.m. — what a concept!). But one top groom has chosen to spend her time off in a slightly different way this year.Â
Meet 24-year-old Jess Wilson, head girl and travelling groom for the legendary Sir Mark Todd. It’s no small task looking after Mark’s formidable string of top-level talent, and she’s on the road almost constantly throughout the season fulfilling her duties as the lynchpin of the team. But her love for horses extends well beyond the four-star competitors she tends to. She’s on a mission to improve the lives of working equids in some of the most underserved communities in the world — and this winter, she’s bringing us with her.
We’re so excited to have Jess on board the EN team, as she shares with us her experiences in Egypt and gives us a first-hand look at what Animal Care Egypt and Egypt Equine Aid are doing to help working horses, ponies and donkeys abroad. Fancy getting involved? Take a look at her JustGiving page, where she’s busy raising vital funds for both charities, and follow her on Instagram, too, for live updates from the field.Â
If you missed them, check out part one, part two, part three, and part four of Jess’ blog.
Unfortunately, my last afternoon in Luxor was spent in bed! Maybe the stress and emotion of this trip finally got the better of me, and after a few days of battling with a nasty stomach bug the daily stench of fermenting fodder when stomach-tubing colicy horses and the smell of puss from infected wounds became too much. I decided to try sleep my illness off so I would be able to function for the final week of my trip. Rest did the trick and I was feeling much better and able to fly to Cairo the next day where I was visiting a second charity — Egypt Equine Aid, or EEA.
I was picked up from the airport by EEA’s founder Jill Barton, who is simply a remarkable lady with endless drive and determination to change the dire situation of horses in Cairo and its surrounding areas. Jill founded EEA in 2014, having seen a desperate need for medical help for the working horses in the area and has basically single-handedly developed the charity from the ground up. Now, it’s well-established and able to offer lifesaving care for over 60 patients. EEA is situated close to the Abu Sir pyramids on the outskirts of Giza — a place which, to me, summed up Egypt. On the same stretch of road I was driven past opulent Arabian stud farms behind elaborately decorated high walls — then, 25 metres further along, we’d see barefoot children gathered around the village tap, filling up dirty plastic containers with water. The extremes of everything here are immense!
Rubbish in the streets, just metres from the opulence of Egypt’s richest citizens.
I was surprised to hear from Egyptian vets that veterinary careers are not very well-respected here at all, and require only mediocre grades in school and absolutely no practical experience. So not only is Jill serving a poor and uneducated population and fighting against the lack of animal welfare laws in Egypt, she’s also tackling the problem of massively incompetent and unregulated vets on the loose. EEA regularly has patients here suffering from problems caused by local vets making huge mistakes in their treatment or diagnosis. It’s frustrating when owners have tried to do the right thing by seeking help from a professional, rather than a traditional witch-doctor, only for the so-called professional to actually make the ailment worse!
Enormous swellings like these are a common complaint of Cairo’s working horses — often, such as in this case, they’re caused by infections from the dirty needles used by some local vets. Photo courtesy of Egypt Equine Aid.
Luckily for the horses of Giza, EEA has a knowledgeable and dedicated team, all closely supervised and managed by Jill, who has also started a 10-week training program for newly-qualified vets to gain hands-on experience around horses. This helps not only from a medical perspective but, perhaps more importantly, to get them more competent in being around horses — Jill has had to teach her ‘trainees’ (fully-qualified vets) colours and markings so they can describe their patients, as well as often having to show them how to check heart rate, with some trainees not knowing where the heart is, and how and where to give injections. The first two weeks of the training program also involve being allocated horses to muck out, groom and feed so the trainees gain some general horse knowledge, get more confident being around them and, perhaps for the first time in their lives, experience getting a bit of dirt of under their nails!
Jill has also run a farriery apprenticeship program supervised by Gareth McWhinney — a much-needed initiative as there seems to be a real lack of knowledge or thought amongst Egyptian ‘farriers.’ I have seen every shape of hoof imaginable — from the longest toes with the lowest heels to the most upright square hoofs and everything in between, including several laminitic horses still forced to work despite their pedal bones protruding through the soles of their hooves. The traditional Egyptian cure for this seems to be to cover the sole with used engine oil and nail a rubber or metal pad on top. These overworked horses have ridiculously long days anyway, but the undue stress and strain put on their legs from poor shoeing is surely putting them through a lot of pain, and it’s no wonder they often trip or fall over.
The pace of life for locals here seems fast and aggressive, and the working horses and donkeys seem to be taking the brunt of a frustrated and unempathetic generation, as I found in Luxor and my initial trip to Cairo. Cairo roads were famous in Luxor for being totally chaotic, and I can see why now. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, it’s very common for horses to get run over in Egypt, and I’ve seen some gruesome wounds caused by traffic accidents. With patience and strict wound management — of which there’s plenty at EEA! — I have been astounded to witness miraculous recoveries of horses brought in with unimaginable injuries. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for horses to be left dying in the street after being run over — it’s truly so sickening to think of them already exhausted and abused, to then get run over and be abandoned in agony on the filthy, loud streets.
Appallingly skinny and covered in wounds, this patient was found abandoned to his fate in the street.
I’ve also seen some disgustingly deep pressure wounds on the hips of horses here. Once a horse gets too old or ill to work at maximum pace, they get sold very cheaply. Only very poor people can then afford to buy them, with very limited resources and money to look after them, but their reliance on them is huge so they are worked harder, getting slower and more sick and sold for cheaper and cheaper. This vicious cycle continues until the poor horses are too ill to stand, so they are then left collapsed on the concrete, their skeletal frames offering no protection or cushioning from the hard ground and their protruding hip bones taking the brunt of their weight.
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In what is starting to feel like a hopeless and impossible situation, Jill’s perseverance, unyielding high standards and relentless determination are really inspiring. The training programs at EEA seem revolutionary, and providing locals with skills that not only improve their own lives but will have a much wider impact on equine welfare in the community is beneficial on so many levels. It sounds like Jill has big plans for developing these schemes and many more in the future — she’s currently supervising a barley grass growing project and mentioned the idea of a harness making/fitting/adjusting workshop involving local women.
I have often felt during this trip that these destitute horses are at the end of a very long line of problems and questioned how we can have a long-term and bigger-picture impact that gets to the root of the issues to try and break the cycle of abuse. Every day I’m delving deeper into the complex puzzle of animal cruelty here and the line between neglect and ignorance is getting very blurred. My heart is getting broken over and over again looking into the eyes of the most dejected, despondent horses and through the anger and frustration I am trying to find some understanding and some hope that if charities like ACE and EEA continue to be supported we could in the future have better lives for working equids and their owners.
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Monday News and Notes from Fleeceworks
Photo via the Wincanton Racecourse.
Horses are getting into the holiday season! Somerset race trainer Jeremy Scott decked a chase fence out holiday style to promote the upcoming Boxing Day meeting at the Wincanton Racecourse. Rudolf has a new look this year, and he’s got the gallop of a racehorse.
National Holiday: National Roof Over Your Head Day
Weekend Results:
Sporting Days Farm Horse Trials IV [Results]
Monday News:Â
The USEA has rolled out a beautiful new website! If you missed the announcement last week, their new virtual digs were revealed on Friday. The site has a fresh new look and is much more streamlined to navigate IMO. For example, horse and rider search? Now it’s on the homepage. Check it out! [USEA Launches New and Improved Website]
The road to training out of saddle is paved by the transfer effect, according to Daniel Stewart. The transfer effect is the idea that improving one part of your life automatically encourages you to improve another part of your life. So take these little changes and turn them into something big! [Daniel Stewart Tip of the Month: PRACTICE Like an Athlete]
A new qualification score for USDF Championships has caused drama at their annual convention. Beginning December 1, 2018, riders must have achieved a score of 63% — up from 60% — at a level in order to ride a freestyle at that level. While most are on board with the change, many argue that the USDF Executive Board passed the new measure inappropriately. [Freestyle Rule Causes Controversy And Confusion At USDF Convention]
Monday Video:
Best of JN: When the Budget Says No, #AdultAmmyProbs
Photo by Joanna Russell.
Life has been pretty good to me lately. I got a new show horse earlier this year, I was able to upgrade my trailer, I saved up and competed at the RRP Thoroughbred Makeover and participated in a George Morris clinic all in the same month. Everything was looking good.
And then I needed new tires on my truck. And then I had to buy one last load of hay to get me through winter. And then it was injection time for one of my horses.
And suddenly, it wasnât all looking so good anymore.
I pride myself on my ability to budget responsibly and not allow this horse passion of mine to put my family in a bad way, but sometimes that means I have to say no. After several months of nothing but yes, no doesnât feel so great. In fact, if I am being honest, it feels pretty crappy.
There are two different types of adult amateur riders. There are what I consider the âprofessionalâ adult amateurs who have the means to show every weekend and keep their horse in full training. I will admit, I envy these people. They are living the life I want to live, but I, unfortunately, donât fall into that category. And I think if you were to look at the population of adult amateur riders as a whole, I think you would find that the greater majority of us do not fall into that category.
Most of us ride on the side, juggling demanding careers and families at home in between horse shows. Our tack isnât always the newest, our cars are a perpetual mess and our budgets are definitely not limitless. But for a few short months, I got to live as if I were a part of the âother side.â I could afford to keep my horse in training and didnât have to feel guilty when I was just too exhausted to ride after a long day at work. I got to enjoy dinner with my husband, for once, and when I did ride my horse, he was a perfect angel because someone more experienced than I am was tuning him up for me every day.
Photo by Joanna Russell.
So as I looked at my bank account and tried to blink more money into the ever-dwindling number, I felt a little piece of my heart sink. Those blissful few months were coming to an end. My horse was going to have to come home for a bit while we saved up for Christmas and so my husband could have some spending money for the hobbies he has been putting off so I could ride.
And that rated show I wanted to go to in November? Yeah⌠I was going to have to say no to that.
In moments like this, we have two options: we can pout and be sad that this good run has come to an end or we can regroup and sort out how we can get back to that point. I allowed myself five minutes of pouting because itâs okay to be sad, but after those five minutes were up, I realigned my perspective.
Sometimes the budget says no. Thatâs part of life. Horse people experience it, non-horse people experience it. Like many adult amateur riders, I have to put in extra hours to afford the horse habit, and sometimes the budget says yes, while others the budget says no. The reality of my situation is that I just do this for fun. Yes, I love it. Yes, it is what brings me happiness. Yes, if I had the means to show every weekend, I would.
But, I donât.
I am just thankful that I am young and healthy, that I have family who supports me, that I have the ability to work for what I love and that the opportunities have presented themselves to me to compete at the rate that I do. I know I am very lucky to have what I do have and I am eternally grateful for that. And I know that if the budget says no and I want it to say yes, all that is stopping me is me.
I get to share the stories of adult ammy riders just like me every single day, and I am always inspired by the extra efforts we go to in order to pursue our passion. Many of you balance side-jobs, many of you log extra hours on the clock, many of you make sacrifices in other areas of your life just to allocate extra funds to your horse budgets. So when life gets tough and the budget gets tight, I just think about all of you out there kicking butt and taking names, and I know that I too can overcome my current financial limitations and get back on track.
Sometimes the budget says no, and you have to put in a little extra work to make things happen, but let me tell you this: it means so much more when your goals become a reality because of the fruits of your labor. So get out there and keep killing it. Adult amateurs unite!
From the hunter ring to the jump-off, keep up to speed on the latest news, commentary and h/j insanity at EN’s sister site Jumper Nation!
Sport Horse Nation Spotlight: 5 Connemaras to Put Under Your Christmas Tree
In the market for a new four-legged partner? You may find your unicorn on our sister site, Sport Horse Nation. To help with the search, weâre going to feature a selection of current listings here on EN each week. We include the ad copy provided; click the links for videos, pricing and contact information.
Looking to treat yo self this holiday season? Why not find the perfect Connemara pony to go under your Christmas tree? Connemara ponies are the epitome of pony power, and they’d look great with a big gift bow! Here are five Connemaras that are ready to go home with you for the holidays:
Cool Springs Jagger. Photo via Sport Horse Nation.
Slightly bigger than a true Pocket Rocket but perfect size! Cool Springs Jagger (Blue Ridge Monroe x Risky Frolic ( tb)) is 15.3 and as attractive as they come. GREAT in your pocket personality with Secretariat good looks ( seriously, he looks like a slightly small version of Big Red). Jag has hunter paced, mini-trialed, lots of trail riding, given lessons to small children and embarked on a dressage career. He was intro small horse champion at the National Dressage Pony Cup. Lovely natural collection makes dressage an easy fit. Very laid back yet eager to fences, point and shoot jumper. Lovely horse for adult amateur or young rider to take up the levels. He would also be a lovely foxhunter. Located in Ohio.
Iceman. Photo via Sport Horse Nation.
FANCY ATHLETIC IMPORTED GELDING
âIcemanâ is 10yo imported Connemara gelding. He is 15h but takes up a lot of leg and moves like a bigger horse. He has a big trot and a dreamy canter! This guy is fun, fun, fun! The one you look forward to riding every day, and every day is a great ride. He doesnât make mistakes and he is always the same â giving 110%! âIcemanâ is very fancy on the flat, and finds lateral work very easy. Solid second level and schooling third. Leg yield, haunches/shoulder in, counter canter, etc are effortless for him. âIcemanâ was previously evented and loves to jump! He has schooled through prelim but has not jumped regularly in the last couple years as he was being ridden by a woman who focused solely on dressage. Iceman has been jumping regularly again for the last 6 weeks, schooling cross country twice a week, and continue to prove nothing is a challenge for him! He LOVES to jump and is very athletic. Height is no issue! This is a very genuine boy who will always do right for his rider. He becomes very attached to his person and is incredibly sweet and loving! Located in Massachusetts.
Reggie. Photo via Sport Horse Nation.
TALENTED HORSE WITH THREE NICE GAITS WHO LOVES TO JUMP!
Reggie is a 15.3 hand Registered Half-Connemara 7 yr old gelding. Present owner bought him for dressage which he is talented with scores in high 60âs and low 70âs butâŚReggie prefers to jump! He is very willing over the fences and honest. Competed this summer in the hunter ring and always in the top 3, up to 3 foot. Easily schooling 3â˛-6âł at home. Has his lead changes when asked and never refuses. He would excel in the hunter ring or as an event horse. Reggie likes to trail ride with friends and enjoys his pasture time plus stands for farrier, grooming, clipping, bathing and loads easily onto the trailer. He has been sound and no lameness. His loving personality makes him the barn favorite. Located in Pennsylvania.
Silver Dollarâs Cruizer. Photo via Sport Horse Nation.
Silver Dollarâs Cruizer is a stunning coming 2 year old gelding. Foaled 5/1/17, He is sired by Blue Ridge Monroe (Connemara) out of a grade Tobiano mare. He should finish out at around 15â2â˛. Cruizer has 3 lovely gaits and is sure to be eye catching as he continues to mature. Cruizer has had a wonderful up bringing clips, loads, ties, bathes and is up to date on all vaccinations and coggins. He placed first at The National Dressage Pony Cup in yearling geldings/colts and was Reserve Champion young horse gelding/colt. He would excel in any direction but with his movement his calling may be in Dressage or he will be the one to get you the dressage score in eventing.
Barana Andy. Photo via Sport Horse Nation.
SUPER IRISH CONNEMARA – COMPETITION PONY
Barana Andy is a 148cm, 7 y/o, Dun Connemara gelding. He has a beautiful temperament and is always willing to please both under saddle and on the ground. This pony has exceptional movement with three uphill balanced paces. He has well-established flatwork, is light in the hand and is obedient to the aids. He is a fantastic jumper with lots of scope. He locks onto his fences and is very careful. He has a super jumping technique and is a pony for big tracks. He is a cross-country machine. He is very brave and jumps everything in his path, be it water combinations, ditches, skinnies, coffins etc. Located in Ireland.
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It’s All About the Canter in Maya Black’s Clinic with UGA Eventing
Maya Black coaching a UGA student. Photo by Shelby Allen.
Earlier this fall, Maya Black made the trip to Silverthorn Farm in Athens, Georgia for a clinic with the Eventing Team at The University of Georgia. As a team alum, I was excited to return for a visit, and hugely proud to watch the team ride spectacularly.
Maya’s clinic centered around on thing: the canter. “Show jumping is about creating the right canter. It’s trying to get enough RMPs behind to jump successfully,” she said, and every exercise she laid out kept rider’s thinking of the quality of their canter.
Maya started every group with a discussion where she learned more about each pair, and reminded them of the importance of speaking up in a clinic. She asked the riders to talk candidly with her throughout the ride if they had questions or weren’t comfortable with an exercise, saying, “you have to be your horse’s advocate.” Great advice for us all!
Johanna Crumpton goes through the fanned pole exercise. Photo by Shelby Allen.
Maya’s clinic was progressive as each exercise bridged into the next. All groups, from Beginner Novice through Preliminary started over an arc of ground poles. The rails fanned in a semi circle shape so riders had the option to ride a smaller or larger circle shape.
The poles helped horses produce a more balanced and uphill canter and helped the jockeys remember to keep riding positively and forward all the way through. The ground poles remained a key feature of clinic, and Maya would ask riders to return to the exercise if a pair needed to rebalance or reestablish a good canter.
Sierra Shurtz jumps through the grid. Photo by Shelby Allen.
Next, riders took to the centerline down a grid of two trot cavaletti, a vertical and two oxers. Maya asked riders to achieve a short three strides — in 42′ — between the two oxers in order for their horse to produce a nice bascule. She didn’t spend all day sending riders through the line — explaining that riding on these shorter distances is hard work for the horses and there was no need to overjump this exercise to achieve their goals.
Through this, I saw many team members more successfully compacting their horses, but also more consciously waiting with their body over each fence. “I really liked the exercise and felt it was good for me to wait with my body and not hold too much with my hands, and also helped rocky to jump in a better round shape!” said team President Erin Jarboe.
Jasmine Hawkins rides through the first element of the one stride. Photo by Shelby Allen.
The ride then expanded around the area, adding an oxer that bent five strides (72′) to a one stride of verticals, which Maya explained isn’t typically seen, but is great for accuracy and a producing a careful jump. “Five to a one stride you won’t see often in competition because it comes up quickly, but one strides are ‘careful training.'”
Erin Jarboe and Sir Rockstar. Photo by Shelby Allen.
The key between the oxer and the in-and-out was achieving the perfect approach: riders who swung out too far found themselves gunning it toward the verticals, which made it harder to produce a careful jump, and riders who cut their turn found themselves either off their distance or underpowered.
Photo by Shelby Allen.
I thought Maya’s exercises were straightforward, yet powerful, and everyone in the group seemed to pull something useful from their ride. But, the biggest takeaway for me were all her “isms,” the little tidbits she’d share if someone was having a specific issue. For example, one rider had a very keen Thoroughbred. Where you’d often see a clinician ask them to halt after an exercise, Maya instead asked her for lateral work around the arena until the horse settled. She says she often does this with Thoroughbreds, and finds leg yielding them much more successful than trying to jam them into a halt.
There were many more of these Maya-isms as she did an expert job of relating to each horse and rider for a personalized feel. It was an educational day for me on the ground, so if you get a chance, I can’t recommend it enough that you take a ride with Maya! I’d also like to extend a huge thank you to Caroline Marlett for hosting the clinic at the lovely Silverthorn Farm.
Go Dawgs. Go Eventing.
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