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Nicola Wilson and Bulana Are Best in Barbury CIC3* Dressage

By on Jul 6, 2018 3:00 pm -

Sunshine, Stonehenge (sort of), and top-class sport – welcome to Barbury. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

The St James’ Place Barbury Horse Trials CIC3* is hot. In every sense of the word. In the middle of (apparently) sub-Saharan Wiltshire, the popular event attracts some of the world’s biggest names — and their celebrity-status horses — while the mercury reliably rises until the venue is awash with spectators, draped woozily over the viewing banks like Salvador Dali’s overcooked brainfarts. Perhaps that doesn’t make it sound quite as undeniably delightful as it is — but it really, really is. Artfully placed in a natural amphitheatre in the rolling countryside, its criss-crossing course can be viewed in full from any spot (including, as it happens, the bar), and the entire event fairly beams in the sunshine. It’s English summer at its finest and rarest, and it never disappoints.

Nicola Wilson and Bulana hold onto their first-day lead. Photo by William Carey.

Today, as Novice competitors on course created a vibrant and ever-changing backdrop, the CIC3* dressage came to its conclusion in the main arena. Leading the way by the tiniest margin of 0.1 penalties are Great Britain’s Nicola Wilson and her WEG long-listed mare Bulana, on 25.2. The talented 12-year-old finished second at Luhmühlen in 2017, before claiming individual bronze at the Strzegom Europeans, but their spring season has been slightly less consistent: the pair finished 16th at Houghton CIC3*, before leading after the first two phases in Bramham’s CIC3*. They then withdrew before cross country in preparation for Luhmühlen CCI4*, where the historically strong horse picked up 40 penalties before Wilson opted to retire on course. This weekend’s result will be crucial for their team selection chances — a top placing would make them a formidable option for Great Britain.

Alex Hua Tian and Don Geniro. Photo by William Carey.

Narrowly behind them is China’s Alex Hua Tian, who rides top horse Don Geniro. ‘The Don’ produced a 25.3 after a settled and accurate test, devoid of some of the tension that has earned him the joking moniker of ‘Psycho Don’ in the past. This is to be his second international of 2018 — his first, in Tattersalls CCI3* in May, ended with a retirement on cross country day, but he’s finished in the top 20 here before.

Secondary to the actual competition leaderboard is the high-speed tanning leaderboard. Team GB performance manager Dickie Waygood, right, is set for some seriously uneven arms. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

William Fox-Pitt and Fernhill Pimms sit comfortably in third place going into the jumping phases on a score of 26.4. The 14-year-old gelding, one of Fox-Pitt’s ‘classic’ string, has had an early season of mixed fortunes: he failed to complete Badminton earlier this year, but then went on to finish 4th in Chatsworth’s CIC3*. His Bramham was somewhat less successful — a missed flag dropped the pair right out of contention, and they finished 48th despite an otherwise impressive performance — but Fox-Pitt won this class last year aboard Clifton Signature, poignantly marking his return to form after his serious head injury in 2015, and a return to the top of the leaderboard would be a boon for his stalwart campaigner.

The #WearGreenForJonty campaign hits Barbury. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

Our turbulent sport is often defined by its heady mix of ups, downs, and emotional comebacks, and as the action unfolds, Jonty Evans is never far from anyone’s mind. Though it might create a logistical nightmare for stewards and fence judges alike, it’s been a heartening sight to spot a sea of green in the crowd and across the course, as the community embraces the #WearGreenForJonty campaign. The campaign doesn’t just aim to show support as Evans recovers from a head injury sustained at Tattersalls, it’s also raising funds for the David Foster Injured Riders’ Fund, which offers funding and support after debilitating accidents. If you’re on site at Barbury, you can pick up a wristband, car sticker, polo top, or belt from Eventing Worldwide’s table by the main arena, or you can show your support online.

Are you ready for Leg 4 Barbury? Series Leader Laura Collett is! 💪🏻Tune in from 09.35am BST Saturday 8th July LIVE and for FREE on www.eventridermasters.tv 🙌🏻

Posted by Event Rider Masters on Friday, July 6, 2018

The weather isn’t the only thing heating up this weekend. Tomorrow brings us day one of the fourth leg of the Event Rider Masters series, with a suitably star-studded line-up competing for valuable points toward a spot on the final podium. Current series leader Laura Collett returns with Dacapo to defend her position, and last years’ winners Tom Carlile and Upsilon go head to head with Oliver Townend and Cilnabradden Evo. Each will be looking to add a third ERM win to their tally. Elsewhere in the line-up, stalwart superstars Happy Times, ridden by Sam Griffiths, Bay My Hero, ridden by William Fox-Pitt, and One Two Many, ridden by Nicola Wilson, prepare to challenge for a place atop the leaderboard. We’re excited to cheer on our two U.S. representatives, too — Liz Halliday-Sharp brings forward Fernhill by Night, while Tiana Coudray rides Under the Clocks, with whom she scooped seventh place in the CIC3* here last year.

The ERM dressage kicks off at 10.07am BST/5.07am EST, with all of the action livestreamed on the Event Rider Masters website as well as on their Facebook page. There are plenty of opportunities to get involved, too — make sure you download the SAP Judging and Stacks apps to play along, make predictions, and compete for fantastic prizes as the competition unfolds. Need any more mental preparation? Check out this whirlwind preview of all the excitement yet to come….

Beautiful Barbury ✨Where will you be watching?www.eventridermasters.tv

Posted by Event Rider Masters on Friday, July 6, 2018

We’ll be back with all the latest from the St James’ Place Barbury Horse Trials tomorrow — in the meantime, Go Eventing!

The top ten after dressage in Barbury’s CIC3*.

Barbury links: Website, Live Scores, ERM Live Stream, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram

#EventerFailFriday: ‘Because You Know in Eventing They Just … WHOA!!!’

By on Jul 6, 2018 11:00 am -

Never has an #EventerFailFriday video narration been more perfect than in this first video. “Because you know in eventing they just … WHOA!!!”

On point. Enjoy!

I was such a goner 😂 thanks Finn

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Also, all the props to the plucky young eventer in this next one. Reagan Barefoot, age 8, recently embarked on her very first cross country school at Full Gallop Farm riding Darling Pearl, or “Pearl” as she’s known around the barn.

Eyewitness Helen Kaiser explains, “Reagan is a feisty kid and wants to do everything the adults do. She does a great job with Pearl’s unconventional jump. She had been down the bank once cleanly, and the second time around Pearl dived a bit more exuberantly. Reagan was holding on to the front of the saddle but her hands slipped. She did take a plunge in the mud, but her peacock stirrups did their job and she was laughing before she was on her feet. She went around and did it three more times perfectly.”

We love Reagan’s positive attitude, grit and determination. That’s not failing — that’s winning!

 

Go Reagan go! Hero status. In the spirit of “we’ve all been there,” here are a few more winning fails (but is it even failing if you can laugh about it afterward?) to get you through your Friday!

Happy #failfriday For those of you wondering how Queeny Park HT went, the short answer is not well. Phil decided to act up during dressage and we got eliminated for “dangerous behavior” as he bucked and reared through the first 30 seconds of our test. This video was taken AFTER elimination where I was just try to get him out of the ring. Some days you win and some days you lose and it just wasn’t our weekend. We later found out that he just really had to pee and wasn’t comfortable enough to go with me on him in warm up, which, in combination with the thunderstorm, probably led to the less than stellar performance. That’s the risk you take with green horses 🤷🏼‍♀️ I was very disappointed at the time, but I’m determined to go to the MACTA schooling show at the end of the month and do better. #babyhorseproblems #hadtogo #endedonaletter #itsabust #dressage #stressage #holsteiner #areaiv #equestrian #eventing #istayedonthough #eventerproblems #eventerfailfriday

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Go Eventing.

Australia Announces Long List for 2018 World Equestrian Games

By on Jul 6, 2018 7:25 am -

Ryan Wood and Woodstock Bennett. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Equestrian Australia has announced the long list of horses and riders for the Australian Eventing Team at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games.

Congratulations to:

  • Christine Bates & Adelaide Hill
  • Sammi Birch & Hunter Valley
  • Chris Burton & Cooley Lands
  • Chris Burton & Quality Purdey
  • Sam Griffiths & Paulank Brockagh
  • Andrew Hoy & Basmati
  • Andrew Hoy & Vassily de Lassos
  • Bill Levett & Lassban Diamond Lift
  • Emma McNab & Fernhill Tabasco
  • Robert Palm & Koko Story
  • Shane Rose & CP Qualified
  • Shane Rose & Virgil
  • Amanda Ross & Koko Popping Candy
  • Katja Weimann & BP Escapade
  • Ryan Wood & Woodstock Bennett

Australia will announce the final squad of eight combinations, including the WEG team of five plus three reserves, no later than July 26.

[WEG 2018 Nominated Entries for Eventing]

Friday News & Notes from Legends Horse Feeds

By on Jul 6, 2018 12:03 am -

Team GB at GMI Wearing Green for Jonty!

Everyone is getting behind the #WearGreenForJonty movement, including myself. You’ll have to wait for this weekend’s event at MDHT to see my (slightly garish) nod to Jonty with some green incorporated into my daily look, but you can participate too with a little green to help you around the course. If it’s a new shirt, a saddle pad, or just a ribbon in your hair, help support Jonty this weekend as you compete no matter where you are!

National Holiday: National Fried Chicken Day

Major Events:

Great Meadow Links: Website, Entries, Schedule, Live Scores, Course Preview, Live Stream, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram

U.S. Weekend Preview:

Huntington Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Maryland at Loch Moy I H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Chattahoochee Hills Summer II H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Twin Rivers Summer H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

42nd Annual Whidbey Island H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Powder Basin H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Coconino Summer I H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

News From Around the Globe:

The British are coming! Only days after the US celebrated it’s liberation from the Brits many years ago, we also welcome them to our home ground for the Great Meadow International Nations Cup CIC3*. Three of the four arrived in Virginia this week, with Ben Hobday, Sophie Brown and Georgie Spence meeting US-based Leslie Law at Beverly Equestrian for some pre-competition team training. [British Team Arrives for GMI]

Marilyn Little and Karen O’Connor’s Clearwater won the $35,000 1.50m Welcome Stake CSI3* at Tryon International Equestrian Center yesterday. She is also competing in pure show jumping classes with her U.S. WEG Team mount RF Scandalous at Tryon Summer IV this week. [Marilyn Little Wins at Tryon]

Will Coleman’s had a busy spring with several top level horses contesting for spots on the US team for the WEG. Flying back and forth between the US and England for Tight Lines at Kentucky and Obos O’Reilly at Badminton and Tattersalls, and then back for Bromont in Canada, Will definitely got his air miles. This week he’s got two entered at GMI, and is long listed with Tight Lines for the WEG team. With a few disappointments and some highlights along the way, it’s been a busy spring for his team.  [Will Coleman’s Spring Season Recap]

The Eventing Riders Association of North America (ERA of NA) announced the continuation of the Triple Crown Nutrition Prelim to Pro Team Championship for ERA of NA Plus Members. The program will run in conjunction with the Plantation Field International Young Rider CIC* division, September 20-23, 2018. Participants will interact with sponsors and receive Prelim to Pro “swag” in addition to enjoying media exposure and mentorship by top professionals. [ER of NA Prelim to Pro]

Why not pick up some jumping tips from Leslie Law to help you this weekend? In this excerpt from a Leslie Law clinic, Law coaches a group of riders through an exercise to help put their horses on the aids. Each horse and rider combination rides on a figure-eight over a liverpool, performing rollback turns off the left and right leads. Law explains how the repetition of an exercise at home helps increase both the rider’s and the horse’s comfort with it when they encounter it in competition. [Eventing Training Online]

 

Thursday Video from Nupafeed: Jumping Racehorses

By on Jul 5, 2018 5:00 pm -

Jumping racehorses

Why do we jump racehorses? 🏇🇦🇺

Posted by Godolphin on Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Cross training is a wonderful tool for human and equine athletes alike. It’s obviously built into our sport of eventing, which is part of what makes the sport so dang hard, but it’s also what creates such well-rounded athletes.

Global thoroughbred breeding and horse racing team, Godolphin, uses jumping as a cross training tool for some of their thoroughbred racehorses as a way to keep them happy and interested in their work. Wouldn’t you love to get your hands on one of these horses off the track?

#EventerProblems Vol. 149 from Ecovet: You’ve Got Problems, We’ve Got Solutions

By on Jul 5, 2018 2:00 pm -

You can always count on eventers to get the job done! In lieu of your regularly scheduled #EventerProblems programming, here are a few strokes of #EventerSolutions genius as ‘grammed by EN readers.

Go Eventing.

Phillip Dutton: Lee Lee Jones Making ‘Incredible Progress’ in Recovery

By on Jul 5, 2018 12:00 pm -

Lee Lee Jones celebrating the 4th of July. Photo courtesy of Phillip Dutton Eventing.

Phillip Dutton shared an update today on his step-daughter Lee Lee Jones, who is making “incredible progress” in her recovery from a traumatic brain injury sustained in a fall in December 2016.

“It is so inspiring and comforting to know that Lee Lee is still in everyone’s thoughts and prayers,” Phillip said.

Read on for the full update:

I first want to thank the many people who continue to ask about Lee Lee’s progress and are sending their best wishes and love. It is so inspiring and comforting to know that Lee Lee is still in everyone’s thoughts and prayers. Also, to the many people who have contributed to her medical support fund — a huge thank you! Her days are filled with caregivers, therapy and special treatments that are not covered by insurance, so this is a huge help in making this possible and helping tremendously in her recovery!

It has been a little over a year and a half since that terrible day of Lee Lee’s accident. She has made incredible progress since then, and with Lee Lee’s hard work and determination we will be doing everything within our power to keep up the progress. Lee Lee’s head injury has really opened our eyes to the massive variations in traumatic brain injuries. No TBI is the same and each individual’s brain repairs differently.

Lee Lee’s head injury is what is called a diffuse axonal injury, which means that her whole brain is affected from the brain moving inside the skull and tearing of neurons in the process. This means that the damage is widespread and not localized to one side or one area of her body. There is still a massive amount of work to do by Lee Lee and a lot of support needed from all of us.

As a family, we are now transitioning from the shock and sadness and the critical care phase to an understanding of what is needed for Lee Lee long term and trying to incorporate all of this into our daily lives. It takes a lot of organizing but we are starting to make it feel normal. Every day we are excited and rewarded by Lee Lee’s progress, although it is slow.

Great Meadow International in Virginia this weekend will be Lee Lee’s first overnight stay away from home or the hospital. We couldn’t ask to be staying with anyone better than our role model, Forrest Allen.

Again, thank you all. We really appreciate your support.

– Phillip & Team Lee Lee

You can support Lee Lee’s ongoing medical and rehabilitation costs by making a donation to her medical fund.

Lee Lee is working incredibly hard in therapy, and we are delighted that she will be at Great Meadow this weekend for the Nations Cup. If you see her, be sure to say hello!

Go Lee Lee. Go Eventing.

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Area I Announces NAYC Selection

By on Jul 5, 2018 9:00 am -

Katie Lichten and Sapphire Blue B. Photo by Jenni Autry.

Following the final selection trial at Groton House Farm H.T., Area I has announced the riders, horses and grooms that they will be sending to compete at the 2018 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) Three-Day Event.

“This team in particular is a really cool group. There’s a wonderful dynamic and cooperative nature among them,” says Brenda Jarrell, Young Rider Coordinator for Area I.

Area I’s one-star team took home the top podium placing in 2016 under the tutelage of longtime coach Mikki Kuchta. In 2017, Buck Davidson took over coaching duties and the combined Area I/IV two-star team brought home gold. They’d love to return to the podium this year as well, and while they remain competitive, the primary focus has been on creating team camaraderie and community service.

“The whole goal for Area I is to focus on the team. NAYC is a wonderful opportunity to get an idea of what it means to compete on the team and this group has really embraced that. They all bonded during our Acts of Kindness fundraiser, volunteering, and our stall cleaning fundraiser,” Brenda says. “They are a wonderfully hardworking and very integrated group. It’s one of those teams where you get the feeling they make each other better and bring the best out of each other.”

Area I will be sending a total of six riders and seven horses out to Rebecca Farm in Kallispell, Montana July 18-22. Buck Davidson is returning for a second year to coach the Area I team. He is joined by Head Groom and Chef D’Equipe Kathleen Murray. Six Young Rider grooms —Penelope Giesen, Tove Goldstone, Gillian Maynard, Libby Scruton, Emma Stiller, and Allie Webster — have been selected to join the team in Montana and will be instrumental to the success of the horses and riders.

Area I CICOY2* Team

Katie Lichten and RF Luminati. Photo by Joan Davis/Flatlandsfoto.

Katie Lichten, 19, and RF Luminati, a 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding, stepped up to the two-star level this winter at Pine Top and followed it up with a completion of the CIC2* at Jersey Fresh this spring. They most recently won the Intermediate/Preliminary division at Groton House Farm this past weekend. This will be the pair’s third trip to NAYC, having previously competed on the one-star team in 2015 and again 2016 as a part of the gold medal-winning team.

“I am beyond excited to be ale to compete at Young Riders again this year,” says Katie. ” I can honestly say that my past two experiences at Young Riders were the two best weeks of my life. Being a part of an amazing team of dedicated riders, grooms, coaches, parents and supporters was incredibly fun and rewarding. We have another outstanding team this year that I am honored to be a part of.”

Katie will also be riding Sapphire Blue B in the two-star. The eight-year-old Irish Sport Horse was campaigned to the two-star level in Europe by Ellen Svennerstal before being imported by the Lichtens last year. The pair won the CIC1* at Pine Top early this spring followed by strong finishes in the CIC1* at Carolina International in March, Intermediate at Fair Hill in April, and the CIC2* at Jersey Fresh International.

Maddie Lichten and Yarrow. Photo by Joan Davis/Flatlandsfoto.

No, you’re not seeing double — Area I has twin two-star riders! Maddie Lichten and her horse Yarrow will be representing Area I in the two-star alongside her sister. Maddie was also a part of the gold medal-winning one-star team two years ago and is now returning for her second Young Riders appearance. Maddie and Yarrow, an 11-year-old Canadian Sport Horse bred by Kelly Plitz and previously developed to the CIC2* level by Waylon Roberts, took home a win in the Open Intermediate division at Chattahoochee Hills H.T. before a successful move-up to two-star at the Virginia CCI/CIC & H.T. this May.

Katie and Maddie originally hail from Hamilton, Massachusetts and have both most recently been training with Allison Springer. They will be heading to Davidson College in North Carolina together in the fall.

Area I CH-J* Team

Sami Crandell and Fernhill Chaos. Photo by Joan Davis/Flatlandsfoto.

Fifteen-year-old Sami Crandell will be making her NAYC debut riding Fernhill Chaos, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding. Coach Buck Davidson is already a familiar face to Sami, who trains with him routinely. Sami made her Preliminary debut last summer on another horse, Sweet Baby Kaz, before taking over the ride on Fernhill Chaos later that year. The pair finished fourth in a very competitive CCI1* at the Ocala International 3-Day Festival of Eventing this April.

“It is an honor to represent Area 1,” said Sami. “I am beyond excited to be competing alongside such talented team members. I look forward to competing at Rebecca Farm and hopefully having our hard work pay off!”

India Doyle and Little Oliver. Photo by Joan Davis/Flatlandsfoto.

India Doyle, 17, of Beverly, MA stepped up to the Preliminary level at the GMHA Festival of Eventing August Horse Trials last year and hasn’t looked back. She earned her one-star qualification at the Ocala Jockey Club 3-Day International Event adding only one rail her dressage score in highly competitive the CC1*. Her own Little Oliver is a 16-year-old OTTB who was previously developed to the CIC3* level by Babette Lenna. India trains with Ferial Johnson out of Oakwood Equine/Ledyard Farm.

Will Jarrell and Grey Area. Photo by Joan Davis/Flatlandsfoto.

Will Jarrell, 17, and his 12-year old Irish Sport Horse gelding, Grey Area, will be representing Area I on the one-star team for the second time together, having also been named to the 2016 team. Grey Area will actually be making his third NAYC appearance, having taken Margaret Schaeffer to a sixth place finish in the CH-J* in 2014 before then being developed to the two-star level by Sinead Halpin.

Will trains with Suzi Gornall out of either Uxbridge, MA or Aiken, SC, depending on the time of year, and he made his Intermediate level debut this spring at the Ocala International 3-Day Festival of Eventing, finishing second in the Intermediate Rider division. He’s heading into his senior year of high school at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, MA this fall and will be starting the college application process.

“It’s really an honor to be able to have the whole experience a second time, and I’m just thankful for all the people that have helped me get there!” said Will. “I’m looking forward to being in Montana again, and I’m very excited to be with a team again because to me that’s one of the best parts about the whole experience!”

Kanyon Walker and Kenneth Street. Photo by Joan Davis/Flatlandsfoto.

Rounding out the CH-J* team is Kanyon Walker, also 17, who resides in Leesburg, FL and trains with Jennifer Holling. Kanyon is a multi-talented athlete — in addition to riding, he also plays football and is hoping to securing a college scholarship. Kanyon and his horse Kenneth Street have climbed the levels together the pair made their one-star debut this spring at the Ocala International 3-Day Festival of Eventing.

Many thanks to Area I’s super photographer Joan Davis of Flatlandsfoto for the wonderful pictures!

Go Area I and Go Eventing!

Thursday News & Notes from Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS)

By on Jul 5, 2018 12:03 am -

Jan Byyny and Inmidair at Great Meadow over the THIS jump! Photo by Jenni Autry.

With the flooding and cancellation of Surefire two weeks ago, Jan kindly offered a free day of cross country schooling for all the entrants on the Fourth of July, and I’m pretty sure 95% of the people took part in it. I got there at 8:30 thinking I would try to beat the heat, and I wasn’t the only one with this clever plan. It was packed! However, since a lot of us re-routed to MDHT this coming weekend, it was perfect preparation and lovely to get to use the Surefire cross country course.

National Holiday: National Oh God I Have To Go Back To Work Day? JK It’s National Apple Turnover Day

Major Events:

Great Meadow CICO3* [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

U.S. Weekend Preview:

Huntington Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Maryland at Loch Moy I H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Chattahoochee Hills Summer II H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Twin Rivers Summer H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

42nd Annual Whidbey Island H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Powder Basin H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Coconino Summer I H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

News From Around the Globe:

The social media support movement #WearGreenForJonty is gaining momentum across the world. From stenciled green stars on a tiny pony bum in England, to young riders supporting him in Australia, to riders in FEI competitions, and to secretaries at events, everyone in the eventing family is sending much love and healing thoughts to Jonty. [Inspiring Photos Wearing Green For Jonty]

Attending Great Meadow this weekend? Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Outpatient Rehab Center & Concussion Clinic has a booth at the trade show and they’re asking all of you to visit them so you can get a baseline test for head injuries. You can also ask the experts about your risk for concussion while you’re there, and learn about signs and symptoms as well as what to do in the event of an injury.

The United States Eventing Association American Eventing Championships are now two months away! The AEC is making history this year as it celebrates its 15th year while moving to the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, Colorado while Tryon prepares for the WEG. Thanks to the many devoted AEC sponsors, the USEA has thus far accrued over $100,000 in prize money to be awarded across all 19 divisions at the AEC. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of dollars in products will be distributed to first through sixth place finishers including; saddles, bridles, helmets, body protectors, boots, blankets, halters, horse feed, supplements, magazines, therapeutic products, saddle pads, custom artwork, stall plaques, gift certificates, and much more – all provided by the generous sponsors! [AEC Countdown]

Taylor Harris Insurance Services has their main office in Middleburg, and so is excited to be part of Great Meadow International again this year! If you see a THIS banner or the THIS jump, snap a selfie and stay tuned for our social media contest! BONUS POINTS FOR PHOTOBOMBING a horse while it’s jumping over the THIS jump.  [THIS on Facebook]

 

 

Wednesday Video from Kentucky Performance Products: Another Hunter Trials Helmet Cam You Won’t Want to Miss

By on Jul 4, 2018 4:30 pm -

Last week we watched a helmet cam of two juniors competing their ponies at the Carlanstown Hunter Trials. We loved it so much, we’re sharing another video from the same venue.

This time we get a look at the the Open division winning round, where a pair of competitors gallop over hill and dale on what looks like one of the most fun courses we’ve ever seen.

We get to watch close to five minutes of this wild and wooly course (casually set to the tunes of Black Sabbath), but the video ends after a tree branch knocks the camera off kilter.

Thanks, Patricia, for sending us the link!

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