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Weekend Winners: Horse Park of New Jersey + Hunt Club Farms

By on Aug 1, 2022 9:30 am -

It was a lighter competition weekend here in the mid-summer eventing lull, though we’re seeing a few pairs coming back into action as the fall season prep begins to ramp up. The Horse Park of New Jersey added an Advanced to its offerings to help provide options for riders seeking a pipe-opener at the level, so quite a few top pairs were out for a stretch. We’ll next see many of these heavy hitters out at Great Meadow International later this month (and may have glimpsed a World Championships pair or two over the weekend!).

This week’s Unofficial Low Score Award was earned in the Open Novice B at New Jersey by Delaney Emerson and Caroline Martin’s Redfield Lavei, who won the division on a 23.3. If you’re in the market, Redfield Lavei is for sale!

Horse Park of New Jersey H.T. (Allentown, NJ): [Website] [Final Scores]

Advanced: Buck Davidson and Electric Lux (43.4)
Open Intermediate A: Buck Davidson and Stracathro Solitary Minstrel (35.2)
Open Intermediate B: Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg (35.5)
Open Preliminary A: Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM (26.6)
Open Preliminary B: Jil Thomas-Smith and Bon Vivant DSF (29.7)
Open Preliminary C: Madeline Hartsock and Global FX (30.3)
Open Modified A: Ashley Adams and Quicksilver Gräns (27.6)
Open Modified B: Jennie Brannigan and Adagio’s Nobility (28.6)
Open Training: Caroline Honeycutt and Beall Spring Seahawk (26.8)
Training Rider A: Christa Schmidt and Karate Kid (33.1)
Training Rider B: Marine Cassou and Castleturvin Mungo (33.7)
Novice Rider A: Jamie Merrill and Addi (26.7)
Novice Rider B: Karen D’Lauro and Diamond Striker (24.2)
Novice Rider C: Liz Woodfield and GL Rudbeckia (29.8)
Open Novice A: Ryan Wood and Cooley Cadbury (28.1)
Open Novice B: Delaney Emerson and Redfield Lavei (23.3)
Beginner Novice Rider A: Ingrid Johnson and Resplendence (27.2)
Beginner Novice Rider B: Luba Abrams and Huey (25.9)
Open Beginner Novice: Macie Brook and Windchase Andromeda (29.1)

Hunt Club Farms H.T. (Berryville, VA): [Website] [Final Scores]

Open Preliminary: Martin Douzant and Harthill Diamond (27.2)
Preliminary Rider: Jessie Schwartz and WHF Kitaro (36.4)
Modified A: Martin Douzant and Silver Ruby (29.8)
Modified B: Arden Wildasin and Wanama (33.7)
Open Training: Martin Douzant and Clifton’s Patriot (26.7)
Training Rider: Claire Allen and Get Serious (28.3)
Novice Rider A: Isabella Soon and Tap the Moment (31.8)
Novice Rider B: Coree Reuter-McNamara and Another Concerto (27.8)
Novice Rider C: Faith Genkinger and Nuclear Code (34.2)
Open Novice A: Quidley Kellermann and Cruising Along (26.8)
Open Novice B: Katerina Pecinovsky and Affirminator (33.6)
Beginner Novice Rider A: Bekah Bartley and Plain Brown Wrap (31.9)
Beginner Novice Rider B: Ella Genkinger and Soup of the Day (27.5)
Open Beginner Novice: Mike Pendleton and Clive Christian (30.0)
YEH 4 Year Old: Keara Schmidt and Quality TNT (80.500)
YEH 5 Year Old: Lucia Strini and Dassett Evermore (86.200)
Starter: Laura Kiff and Give Me A Chance (27.7)

Monday News & Notes from FutureTrack

By on Aug 1, 2022 8:58 am -

 

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Huge congratulations to the British Junior and Young Rider teams, who took decisive team golds in their European Championships over the weekend at Hartpury in Gloucestershire. There’s always something extra special about a home win, and it’s particularly heartening (though perhaps not for anyone from any other countries) to see that the next generation of riders is every bit as formidable as the current upper echelons in this country. To give you an update on the medal tallies so far, Great Britain currently holds Olympic gold, WEG gold, and European golds at Senior, Young Rider, and Junior levels. We’d be fairly confident they can add the Pony Europeans gold to that this week, too.

US Weekend Action: 

Horse Park of New Jersey H.T. (Allentown, NJ): [Website] [Results]

Hunt Club Farms H.T. (Berryville, VA): [Website] [Results]

UK Weekend Results:

Hambro Sport Horses Burgham International CCI4*-S (Morpeth, UK): [Results]

FEI Eventing European Championships for Young Riders (Hartpury, UK): [Website] [Results]

Voltaire Design Bicton Arena (2): [Results]

Glamis Castle Area Festival: [Results]

Global Eventing Round-Up:

Kilguilkey House International CCI4*-L/CCI4*-S (Cork Co, Ireland): [Website] [Entries/Times]

Your Morning Reading List:

We’re inching ever closer to October’s Young Horse World Championships in Le Lion d’Angers, and that means that the race for the Holekamp/Turner grant is hotting up. There are two exciting seven-year-olds newly qualified to fight for this lucrative bit of funding, and plenty who are close to completing their required MERs for the event – catch up on who’s in contention here.

I don’t know about you, but my favourite part of an eventing day is carbing up at the burger van at the end of it all. But I’m far from the first person to benefit from the unbridled joys of eating things in bread – and as it turns out, in medieval times, that was actually the main philosophy behind feeding horses. [The great equine bake-off of 1593]

We’re deeply saddened to hear the news that Anneli Drummond-Hay – the first-ever winner of Burghley – has died, age 84. This extraordinary powerhouse of a women was shortlisted for the Olympics in all three disciplines, and proved to a world that wasn’t quite as accepting of women at the top level that they could do anything the men could do – and often better. [We owe her a great debt]

We talk a lot about the potential concerns of wormer resistance – but antibiotics resistance in horses, too, can be a major concern. Just as in humans, overuse of antibiotics can cause bacteria to evolve and adapt, minimising the impact of medicating and potentially leading to veterinary crises that are considerably harder to deal with. [Find out how to minimise risk here]

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We’ve featured 20-year-old Alice Casburn on EN a number of times in the past for her great successes with the homebred Topspin II, with whom she stepped up to five-star last season and completed Badminton this year. The horse is the grandson of Alice’s mother’s former Advanced horse, which is about as pony novel chic as it gets, and over the weekend, they represented Great Britain at the Young Rider European Championships, taking team gold and individual bronze for their efforts. Give her a follow to see what adventures they go on next — we hear there are some exciting ones planned for the latter half of the season!

Morning Viewing:

Relive the action from the Young Rider Europeans cross-country day at Hartpury:

Brazilian Team Announced for World Championships at Pratoni

By on Jul 31, 2022 9:00 am -

Ruy Fonseca and Ballypatrick SRS. Photo by Shannon Brinkman.

And so it begins! The Brazilian team is the first to be named for this year’s World Championships, which will be held from September 13–19 in Pratoni del Vivaro, southwest of Rome. Due to their relative shortage of horses and riders in this championship cycle, their team announcement was dependant on their final combination – Marcio Carvalho Jorge and Kilcoltrim Kit Kat – gaining the required MER, which they accomplished in this weekend’s CCI4*-S at Burgham. Though we expect to see some further announcements over the next couple of weeks, teams will have until September 5th to make their final entries and reveal their teams.

The team is made up of the following riders and horses:

  • Carlos Parro and Goliath, an eleven-year-old KWPN gelding (Chello III VDL x Octa, by Belisar). Owned by EMTEC Laboratories and the rider.
  • Marcelo Tosi and Glenfly, a seventeen-year-old Thoroughbred gelding (Presenting x Dorans Glen, by Over the River). Owned by the rider.
  • Marcio Carvalho Jorge and Kilcoltrim Kit Kat, a thirteen-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare (Waldo van Dungen x Kilcoltrim Kitten, by Ghareeb). Owned by Alison and Helen Mordaunt and Alistair and Annabel Vere Nicoll.
  • Ruy Fonseca and Ballypatrick SRS, an eleven-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Pacino x Ballypatrick Romance, by Clover Hill). Owned by Renata Rabello Costa and the rider.

There’s considerable championship experience among the four named combinations: Carlos and Goliath represented Brazil at the Tokyo Olympics and also competed in Pratoni’s test event in May, and Marcelo and Glenfly were part of the team at Tokyo in 2021 and at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon in 2018. Ruy and Ballypatrick SRS were part of the Brazilian team at the 2019 Pan American Games, when the horse was just eight, while Kilcoltrim Kit Kat, who joined Marcio’s string just this season, has had no previous championship experience but has completed several four-stars.

Sunday Links

By on Jul 31, 2022 12:01 am -

Ariel Grald and Forrest Gump 124. Photo by Abby Powell.

We’ve been eagerly awaiting a glimpse of the entries for the FEI Nations Cup at Bromont, which take place in less than three weeks, from August 18-20. The only leg taking place outside of Europe, it won’t be the most hotly contested Nations Cup we’ve ever seen, since there will likely be just three teams and it also takes place a the week before Great Meadow International which will be Team USA’s final mandatory outing before the World Championships this fall. However, Bromont puts on a spectacular event and always attracts top competition no matter the time.

For the U.S., current CCI4O-S entries include the likes of Ariel Grald, Liz Halliday-Sharp, Lillian Heard, and Colleen Rutledge amongst others. Check them out! Entries don’t close until 8/12, so we’ll likely some more trickle in and of course we’re anxiously awaiting the naming of teams!

U.S. Weekend Action

Horse Park of New Jersey H.T. (Allentown, NJ): [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores] [Volunteer]

Hunt Club Farms H.T. (Berryville, VA): [Website] [Scoring] [Live Scores] [Volunteer]

Major International Events

Hambro Sport Horses Burgham International CCI4*-S (Morpeth, UK): [Entries/Times/Scoring]

FEI Eventing European Championships for Young Riders (Hartpury, UK): [Website] [Entries/Times/Scoring] [Live Stream – FEI YouTube] [Live Stream – ClipMyHorse.TV]

Kilguilkey House International CCI4*-L/CCI4*-S (Cork Co, Ireland): [Website] [Entries/Times]

Sunday Links:

12 secrets of top equestrian team managers – and what we can learn from them too

Current Contenders for The Holekamp/Turner YEH Lion d’Angers Grant

How to Ride a Jump on a Mound • Help Your Horse Recover From Intense Work

Long-term survival of mutant gene could be explained by dressage benefits

Groom picks horse to be his ‘best man’ – and the happy couple take him on honeymoon

Sunday Video: Here’s a quick roundness refresher:

2021 Blair Winner True Blue Too Euthanised after Fall in Burgham Cross-Country Warm-Up

By on Jul 30, 2022 12:10 pm -

Rosie Fry and True Blue Too II en route to victory at Blair. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

We’re desperately sad to report that Rosie Fry‘s True Blue Too II has been euthanised after falling in the cross-country warm-up at Northumberland’s Burgham International Horse Trials today. The gelding, who was owned and bred by Rosie’s aunt, Di White-Hamilton, had been contesting the CCI4*-S class.

The team at Burgham have released a statement about the incident on social media:

“It is with great sadness with which we announce that the horse True Blue Too, ridden by Rosie Fry (GBR) and owned by Mr and Mrs White-Hamilton, was put down on humane grounds as the result of a fatal accident at Burgham International Horse Trials, Alnwick, United Kingdom, CCI4*-S, at 1.30pm on 30 July 2022. True Blue Too, an 11-year-old gelding, fell in the cross-country warm-up,” it reads.

“Veterinarians immediately attended to the horse, providing all veterinary care, and full medical attention was given to the rider, Rosie Fry, who was transported to hospital for further observation. At every FEI event the maximum consideration is given to the safety and welfare of horses and riders. The organising committee of Burgham and the FEI are sending all our thoughts to those connected with this horse.”

True Blue Too won the CCI4*-L at Blair Castle last year at just ten years old, giving his longtime rider a career-best result, and stepped up to CCI5* at Badminton this year, finishing 47th. His run at Burgham had been intended as part of an autumn campaign towards Burghley. Our thoughts are with Rosie, Di, and the rest of the team around this much-loved family horse.

Rosie and True Blue Too moments after winning at Blair. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

You’re Missing Out on These Hilariously Insane Missives from the 2022 Mongol Derby Blogs

By on Jul 30, 2022 9:00 am -

Photo courtesty of The Mongol Derby.

One of the best parts of following the Mongol Derby is the hilarity (and intensity) that ensues via The Equestrianists’ daily blogs. Each evening, the team rehashes the events of the day — and its the wild, beautiful Mongolian Steppe, a lot of sh*t happens out there — to update followers on the happenings across the 1000km/600mi track.

I pulled a few quotes from the past few days’ blogs to give you a glimpse — you may not find them as hilarious as I did, but they certainly up the fan experience for me!

Note, riders are referred to in the blogs by initials – you can find a full rider list here and a live tracking map here.

First things first, congratulations to our WINNERS!

Expect more finishers today and tomorrow as the race wraps up.

From Day 7’s blog, “Battle of the Sexes”:

“After yesterday’s damp start, riders awoke this morning to another sunny day on the steppe. This may sound more appealing to those of us sat at home, but spells trouble for the riders: the hotter it is, the more watering holes you need to find for your noble steeds, and for yourself. Heart rates are higher, everyone’s hot and bothered and riders begin to smell a little “ripe”, according to some vets at HS19 (which at this stage of their stint on the steppe we imagine is a little rich coming from them).”

“CWA shared some of his horse selection tips this evening: ask the herder, obey them unless in strong disagreement, and take a look from behind. If belly is wider than bum, they’re a bit too porky for this gig.”

“Tobias Endress (TEN) was looking a little lovestruck out on the steppe today, spotted at HS17 clinging somewhat possessively to a majestic chestnut beast who had ferried him there from HS16. His tips for those looking for love? “Listen to the herder…He saw me and pointed at this horse. It was a match made in heaven.” TED vetted out safely and was soon reluctantly prised away from his new beau to head to the horse lines in search of a replacement.”

From Day 6’s blog, “Run for the Hills“:

“TAT experienced a bit of equine melodrama, wisely electing to return her first pick to the horse lines, a fiesty palomino with a bit of an aversion to being saddled. Moving on to a spicy grey, her first attempt at mounting ended in a swift bump back down to earth. Entirely unfazed and clearly tough as nails, she clambered back on and exploded out of HS17, travelling at quite the pace to HS18. This lady has an eye for the firecrackers.”

Photo courtesy of The Mongol Derby.

“By the time SEN, HFA, FHA and KDA arrived, the scene was a little chaotic. A herder was galloping furiously around the horse lines attempting to collar a loose horse, just as the group rode in. Nothing to see here, ladies.”

From Day 5’s blog, “Hump Day“:

“BDO continues to defy medical expectations and sensible advice on her “roughest day yet” as she traverses the steppe with a boundless grim determination and a set of broken ribs, MFI is now rocking a fetching purple broken thumb, and Annie Hackett’s (AHA) knee appears to have come up against some sort of emergency cheese grater stashed in her jodhpurs. Hump day indeed.”

“Lena Haug (LHA) was pleased with her choice of horse, eyeing him up as the herder presented him to his jockey: “Looks like a sweet boy, a little wild in the eye, I’m excited,” blissfully ignorant to the sounds of her steed snorting like a dragon out of shot. Heidi Falzon (HFA) meanwhile was beaming while standing unusually close to a beast which looked like he had trotted straight out of the ice age, such was his resemblance to a Prezwalski’s horse of old. His temperament did suggest he’d been around the block once or twice, standing docile as a lamb while HFA took full advantage of finally coming into contact with a horse allowing himself to be cuddled. The hope was that he would, however, transform into a “little rocket” as soon as she clambered onboard.”

“Renee Senter (RSE) and Julie Wolfert (JWO) were feeling positive, although they appeared slightly confused about which day it was and were unable to elaborate on their navigational tactics beyond going “the right way.” Pressed on their masterplan, they divulged that this involved heading “whichever way all the other riders go.” They have apparently learned their lesson from yesterday after their sightseeing tour en route into HS11, and have graciously decided to give their fellow riders a chance to shine in the navigational department.”

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From Day 4’s blog, “The Eye of the Storm“:

“2019 Mongol Derby veteran MFE woke up on his birthday (our third Derby birthday so far – we can’t really think of anywhere we’d rather spend the day either) to a stroke of extraordinary luck: after losing his horse complete with all his gear outside of HS7 yesterday, a herder appeared as if by magic, dragging the reluctant steed in his wake. He was later spotted trundling towards HS10 at a brisk trot, grinning from ear to ear on an improbably chunky but businesslike chestnut. Happy Birthday, MFE: the Derby Gods are smiling on you.”

“KGA was spotted ripping across the steppe towards HS9 on a little grey rocket, her cowgirl antics from yesterday having done her no harm. She remains committed to picking the buckiest broncos of the bunch, charming herder after herder with her suicidal enthusiasm.”

“CWA and PHE waited until HS12 to make their move: suddenly, they broke away from the pack, and wasted no time in legging it to HS13, trying to put some distance between them and their stunned former riding buddies. Word on the steppe is the odour emanating from PHE’s boots may be enough to keep the chasing pack at bay. Ingenious tactics.”

To keep up with more daily blogs like these, click here and don’t forget to tune in to see who takes home the coveted top prize of surviving!

Saturday Links from World Equestrian Brands

By on Jul 30, 2022 12:01 am -

Megan Kepferle and Anakin. Photo by Abby Powell.

Remember yesterday I mentioned we had a contingent of US-representatives heading over to the Blenheim Palace Horse Trials this September? Another member of that squad is Megan Kepferle and Anakin!Of course, Meg has already spent plenty of times at big events overseas as the dedicated groom, first to Doug Payne and then to Sinead Halpin before striking out on her own as a rider, but is looking to make her own overseas debut in the saddle by making her bid to head to to Blenheim.

Speaking of bid, Meg is also hosting an online auction to help raise money for travel (there’s a number of vacation packages, horse trials entries, and even VIP packages for a meeting and greet with Bebe Rexha!), a friend has set up a GoFundMe for her, and if you’re local to Bedminster, New Jersey you can head to Burnt Mills Cider and raise a pint for the cause!

U.S. Weekend Action

Horse Park of New Jersey H.T. (Allentown, NJ): [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores] [Volunteer]

Hunt Club Farms H.T. (Berryville, VA): [Website] [Scoring] [Live Scores] [Volunteer]

Major International Events

Hambro Sport Horses Burgham International CCI4*-S (Morpeth, UK): [Entries/Times/Scoring]

FEI Eventing European Championships for Young Riders (Hartpury, UK): [Website] [Entries/Times/Scoring] [Live Stream – FEI YouTube] [Live Stream – ClipMyHorse.TV]

Kilguilkey House International CCI4*-L/CCI4*-S (Cork Co, Ireland): [Website] [Entries/Times]

Saturday Links:

Ethics of horses in sport in spotlight at equitation science conference

Nielsen and Egdes Celebrate Rewarding Victories at USEA Classic Series Event at Rebecca Farm

From Rescues To Rallies: Brook Hill Farm’s All-Rescue Team Is Taking On USPC Nationals

Win four complimentary tickets to Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials

How Can I Make Trailering Less Stressful for my Horse?

Job Alert! Copper Meadows Eventing in Southern California is looking for a barn manager! Check out the job description here.

World Equestrian Brands Pick of the Week:

Saturday Video: If Valerie doesn’t raise enough money for Thoedore to make the trip, Favian will have to do with this substitute!

Friday Video: Taking the Knee in the Magnolia Cup

By on Jul 29, 2022 5:30 pm -

So often, England’s Magnolia Cup – an invitational charity flat race for women who aren’t actually jockeys at England’s Glorious Goodwood – is the site of extraordinary, inspiring stories. It was here that teenager Khadijah Mellah became not only the first-ever Hijabi winner of a race, but the first Hijabi jockey in the UK back in 2019, which inspired a flurry of aspiring jockeys to join the Ebony Horse Club programme in London, where she’d learnt to ride.

This year, upon the race’s return to the calendar, we’ve seen a similarly exceptional winner in Ashleigh Wicheard, who used the race as a platform to promote diversity in equestrianism and the continued fight to end systemic racism well beyond the realm of sport. I’m putting the site of the jockeys collectively taking the knee down as one of the most moving sporting moments of the year, and I doubt we’ll see it eclipsed as the rest of 2022 plays out. Check out this short documentary video for the full story, and give Ashleigh a follow on Instagram to keep up with this powerhouse rider.

Update: How U.S. Eventers Are Faring on Day 7 of the 2022 Mongol Derby

By on Jul 29, 2022 3:46 pm -
Renee Senter and Julie Wolfert leaving HS13. Photo by Bayarsaihan Ochiroo. Renee Senter and Julie Wolfert leaving HS13. Photo by Bayarsaihan Ochiroo.

Julie Wolfert is among a fierce contingent of U.S. eventers contesting the 2022 Mongol Derby. Julie, of Chaps Equestrian Center in Kansas City, has been on a tear this year on the eventing circuit. Earlier this month, she secured three top-10 FEI finishes at the Maryland Horse Trials and won the CCI3*-L at The Fork at Tryon before that. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photography.

Eventers have historically fared pretty well in the Mongol Derby, not because we know the first thing about endurance riding but because as a lot we’re generally tough, scrappy and just psychotic enough to think we can skirt the occasional disaster. Lucinda Green’s niece, Lara Prior-Palmer, won the race in 2013, and several more have found their way to the finish line over the years including (by the skin of my teeth) yours truly in 2017.

The 10th annual race, a sort of 1,000-kilometer Hunger Games on horseback, is taking place as we speak somewhere in Mongolia. Contested by 46 riders from 10 countries, the U.S. has thrown to the wolves its biggest ever contingent — 19 riders from the U.S. A special shout out goes to our USEA members taking the Mongol Derby head on. By call letter, and where they’re at tonight: Renee Senter (RSE – HS19), Morgan Kelly (MKE – HS19), Kristin Carpenter (KCA – HS20), Julie Wolfert (JWO – HS19), Brandy Dobbyn (BDO – HS19 – Adventure), Claire Vile (CVI – HS19), Ashton Garner (AGA – HS20) and Allison Kohlberg (AKO – Blood Wagon).

Let’s check in on where they are resting their weary heads tonight, following some six previous days of adventure and misadventures — recaps here:

Mongol Derby Day 1 Blog
Mongol Derby Day 2 Blog
Mongol Derby Day 3 Blog
Mongol Derby Day 4 Blog
Mongol Derby Day 5 Blog
Mongol Derby Day 6 Blog
Mongol Derby Day 7 Blog

Horse Station 19: RSE, MKE, JWO, CVI and BDO (adventure class) are hunkered down for the night at HS19. Maybe also KCA … the tracker has her listed as camping at HS20 but the blog indicates that she hung back at HS19. In true Derby fashion, the time-space continuum is collapsable; who even knows what is real. Except one thing we know for sure, which is that it’s been a big day for everyone. According to the blog:

CVI, RSE and JWO, deciding the conventional path wasn’t for them, headed off into the mountains between HS16 and HS17 last night in search of something a bit more adventurous. RSE explained that they had been having such a jolly time aboard some “fabulous galloping horses” heading out of HS16 that navigation had seemed like an unnecessary distraction, resulting in the missing of a few crucial turnings. Finding themselves lost in the hills, they had stumbled across a camp of 30 gers in a mystery hidden canyon. Edging closer, they were soon adopted into a summer camp for local Mongolian children, offered ger-service for dinner and even managed a spot of shopping for CVI at the camp shop, still lacking her gear. Not all those who wander are lost. Having got back on track this morning, they rode into HS17 with fantastical tales to tell, blissfully unaware they were about to have to turn to their GPS again to negotiate some testing sand dunes en route to HS18. 

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Slightly further on the course, a monumental thunderstorm rolled into HS19 just as RSE, CVI, WJO and KCA were pondering whether to ride on for the day. Squinting in the direction of HS20 and the impenetrable wall of steely rain blocking their path, the ladies decided they had better just stay put for the evening, thank you very much. Sensible call.

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Our closing shoutout for the day once again goes to the remarkable BDO, the only rider on the Blood Wagon to ride the full day today, and with a set of broken ribs at that. We are in awe of you, Wonder Woman.

Renee Senter is also hardy Kansas eventing stock, who finished 6th in Master Beginner Novice at the 2021 AEC. Renee Senter & Regina. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo.[/caption]

Horse Station 20: AGA (and possibly KCA) are one-up, calling it a day at HS20.

Ashton Garner (AGA) also made it into HS20, having taken shelter from the storm in a convenient nearby ger.

At the very tip-top of the field, on Derby Day 7, the overnight leaders are Chris Walker (CWA) of Australia and Patrick Heffron (PHE) of Ireland, who are camped at Horse Station 25 with just three stations to go before the finish. Which means, we’ll have a winner shortly!

If you want to join us in dot-watching, you can do so here. Each rider carries a GPS chip that allows race organizers and fans to follow their positioning in real time. There are quite a few eventers from around the globe contesting the Mongol Derby this year, and you can pick out your favorites to keep track of here.

 

US Equestrian Accepting Applications for Eventing Technical Advisor & Chef d’Equipe

By on Jul 29, 2022 12:40 pm -

Bobby Costello provides some encouragement. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photography.

It’s been eight months since US Equestrian gutted its Eventing High Performance leadership team, declining to renew the contracts of former Chef Erik Duvander and Managing Director of Eventing Jenni Autry on the eve of a World Championship year. In the meantime, a Performance Advisory Team (PAT) and Eventing Elite Program Task Force (EETF) were appointed to establish budget, funding and timelines for the team leading up to WEG, and later on in the spring Bobby Costello and Max Corcoran were appointed as Interim Chef d’Equipe/Team Manager and Eventing Elite Program/Team Facilitator respectively.

Today, US Equestrian announced that it is now accepting applications for the Eventing Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe position:

Following the conclusion of the Eventing Elite Program Task Force, appointed by the US Equestrian President, US Equestrian is pleased to release the job description and begin the recruitment process for the Eventing Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe. This individual will lead High Performance Eventing and specifically the Elite Program and Team in the U.S. to sustained success at World Championship and Olympic Games level. The Federation endeavors to partner with a leader who will drive strategic direction in the Eventing Elite Program and foster strong communication and team culture.

Interim Eventing Chef d’Equipe and Team Manager, Robert (Bobby) Costello, began his role in April and he will continue to lead the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team through the upcoming FEI Eventing World Championships in Pratoni, Italy, this September.

Eventing Elite Program and Team Facilitator, Max Corcoran, began her role in May and will continue to support Bobby and the incoming Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe through the 2023 Pan American Games, after which the position will be reviewed.

Interested? Lol, good luck! You can view the job description on the USEF website. Questions may be submitted to [email protected] and declarations of interest are required by Friday, Aug. 19 at 5 p.m. ET.

#FlashbackFriday: A little EN wayback machine time travel journey to the year 2011, when Phillip Dutton and Bobby Costello applied jointly to lead the US Eventing Team, with Phillip applying for the Technical Advisor position and Bobby applying to be the US Chef.

[US Equestrian Seeks Applications for Eventing Technical Advisor and Chef d’Equipe Position]