We receive wonderful stories and photos in the Eventing Nation inbox each week. This week’s roundup features snapshots from NAJYRC, a video of a 9-year-old girl enjoying her first cross-country school, photos from Roebke’s Run and an idyllic place called Dennyville. Have a photo you’d like to submit to EN? Send it to [email protected].
Marissa Ashton at NAJYRC
From Mikki Kuchta: “Area I CCI* eventing competitors Marissa Ashton and Isabella Carrara both rode the bull Tuesday night at the opening party at NAJYRC. They have teamed up with Area IV for the team competition.”
Isabelle Carrara
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From Laura Rencher: “This is my 9-year-old daughter, Isabelle Smith, on her first cross-country schooling with her trainer, Candee Niss, at Poplar Place. I think her delight describes how much fun cross country is! She showed successfully in her first three phase the next day at Poplar Place. Be sure to turn the volume up for best viewing!”
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Photo by Derith Vogt, D&G Photography
From Pat Schmidt: “It takes a lot of talented and hardworking people to put on a successful horse trial. A few of the riders and volunteers pictured here received Roebke’s Run caps and made up that contingent during the Roebke’s Run summer horse trials held in Hector, Minn. A total of 153 riders competed in the two-day event held July 13 and 14. Roebke’s Run will be hosting its first FEI One Star trials the first week in October on its newly designed cross-country course.”
Photo by Derith Vogt, D&G Photography
“At the conclusion of the summer horse trials held at Roebke’s Run on Sunday, July 14, winners of the MSHEA in their respective divisions were awarded medals/ribbons. They include, from left, Annika Markovich, Emily Shirley, Gabi Geraci, Paradis Vandeputte, Mia Geraci, Gen Faith, Catharina Ardankani, Olivia Shirley, Sam Kelly, Tessa Doubek and Shannon Schlee.”
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From Steve Joyce: “On the way to ‘Dennyville’ … where all riders have an independent seat, know their mounts pedigree and muck 20 stalls a day! (Apologies to those above average folks from Lake Wobegon.)”
