Photo courtesy of Marty Whitehouse
There’s no such thing as a boring weekend of eventing. Competitors at the Poplar Place Horse Trials in *Hamilton, Georgia are experiencing a particularly exciting Saturday that has included heading to the Poplar Place bathrooms as a tornado reportedly passed 6-7 miles away. The lone USEA event of the weekend features an introductory division up through an intermediate/preliminary division that Carl Bouckaert and Mensa lead after the dressage. The event has been suspended for today and they will try to fit in as much as possible tomorrow to get the divisions completed. From the reports I have heard, Poplar has done a great job of keeping everyone safe and updated about the weather.
Poplar’s new water complex:
Many thanks to our good friend Marty Whitehouse for giving us the heads up and photos. The eastern US has had some terrible weather over the last 24 hours so wherever you might be, stay safe and go eventing.
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Correction: Poplar Place is of course located in Hamilton, not Thomson, GA. A complete geographical mind slip by yours truly.
