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February on Eventing Nation is now officially named ‘Reader Appreciation Month.’ In the past few weeks we have given away a free Point Two, $330 in Ecogold saddle pads, 2 FLAIR Nasal Srips, and a partridge in a pear tree. Today, we get to introduce a brand new contest from our friends at Pennfield with the grand prize of a free iPad. And for anyone who asks what an iPad has to do with eventing, the easy answer is that it will let you visit Eventing Nation from anywhere, whether on the subway, in a taxi, at a restaurant, or while riding, although I am required by the EN legal Chinchilla to say that we discourage jumping and looking at EN on your iPad simultaneously.
All you have to do is click the link below and register for Pennfield’s new rewards program called ‘Promise Points’ using the promo code ‘ENation.’ Promise Points won’t be “just like any other loyalty program” but will have some fun differences that fit what Pennfield stands for. Not just logo’d gear, but NICE logo’d gear, the opportunity to donate your points to horse rescues for Pennfield to send them feed, and cool art for the home. When the registration period ends, a winner will be randomly chosen from all the people who used promo code ‘ENation.’
Click here to sign up to win a free iPad
Remember to use promo code ‘ENation’–you need to use the promo code to be eligible to win the iPad. Now for your eventing news and notes:
–The world famous superstar show jumping stallion For Pleasure passed away. According to the announcement from his farm, For Pleasure spent the later years of his life with his pony friend Max and passed away peacefully in his field. For Pleasure was 25 years old. [Sportpferde]
–The New Zealand eventing season is supposed to get underway in Canterbury this weekend, but New Zealand was hit with a massive earthquake on Tuesday. Eventing Nation wishes the best to the horses and people of New Zealand recovering from the earthquake and hopefully life will be stable enough to worry about things like eventing soon. With world news like earthquakes and massive unrest in the Middle East, it’s hard to imagine that halfway around the world our biggest concern this week is preparing for a horse trials.
–Dates for XC schooling at the Kentucky Horse Park this year have been announced. Schooling costs $35 and is available on May 15, June 1, June 29, August 13 and, September 10. As an interesting offer, participants can help clean up the horse park in exchange for the schooling fee–participants are asked to pick up one 32-gallon trash bag of litter and they get a free schooling session in exchange. [MSEDA]
–The Aiken training session ride times for today have been adjusted slightly. Kim has traded her last ride time for Boyd’s first. The order for the morning schedule is now Phillip, Kim, Phillip, Kim, Boyd, and Boyd. If you are planning to get out to Three Runs plantation to watch any of the rides, this morning would be a good time. In the afternoon they move to Paradise farm for some XC schooling.
–Eventing Worldwide has posted a report from the Hartbury International Eventing Forum earlier this month. You might have remembered that we linked to William Micklem’s Chronicle report from the same Forum. The Eventing Worldwide report sites several key points from BE Safety Committee Chairman Jonathan Chapman, including the interesting point that helmets should not only be replaced after serious falls but also after 3 years because the foam begins to degrade. [Eventing Worldwide]
—Cleaning out the Attic: A 2010 Kyle Carter clinic report [Shoes and Horses]
–Rachel Alexandra was bred to Curlin on Monday. This is no surprise because the same owner, Jess Jackson, owns both horses. Bruce always says that the upside of the foal is limited by the mare, and in this case the foal will have virtually no limitation from either parent. [Paulick Report]
—George Washington was the father of the USA’s appreciation for mules [TJR]
–Dear Brittany Spears: I feel that you should be made aware that some idiot is making bad music, putting you name on it, and broadcasting it all over the radio. Sincerely, America
–Woodzy scored an 18.1 this past weekend at Paradise [Ryan’s blog]
–Holly Hudspeth writes in her new blog that Last Monarch’s planned schedule is Pine Top advanced this Friday, Southern Pines II, The Fork CIC3*, and then Rolex. That’s a great path that I think you will see many of the Rolex Horses will take this spring. Most of the rest will head right to Red Hills after Pine Top. Of course, Boyd will be riding Stewie. [Holly’s blog]
–There’s an app for that: dressage tests
–Our good friend Monty at the Talking Horse Blog has posted two great interviews–a video interview with Nick Turner, coach of the Brazilian Team, and an audio interview with Andrew Hoy. We will embed part 1 with Nick here, and [Andrew’s Interview, Nick’s Interview]
That’s all for now. It’s the first day back after a holiday weekend, so you can expect a flood of articles being published from the media. For links to all the good ones and our own Eventing Nation news and commentary, keep it locked right here all day long. Wherever you may be, thanks for making Eventing Nation part of your day.
