Significant on so many levels (two).
The only best-deal-ever, “FREE ROLEX” link you should ever click: The Kentucky Horse Park has announced free Rolex admission for college students on Thursday, April 26, and military personnel and their families on Friday, April 27. Nine-day countdown to craziness starts now. [FREE ROLEX]
Lucinda Green Video Feature: The six-time Badminton winner gallops World Hurdles legend Big Buck’s in the latest episode of fittingly-titled series “Lucinda Rides.” [Horse & Hound]
True or false? Rolex-bound Kiwi Jock Paget, 28, was formerly a bricklayer. “There were times when I did stop and think and wonder ‘what am I doing here?’ I was a bit embarrassed at the start. I used to go out of my way to not wear the traditional clothing, I’d ride in jeans all the time but it’s quite hard doing this stuff in jeans, the seams rub your legs and knees and everything.” [True]
Warming up for Badminton: Paul Tapner and Laura Collett topped the Larkhill one-day event’s BE100 divisions on new rides Inishmor and Controe, respectively. [This Is Wiltshire]
Sinead and Tate’s (and Pig’s) quest to London: “Groom Megan Kepferle challenges Tate’s fans to help raise money to offset the exponentially great cost of international competition – if 1000 is raised before Bromont CCI in June, Megan vows to bring the infamous Pig (see Meg’s Chronicles on Eventingnation.com) on her roadtrip to Canada to get behind the scenes shots as well as a picture with the Bromont champion show jump day.” [FundRazr]
Nancy Jaffer reports on the date and location of the Paralympic Trials, to be held during the Dressage Festival of Champions, Gladstone, N.J., June 11-13. The Olympic dressage trials will take place at the same venue June 8-10 and 13-17. Volunteers needed. [Star-Ledger]
Beginning in June, veterinarians at FEI events—including competitors’ private vets, team vets and event-appointed treating vets—will be required to take an online exam to obtain new, mandated ID cards, which must be worn or produced upon stewards’ or officials’ requests. [Jurga Report]
Victors have been drawn in FLAIR’s Rolex Kentucky Ticket Giveaway Contest. Guess what, Stacey and Blanche M.: They’re you! If you didn’t win, I hear there’s a good deal for college students and military personnel. For the rest of us, there’s cash. [FLAIR]
Our friends at Success Equestrian send a big Thank You shout-out to Bailey Schultz, Jeanna Epping, Gail Simon and Lauren, the runners-up in our recent Success Equestrian photo contest, who each received a generously donated saddle pad. Winner D. Lee also received an awesome embroidered jumping pad. Check out Success Equestrian for all of your high-performance saddle pad needs.
HN Today: Creative ribbon recycling [Aiding & Abetting Amateur]
Most Ridiculous Headline: “Shoes mandatory in horse v human race – for now”
Best of the Blogs: “Unfortunately, late Saturday afternoon, walking Katchi around to eat grass, we ventured a bit too close to the cross country field. And that was it. He saw those jumps. And apparently he hadn’t forgotten about them on Sunday morning. When I didn’t take Katchi to those jumps, he decided to bring XC to the dressage show.” [Golightly Sport Horses]
Top of the Tweets: Weird Horse: Just gave my mane a centre parting and started galloping backwards for no reason.
Elisa “Positive Encouragement” Wallace’s Ocala Horse Properties Int’l HT novice helmet cam:
