Friday News & Notes

I have literally no words. Photo courtesy of Chip the Lamb.

More happy Pride Month from Chip the Lamb! Here at EN we’ve been championing diversity and inclusion from all angles for some time now, and we are delighted to be able to celebrate Pride during this month of June, and beyond. Also, does anybody have this outfit in a horse size? Because I would pay money to see that.

U.S. Weekend Preview:

Genesee Valley Hunt Club H.T. (Geneseo, Ny.): [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]

IEA H.T. (Edinburgh, In.): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Volunteer]

The Spring Event at Archer (Cheyenne, Wa.) : [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]

GMHA H.T. (South Woodstock, Vt.) : [Website] [Entry Status] [Volunteer]

The Middleburg H.T. (The Plains, Va.): [Website] [Entry Status] [Volunteer] [Live Scores]

New Jersey Region’s H.T. (Allentown, Nj.): [Website]

Ocala Summer I H.T. (Ocala, Fl.): [Website] [Volunteer]

Poplar Place June H.T. (Hamilton, Ga.): [Website] [Entry Status] [Volunteer]

Unionville H.T. (Unionville, Pa.): [Website] [Entry Status] [Volunteer]

News From Around the Globe:

Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? The answer is almost certainly “yes.” Tokyo is under a COVID-19 state of emergency, but IOC Vice President John Coates has said the games will open on July 23 — state of emergency, or no state of emergency. But why? What’s at stake, and what are the considerations preventing cancellation? [Tokyo Olympics a Go Despite Opposition]

A celebration of life will be held for the late Patrick “Packy” G. McGaughan on Saturday, June 19, at 4 p.m. EST. The celebration will be held in the jump field of Banbury Cross Farm, 26315 Haines Rd, Clarksburg, MD 20871. All who wish to honor Packy’s life are invited to attend to tell their stories, pat Bandit, and toast a well-lived life. [Celebrate Packy]

As equestrians, we all know we’re suckers for a good horse movie. For us, they’re all tear-jerkers, but they also remind a lot of us about what made us fall in love with horses in the first place. After all, if it weren’t for some of these scenes, we may not have begged our parents to let us ride. So here it is, Horse Nation — a compilation of 12 of the greatest horse movie scenes that we just can’t stop watching. [Hot On Horse Nation]

It’s common for defense mechanisms and coping strategies to be used interchangeably, but they’re actually quite different. Coping mechanisms are mental strategies that resolve stressful thoughts and feelings, while defense mechanisms are behaviors that attempt  to avoid or hide from them. Learn four coping mechanisms from Coach Daniel Stewart in this impeccable article. [Your Ego Still Isn’t Your Amigo]

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Video: So cool to see Rosie Napravnik, who broke gender barriers as a jockey and has done some much to champion OTTBs, out and about and crushing it.