"Land & Accelerate" (Skyeler Voss & Accolade in the VA CCI*)
Hello and welcome to Friday (finally)! A few of us are attending the very last events of the year for 2012, but most of us are settling down into our winter routines already, and I for one am breathing a sigh of relief that I get the chance to catch my breath after a crazy year.
Events This Weekend:
Poplar Place November HT: [Website] [Ride Times]
CDCTA HT: [Website] [Entry Status]
Texas Rose HT: [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]
News from around the globe:
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I’m surprised I even have to ask….but have you checked out the Eventing Radio Show this week? This week’s specialty was really tall, leggy guys. Of course I mean James Alliston (the Daniel Craig of Galway Downs?) and Doug Payne, who reports on The Royal. [Eventing Radio Show, Episode 221]
The Fédération Equestre Internationale General Assembly, held in Istanbul, approved a new “blood rule” for dressage on Nov. 8. It is as follows: “Bleeding: If the Judge at C suspects fresh blood anywhere on the horse during the test, he will stop the horse to check for blood. If the horse shows fresh blood, it will be eliminated. The elimination is final. If the Judge through examination clarifies that the horse has no fresh blood, the horse may resume and finish its test. If the horse is eliminated pursuant to the above, or if the horse is injured during the test and starts bleeding after finishing the test, it should be examined by an FEI Veterinarian prior to the next Competition to determine if it is fit to continue in the Event the following day(s). The decision of the FEI Veterinarian is not subject to appeal.” [New FEI Blood Rules]
Winter time also means….clinic time! Ali’s going to a whole bunch, how about you? Sharon will be hosting a clinic Thanksgiving weekend at her own Last Frontier Farm to benefit the Professional Riders Organization (PRO). The clinic will be on Saturday, November 24th. [Clinic Info for Sharon]
Already avoiding the cold? Got your tail down to Florida before the rest of us? Check out the upcoming event at the Florida Horse Park, run by Equiventures (brain child of EN favorite Jon Holling and Peter Grey) on November the 17th. They are really working to involve the non-horsey community, and get more public interest in Eventing. They even got a radio ad! [Cool Florida Horse Park Radio Ad] [Equiventures Website]
The inaugural World Cup jumping competition at Toronto’s Royal Horse Show named for the late Hickstead has fittingly been won by a Canadian rider. The biggest Grand Prix class of the Royal Horse Show was renamed during last year’s event, in honour of Hickstead, Eric Lamaze’s Olympic champion mount from the 2008 games, who died suddenly last year. On Wednesday night, Jill Henselwood bested a star-studded field of 22 starters, including World, Olympic, Pan-Am and National champions to come out on top. [Jill Henselwood Wins Innaugural Hickstead Grand Prix]
Best of Blogs: Equestrian novellist Jody Jaffe writes about Mr. Anxiety, head trauma, and careful helmet selection [A Day of Reckoning With Mr. Anxiety]
Because this video is very relevant and the most awesome video ever.
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