Meet Norman, the official mascot of the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy.
It’s hard to believe that two weeks from now we’ll be kicking off Day 2 of dressage at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. The EN team is hard at work preparing to bring you top-notch coverage and a variety of exciting contests in partnership with our wonderful sponsors. As we’re planning our coverage, we want to hear from YOU. What type of coverage do you most want to see at Rolex this year? Are you hoping to see the EN homepage filled with course walks, video interviews, rider profiles, tips from grooms or something entirely different? Let us know in the comments below or leave a post on our Facebook page. Go Rolex!
Events This Weekend:
Ocala Horse Properties CCI* & CCI2*: [Website] [Live Scores]
Twin Rivers Spring Three Day & HT: [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
FENCE HT: [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
Plantation Field HT: [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
Pine Hill Spring HT: [Website] [Entry Status]
St Johns HT: [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
Your Friday News:
Fifteen Olympians will compete at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day event this year, including London medallists Mary King, William Fox-Pitt, Andrew Nicholson, Jock Paget and Jonelle Richards. Mary and WFP have won Rolex for the last three years and are sure to bring their A-game again this year with five mounts entered between them. [USEA]
The Ocala Eventing Series culminates this weekend with the Ocala Horse Properties International Three-Day Event. Many riders will be seeking qualifying scores at this event, with 28 riders entered in the CCI2* and 56 riders entered in the CCI1*. Peter Gray told the local media that this event will be a stepping stone to the 2015 Pan American Games. [Ocala Star-Banner]
Equine Canada named Riddle Master the Omega Alpha Horse of the Month after Rebecca Howard piloted the horse to a sixth-place finish at the Fontainebleau CIC3* last month. Rebecca and Riddle Master will be competing at Badminton next month. [Equine Canada]
The organizing committee for the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy is now recruiting volunteers to work at the competition on Aug. 23-Sept. 7, 2014. Volunteers must be at least 18 and speak French. The first 5,000 applicants will be considered for 3,000 volunteer positions, so be sure to apply early if you are interested. [COTH]
Belton Park, the final British prep event for Badminton, kicks off today in England. Clark Montgomery and Universe will be contesting the CIC3* in the hopes of having an excellent tune-up before running at Badminton. Clark and Universe are currently sixth on the wait list to get into Badminton. [Melton Times]
The Badminton cross-country course is very similar to last year, as horses and riders never had the chance to tackle the course due to the event being canceled after heavy rains flooded the grounds. Event director and course designer Hugh Thomas had intended for the course to serve as a pre-Olympic run for London competitors. [Horsetalk]
SmartPak Product of the Day: Somehow we’ve managed to skip the entire season of spring here in Pennsylvania and have gone straight to summer. Flies are already swarming around my new OTTB, who needs a fly sheet to keep nasty bugs at bay this summer. I’m going with the SmartPak Classic Fly Sheet, which has UV protection built into the fabric to protect Mia from 95 percent of harmful rays. [SmartPak]
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