Who could these three devils be? (Tyson Rementer, David O’Connor, and Mike Etherington-Smith). Photo by Shems Hamilton for Red Hills.
As long as summer always seems to last, it’s basically well into the fall season now, and the end of the competition year always sneaks up on me. It should come as no surprise then, to see that these three men above are down at Elinor Klapp Phipps Park setting up the cross country for 2016 Red Hills Horse Trials. Thinking ahead! Tyson Rementer is the course builder again, and Mike E-S was just in town mentoring our very own chef d’equipe on his design of the 1* and 2* course, and checking on the progress of his own 3* course. Exciting stuff!
U.S. Weekend Preview:
University of New Hampshire H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Flora Lea Fall H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Surefire H.T. [Website]
Stable View H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Sundance Farm H.T. [Website]
Nutrena USEA AEC H.T. [Website] [Live Scores]
Jump Start H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
News From Around the Globe:
Classic Moet has been awarded the British Horse Foundation’s breeders’ prize for being the highest placed British bred horse at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Ridden by the gutsy Jonelle Price, the 12-year-old black mare is owned by Trisha Rickards and bred by Elaine Hepworth. She placed fifth in her Burghley debut just a few weeks ago. In 2014, she was 12th at her 4* debut in Luhmuhlen, and was 4th at the WEG that summer with the fastest XC round of the day. She now has 817 British Eventing points, and was one of only two horses to make time at Burghley. [Classic Moet Kicks Butt]
CANTER Mid-Atlantic has announced a very exciting partnership with the Old Glory Legacy Foundation, pairing some of the overlooked thoroughbreds from their program with military service members and their families to build strong relationships and positive lasting memories together. While the OTTB market is doing incredibly well, the problem now lies in the old, injured, or plain thoroughbreds, who are difficult to adopt out. CANTER MA is introducing the Warriors Claim, which is the last claim a racehorse will ever see. If you love a thoroughbred or a member of the military, it’s worth reading about this exciting new endeavor. [CANTER MA Announcement]
Volunteers for Fair Hill International needed! The premier three-day event of the year is fast approaching, with the top horses in the United States heading that way. You can help! There are lots and lots of ways to help, but in specific FHI needs volunteers to help get people settled on Tuesday October 13th, and they are looking for some experienced fence judges for cross country day, Saturday October 17th. Fill out the form in the following link! [Volunteer for Fair Hill International]
Want to see a full photo gallery of dressage from yesterday afternoon at the AECs? Of course you do! [You Know You Do]
Seems Sonnad’s jump at Plantation Field Horse Trials raised a little over $2,500!! Incredible news about an incredible lady continuing to inspire us all to this day. All funds raised in her name will go to the Seema Sonnad Junior Rider Development Fund at the USEA and towards the Above & Beyond Award at PRO. Continuing efforts to fundraise for these two excellent charitable opportunities continue with a jump specially honoring Seema for Fair Hill International! Follow the link to find out more about how you can contribute. [Fundraising for Seema]
Massage mitt for personalized and multi-use mini massage? Yep! I totally ordered one of these for my spoiled ponies, and while Nyls thinks that it’s possessed, my other horses love it! I decided to get the Equilibrium Massage Mitt over an entire massage blanket for several reasons. One, it is much more affordable at $142.95. Two, it enables me to focus on muscles that I know are problematic for each horse, and I can massage the neck and the poll too. Three….well….I can use it on myself, let’s be real, that’s awesome too. [SmartPak Product Of The Day]
Speaking of Red Hills….
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