Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen at Barbury last year. Photo by Samantha Clark.
Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen celebrated being named to the USEF Eventing High Performance Summer/Fall National Training Lists by leading the CIC3* Section B dressage at Barbury Castle on a 34.2. This is Glen’s first major competition since he underwent a non-invasive “tie forward” surgery earlier this year after a scope showed he had a soft palate issue. If his dressage score is any indicator, it looks like Glen is back on track and ready to put in a solid showing at Barbury this weekend. If all goes well, Clark hopes to point Glen at Pau this fall. Go Barbury.
Barbury Links:
[Barbury Website] [Entries] [Schedule] [Live Scores]
Events This Weekend:
The Maryland H.T. at Loch Moy Farm I [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Live Scores]
Powder Basin H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Times] [Live Scores]
South Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Times] [Live Scores]
ENYDCTA/Old Chatham H.T. [Website] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Huntington Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Your Friday News:
The 2013 Cosequin Stuart Horse Trials scheduled for next weekend have been canceled due to extremely wet footing and more rain forecasted for this week and next. Competitors’ USEA and USEF fees will be refunded as soon as possible. The cocktail party for patrons and sponsors will still be held next Friday night at 6 p.m. [Stuart Horse Trials]
Andrew Nicholson used the now famous #nicholsonontwitter hashtag to answer questions from fans yesterday at Barbury. Nicholson said Burghley is his favorite CCI4* event, likened Nereo to Bruce Springsteen and admitted he’s not sure how anyone finds the time to tweet. [British Eventing]
The new FEI Yellow Warning Card now includes more details under the “Abuse of Horse” category, such as “causing unnecessary discomfort to the horse,” “riding an exhausted horse,” “excessive use of the whip,” “inadequate preparation of horse,” “encouraging the horse to jump from a standstill” and “spur marks.” [Horsetalk]
Nominations are now being accepted for the Longines Rising Star Award, which rewards a young rider, vaulter or driver who has consistently demonstrated outstanding sporting talent and commitment. Thai eventer Nina Ligon won the award in 2011 and went on to represent Thailand in the 2012 London Olympic Games. [An Eventful Life]
The Blogger Contest poll is now open, so don’t forget to vote for your favorite blogger. After a long battle in the Third Annual EN Blogger Contest, four finalists remain: Erin Critz, Ella Rak, Sally Spickard and Rick Wallace. We need your help to determine who should become the next member of the EN team! [Vote]
Buschreiter.de editorial: A reader found several errors in our original translation of the Buschreiter.de opinion piece that addressed Capt. Mark Phillips’ Luhmühlen course design. The first key substantive error involves the event’s official FEI course walk, while the second incorrectly translated the German as saying that Phillips wanted to “go back to the old format.” For more details and a corrected translation, click here.
Best of the Blogs: Team Sprieser Rocks the Ride For Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV0d0cdyFZ4
Go Horse Nation.
