Congratulations to our very own Taleen Hanna, who is one of just two 2024 AHP Equine Media Student Award Finalists. How lucky are we to have such a talented young writer as part of Team EN?!
Taleen will get the chance to travel to the 2024 AHP Return to Horse Country Conference, May 16-18, 2024 in Lexington, Kentucky, where she will get to meet various leading equine media professionals, associations and businesses.
We will have to wait until May to find out if our girl is going to be crowned the winner, though – May 17th to be precise, which is when the 2024 AHP Equine Media Student Award Winner will be announced, as part of the Special Awards Reception. Please join us in wishing her the very best of luck and keeping all available limbs crossed for her, too! We have another genius in our midst, guys, and you saw her here first!
U.S. Weekend Preview
Carolina International CCI & H.T. (Raeford, NC) [Website] [Schedule] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Cross Country Maps] [Live Scores] [Live Stream] [EN’s Coverage]
Ocala Winter II (Ocala, FL) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Pine Top Spring H.T. (Thomson, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Ram Tap National H.T. (Fresno, [Scoring]CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
International Events
FEI Eventing Nations Cup Leg 1 (Montelibretti, Italy) [Website] [Timetable] [Entries] [Live Scores] [Dressage Day 1 Live Stream] [Dressage Day 2 Live Stream] [Show Jumping Live Stream] [Cross Country Live Stream]
Friday News and Reading
Ready to rock and roll and get your 2024 eventing season underway?! If it stops raining long enough in the UK to allow it, I know I am! Take a look at these tips to help you get started in the best possible way, with advice on everything from your approach to Spring training, to horse fitness. A must read for anyone revving up for Eventing 2k24…and a reminder to never neglect the basics.
Mia Farley has got herself a cool new pony! Not only does the latest addition to her string throw a pretty nice shape over a fence, she’s got an excellent name too. Meet Pina Colada – we can’t wait to see what you achieve together!
Equine hydrotherapy seems to be playing an increasingly important role in the fitness programme several of the top horses – Team Price, amongst others, have a water treadmill at their yard – and it has long been talked about as a useful tool for injury rehabilitation, too. If you’re curious about the science behind the benefits of hydrotherapy, then enjoy this deep dive (excuse the pun) into all things water based, including the reasons as to why it is being heralded as one of the best things that you can do to help your equine pals back from injury.It’s not all good though; as with everything, equine hydrotherapy requires specialist knowledge, and indeed, can do more harm than good if certain practices and guidelines are not followed. The key takeaway? Proceed with caution, and always seek help from qualified professionals. Kind of the same as asking for help from an adult when you were a kid, no?
Great Britain may not be fielding a team at this year’s FEI CCI3* European Cup, but they will be back with a bang next year. Talk about planning ahead: Team GB have already announced that Kylie Roddy – who finished in 5th place at Pau last year – will take charge as Chef d’Equipe, whilst David Sheerin will take on the role of Chef de Mission. Led by such an experienced pair, the team is already off to a winning start. Another competition to look forward to already, and we’ve barely started on this year!
Horse & Country are bringing all the goods this year! They have just secured partnerships to bring us all of the action live from not one, but two 5*’s – both the Adelaide Equestrian Festival and The Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials. H&C will be streaming all of the action from the Setters’ Run Farm Carolina International this weekend too. So if you’ve not got a subscription yet, what are you waiting for?!
Don’t forget to make your nominations for The Ride EquiSafe Crappiest Weekend Award. We’re looking for the rider who has been knocked down multiple times only to stand right back up again, get back in that start box, and give it another go, no matter what. And after all, what’s life without a little sense of humor?
The winner of this contest will receive a Ride EquiSafe Fall Club Pin, a $250 gift card, and a big round of applause from the eventing community. To nominate a rider competing at Carolina this weekend, simply fill out this form before March 16th. The winner will be chosen on the last day of the Setters’ Run Farm Carolina International CCI4*.
Sponsor Corner
Fun fact: Boyd Martin was a telemarketer before he started eventing ☎ AND he wakes up everyday at 5am. Apparently he doesn’t need sleep! Learn more fun facts about Boyd in this interview series taken at his winter base of Stable View.
Weekend Watching
As part of their build up to the Paris Olympics, the Eventing Podcast has gifted listeners with a two part special on the 2000 Sydney Olympics – the last time we saw a ‘proper long format’ in Olympic eventing, complete with Roads and Tracks and a 5* cross country track. The perfect inspiration for this weekend’s video for you all – a throwback to those games, featuring both Ingrid Klimke and Karen O’ Connor. Those were the days!
