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It’s been a busy few weeks over at Tom McEwen’s yard. It was announced yesterday that Tom would be part of the British contingent heading to Paris to defend their Olympic title, a decision that was no doubt aided by his recent CCI4*-S podium finish out in Luhmühlen with JL Dublin, fresh off the back of another podium finish in the 5* in Kentucky earlier this Spring (and last, for that matter).
It was a pretty successful trip to Germany for Tom and his horses – he also finished 2nd in the 5* with CHF Cooliser (“Eliza”), compensation for her eleventh hour withdrawal from Badminton in May. On top of all of this, Tom and his team welcomed an exciting new addition to the stable: Eliza’s first foal, born via embryo transfer. A lovely looking little boy, by top eventing stallion Diarado, who also happens to be the daddy of his Olympic ride, JL Dublin.
If this little dude manages to achieve even half of what his big bro has, Tom will be very happy indeed….and could well feature on a few more Olympic teams. Welcome to the world little one, and congratulations again to Tom on his Olympic selection. We hope you’ve had time to pop at least one cork in celebration of all that success!
U.S. Weekend Preview
Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. and Area III Eventing Championships (Chattahoochee Hills, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]
Full Moon Farm HT (Finksburg, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Inavale Farm HT (Philomath, OR) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer][Scoring]
Larkin Hill H.T. (North Chatham, NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Summer Coconino H.T. I (Flagstaff, AZ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Twin Rivers Summer H.T. (Paso Robles, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
European International Events
SemaLease Kilguilkey House International 1 (Ireland) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring]
Friday News and Reading
Time for another giveaway my friends! To celebrate the launch of Canter Culture’s first riding top, the Alice Sun Shirt, Canter Culture is giving away an entire outfit! For your chance to win an Alice Sun Shirt, one pair of Athletic Breeches, Boot Socks, and a Double Circle Belt, all you have to do is sign up for our newsletter and fill out the form in the 7/1 ICYMI Newsletter! Winner will select color options & sizing. Canter Culture seamlessly blends style & sport, so all that’s left to do is enjoy the ride. Stay tuned– we’ll announce the winner in our weekly newsletter on 7/1! Sign up for our newsletter here.
Can you help Austin O’Connor out? He and Colorado Blue have secured their place on the plane to Paris, but he is now on the look out for an extra ticket for the Games. So if you have one going spare (a long shot, I know), or know someone else who could help out, then get in touch with Austin. If nothing else you can claim you helped with his Olympic prep. I mean, it wouldn’t be a complete lie….
This week may have seen a whole load more Olympic Teams being announced for Paris – Great Britain, Italy and Poland to name but a few, but Team NZ has yet to be revealed. However, it would not be foolish to place a bet on Kiwi power couple Tim and Jonelle Price being selected to represent their country (again). A third games for Tim, and a fourth for Jonelle, surely team selection would make them the most indomitable couples in the sport, nay the world?!
I don’t know about you, but I love a good online quiz – the most useful procrastination tool, wouldn’t you agree?! This one is even better than normal – rather than telling you which Friends character you’d be, this one identifies what kind of Cross Country rider you are. Even better, you can then find out to develop your cross country riding skills, according to your results. Enjoy!
This is me appealing to your charitable nature now. You’ll get something lovely back too – as well as good karma points! Can you help Charlotte and her pony Bits to further their training and competitive pursuits? This tiny rising star has come up with a creative way to raise funds for her equestrian lifestyle, with a jewellery side hustle. If you can spare the cash, why not buy a bracelet or two? Go on, you know you want to!
Last one from me, and then you can go and enjoy your weekend – and hopefully Go Eventing! It’s a good one to end on though…Applications are now open for the Annie Godwin Ring Star Grant. Check out this post for how to apply!
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And that’s a wrap on Team USA’s last mandatory outing! The team took to Stable View’s Summer Horse Trials to tackle the challenging Advanced cross country course. Read the final report here.
Weekend Watching
The Olympics are just a few weeks away, and here at Eventing Nation, the excitement is through the roof. Yesterday saw the group chat descend into utter chaos as we all (im)patiently waited for the British Team to be announced – and it seems we weren’t the only ones slightly giddy with it all.
Nicole and Diarm of the EquiRatings Eventing Podcast went one step further, and shared their live reactions with the wider world, so enjoy their opinions on it all, and their thoughts on the upcoming games. Be warned, if you have managed to calm yourself down after yesterday’s flurry of Team Announcements, this might send you back over the edge….
