Find someone who looks at you like Kim Severson looks at her horse. Photo from Kim Severson Eventing.
Don’t forget to catch the action today and tomorrow at the $50,000 LiftMaster Eventing Grand Prix at Bruce’s Field! We’ll be following along and giving reports, and you can always tune in to the Live Stream if you’re not in Aiken to see it in person. You can see the entry list here, it’s a star studded field!
National Holiday: National Public Sleeping Day
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Twin River Winter H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]
Rocking Horse III H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Sporting Days Farm March H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
News From Around the Globe:
Jacquie Brooks may be an Olympic dressage rider, but she’s also made a name for herself in helping Event riders of all levels. She’s incredible in her ability to break down training horses into achievable steps, and train a wide variety of horses and riders. Here, she tells about the simple fundamentals that make both dressage tests and jumping courses work smoothly, no matter what level. [The 7 Basic Skills For Fundamental Flatwork]
The Virginia Horse Trials has been a standard part of east coast eventing calendars since 1989. Held twice a year and created by Brian and Penny Ross 31 years ago, the event is famous for the cross country hills, and the enormous facility at the Virginia Horse Center. Hosting levels from Beginner Novice through Advanced/Intermediate and including CCI*, CCI2* and CCI3* levels as well, it’s an absolute destination competition. [USEA Events A-Z: Virginia Horse Trials]
Get your lotto tickets ready, this might be your next farm. The Old Farm is 60 acres in Berkshire, England, and pretty much ticks all the boxes. While the farm hasn’t been operating as a horse farm recently, it has all the structures including two large barns, tons of fenced in fields, and loads of hacking. Only £3M, not too bad right? [Wantable Farm of the Week]
Misty of Chincoteague was the book of my childhood, and I can’t be the only one. The real story of Marguerite Henry discovering Misty with the Beebe family is not much different than the fairy tale of the book, but has lots of interesting details that you may not know. If you’re a fan like me, you’ll enjoy this. [The True Story of Misty of Chincoteague]
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s cross country action? Relive last year:
