Checking out the canals! Photo by Jessica Roberts.
Y’all, I just returned from a weeklong visit to jolly old England, and I was really looking forward to enjoying some cooler weather, maybe some rain, and I packed accordingly. Virginia was hot, smoky, and the ground was dusty concrete. So, of course, the day I left the continent, Virginia boasted a week of straight rain storms, and the Brits roasted their pale countenances in the boiling hot sun. It was so hot, I don’t think I stopped sweating once, even in my sleep. Air conditioning? Only in Tesco, which was almost a religious experience. Now I’ve returned to Virginia, and it seems the hot humid weather just follows me around personally.
CHIO Aachen: [Website] [Entries] [Schedule] [Timing & Scoring] [Live Stream] [EN’s Coverage]
US Weekend Preview:
Twin Rivers Summer H.T. (Paso Robles, CA): Website, Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scoring
Inavale Farm H.T. (Philomath, OR): Website, Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scoring
Summer Coconico H.T. I (Flagstaff, AZ): Website, Entry Status/Ride Times, Live Scoring
Chattahoochee Hills + Area III Championships (Fairburn, GA): Website
News & Notes from Around the World:
I mean, can you really turn down more photos from Aachen? This week of equestrian competition is 100,000% on my bucket list, hopefully soon when I still have the energy to run around from one event to the other. While we are bringing you all the eventing coverage and photos you could possibly desire, you’ll still need supplemental photos to soothe your nerves. [Scenes from Aachen]
Beezie Madden has spent so many years at the top, I can hardly remember a time without her on the US Team. She probably knows a thing or two about jumping, and I guess I’d probably take some advice from her. Read her review of this eventer and watch the video as she comments and proposes small changes for the rider to work on. [Jumping Clinic with Beezie Madden: Maintain a Light Seat]
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