Addie French & Rockview Mr Diamond, aka Huey. Photo by Kate Samuels.
Last year, one of my oldest friends lost her heart horse of many years to a sudden and very unexpected colic. Huey was truly a unicorn; he was the kindest horse alive, the most genuine hard-worker, and he tried his little heart out for Addie at every event they went to. She has very generously decided to honor his memory with an award in his name at one of his favorite local events, Morven Park. The Rockview Mr Diamond Award will be awarded to the top placed rider in the Preliminary Rider class, and it was created to celebrate a horse and rider combination that have worked together to get to the Preliminary level. With a $250 cash prize awarded to the winner, the qualifications include a dressage score under 40, no more than 8 jumping faults and zero time penalties in show jumping, and no more than 5 time penalties on cross country. Neither horse nor rider can have competed above the preliminary level, making this an award truly for an up-and-coming pair.
This week, EN will be bringing you ALL of the Euros action, so stay tuned as we saddle up for a team battle that sure looks set to be AWESOME!
Check out Tilly’s Ultimate Guide for everything you need to know and read up on the form in the Team Guide . Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for our team picks to see what the EN camp makes of the competition – coming soon!
Major International Events
#Euros2023 Website | Live Stream | Entries | Live Scores | EN’s Ultimate Guide | EN’s Coverage
U.S. Weekend Preview
Bromont International H.T. (Bromont, Canada): [Website] [Live Scores]
Fair Hill International Recognized H.T. (Elkton, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer][Scoring]
Otter Creek Summer H.T. (Wheeler, WI) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
WindRidge Farm Summer H.T. (Mooresboro, NC) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer][Scoring]
Woodside Summer H.T (Woodside, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
News From Around the Globe:
The race to Le Lion continues, as the 2023 FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding Championships edge closer on Oct. 19-22. The USEA continuously tracks the horses in contention for the 7-year-old championship in Le Lion d’Angers, France, and this year includes several competitive horses vying for the Holekamp/Turner Grant, which provides significant funds to one eligible horse to represent the United States in France.This year’s fully qualified horses have created a unique situation, as this is the first year in the history of the Holekamp/Turner Grant where the top three placed horses from the 2021 Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse Championships are the same horses in top contention for the grant, already having earned their full qualifications. Gina topped the 2021 YEH leaderboard with an impressive 95.1, making her the leading contender for the grant, with HSH Connor on her heels with a 94.84, and Invictus on a 93.84, securing the top three overall national YEH leaderboard placings and standing as the top three contenders for this year’s grant and prize. [Eyes on the Le Lion Prize]
Do you know how to take your horse’s digital pulse? Not even exaggerating here, but learning to take a pulse was one of the best things I was taught when I was younger. Your horse is limping but you can’t see any obvious causes in the legs or body? Take the pulse. Your horse is a bit reluctant to go forward? Take the pulse. Your farrier and your vet will thank you so much. [How To Take a Digital Pulse]
Listen, I’m not from the hunter world, and I would never fit in there, but I can’t help but admire some of the higher handy rounds. Good riding is good riding, and I know how hard it is to produce a perfect round, seeing as I have never done that. Tori Colvin racked up some wins at Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show this week, and finished with a win in the $15,000 International Hunter Derby with the stallion Cardouch Z, and you can watch their 3’6 Handy round here. [Watch Why They Won]
Mark Phillips is worried about the future of British Eventing, and he’s not the only one. Between rising entry fees, constant weather cancellations and a lack of refunds, eventing in England has had a very rough time of it lately. The cost of hosting an event has risen almost 40% since 2020, meaning less events are available, and horse registrations are down, showing that more people are thinking cost effectively. Will British Eventing be okay? [Eventing Faces Dilemma]
Mongol Derby action!!
Race Day 7 – Mongol Derby 2023 from The Equestrianists on Vimeo.
