Ice packs have multiple uses! Photo courtesy of SEU FB.
How exciting is it to see an American on top at Mondial du Lion! Caroline Martin has certainly found an amazing group of young horses to keep in her string, and having pretty much tromped us all in the four and five-year old YEH classes in the US, she’s spending time in Europe to train and improve. Seems like it’s working, as she’s currently winning the 6-year-old CCI2*-L division with HSH Connor! Can she reproduce that today with HSH Blake in the seven-year-old division?
U.S. Weekend Preview
The Event at TerraNova (Myakka City, FL): [Website]. [Entries] [Live Stream] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event (Lexington, KY): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer]
Flora Lea Farm Mini Event (Medford, NJ): [Website]
Ram Tap H.T. (Fresno, CA): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer]
Tryon Riding & Hunt Club “Morris the Horse” H.T. (Landrum, SC): [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Waredaca Classic Three-Day Event & H.T. (Gaithersburg, MD): [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Willow Draw Charity H.T. (Weatherford, TX): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer]
Windermere Run H.T. (Kansas City, MO): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer]
Major International Events
FEI WBFSH Eventing World Championships at Mondial du Lion (Le Lion D’Angers, France): [Website] [Entries/Times/Scoring] [Schedule] [Live Stream]
News From Around the Globe:
Carl Hester shared his expertise on how to produce a nice young horse. After all, I think he has had pretty good success with his program. His horses only work four days a week, and only about 20 minutes of proper work at that. He’s unique in the dressage world that he has mandatory hacking days, for all ages of horses, but especially young horses. [Precision & Expression with Carl Hester]
For Katie Bystrom, becoming an equestrian was destiny. “A love of horses is in the DNA of the females in our family,” Bystrom shared. Her mom grew up riding with her grandmother on the family farm in Indiana and eventually, Bystrom would follow in the same path, pursuing her love of horses at a young age out on the trails with her mom. She’s logged over 70 hours of volunteering already this year, but also expects her students at Back Run Eventing in Washington to donate their time to competitions. [VIP Volunteer: Katie Bystrom]
I don’t even know how to explain this…but some guy decided that horses need designer sneakers. I have so many questions. [Fashion Sneakers for Horses]
Dating as far back as anyone can tell, the fashion world has been drawn to the iconic equestrian look. Some brands, like Ralph Lauren and Hermes, have built their entire high fashion brand around their equine foundation. Last year, Tory Burch was thrilled to announce the newest idea in boots—convertible ankle to knee high boots. And y’all… they were half chaps and paddock boots! Not a new concept to us at all. [Everyone Wants To Be Us]
Ever thought about ditching the hair nets and going to a dude ranch? Honestly, me too. Many times. Vyla Carter lived our dreams and left the A-circuit show ring and applied for a job on a dude ranch in Wyoming. And she landed it! I’m so jealous. [How I Found My Passion For Riding Again on a Dude Ranch]
