The very talented Alec Thayer captured this image of some guy out riding with Cheshire Foxhunt over the weekend. Thanks for sharing, Alec!
Happy New Year, Eventing Nation! Champagne headache aside, I hope you woke up this morning with a renewed zest for tackling all those big goals you’ve set for yourself for the coming year.
Goals are important, you know. A couple weeks ago Sinead Halpin posted this picture on Twitter of a vision board she made for herself in 2006, year of The Secret. Do you remember that book? Oh, I do. Made popular by Oprah, the book advocated the use of positive thinking and intention to shape your life. It suggested putting together a “vision board” with pictures and whatnot to help you clarify what you wanted and make those things feel more tangible. In the case of Sinead’s board, she really, really, really wanted to compete at Rolex. Like really bad. Consciously and on perhaps some deeper level as well, she was putting that ball in motion. She named her goal and was focusing hard on it. Of course, it took much more than a collage to get Sinead where she is today, but isn’t that kind of inspiring? The power of goal-setting. Dwell on that for a moment, EN.
Events Opening Today: Rocking Horse Winter II H.T. (FL, A-3), Paradise Farm H.T. Sponsored By ARENUS (SC, A-3), Fresno County Horse Park H.T. (CA, A-6)
Events Closing Today: Poplar Place Farm January H.T. (GA, A-3)
Eventing: The USEA Young Event Horse Series has been in place since 2004 now, and by all accounts it’s a sweeping success. The USEA has gathered a “Where are they now?” compendium following the careers of YEH champions, reserve champions and other graduates of the program. [USEA]
This weekend marks the first event of the year, Ocala Horse Properties Winter I H.T. [Entry Status]
Dressage: Three-time U.S. Olympic dressage medalist Günter Seidel has an exciting new Grand Prix ride. Coral Reef Wylea (named changed from Winci) is a coming 13-year-old mare formerly owned and trained by German Olympic gold medalist and former U.S. team coach Klaus Balkenhol. She was puchased for Günter to ride by Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer and her Coral Reef Ranch in Southern California. Gwendolyn is also the owner of of several jumpers ridden by Beezie Madden, including her 2012 Olympic mount Via Volo. [Dressage News]
Racing: Well-known New Zealand jockey Ashlee Mundy died from injuries sustained by a race over the weekend. All jockeys riding in race seven tomorrow, New Year’s Day, at the three meetings – Ellerslie, Hastings and Waikouaiti – will be wearing black arm-bands and there will be a minute’s silence on-course 20 minutes before the first race to mark her passing. [Horse Talk]
Best of the Blogs: Jitterbug’s 2013 Resolutions For Your Human [COTH]
