Eventing Nation contributor Jacky Green writes a blog for Keyflow.co, and in her latest installment she hilariously previews the upcoming British Eventing competition season. Her prediction: after all the rain of last year wreaking havoc with cancellations, it will not rain a drop this summer. Enjoy this quick and entertaining read: Eventing, 2013 Through A Crystal Ball.
An excerpt:
August Scorcher
The festival of British Eventing is abandoned due to Health and Safety officials declaring that riders could be in danger if they fall off due to fainting in the heat. The Australians protest but lose out as the committee notes that none of them have competed in the Aussie heat since 1993. Aston Le Walls (14) runs as Nigel Taylor has diverted most of the Thames onto his grounds with the aid of a JCB and some handy pipe work.
Camphire in Ireland is abandoned, as it has not had a single dry day since March 2012.
September and an Indian Summer
Mark Todd wins Burghley and says that the experience of riding at Lexington in 1976 gave him the edge over the younger competitors. Andrew Nicholson’s dressage is delayed on the Friday afternoon as the ground jury says some drizzle has been forecast for 4pm. It turns out that the drizzle was the haze surrounding the washbay in the stableyard and still the heat continues.
