Rolex Rookie Avery Klunick has a fashion sense that is on point. Photo via Avery Klunick's FB page.
While I lived in Texas for five years, I boarded at a farm that was heavily into NAJYRC and trained with the Area V coach. As a result, I became friends with many of the young riders who have now aged into the senior levels. One of those Young Riders was Avery Klunick, who was running Preliminary and one star with In It to Win It (aka Winston) when I first met her. Now she’s all grown up (as shown by the above photo of her taking this competition extremely seriously) and running Rolex. Please excuse me while I grab a tissue and send Avery some EN karma for her very first four-star event.
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Rolex Kentucky CCI4*: [Website] [Schedule] [Entry List & Ride Times]
University of New Hampshire Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Fresno County Horse Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Don’t miss out on this week’s awesome Fab Freebie from Kerrits! We’ve teamed up with the apparel company to give away a pair of Griptek Breeches — a perfect solution for when you need that extra ounce of stickability! We all know we need as much of it as we can get. [Fab Freebie: Kerrits]
Last year saw the start of a new tradition at Rolex, the MSEDA Party at the Park, presented by Park Equine Hospital. This year the event will take place Friday, April 29th, approximately 45 minutes after the final dressage ride of Rolex. The funds raised by the event will be used by MSEDA to help contribute toward worthy charitable projects such as improvements made to the Kentucky Horse Park by the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation. Previously, MSEDA supported the new dressage complex at the Kentucky Horse Park, contributing toward a laser level for the maintenance of the rings and improvements of the barns. Online registration is available now! [More information here]
EN is delighted to host an online auction on behalf of Carolina International for a beautiful custom jump, with proceeds benefitting Hearts 4 Heroes United States. H4HUS provides equine-assisted and canine-assisted therapy to U.S. veterans and active duty military suffering from physical and psychological impairments. [Auction]
Behind the Stall Door focuses on Doesn’t Play Fair. A rising star this spring, Maya’s diminutive ride Cody has a big personality to counter his tiny size. He wants people and horses to be around, but not too close, demands bananas as treats, and can’t be trusted loose while working in his stall. [Behind the Stall Door]
Mikki Kuchta is returning to Rolex for the first time in eight years. After getting to experience Rolex on her horse Oz in 2008, Mikki Kuchta thought that she’d crossed that item off her bucket list. After getting another horse qualified Rolex only to lose him to colic, Mikki was sure of it. Then Rubens D’Ysieux came along. [One to Watch: Mikki Kuchta]
SmartPak Product of the Day: It might be too late to buy a rain coat online for cross-country day at Rolex, but the good news is that SmartPak will have a store conveniently in Sponsor’s Row! Stop by to pick up this sharp rain coat after you’ve soaked your first three. [SmartPak]
Just in time for Michael Jung to defend his Rolex title, Horseware has sat down with The Terminator himself to reveal how he makes a champion.
