I have just arrived at Fair Hill and unrolled my sleeping bag established the Eventing Nation mobile command center. Walking around Fair Hill reminds me how quickly 2010 has flown by. Here’s to a weekend of tolerable weather and another great event in Maryland. Friday is a busy day with the CCI3* dressage running here at Fair Hill, but here are a few quick links from around the eventing world:
–Some good news that I didn’t get around to writing about earlier today with all of the Totilas, Boekelo, and Pau madness is that Badminton winner Inonothing has had surgery in England to remove a bone chip from his stifle that he suffered while on course at the WEGs and is expected to return to eventing by next autumn. Paul Tapner is quoted by the H&H as saying that the surgeons found more cartilage damage than was expected–such damage is often tough to see on the 2D radiographs. Inonothing is 14, and, from having gone through a similar situation with one of my horses, there will always be special attention paid to that stifle and the joint will likely be more prone to arthritis. Eventing Nation wishes Inonothing a comfortable and speedy recovery. Read more at the Horse and Hound.
–An article on Eurodressage.com about the Totilas sale mentions that current rumors suggest a sale price of 10 to 15 million Euros, and that the speculation is that Matthias Rath or Andreas Helgstrand are potential future riders for Totilas. However, the Edward Gal camp still seems to hold some hope the Edward will get to keep the ride.
–Horsetalk has an interesting recap of the WEGs here, sent to us by lec.
–Thursday’s press release explains that Clark Montgomery leads after the first day in the CCI2*
Go eventing.
