UGA Eventing Team members Katherine Ingram and Devon Olivier uniquely show their team spirit during the Collegiate Team Challenge at Poplar Place this weekend. Photo via Facebook.
It’s hard to believe the 2015 season is winding down. But even though the calendar is slowly coming vacant, I must say I love fall and winter. The air is crisp, the horses feel well and it’s time for layers and scarves and gloves and the occasional pair of long underwear (when living in the Carolinas, anyway). It would be swell if the rain would knock off for a while, though. Despite the drenching weather, it looks like Poplar Place Farm attendees found a way to have fun this weekend down in Georgia!
U.S. Weekend Action:
Poplar Place Farm November H.T. [Results]
Texas Rose Horse Park Fall H.T. [Results]
Monday News and Notes:
Starting December 1, 2015, the USEF will require new vaccinations and documentation for horses competing at USEF sanctioned shows. Horses will be required to be vaccinated against equine influenza virus and equine herpesvirus within the previous six months of the competition, and horses arriving on the show grounds must be accompanied by proof of vaccinations. [New Vaccination Rule for Showing]
Izzy Taylor’s three-star eventer KBIS Starchaser has started a new career as a para-dressage horse with Charlotte Cundall, a former three-star event rider and point-to-point jockey. [Three Star Eventer Turns Hoof to Para-Dressage]
Husband and wife team Sinead Halpin and Tik Maynard are joining forces to teach a three-day Winter Camp at The Fork Stables in North Carolina during the final days of December. The clinic includes three Horsemanship sessions, six riding sessions, three demos, three guest speakers, three lunches and one dinner. [Read more on the Registration Form]
Thoroughbreds have long made a statement in the sport of eventing. Today, amateurs and professionals alike are finding their newest stars from off the track, but what values should a buyer be looking for? Advanced eventer Kelley Williams weighs in. [Evaluating Off-The-Track Thoroughbreds for a Future in Eventing]
The great debate begins – to blanket or not to blanket. Here’s a tip: keep it simple and don’t drive yourself completely crazy with the whole concept, particularly if your horse is unclipped. If he’s clipped it’s a different story. Go ahead and go crazy. [What You Need to Know About Blanketing]
The USEF Dressage Finals were this weekend. Here’s a flashback to last year’s 2014 Freestyle Champions Jessica Wisdom & North Forks Cardi.
