Libby Head and her four-star pocket rocket Sir Rockstar decided to stay in England after their Badminton debut to continue training for Burghley this fall. With views like these, we’re not surprised she’s now claiming that she’ll never come home!
There’s been quite a bit of weather lately on the East Coast, but there were some hours of sunshine and a nice breeze for a while this weekend, so I hope everyone got outside and had some quality pony time. You deserve it!
Weekend Action:
Saumur CCI3* [Website] [Results] [EN Coverage]
Kent School Spring H.T. [Results]
Fair Hill H.T. [Results]
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. [Results]
Otter Creek Spring H.T. [Results]
Spokane Sport Horse Farm Spring H.T. [Results]
CCC Spring Gulch H.T. [Website]
Monday News and Notes:
The Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair in Ireland is coming up the first weekend of June. This year, this popular event is serving as a selection trial for the Irish Olympic Team and so will field an impressive list of entries form Ireland and around Europe. Horseplay has previewed the entry list and some of the country fair activities. [Let the Battle Commence!]
The Le Samurai Grant has been refunded and is now available in all USEA Areas to fund Adult Rider educational activities like clinics, camps and seminars. The grant was created to honor four-star event horse Le Samurai, ridden by Amy Tryon, in order to build Adult Rider Programs, which have grown significantly in recent years. The original funding ran out in 2015, but thanks to the Broussard Charitable Foundation, the grant is once again available for the benefit of Adult Riders’ education. [Le Samurai Grants Now Available to Fund Adult Rider Program Activities]
Colorado Horse Park will be hosting tailgating and a family festival during the one-star and two-star cross country tests. You can enjoy all of the equestrian action right from the course while you watch competitors tackle the challenging terrain of the newly designed cross country track! The day will include food vendors, kids activities, a craft beer tent, and outdoor family fun. [CHP Family Festival]
Marcus Ehning and Pret a Tout won the €320,000 Grand Prix at the Global Champions Tour in Madrid. In a thrilling jump off, Marcus and the 13-year-old gelding finished nearly a full second faster than the next closest competitor. [Jumper Nation]
What is your pre-cross country ritual? Four-star eventer Ben Hobday listens to music and does a bit of dancing. Here are 8 other things you might not know about Ben.
Weekly Business Tip from Mythic Landing Enterprises: What is Search Engine Marketing? And do you need it? To be specific, “SEM” is the process of doing certain tasks to try and gain more traffic from the “free” or “organic” listings on search engines to your website. If your website has good SEM optimization, then someone searching online for riding lessons or training in your area should see your website high up in their results, preferably on the first page. SEM also utilizes paid tools like Google AdWords and Pay-Per-Click advertising when necessary. If you’re in sales or a service-related sector of the horse world, we highly recommend investigating SEM, as the average adult amateur rider spends more time in front of a computer than on a horse. You need to have your service listed where they will see it.
Monday Video: William Fox-Pitt and Chilli Morning returned to the FEI level at Chatsworth.
