Happy Thanksgiving week everyone! Everyone that knows me knows this is my absolute, number one favorite holiday. I’m not a fan of birthdays, turn green and hairy around Christmas time, and get nauseous the second week of February, but a holiday centered around eating and being around friends and family? I’ll take two! This year I’m thankful that my 19-year-old horse Plaid is sound enough to eat up the 3’3″ course I set up this morning. I’m thankful that I’ll soon be moving barns in order to fully immerse ourself in this journey we started this summer when we took up eventing again. Lastly, I’m thankful every day that I have had 9 wonderful years with my partner in crime.
Weekend results:
Ocala Horse Properties Fall HT
Monday News:
It’s time to nominate winners for Canada’s end of the year Equestrian awards. Awards include Equestrian of the Year, Junior Equestrian of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and Best Canadian-bred Horse of the Year. [Horse Talk]
Jimmy Kruyne, aka the shirtless guy wearing a horse mask during Hurricane Sandy, explains why he was out wearing a horse mask during Hurricane Sandy. Kruyne is a 27-year-old assistant account executive apparently bought the mask because “I thought it would be nice to have a horse mask around in case something comes up.” [Washington Post]
Hyde Park in London will have a new resident equine, in the form of a bronze sculpture of the heroic horse Sefton, who survived the IRA’s infamous car bomb attack in 1982. Sefton suffered 38 injuries, and went under the knife for over eight hours, a record back then for equine surgeries. [Telegraph]
CNN looks at weird Thoroughbred names, and the reasons behind them. List of names I can’t name my future racehorse? Secretariat II, Barack Obama, and anything crude, no matter how clever it is. [CNN]
Entry fees are set to rise in Great Brittain, which reflects a “very difficult year” for British Eventing. Membership fees are set to remain the same, but with start fees going up 2 pounds (around $3.5) and entry fees going up 3%. [Horse and Hound]
Gary West explains why, if Groupie Doll wins the Cigar Mile, she could beat out Wise Dan for Horse of the Year. If she were to win the Eclipse Award for HOTY, she would be the fourth consecutive filly to do so. [ESPN]
Cross-Country at Ocala Farms HT
