Andrew and Avebury. Photo by Kate Samuels.
Seriously, how much of a bad ass is Andrew Nicholson? To take top honors at Burghley three times is an astounding feat. I’m starting to believe that it’s something in the waters of the southern hemisphere that makes for super-eventers. Sometimes I wonder if upper level riders ever get blasé about that kind of thing, but with a smile like that, I doubt they do.
North American Weekend Results:
Aspen Farms H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Copper Meadows H.T. [Website] [Scores]
King Oak Farm Fall H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Roebke’s Run Fall H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Five Points H.T. [Website] [Scores]
Bucks County Horse Park Fall H.T. [Website] [Scores]
FEI Global Weekend Information:
Ratomka (BLR) CCI1*/2*, CIC3* [Website]
Burghley H.T. CCI4* [Website] [Scores]
San Pedro Sula (HON) CCI1*
Events Opening This Week:
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. (GA, A-3) Heritage Park H.T. and Area IV Adult Team Challenge (KS, A-4) Holly Hill Fall H.T. (LA, A-5)
Monday News and Notes:
Trailer shopping is difficult. I have a smaller budget than I’d like and far too many factors to consider. I also keep getting sidetracked by the fantasy of a horse box. And then I saw the most beautiful thing in the world. [More from horsetalk.co.nz]
With how mobile horses and horse-people are these days, outbreaks are something to be concerned by, even if it’s very far away from you. A facility in Wisconsin currently has had three horses test positive for EHV-1, one of which has been euthanized. [More from azcentral.com]
One of the hardest things about owning a grey, after the hassle of keeping it clean, is the possibility of melanoma. This week a clinical trial has been announced for an equine melanoma vaccine. This is exciting news! [More from horsetalk.co.nz]
A Virginia man has been sentenced to three months in jail for fatally shooting a horse in 2013. He was also ordered to pay $2530 in restitution. [More from timesdispatch.com]
Show Jumper Beezie Madden was a total rockstar at WEGs this week, picking up an individual Bronze medal. The final round for show jumping in WEGs is a unique format where the top four riders have to ride each of the top four horses. Beezie’s mount Cortes C was the only horse to go clean with all four riders aboard. [More from cnycentral.com]
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