Monday News and Notes from Success Equestrian

 

Hawley Bennett Awad and Gin N' Juice won the Advanced division at Twin Rivers. Photo by Bill Olson.

Good Morning, readers! I’m sure we’re all still a little stunned at the news from Portugal, where veteran eventer Bruno Bouvier died during the cross country phase during the CIC** Barroca D’Alva on Sunday. It’s a sad and unnecessary reminder of how dangerous our sport can be, and how even the most experienced riders can have horrific accidents. I’m sending all my good vibrations over to France this week, and if nothing I hope we can learn something from this incident so no family has to feel like they’re saying good-bye at the start box.

Weekend Results:

Twin Rivers Winter HT

Meadow Creek Park Spring Social HT

Rocking Horse Winter HT III

Sporting Days Farm HT

Events Opening This Week:

Holly Hill Spring H.T. (Louisiana, A-5)  River Glen Spring H.T. (Tennessee, A-3) Fair Hill International H.T. (Maryland, A-2)  Longleaf Pine H.T. (North Carolina, A-2) Redland Hunt PC H.T. (Maryland, A-2)

Monday News:

Hawley Bennet won the Advanced Division at Twin Rivers on her Olympic mount Gin n’ Juice, during a beautiful weekend in California. The pair finished on their dressage score to take the top prize in a field that included James Alliston and Tivoli, who placed second, Kristi Nunnik, and Barb Crabo. [Twin Rivers Results]

My favorite person who I’ve never met, Hamish Cargill, is back with some advice for how to keep teenage boys interested in eventing through their..well, teenage years. He seems very focused on banning jodphurs, or at least the tight, ill-fitting, ridicule-inducing type. [An Eventful Life]

Game On Dude won Saturday’s Santa Anita Handicap by a record 7 3/4 lengths under jockey Mike Smith. His victory in the race was far more convincing then his win two years ago, when he won by a nose following a 12 minute inquiry over a bump early in the race. [San Francisco Chronicle]

The U.S. won the FEI Nations Cup in Wellington, anchored by a double-clear from 18-year-old Reed Kessler and rounds from Beezie Madden, Kent Farrington, and Laura Kraut. Kessler said falling four times in three weeks during competition at Wellington helped her pull out the rounds she needed when it needed most. Which makes me feel a lot better about hitting the dust a couple times in the last month. [Chronicle of the Horse]

Badminton Grassroots Contender Lucinda Cawood’s horse Alfie is the inspiration behind Haribo’s new candy horse, and will be on the packages of candy in time for Badminton. Don’t worry though, Haribo’s gelatin is ‘100% horse free’ [Horse and Hound]

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