The littlest volunteer was put to work as official divet-stomper of Fence 6! Photo via Kimberly Neumeyer on Facebook.
I’d like to take a moment to send a shoutout to all of the organizers and volunteers at Pine Top Farm this weekend who played a part in running their annual Advanced H.T. A massive event, which hosts Novice through Advanced levels, and many sections within those levels, over the course of three days — I was getting tired just writing the event recap, I can hardly imagine what it takes to actually run the show. Plus, everyone had the rainy weather over the proceeding week to deal with and some schedule shuffling (no easy feat!) was necessary to make sure all divisions were able to run safely on good footing. We salute you, Pine Toppers!
National Holiday: National Tortilla Chip Day
U.S. Weekend Results:
Pine Top Farm Advanced H.T. [Website] [Final Scores]
Three Lakes Winter II H.T. [Website] [Final Scores]
Midweek U.S. Action:
Full Gallop February II [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Your Monday News & Notes:
The name of an Olympic-qualified horse has put its country in jeopardy of losing their spot. Usman Khan would be the first ever Pakistani equestrian to compete the in Olympics, having qualified with Azad Kashmir, a 13-year-old New Zealand Thoroughbred, to earn one of two individual spots in Group F (Africa and the Middle East.) The horse shares its name with the territory of Kashmir, which is currently under Pakistan’s control, but is disputed to belong to India. The Indian Olympic Association may lodge a formal complaint with the IOC, as they find the horse’s name politically sensitive. [What’s in a Name? Plenty, it would appear, if you ride for Pakistan]
Grant application for Badminton CCI5*-L and Luhmühlen CCI5*-L are now open for U.S. FEI Registered Eventing Athletes. Applications are due by March 27, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. EST. (though be mindful that the closing date for Badminton is March 19) and can be accessed through the USEF Athlete Dashboard. The grants are generously funded through the USET Foundation’s Jacqueline B. Mars Competition and Training Grants and Karen E. Stives Endowment Grants. [Grant Opportunities now available]
Monday Featured Video: Take a quick little escape from reality and picture yourself here …
Riding on the beach in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands while on vacation. I am riding Ultra(after the beer, Michelob), part of a horse sanctuary on this small beautiful island. All the horses here are rescues, mostly thoroughbreds from the track that can no longer race. Wonderful experience
Posted by Rana Kelton Hasman on Sunday, February 23, 2020
