Photo via Rocking Horse Stables on Facebook.
Right now it feels like we’re all having to reinvent ourselves just a little bit — even cross country courses, apparently! The folks at Rocking Horse Stables found a brilliant alternative use for their ditch, repurposing it as a way to do a little mechanic work without needing a car jack. Pretty brilliant, really!
National Holiday: National Puppy Day!
Monday News & Notes:
We will know the fate of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics within the next four weeks. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given itself this deadline for making a decision. It seems that postponement is the most likely outcome rather than an outright cancelation, but holding a ‘scaled-down’ version of the Games is another option. [Tokyo 2020: IOC sets deadline for decision on Games amid coronavirus]
Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has joined the fight against COVID-19. Dr. Gary Whittaker, a professor of virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is an expert on coronaviruses and is setting up a core of laboratories that seek to further the understand the virus with the home of creating future treatments and containment. [COVID-19 working group gears up]
Aiken is adjusting to a new normal as COVID-19 has disrupted some aspects of daily life. While Aiken Training Track continues to function mostly normally, the Equine Rescue of Aiken is taking a big hit as they field calls about taking in new horses while donations are dropping. Of course, many of the annual events that folks look forward to and stimulate the economy have had to be canceled or postponed as well. [Local equine community adjusting to, coping with new coronavirus reality]
We’d really like John Kyle to get in on this commentating action. With no live sports to cover, this commentator is using his skills to bring a little color to some everyday activities. Can we get an everyday equine life version, John, pretty please? [This commentator’s got no live sport so he’s commentating on everyday life and it’s brilliant]
Monday Featured Video: A message and update from Elisa Wallace:
Be safe and do your part as a citizen of the world.
Posted by Elisa Wallace Eventing on Sunday, March 22, 2020
