She’s going out with a bang: Vanir Kamira retires from the five-star level as the reigning Burghley champion. Photo by Nico Morgan Media.
Though we knew this day was coming, it still brings a little tear to our eyes knowing that we officially won’t see “Tilly Bean” eating up another five-star course. Over the weekend, Piggy March and owner Trevor Dickens announced that the gutsy mare Vanir Kamira would be retired from the five-star level while she is still at the top of her game.
While we’ll miss seeing the pair contest Badminton this spring, we wholeheartedly salute the masterful horsemanship that Piggy and Trevor demonstrate and we look forward to seeing Tilly Bean romping around the national levels!
National Holiday: As of 5:24 PM ET today, it’s officially spring!
U.S. Weekend Results:
SRF Carolina International CCI and H.T. (Hoke County, NC) [Website] [Results] [EN’s Coverage]
Ocala Winter II (Ocala, FL) [Website] [Results]
Pine Top Spring H.T (Thomson, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Ram Tap National H.T. (Fresno, CA) [Website] [Volunteer] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring]
Monday News & Notes:
The big show jumping competition at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event is looking to get bigger. The last few years have featured CSI3* show jumping competition on Friday and Saturday evenings. In conjunction with the 2024 event, Equestrian Events International is looking to host a CSI5* and are requesting proposals from interested managing parties. [CSI 5 STAR RFP]
40-year-old mom of four meets 18-year-old lesson horse. It’s an eventing love story for the ages! Two years later, the adult re-rider and the aged OTTB are tackling recognized events together and showing us all that age is just a number and that love for the horse, the sport, and the people that make it possible are everything. [Now On Course: A 20-Year-Old OTTB Helps an Adult Amateur Find Eventing]
Today in creepy and only tangentially eventing-related news, two bodies were found in a portion of wooded property belonging to Bouckaert Farm of Chattahoochee Hills Eventing. The bodies are currently unidentified, but the discovery comes after two local best friends and business partners missing were reported missing weeks ago. [2 bodies found at Bouckaert Farm in Chattahoochee Hills]
Good news for vet students interested in equine practice: Merck Animal Health has renewed its scholarship program managed through The Foundation for the Horse and will award a $5,000 scholarship to five outstanding third year veterinary students intending to make a career in equine practice. Veterinary students may be enrolled at a college of veterinary medicine in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean or Europe. The application deadline is April 15, so get on it! [Merck Animal Health Renews Scholarship Support for Equine Veterinary Students Through The Foundation for the Horse]
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If you followed along with SRF Carolina International on their Instagram, then you probably caught glimpses of a pretty incredible painting in progress of last year’s winner, Will Coleman and DonDante.The talented artist behind that canvas is Larissa Ann, the artist in residence who painted live in the Carolina Club over the weekend. Give her a follow grace your feed with her original paintings!
Morning Viewing: Catch some clips from the Cordelia Family Foundation CCI3*-S cross country at Setters’ Run Farm Carolina International:
