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This week in high-profile eventing nuptials, say congratulations to Jacob Fletcher and Cornelia Dorr Fletcher, who tied the knot in a very glamorous ceremony in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, over the weekend. We’re desperate to know how Cornelia avoided farmer’s tan lines all spring to prepare for a short-sleeved gown. Share your secrets, Mrs Dorr Fletcher!
U.S. Weekend Action:
Carriage House Farm Combined Test (Hugo, MN) [Website] [Entries]
Essex H.T. (Medford, NJ) [Website] [Results]
Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club Spring H.T. (Geneseo, NY) [Website] [Results]
GMHA June H.T. (South Woodstock, VT) [Website] [Results]
IEA Horse Trials (Edinburgh, IA) [Website] [Results]
MCTA H.T. at Shawan Downs (Cockeysville, MD) [Website] [Results]
Ocala Summer H.T. I (Ocala, FL) [Website] [Results]
Poplar Place June H.T. (Hamilton, GA) [Website] [Results]
The Spring Event at Archer (Cheyenne, WY) [Website] [Results]
UK Weekend Results:
Little Downham (Ely, Cambs.): [Results]
Ascott Under Wychwood (Ascott Under Wychwood, Oxon.): [Results]
Stafford (Stafford, Staffs.): [Results]
Your Monday Reading List:
Trigger warning on this one, folks: a rapist has been sent to prison for crimes committed back in the 80s. This is brilliant news, as sexual assault is extraordinarily difficult to seek justice for even within a much shorter time frame, and the imprisonment of James Armour, formerly part of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, who attacked three women at an equestrian centre, must set a new precedent. I’m once again begging Britain to bring in its own Safe Sport, so we can start taking out the trash in our sport. [Have a nice time in jail, loser]
Lesley Grant-Law recently attended a clinic with a well-known showjumper. While she was there, she marvelled at his classic, poetic way of imparting information – and was struck by how bored some of the other attendees looked. In this op-ed, she reflects on the extraordinary rise in the cost of keeping horses, and wonders what that might mean for the future of the sport, if the plucky, lower-income riders who love to learn it all are pushed out of the industry they’ve built. [Read her thoughts here]
How do you actually spot upper-level potential in a youngster? Being able to pick a diamond in the rough is a seriously useful skill to have, especially if you’re working on a budget and need to try to find something decent that might not be the most obvious of champions. This new piece in USEA’s young horse series is essential reading, then — it explains how some leading producers pick their winners, and what’s most valued in the highly competitive young horse classes. [Get savvy on conformation]
Are you a gross horse person? I know I am — I’ve shared more snacks with my horses than I can even count, and I’ve definitely never thought twice about it. Also, who actually has time to wash their hands between mucking out and making coffee? Come on, now. If you can outgross me (and I do believe in you, I really do), fill out this survey to become part of a beautiful, grimy museum of horse-person grossness.
The FutureTrack Follow:
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Love a high-flying, low-scoring, seriously cool OTTB? Then follow Australia’s Shenae Lowings, who helped the Aussie team to an Olympic qualification at Millstreet over the weekend, to fangirl over her exceptionally cool Bold Venture, who won the CCIO3*-L class from start to finish on a very cool 24.9. Go on, just try to tell us Thoroughbreds can’t do dressage!
Morning Viewing:
Give work obligations a miss and instead, re-watch yesterday’s CCIO4*-S cross-country from Millstreet in full. You know you want to!
