Hold up — you’re telling me I might stand a chance of learning to actually see a stride AND getting paid for it?! I’ll admit that on first glance, I might not have believed this offer from Lucinda Green was legit — but her daughter Lissa has confirmed that that 10k bonus is totally real, and now I reckon we’ll be seeing frighteningly huge improvements in riders across the world as everyone competes to get their paws on the purse. Check out the details here and find out how you can win 10k for 28 days of improvement!
National Holiday: It’s National Tequila Day! Nothing goes better with summer schooling sessions than a marg, IMO.
U.S. Weekend Action
The Event at Rebecca Farm (Kalispell, MT) [Website] [Results] [Live Stream] [EN’s Coverage]
Applewood Farm YEH & Mini Event (Califon, NJ) [Website] [YEH Ride Times] [Mini Ride Times]
Course Brook Farm Summer H.T. (Sherborn, MA) [Website] [Results]
Full Moon Farms H.T. (Finksburg, MD) [Website] [Results]
Horse Park of New Jersey Horse Trials II (Allentown, NJ) [Website] [Results]
Silverwood Farm Summer H.T. (Trevor, WI) [Website] [Results]
Your Monday Reading List:
If handling human-sized lizards is your day job, eventing probably doesn’t actually seem that scary in comparison. That certainly seems to be the case for veterinary specialist Katie Malensek, who “unwinds” from her busy career by jumping colossal fences — and has just been given the call-up for Canada’s team at the Nations Cup at Arville next month in Belgium. Meet this very cool rider here.
If you read one thing today, read this. It’s an op-ed from Carrie Kehring, whose teenage daughter, Maggie, was sexually abused by her coach, Rich Fellers. Now, after a long and extraordinarily tough fight for justice, they’ve seen Fellers sentenced — but the healing process is more complicated than simply closing the book now. Carrie reflects on how we all respond to allegations against high-profile men and what we all need to do to make the system better. Read her thoughts here.
The Thoroughbred Makeover is creeping ever closer, and if your training and competition plan hasn’t quite gone to schedule, it’s easy to feel disheartened — but adapting and shifting the goal posts is all part of the process. Catch up with participant Rosie Napravnik to find out why and see what she’s been up to on her own journey.
Got Barbie fever? Then you’ll definitely want to check out this very pink, very flamboyant ride from a very YOLO rider!
Morning Viewing:
Prepare your green bean for years of cross country fun with these exercises:
