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One of the most exciting parts of a championship is the newer faces and names that work their way through to the business end of the leaderboard – or simply make a statement about who they are, and why you need to keep an eye on them, with a seriously excellent display of riding and horsemanship. I’d like to think that devoted readers of EN will already be aware of Germany’s Jérôme Robiné — after all, we’ve covered him quite extensively over the last couple of years at events such as Luhmühlen and Aachen — but still, to crack the top ten with the biggest of names, as he did at the FEI European Championships, is no small feat. Rewatch his XC round to find out why we’re so excited about him and his ‘COVID project’, Black Ice, and to feel that buzz of excitement that he did upon hearing the legendary Lucinda Green praise his horse. It’s all very cool stuff, actually.
National Holiday: It’s National Tooth Fairy Day today. Imagine if a similar concept existed for lost shoes. We might all actually be able to afford to get them tacked back on.
Major Global Events:
Arville CCIO4*-S: [Website] [Results] [Watch On Demand]
US Weekend Action:
Caber Farm H.T.: Website | Results
The Event at Archer: Website | Results
Waredaca Farm H.T.: Website | Results
Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club H.T: Website | Results |
Ocala Summer H.T. II: Website | Results
Full Gallop Farm: Website
Your Monday Reading List:
Here at EN, we know Allie Heninger as one of our badass team of editorial staff. You, though, might be more familiar with her by her social media presence as The Autoimmune Equestrian (or from the brilliant column she started and runs here on EN, ‘Come As You Are’!). Like many of us, Allie’s entire identity growing up boiled down to her sense of herself as a horse girl, whether training an unruly young Bashkir Curly in rural Alaska or tackling the eventing circuit – but when a bout of low energy, prevalent illness, and body pain sent her and her doctor down the rabbit hole towards an autoimmune disease diagnosis, everything changed. Or did it? One thing we all love about Allie is that she’s all about adapting and overcoming, and it’s not slowed her down. Check out her story here.
It’s been impossible to escape football fever over the weekend in the UK. And rightly so: for the first time ever, the Lionesses — the English national women’s football team — made it to the final of the World Cup, far surpassing their male counterparts’ efforts since the 1960s. While they didn’t ultimately win (that accolade went to Spain), they did just about unite a nation, which was pretty cool. And, thanks to H&H, we also found out that captain Millie Bright actually intended to be a professional rider, rather than a footballer. Meet her here.
We all love a good save photo, but actually breaking them down into the mechanics of WTF happened is pretty fascinating, too. That’s what Molly Koch did after seeing this photo from show ‘tog Charlie Mann, who captured her slithering out the back door after a refusal in the water, before somehow managing to find her way back aboard and go on to a top ten finish in the event. Now, she’s deep-diving into the little details to help improve her performances, and her horse’s comfort. Check it out.
The devastating wildfires in Maui are affecting horses, too. Fortunately, the Foundation for the Horse has stepped in to raise vital funds and provide aid for horses and their people – and you can help with their mission here.
Morning Viewing:
Treat yourself to a long rewatch of yesterday’s cross-country from the Nations Cup at Arville!
