The U.S. team horses competing at CHIO Aachen the first weekend in July are undergoing final preps before they fly to Germany this week, taking part in a training camp in Pennsylvania before heading out on their journey. To send off the team in style, the Martins hosted a get together at their Windurra USA base. The team (which includes former CHIO Aachen winners Will Coleman and Off the Record, Boyd Martin and Comamndo 3, Phillip Dutton and Possante, Caroline Pamukcu and HSH Blake, as well as James Alliston and Karma as individuals) will begin their travel in just a few days, and we’ll be catching up with them on the other side of the Atlantic very soon. Safe travels to all!
U.S. Weekend Preview
Stable View Summer H.T. (SC): [Website] [Scores]
Midsouth Pony Club H.T. (KY): [Website] [Scores]
Loudoun Hunt Pony Club Summer H.T. (VA): [Website] [Scores]
Fox River Valley Pony Club H.T. (IL): [Website] [Scores]
Round Top H.T. (CO): [Omnibus] [Scores]
Valinor Farm H.T. (MA): [Website] [Scores]
Bucks County Horse Park H.T. (PA): [Website] [Scores]
Major International Events
Strzegom CCI4*-L/S (Poland) *FEI Nations Cup Event*: [Website] [Scores] [Live Stream Replays]
News & Reading
While many riders spend decades searching for their “horse of a lifetime,” Meghan O’Donoghue considers herself doubly blessed. At only 35 years of age, the international 5* event rider has already had two such horses. Pirate’s Gold Star and Palm Crescent—both bay OTTB geldings—achieved remarkable success at eventing’s highest peak, guided by Meghan’s unwavering love and respect for them. Read a feature on Meghan here.
You may have read a feature on the Full Moon Farm Eventing Foundation on EN over the weekend, and further to that is this story on the Foundation’s inception and mission on The Chronicle of the Horse here — don’t miss it, and make sure to learn more about the FMFEF fundraisers happening all year long!
5* rider Matt Brown has put his thoughts on record: it’s time to let go of the whip, especially in competition settings. The concept has sparked much discussion on social media, and you can read Matt’s thoughts and form your own opinions here.
Dayton Gorsline, who has served as the jumping youth development program advisor for Equestrian Canada since 2019, has been permanently suspended by the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner, part of the Canadian Safe Sport Program, for alleged “boundary transgressions, grooming, physical maltreatment and sexual maltreatment.” Read more on this story here.
Video Break
Check in on some Preliminary action from Fox River Valley this weekend:
