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It’s all happening! Badminton entries have just gone live and we’re FREAKING. OUT. Form guide coming soon, folks: hold onto your hats!
National Holiday: It’s International Day of Forests! Plant a tree, cut out palm oil, or brush up on your knowledge of deforestation via the UN.
US Weekend Action:
Ocala Winter II H.T. (Ocala, Fl.): [Website] [Results]
Pine Top Spring H.T. (Thomson, Ga.): [Website] [Results]
UK Weekend Results:
Lincolnshire: [Results]
Moreton (1): [Results]
Global Eventing Round-Up:
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Wandin Horse Trials in Victoria, Australia, hosted divisions from CCI2*-S through to CCI4*-S, with long-format offerings at two- and three-star – and how cool is their course decoration?! I’ve got a new bucket list goal, and that’s to get a photo jumping through the wine bottle fence – so if anyone fancies offering an EN journo a catch-ride down under, give me a bell!
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Up-and-coming superstar Sam Jeffree took yet another international win, scooping the CCI4*-S feature class for the second year in a row with Woodmount Lolita after producing one of just two clear showjumping rounds in the class to move up from an initial third place. He also won the CCI2*-S class with Equus Helenik, the CCI3*-S with Kenlock Cadillac, and took second place in the CCI3*-L and another CCI2*-S section for good measure. Watch out for this former student of Boyd Martin’s – he’s not messing about!
Murray Lamperd took the win in the CCI3*-L riding Secret Mojo, while the CCI2*-L went the way of Edward Darby and Dawn of the Day. CCI2*-S section 5 went to Teegan Ashby and Magic Mushroom Tae.
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France’s Le Mans might bring to mind car racing, not eventing, but for the first time, we saw international eventing held there over the weekend. The new fixture featured CCI1*, CCI2*-S and -L, and CCI3*-S classes, with one rider boldly demolishing the French whitewash on the results sheet: Thailand’s Korntawat Samran took the top honours in the CCI2*-S with his Tokyo mount Bonero K, whose preparation for this summer’s Asian Games looks promising after a win in the CCI2*-L at Saint Quentin, too. They continue to train under the watchful eye of Maxime Livio.
French stalwart Regis Prud Hon claimed the CCI2*-L at Le Mans aboard Comte Ligniere Z, while Benoit Parent took the CCI3*-S with Dragibus d’Olympe AA.
Events with classes up to CCI3*-S were also held at Dolcoet Equestrian in South Africa and up to CCI3*-L at Quintilla in Chile, which is a potential host of the equestrian events at next year’s Pan American Games.
Your Monday Reading List:
In the wake of Groton House’s grand finale, Carol Kozlowski is wondering: where have all the Area I events gone? She’s taking a deep-dive look at the history of this once-flourishing area to try to find the cause of the great migration southward.
As the horse market continues to escalate into the upper echelons of insanity, Zach Brandt and Audrie Stanka are working to break the mold. Their Ocala pipeline specialises in sourcing and producing smart horses for the amateur market, a corner of the industry that they could see was getting neglected in the rush for professional prospects.
Ever wonder what happens to the hat silks that disappear on course? Italian Olympian Vittoria Panizzon certainly did at the London Games, when she had to scramble to outfit her skull cap for the final phase – and years later, she found out where it had gone.
British eventer Gemma Tattersall is sharing a warning with fellow UK-based riders who hope to go abroad post-Brexit. After an unpleasant kerfuffle on the French side of the border, she found herself in the tricky position of having to get another driver and lorry out to collect a young horse and go back home again — all due to a tiny administrative oversight in the carnet offices.
In 1976, a 3,500 mile horse race was organised to help celebrate the USA’s bicentennial. In the end, though, the winner wasn’t technically a horse at all.
The FutureTrack Follow:
Follow Louis Hall as he rides across Europe to raise funds for Refugee Trauma, a mental health charity for displaced persons.
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Morning Viewing:
Hamilton, horses, and a good cause to boot? Sign us up!
