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Some pretty enormous kudos have got to go the way of those plucky eventers who ran the London Marathon over the weekend — particularly Jonty Evans, who did so after recovering from a traumatic brain injury that nearly had him written off by doctors, and Tom McEwen, whose pace over the first number of miles was so extraordinarily accurate that he was romping across each mile marker at a pace of exactly 8:01, ultimately finishing in an enormously impressive 3:26. Tom ran in aid of Alzheimers Research UK, in honour of his grandmother, while Jonty ran for brain injury charity Headway. You can still donate to Tom’s cause here, and Jonty’s here. Well done, chaps.
National Holiday: “On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was.” Happy Mean Girls Day. That’s so fetch.
US Weekend Action:
Apple Knoll Farm H.T. (Millis, MA): [Website] [Results]
Fleur de Leap H.T. (Folsom, LA): [Website] [Results]
Jump Start H.T. (Lexington, KY): [Website] [Results]
Maryland H.T. at Loch Moy Farm (Adamstown, MD): [Website] [Results]
Spokane Sport Horse 8th Annual Fall H.T. (Spokane, WA): [Website] [Results]
Sundance Farm H.T. (Plymouth, WI): [Website] [Results]
Tomora H.T. (Greeley, CO): [Website] [Results]
UK Weekend Results:
Osberton International and British Eventing Young Horse Championships: [Results]
Little Downham (4): [Results]
Bishop Burton (2): [Results]
Global Eventing Round-Up:
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There was one CCI4*-L held last week, heading up a small but sweet weekend for FEI eventing – and that, in Lignières, France, was won by Great Britain’s Georgie Campbell, who took victory with the nine-year-old Global Quest, beating out the home nation in second and third place, held by Nicolas Touzaint and Diabolo Menthe and Julie Simonet and Sursumcor’or, respectively.
The CCI4*-S went the way of Gireg le Coz and Aisprit de la Loge, who will head to Pau CCI5* later this month, as will second-placed Karim Laghouag and Triton Fontaine. France also enjoyed a win in the CCI3*-L, thanks to Mathieu Chombart and Big Boss Melo, while Germany took the spoils in the CCI2*-S, which was won by Julia Krajewski and the delectable ChinTonic 3, who’s a full brother to fischerChipmunk FRH.
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Resources to help those affected by Hurricane Ian:
Florida Equine Evacuations | Hurricane Ian Relief Resources
British eventing star of the ’60s – and pioneer for Riding for the Disabled — Jane Wykeham-Musgrave has died at the age of 92. This extraordinary woman lived a life full of horses and service to others, competing in dressage and judging prolifically after her eventing career, acting as director of the British Horse Society, and championing the causes she believed in whole-heartedly and proactively. [Read more about her life and work]
We always admire OTTBs for transitioning between two careers so respectably – but some of them manage more than that. Sage Advice was originally intended for upper-level eventing, and made it to Training level before the unthinkable happened. A shattered hind splint and a grim prognosis meant that the future looked bleak, but after an elective surgery, the mare has returned to the competition ring — this time as a dressage horse. She made her CDI debut at Devon over the weekend. [There’s no keeping a red mare down]
Ireland’s 2023 national budget has been revealed, and it’s a disappointing result for the equestrian industry. Though Ireland’s horse industry generates a huge amount of money for the country – nearly a billion Euros annually, in fact – it’s been allocated just €5.2 million for 2023, leaving professionals grappling in the wake of inflation. [Here’s the full story]
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Struggling with your balance in the saddle? It could be a strength issue – or it could be your saddle. Here’s how to find out.
