In every aspect of the sport — from the organizers, to the day-of volunteers, to the athletes’ teams — this whole eventing thing takes a village to pull off. Some of the sometimes unsung heroes of our sport are the course builders, and their teams. Take a look at the hard-working crew above, headed by Tyson Rementer, because they’re the ones you have to thank for making Ian Stark’s course come to life.
US Weekend Results
Pine Hill Fall H.T. (Bellville, TX): [Website] [Results] [Volunteer]
Poplar Place Farm October H.T. (Hamilton, GA): [Website] [Results]
Major International Events
MARS Maryland 5 Star: [Website] [3* Results] [5* Results] [Form Guide] [Digital Program] [EN’s Maryland Daily Digest Email] [EN’s Coverage]
Strzegom October Festival, Poland: [Website] [Results]
UK Weekend Results
Bovington (2): [Results]
Oasby (2): [Results]
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Yesterday’s Maryland 5 Star finale was not without some controversy. If you watched the livestream or were there in person, you may have noticed that Lauren Nicholson looked a little confused as she waited to start her show jumping round. Turns out, she couldn’t hear the bell over the crowd and ended up starting her round late. Despite her obvious confusion in the ring and pleading her case, her time penalties were upheld. [Here’s What Lauren Had to Say]
Can’t get enough of cross country day at Maryland? Here’s another photo gallery for ‘ya. Enjoy these gorgeous shots from the very talented Amy Dragoo. [Maryland 5 Star Cross-Country Photo Gallery]
When the worlds of horse nerds and computer nerds collide the result is a digital “hackathon” out of CHIO Aachen. This year’s hackathon has a special emphasis on ecological and social sustainability and participants will complete for a €10,000 prize as they seek to develop solutions to answer the overarching questions of: ‘How can the CHIO Aachen become even greener?’ ‘How can resources be saved?’ and ‘How can topics such as inclusion and accessibility be further developed?’ [Digital “hackathon” aims to boost horse show’s sustainability efforts]
It turns out you can teach an old pony new tricks. Morgan Burton and Ginger have been together since they were a seven-year-old human and weanling pony. Ginger was Morgan’s first mount for Pony Club events and now in her senior years she’s Morgan’s mount for regional dressage shows. [My Little Wonder Pony]
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Speaking of course builders and designers, give David Taylor a follow in Instagram today. You’ll get some behind the scenes look at courses, plenty of eventing and dressage content, and a little dash of corgi cuteness. David and his wife Nicki run Maryland-based Elevation Dressage and Eventing and they’re the proud owners of Zoe, newly crowned Maryland Corgi Cup champion!
Morning Viewing:
And then speaking of corgis … you’re welcome:
