EN isn’t just your leading source for eventing news, results and commentary; it’s a community where fans of this crazy sport come together to share their war stories. We love hearing from readers and, in turn, sharing your thoughts with the world. All reader submissions are eligible for the Omega Alpha Reader Submission of the Month in which they are published. All winners will receive an Omega Alpha supplement of their choosing. Have something to share with EN? Send it to us at [email protected]!
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Sarah & Ribbo at Poplar Place in the Intermediate this spring.
We’re pleased to announce that Sarah Murphy’s reader submission, The Ribbo Chronicles, is the Omega Alpha Reader Submission of the Month for May. Ribbo, the horse the EN community has come to know as a wildly talented and incredible quirky eventer, is now helping Sarah prepare for her first Advanced start.
“I have now had Ribbo for a little over 6 months and I am aiming to run my first Advanced soon. Getting to go Advanced has been a goal of mine for so many years and when I look back to where I was less than a year ago I never would have thought I would have the chance. In the end the thing that I have really come to realize is that no matter how bleak things may look at points in this sport and in life (financially, or soundness, or just personally), sometimes if you just keep kicking on something great and unexpected happens that changes your entire trajectory in life, and when that happens, I can tell you it is so worth it.”
Sarah will receive a free supply of an
Omega Alpha supplement of her choice for sharing her story. Want to win an
Omega Alpha supplement? Send in your story, clinic report, video or other article to
[email protected]. If it’s published this month, it will be eligible for June’s giveaway. *
Month to be determined by date of publishing, not date of submission. Many thanks to Sarah for writing and to
Omega Alpha for supporting Eventing Nation. Go eventing!
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Here are some other reader submissions we loved from this month:
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Sade Cain rode in a clinic with Hilda Donahue to prepare for her first start at training level and included a great video of the angled line exercise she talks about in the post. Hilda also donated all the clinic fees to benefit the Equi-Ed Therapeutic Riding Program. “Hilda made a positive difference in the skills of the clinic participants while also making a difference in the lives of riders with special needs too. I hope Hilda serves as an example of what an impact clinicians and trainers can make in the horse world,” Sade wrote.
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Bryce Weber wrote in to tell us about three eventers — Casey McKissock, Tara Masterson and Kevin Emes — who all rode Thoroughbreds on Hunt Night at the Devon Horse Show, placing second out of 20 teams. “It just shows you that Thoroughbreds are always looking to please and very versatile and are in my opinion the BEST horses for the sport of eventing. Devon was such an incredible experience for each one of these eventers, and they are looking forward to doing it again in the near future,” Bryce wrote.
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Samantha Hay competed with her horse Tre Jolie in her first novice long format at the Southern Eighths Heart of the Carolinas Three-Day Event, finishing in third place with a dressage score of 32.5 and .8 time penalties on steeplechase. She sent us a fantastic report on the event, complete with everything a first-time competitor can expect at a long format. “I really think all lower level riders should have to complete a long format event before moving onto the next level. You really learn a lot about you and your horse and where you are in your riding and fitness work. I look forward to meeting many new competitors next year coming out to tackle this wonderful course,” Samantha wrote.
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