Hopefully everyone is staying well hydrated an reasonably cool around Eventing Nation on one of the hottest riding days of the year so far. After hearing some incredible party stories from the EN chinchillas and catching up on emails, things are starting to get back to normal here at the EN compound. We have a few loose ends to tie up from a great weekend of eventing that was only marred by the passing of Greystone’s Harley from a pulmonary hemorrhage at Chattahoochee Hills.
Boyd flew back to the United States following his father’s passing just in time to compete at the Maryland Horse Trials this weekend. Boyd rode 5 horses, which is a quiet weekend for him. In just their second event together, Boyd and Bonnie Stedt’s Quinn Himself picked up a beginner novice victory. Quinn scored a 20 on the flat and finished on that to win by 7.5 points. Quinn is learning fast–he scores 16.5 points better at Maryland than he did at Surefire two weeks ago. EN readers will recall that Quinn Himself was a surprise gift from Bonnie to Boyd after Bonnie’s Cagney Herself perished in the True Prospect fire. When Boyd first received Quinn he told me he thought the horse could be truly world class and it’s so far so good for the handsome young guy.
Go Quinn.
