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At 18.2 hands Colleen Loach’s Advanced horse, Vermont, has got to be one of the tallest event horses competing right now. He’s a cool dude and you can tell he’s a big boy just at a glance when he’s under saddle with Colleen, but this is the side-by-side comparison I’ve been waiting for. That’s Colleen’s 2019 Pan Am partner, 16.1-hand FE Golden Eye, on the right, who looks looks like a pony in comparison to Monty!
Black History Bit of the Day:
In the early 1970’s, Cheryl White became the first African American female jockey to win a Thoroughbred race in the U.S. In 2008, Sylvia Harris became the second — and she did it as a rookie at the age of 40. Sylvia has an incredible story of overcoming obstacles on the way to becoming a jockey, including but not limited to managing bipolar disorder, a stint of homelessness, and never having ridden a horse until age 35. You can learn more about her story in the New York Times article, this NPR segment, and her autobiogrpahy: Long Shot: My Bipolar Life and the Horses Who Saved Me.
U.S. Weekend Action
Full Gallop Farm February I H.T. (Aiken, Sc.): [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Ocala Winter I H.T. (Ocala, Fl.): [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Live Scores]
Pine Top Intermediate H.T. (Thomson, Ga.): [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Live Scores]
Saturday Links:
Medina Spirit Necropsy Finds No Definite Cause of Death
Three-Legged Quarter Horse Stallion Thriving With New Prosthesis
Saturday Video: One of our favorite girl power duos is out and about enjoying some pre-season training in Spain!
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