Good Morning Eventing Nation! Well, it has sure been an exciting past few days here on Eventing Nation, and the weekend is looking to be much the same. John mentioned yesterday that there is one American rider at the Saumur Three Day Event in France this weekend, Elizabeth Halliday. Thanks to a tip from one of our readers, Jane R., we found out more about Liz, and the cool story behind her. Evidently she splits her time between Eventing and professional race car driving, and has made quite a name for herself in both sports. She also freelances as a sports broadcaster, most notably for CBS Sports. How she finds the time to do it all, I have no clue, but the California born-and-raised Halliday is certainly a force to be reckoned with, and we wish her the best of luck this weekend. She currently sits 44th in the Saumur standings after the first day, but a good round from her today could really shake the placings. Be sure to check out Elizabeth’s website here.
The Saumur CCI3* cross country begins at 8:30 AM EST, Liz’s ride is scheduled for 9:47 AM.
Saumur Links:
With all the excitement in France this weekend, we can’t forgot about the events taking place in the US because they are some of the best horse trials of the entire season.
Otter Creek Farm Horse Trials: [Live Scores], [Ali’s Post From Yesterday]
Chattahoochee Hills Horse Trials: [Live Scores]
Virginia Horse Trials and Three Day Event: [Results Page]
Hitching Post Farm Horse Trials: [Live Scores]
Greater Dayton Horse Trials: [Live Scores]
Flora Lea Spring Horse Trials: [Live Scores]
Now that we have all of the horse trial information taken care of, I present you with the weekend links:
Best of the Blogs: And So It Begins….. The Eventing Season in Ontario!!!
That’s all for now, Eventing Nation. I wish all the competitors, across the nation, the best of luck today and tomorrow. I hope everyone else has an enjoyable Saturday, and thank you for making Eventing Nation a part of it.
