I’m not sure what voodoo photog magic this is — did Shannon plant a fish-eye remote inside a jump cup? — but we love it. Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg (USA). Photo by Shannon Brinkman.
Back in the day, EN used to dedicate the titles of News & Notes posts to folks who deserved some recognition. At some point we phased that out, but I’m bringing the tradition back for one day and one day only.
There are three individuals in particular whom I want to loudly thank for their service to the sport today: Shannon Brinkman, Shelby Allen and Abby Powell.
When we found out EN wouldn’t be able to transfer Pan Am Games press credentials from Jenni to another writer, I panicked. How could EN deliver the coverage that our readers have come to expect with no boots on the ground in Lima or even a live stream? Not to mention simultaneously also give Millbrook, a major event on the USEA calendar, the attention it deserves?
I called upon the EN #dreamteam for help, and they delivered.
Shelby, fresh off her great coverage of The Event at Rebecca Farm, cobbled together a cohesive Pan Am narrative from a combination of whatever limited information she could gather from the website plus social media posts and scattered fragments of intel.
Shannon, the goddess herself, dispatched gorgeous, compelling photos throughout the week that brought the Pan Ams to life for those of us following from afar.
Abby took time off her day job to cover Millbrook, and despite lack of wifi and the event being her horse show coverage debut, turned in expertly written daily reports. At last check-in on Sunday evening, she was camped out at a Starbucks finishing her final report with a four-hour drive home still ahead of her.
Shout-out also to Maggie Deatrick and Tilly Berendt, who stayed plugged in throughout the weekend helping us puzzle together what was happening in Peru. And a thank-you also to our readers, who tuned in and kept us motivated with their words of appreciation and support.
Go #dreamteam. Go Team USA. Go Eventing.
National Holiday: National Underwear Day
International Weekend Results:
Pan American Games: Individual Results, Team Results, EN’s Coverage
U.S. Weekend Action:
Millbrook H.T. [Results] [EN’s Coverage]
Cobblestone Farms H.T. [Results]
River Glen Summer H.T. [Results]
Catalpa Corner Charity H.T. [Results]
Olney Farm H.T. [Results]
News & Notes:
Catch up on Pan Ams coverage from our friends. [USEA] [USA Eventing] [FEI] [The Chronicle of the Horse]
Tsetserleg (Windfall X Thabana, by Buddenbrock) is a Trakehner and proud. The American Trakehner Association is doing a giveaway for a Tsetserleg hat on their Instagram that ends at midnight. [ATA Instagram]
Burghley entries are final! We’re counting 10 Americans plus one (basically American) Aussie:
- Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot
- Will Coleman and Tight Lines
- Buck Davidson and Jak My Style
- Ariel Grald and Leamore Master Plan
- Lauren Kieffer and Vermiculus
- Chris Talley and Unmarked Bills
- Woodge Fulton and Captain Jack
- Lillian Heard and LCC Barnaby
- Doug Payne and Vandiver
- Dom Schramm and Bolytair B
- Liz Halliday-Sharp and Deniro Z
Ariel is hitting up Millstreet in Ireland as well, as are Caroline Martin with Islandwood Captain Jack and Will Faudree with Pfun. [Millstreet provisional entries]
Apparently Mark Todd’s horse’s bridle fell off after his dressage test at Camphire International Horse Trials last weekend. He was just walking out of the ring and off it fell. Man, this guy and his tack malfunctions. Legend. There’s an amazing photo, please go check this out right now. [Who needs a bridle? Legend Mark Todd survived tack malfunction at his final event]
Jonelle Price and Classic Moet came out on top at the Magic Millions British Open Championship CCI4*-S at Gatcombe Park yesterday. This 2018 Badminton winning pair has had a quiet year but are entered at Burghley. [Top mare takes British open championship: ‘Gatcombe is her cup of tea’]
Featured video: Elisa Wallace posted this helmet cam video from River Glen H.T. I love that she steered Crafty Charger, a 15.3-hand 2013 OTTB gelding owned by Donna Biggs, through the barn. There used to be a Prelim table in there, and I was always sure that I was going to bonk my head on the roof jumping it.
