A repost because I don’t think EN has ever had such an epic photo submission. Thanks again to Joan Mayfield. Our thoughts are with everyone in the Midwest going through these storms. Read more from yesterday here.
The upper level divisions at Rocking Horse wrapped up yesterday- and there were a lot of them. Justine Dutton took home the blue in the IR (followed closely by Emma Kate Fisher and Mary Frances Cargile, both Area V young riders! Had to get that shout out in somewhere, sorry guys) and Fanny Lee won the Open Intermediate. Nora Battig and Kristi Nunnik won the open preliminary divisions. Beginner Novice, Novice, and Training will do cross country today. [Live Scores]
The Aiken crowd got lucky and the predicted inclement weather turned out to be just sporadic rain. Sporting Days went on as planned, with the preliminary and training divisions doing all three phases yesterday. Connor Husain won the IP division, Natasha Keill the JYOP (and gets an additional mention for having my favorite horse name of the week, Naughty By Nature, because really what horse isn’t), and Jan Bynny the OP. Novice and beginner novice will compete today. [Live Scores]
On the opposite side of the country at Twin Rivers, Barbra Crabo held onto the lead in the advanced divison after cross country on her impressive dressage score of 25.0. She has less than a rail between herself and Mackenna Shea in second. Olympic hopefuls Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin and Juice are sitting in third with a 32.0 going into the show jumping. If you missed it make sure to check out the dressage recap that CAEventMom kindly sent to us. [Live Scores]
Good luck to all competitors! Onto your links:
Kate Brown rode at Sporting Days. [Aiken Standard]
Yogi Breisner is excited about the new FEI Nations Cup Series for eventing. [Horse and Hound]
Today on Horse Nation: video of the best racing call ever, a down-to-the-wire run between My Wife Knows Everything and The Wife Doesn’t Know. [Horse Nation]
Help vote Bill Steinkraus into the US Olympic Hall of Fame. Bill competed at five Olympic games and was the first US rider to win individual gold in show jumping. [Horsetalk] [Voting]
Germany won big in Wellington on Friday night, taking home the $75,000 Nations Cup title. [Horsetalk]
Entries are rolling in for the inaugral Thoroughbred Horse Show Association Spring Show, to be held at the Kentucky Horse Park from April 14-15. [Horsetalk]
Want to know what “dishing” means? Read showing jargon, explained! [Horse and Hound]
Two lots of Kountry Buffett 14% Feed sent to Wyoming and Nebraska has been recalled after there were reports of horses dying after being fed the feed. [Horsetalk]
Davy Jones, horse enthusiast and member of the Monkees, was with his horses just before he died. [Horsetalk]
Take steps to eliminate West Nile now, before mosquito breeding sites form. [Horsetalk]
Best of Blogs: Havarah Equestrian starts off strong.
And finally a Buster Brown throwback from 2011: Only 53 days until Rolex.
Go Eventing.
