Our #GoEventing moment of the week for sure. Eventers are built different, and it seems like those in Area I are their own special breed as well. The Scarlet Apple Horse Trials last weekend at Scarlett Hill Farm had just a bit of a rainout, but that didn’t stop them!
The amount of moisture we’ve been getting across the US this year has been nothing short of baffling. While it may be a bit more commonplace on the East coast, we here in the mountain desert of Utah are seeing green for the first time in many places. For those who haven’t had the opportunity to ride one of our West coast courses, our cross country typically sees dirt tracks in fields of sagebrush, rather than rolling fields of grass. While this spring has been very helpful in filling our jump ponds and watering our tracks, it has also brought some beautiful growth to the in-betweens normally inhabited by only gopher holes, rocks, and tumbleweed. It is sure creating more opportunities for at-home water schooling as well — just head to your nearest driveway rut and find your next water crossing!
U.S. Weekend Action
The Maryland International + Horse Trials (Adamstown, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times][Volunteer] [Scoring]
Arrowhead H.T. (Billings, MT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. (Fairburn, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Huntington Farm H.T. (South Strafford, VT) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Genesee Valley Hunt H.T. (Geneseo, NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]
Masterson Equestrian Trust YEH/NEH Qualifier (Lexington, KY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times][Volunteer] [Scoring]
Redefined Equestrian Horse Trials (Fort Collins, CO) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer][Scoring]
Summer Coconino HT and Western Underground, Inc. TR,N,BN 3 Day Event (Flagstaff, AZ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Links to Start Your Sunday:
Totilas Semen Case Closed: Schockemöhle Received Straws
It’s Not the Horse’s Fault: some weekly words of wisdom from Helena Stormanns
It’s that time of year: When the Rider is Hot, the Horse is Hotter
Meet New Zealanders Hollie Swain and Solo
Weekly Pick from SmartPak: Most electrolytes are powdered– which can be a problem when you have a horse who won’t eat powdered supplements and it’s a hot summer day! SmartLytes Pellets offer the key minerals your horse needs, in a palatable pelleted supplement. Check it out here.
Morning Viewing: Cross Country Tailgating tickets for the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill are available on sale now! Don’t miss out on seeing all this and more at this year’s event — we will see you there!
