After four days of waking up at what my body believes to be 1 a.m. to cover Boekelo, I just want to go swimming in that thing. Photo by Leslie Wylie.
In tribute to all you deprived ENers who’ve been getting up at ungodly hours to watch the Boekelo live stream, I salute you. And I want to share with you this photo I took on cross country yesterday of your spirit animal, a giant inflatable coffee cup. Cheers!
Speaking of which, we’re all looking forward to today’s show jumping finale. Our three American ladies — Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrook’s Scarlett (2nd place, 44.5), Ellie MacPhail and RF Eloquence (22nd, 65.4) and Tamie Smith and Dempsey (34th, 75.50) – all go on the other side of the lunch break; the competition resumes at 2 p.m. (8 a.m. EST).
With just a sliver of a point wedged between leader Stephanie Böhe and Haytom of Germany and our girl Lauren, less than a rail among the top five, and a team competition underway, it should be a thrilling finale. So get on up, splash some coffee on your face, and go watch!
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Events This Weekend:
The Maryland HT at Loch Moy Farm: [Website] [Entry Status][Live Scores]
Spokane Sport Horse Farm Fall HT: [Website] [Live Scores]
Heritage Park HT: [Website] [Live Scores]
The Event at Skyline: [Website] [Live Scores]
Feather Creek HT: [Website] [Live Scores]
Woodside International HT: [Website] [Live Scores]
Middle Tennessee Pony Club HT: [Website][Live Scores]
Course Brook Farm Fall HT: [Website]
WindRidge Farm Fall HT: [Website][Live Scores]
Radnor Hunt HT: [Website] [Entry Status][Live Scores]
Las Cruces HT: [Website] [Live Scores]
Kent School Fall HT: [Website][Live Scores]
Sunday Links:
Frankie Thieriot Stutes and Chatwin Seize The Day at the Adequan USEA Gold Cup CIC3* at Woodside
Prince William Gives Mary Burke the Royal Treatment with a CIC3* Victory at Woodside
Woodford Reserve and Swingtown Named 2016 West Coast Young Event Horse Champions
Study of Liver Pathogen in Horses in Horses Could Help Rein in Hepatitis C in Humans
Cool Horse Jobs: Q&A With Ainsley Jacobs, Equestrian Apparel Entrepreneur
Christian Ahlmann Holds Number One Ranking for Third Month Running
Billy Stud Holds First Ever Online Auction
Video: There are some people wandering around Boekelo this morning who need coffee even more than I do. On my way leaving the venue last night I took a detour through the post cross country afterparty, which was in the process of careening out of control. You can’t tell from the video, but the dancing woman is actually humping my suitcase, in which I carry my laptop and camera.
Only at Boekelo! Brace yourself:
