The Calcutta auction at Bromont
It is nearly two weeks since the fire at True Prospect Farm and by all accounts the recovery is going incredibly well. Boyd won two divisions this weekend at Plantation Field, incidentally, one of which was aboard Colin Davidson’s Crackerjack. Phillip and Abbie had good weekends at Bromont, and incredibly $28,000 was raised for Ryan, Caitlin, and Lillian at the Calcutta team auction.
Today, the PRO online charity auction to help the recovery has started on eBay. The auction will be through the Southern California Equestrian Sports Foundation (SCES). PRO has said that when the auction closes SCES will distribute all the proceeds directly to Boyd Martin, Lillian Heard, Caitlin Silliman, Ryan Wood, Abbie Golden and the Duttons. There are a lot of great products available for great deals for a great cause that have been donated to the auction, including weeks of training with Kyle Carer, Kate Chadderton, Hawley Bennett, and Joe Meyer, a Cape Cod vacation, SmartPak bridles, an Ecogold pad, a USEA membership, and much more. Click below to support the recovery. The auction starts today and will run over the next two weeks with new items being added until June 27th.
[Click here to visit the charity auction]
On a more sobering note, the Philidelphia Daily news reported last week that the fire was accidental and that a hay-steamer is being investigated as the cause of the spark. Here is a quote from their report [Philadelphia Daily News]:
“The Chester County Fire Marshal has ruled that the fire in West Marlborough Township on May 31 that claimed the lives of six Olympic-caliber showhorses was accidental. Harrison Holt said this morning that the fire originated near machinery he described as a hay-steamer, used to kill bacteria that could form in the hay. He said the unit will be evaluated by an electrical engineer to determine what might have sparked the blaze.”
Go bid in the auction.
