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Equiratings has come out with their early predictions for who shall win Badminton 2023! Will we see a repeat with Laura Collett and London 52? After their incredible year last year, it’s hard to imagine anyone topping them, but with the unpredictable nature of our sport, anything goes. And honestly, that list of ten horses is astonishingly stacked, and I wouldn’t bet against a single one of them.
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News From Around the Globe:
Caroline Martin had a very successful year abroad in 2022. She took two of her top horses, HSH Blake and HSH Connor to the Young Horse Championships at Le Lion, finishing 10th in the CCI3* and 2nd in the CCI2*. Caroline spent much of her year in England training with Pippa Funnell, which allowed her to pick up strong placings at the Preliminary and two-star levels with “Connor.” As a result, the Irish Sport Horse gelding (Connor 48 x Galwaybay Merstona), who’s owned by Martin, Sherrie Martin and Luann McElduff, was named the 2022 USEA Preliminary 6-Year-Old of the Year. [HSH Connor Wins USEA 6-Year-Old Award]
Super-groom Courtney Carson is stepping into a new role as US Coordinator for the International Groom’s Association. Having stepped back from working as a full time groom, Courtney has been able to devote some time to helping strengthen the IGA presence in the US. Read her blog to learn more about her background and plans for the future! [Courtney Carson Joins IGA]
Over the last month, U.S. Eventing hosted its annual series of training sessions in Ocala, beginning with the Emerging Training Session and ending with the Development Training Session and Elite and Pre-Elite Training Sessions. The programs are part of the U.S. Eventing Pathway, which is focused on developing combinations to deliver sustainable success in team competition at the championship level. In total, 24 athletes were named to the Emerging and Development programs–all part of the Eventing Pathway Programs–ahead of the training sessions. Take a look at the goals from each session and a rewind of each group’s experiences. [Rewinding USEA Training Sessions]
I think we’ve all dreamt of having a custom Breyer of our favorite horse in the barn. Well, Buck Davidson can now check that off his list. Ballynoe Castle RM, or “Reggie,” the Irish Sport Horse who became the U.S. Eventing Association’s highest point-scoring horse of all time in 2014. Reggie was made into Breyer model in 2019, though his release planned at Breyerfest in 2020 was canceled due to COVID-19. But now he’s here!! [Reggie is an Actual Breyer Model Now]
