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Congratulations to Roxie and everyone at Michael Jung’s farm, as they welcomed her second foal this week! I doubt that many foals can say their momma won quite as much as Roxie, nor can many brag that their Uncle Sam was quite something in his day as well. No pressure little guy, but we expect big things! Also, how good does Roxie look in retirement? We really love seeing our favorite competitors enjoying life after their careers are wrapped up, and Roxie looks like she has taken to motherhood well.
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News From Around the Globe:
Are you attending Stable View’s FEI & H.T. this weekend? If you’re around Friday afternoon, be sure to join us along with FEI course designer Capt. Mark Phillips and Boyd Martin for an exclusive behind the scenes cross country preview of the CCI4*-S. We’ll meet on the cross country side of the Hunt Boxes on site at 4:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon. See you there!
Have you ever wanted to attend adult summer camp with horses? Yeah, that’s basically a rhetorical question. One blogger was lucky enough to attend the Florida Horse Trials Association annual CAMP, a 2-day clinic in Ocala jam-packed with riding and unmounted learning sessions from a slew of talented eventing professionals, and wrote about her experiences. Spoiler: she had way too much fun. [Takeaways From Eventing Camp]
Andrew Hoy has some advice for event riders training their horses at any level. “I really believe that horses are very generous and they are on our side. They can also become frightened, so it is important that we don’t ask them anything beyond their capabilities. You can keep them on your side by being quiet with them. They have to be believers in you, and understand what you are asking. I think that we as riders can get too aggressive when something doesn’t happen the way we want. You have to remember that the experiences the horses have, especially if they are bad, aren’t forgotten easily. It takes a long time to work through those bad experiences.” [Eventing Safety with Andrew Hoy]
The GMHA Festival of Eventing will return to Woodstock, Vermont August 11th – 13th for horse trials and FEI CCI2*S and CCI3*S level competition with $10,000 in prize money. Rich in history, the GMHA Horse Trials began in 1957 and was one of the first to be held in the US since the US Cavalry Team competed in the 1948 Olympics. Today, it is the only remaining FEI competition for northern New England equestrians and this year promises several well-thought-out improvements for all division competitors. Featuring a multi-day horse trials format for a better competitor experience, GMHA hopes to see you this fall! [GMHA Brings FEI to New England]
