Beep Beep takes on local gymkhana. Photo by Kate Samuels.
Other eventers might be getting real fancy in Germany this weekend, but the highlight of my week was attending an afternoon gymkhana five minutes down the road with my teeny tiny firecracker, Beep. Well, one lady generously assessed him as 15.3, but she was also mounted on a very small pony, so. But the ponies! They all had pony paint on them and different designs and artistry. For a little horse seeking the race-track, Beep was shockingly at home in this mish-mash of an equestrian event. We did not partake in the egg-and-spoon but we did partake in the warmup arena with 15 small children, so who was actually brave here?
Oh, right, Luhmuhlen!! Keep up with all the five-star action right here on Eventing Nation through the weekend.
You can follow along with the live stream on H&C+ with a subscription or a one-time viewing pass. If you choose to purchase an annual H&C+ subscription, you can save 15% if you use the code EVENTINGNATION15. And if you just can’t wait ‘til Saturday to see the cross country course, you can check out the route and fences here. We’ll be bringing you live updates of all three 5* phases, so keep it locked onto EN to read about all the action as it happens.
EN will have boots on the Luhmuhlen ground, where Tilly will be bringing us ALL the news from the event. Keep up with the EN coverage and follow @goeventing for all the 5* – and 4* – content you can handle.
Longines Luhmühlen CCI5*: [Website] [Entries] [Timing & Scoring] [How to Watch] [Live Stream] [EN’s Coverage] [EN’s Form Guide]
U.S. Weekend Preview
Aspen Farm H.T (Yelm, WA) [Website] [Volunteer] [Entries / Ride Times / Scoring]
Full Gallop Farm June H.T (Aiken, SC) [Website] [Volunteer]
Honey Run H.T. (Ann Arbor, MI) [Website] [Volunteer]
Horse Park of New Jersey H.T. I (Allentown, NJ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Seneca Valley Pony Club H.T. (Poolesville, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring]
Shepherd Ranch Pony Club H.T. I (Santa Ynez, CA) [Website] [Entries / Ride Times / Scoring]
Silverwood Farm Spring H.T. (Trevor, WI) [Website] [Ride Times] [Scoring]
News From Around the Globe:
World Number One and Number Two, aka Power Couple Tim and Jonelle, are not only giving their first master class this year, but they are having an Eventing Summer Camp with Chris Burton as well! This three-day intensive clinic will feature multiple lessons, rider fitness classes, use of a spa and hot tub, luxury accommodations, barn management courses, and more. [Best Summer Camp Ever]
All thoroughbred racing will end in Singapore in October of 2024, which leaves many people and horses wondering what to do with their lives after almost two centuries of horse racing history. The country has over 700 racehorses which will need to be exported following the ban, and representatives from the Asian Racing Federation are concerned about horse welfare. [ARF Reacts to Singapore Banning Racing]
Hot on Horse Nation: Strength Training for Riders & Why Slow is Best
Look, if you’re anything like me (book nerd), you’ve read Laura Hillenbrand’s exceptional book Seabiscuit several times and for sure seen the movie and gotten a little teary-eyed even though a lot of the horse scenes are super dumb. But, it’s still fun to read another article on how that little crooked-legged brown horse captured the heart of a nation. [Seabiscuit: Rags to Riches]
One ambitious mom decided to take her toddler and her backyard pony to Devon for the famous leadline class. She thought, hey, we live right down the road, how hard could it be? Oh wait Cupcake needs to be braided and clipped and I need a fancy hat and my three-year-old has to be taught to sit still…the list goes on in a hilarious blog from Jamie Sindell. [From My Backyard to Devon Leadline]
