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One of our favorite sights to see at the Setters Run Farm Carolina International (Raeford, NC) is Larissa Larissa Ann Fine Arts & Curations’ live painting over the course of the weekend. Each year, Larissa chooses a subject (usually a competitor or a former winner at Carolina) to paint in the Carolina Club over the three days of FEI competition. The piece is then donated or sold, and it’s an incredible process to witness!
Book your Carolina Club tickets here, and we’ll see you next weekend! See more about Carolina International here.
U.S. Weekend Preview
Bouckaert Equestrian International (GA) [US EQUESTRIAN OPEN QUALIFER CCI4*-S]: [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Southern Pines H.T. (NC): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
SAzEA Spring H.T. (AZ): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times/Scoring] [Volunteer]
Full Gallop Farm March I H.T. (SC): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Volunteer]
News & Reading
🏆 Preview the first US Equestrian Open Qualifier of 2025, happening this weekend in Georgia at Bouckaert International. Who’s projected to win? What does the current leaderboard look like? Dive into the Fan Guide here.
📝 The Chronicle of the Horse‘s Stable Sage column is back, and this time it’s diving into a topic that’s an important one. A plus-size rider wrote in to ask about the judgement she felt at the barn and at shows due to her size. Read about this rider and Stable Sage’s reply here.
🐎 After the New York Times published an opinion piece about the optics and ethics of horse racing, Paulick Report penned a response. Read the original NYT article here and Paulick Report‘s response here.
💨 Wildfires are a real risk around the world, and with some parts of the eastern U.S. currently experiencing fire conditions, we’ve rounded up a recent article on how wildfire smoke affects horses, which you can read here.
Video Break
🇦🇺 Ride through time with Australia’s Stuart Tinney:
