Definitely the cutest thing that happened on Facebook this week was this picture posted by West Coast eventer Tamra Smith. Tamra explains, “This is the booklet that Tyler made me for Mother’s Day!! OMG I soooo wish you could buy me a 5 star horse too buddy!!!!” Totally adorable. It sounds like Tamra and her crew at Next Level Eventing are heading to Woodside this weekend–we wish them and everyone else competing this weekend across the country (and across the pond–go Team USA!) good luck.
Events This Weekend:
Mystic Valley Hunt Club H.T. [Website] [Ride Times]
Virginia Horse CIC2*, CCI1* & H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]
Flora Lea Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Paradise Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Corona del Sol Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
The Spring Event at Woodside [Website] [Entry Status & Ride Times]
May-Daze at the Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status & Ride Times]
The Event at Galisteo [Website] [Entry Status]
Saumur Links:
[Website] [Entry List, Ride Times & Results] [Cross-country maps]
News:
Aortic rupture is the most likely cause of death of Dirk Shrade’s German Olympic gold medal winning mount King Artus. The 17-year-old Holsteiner gelding collapsed at the end of a cross-country course Saturday in Weisbaden, Germany. [TheHorse.com]
The USEF previews our team’s prospects at the Saumur CCI3*, where the U.S. will be represented by Hannah Sue Burnett, Buck Davidson, Will Faudree and Marilyn Little, who have all received Land Rover Competition Grants to contest the event. [USEF]
The Chronicle outlines a few ways that we can help those in need following the tornadoes that devastated areas of Oklahoma earlier this week. [COTH]
Video: Practical Horseman posted a great interview with Phillip Dutton about his new book, Modern Eventing, available for pre-order from Amazon here. [PracticalHorseman]
