Deep breath Lauren, it’s only dressage. Photo by Mike McNally.
The Great Gas Panic of 2021 has finally reached my area of Virginia, and it’s absolute pandemonium. I actually had to get gas today, and luckily I didn’t leave it until the light was blinking like I usually do, because I went past eight gas stations before finding one that actually had gasoline available. Then it was just a short thirty minute wait and I filled up, but I’m definitely judging how much I really need to take each trip over the next few days. How is the gas shortage affecting your horse show plans?
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Galway Downs Spring H.T. (Temecula, Ca.): [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Fair Hill International H.T. (Elkton, Md.): [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer]
Hitching Post Farm H.T. (South Royalton, Vt.): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times]
Hunt Club Farms H.T. (Berryville, Va.): [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer]
Majestic Oaks Ocala H.T. (Ocala, Fl.): [Website] [Volunteer]
Mill Creek Pony Club H.T. (Kansas City, Mo.): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Spokane Sport Horse Spring H.T. (Spokane, Wa.): [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Texas Rose Horse Park H.T. (Tyler, Tx.): [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Winona H.T. (Winona, Oh.): [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer]
Woodland Stallion Station H.T. (Woodland, Ca.): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Major International Events:
Aston-Le-Walls International (UK): [Website] [Ride Times and Live Scores] [EN’s Coverage]
New Zealand Three-Day Event Championships at Taupo: [Entries]
News From Around the Globe:
We’d like to thank you for your support of our Ultimate Form Guide to the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day event. We are proud to present a portion of our sales to two deserving nonprofits, each nominated by EN readers: Freedom Reigns in Thompsons Station, Tn. and Renew Therapeutic Riding Center in Holland, Mi. We’ll have much more to come on these two awesome programs very soon!
Have you submitted an application for the Strides for Equality Ever So Sweet Scholarship? It’s a brilliant opportunity! Check out the details here.
You’ve seen a horse you like. You’ve ridden it; you love it. The money’s right; you’ve agreed to buy it. What happens next? Pre-purchase veterinary examinations are one of those topics that a roomful of horsey people could discuss – and argue amongst themselves about – for hours. Get the lowdown from Dr Shauna Spurlock and her husband Gary Spurlock, who between them have more experience than any other veterinary super couple. [Pre Purchase Exams]
Best of Blogs: Serviceably Lame: Learning that I, Not My Horse, Have The Soundness Issue
Let’s talk about body image in the equestrian sports. Let’s be real, a community based around tight pants and judgement isn’t exactly the ideal place for an inclusive ideology. Only recently have we been more open in discussing weight discrimination in horse sports, from availability in sizes for clothes, to judging bias. It’s time to grow. [Breeches That Fit]
