Just doing a little quality check on this log here. Photo by Victoria Anne O’Gram
Happy Thursday! Hold on tight because there’s a lot going on this weekend.
U.S. Weekend Preview
Chattahoochee Hills H.T. / USEA Intercollegiate Championships (Fairburn, Ga.): [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Fair Hill International H.T. (Elkton, Md.): [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Hunt Club Farms H.T. (Berryville, Va.): [Website] [Entries] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
Otter Creek Spring H.T. (Wheeler, Wi.): [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Spring Gulch H.T. (Littleton, Co.): [Website] [Entries/Ride Times] [Scoring] [Volunteer]
News From Around the Globe:
Andrew Nicholson may not have ridden at Badminton this year, but he still has some thoughts on it. Particularly, the riding on cross country day that he saw left him impressed with some riders, and much less with others. He also had some opinions on the ground jury dealing with horse welfare on the day, and tops off the article with reflections on Pratoni. [Riders Must Use Their Gears on XC]
Training a hot, spooky horse? This can be a challenge for even the best of riders, but Tik Maynard has some advice. With his unique horse-centric approach to training horses by delving into their minds first, he can offer some excellent tips and tricks for your sensitive steed. [3 Things to Know When Training a Hot, Spooky Horse]
Get your banners and mascot costumes ready, it is USEA Intercollegiate Championships week! USEA Podcast Host Nicole Brown chats with Leslie Threlkeld, Chair of the USEA Intercollegiate Committee as well as Hugh Lochore, Organizer of the Chattahoochee Hills Horse Trials which is the host of the 2022 USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships. Riders of all levels will gather in Georgia this coming weekend donning their collegiate colors to battle it out in hopes of coming home with the coveted title of champion. [Podcast of the Day]
Operating a successful lesson program isn’t as simple as hanging a shingle and signing up for an Instagram page. If there were any silver linings to a global pandemic that changed how we think and live forever, one might be that more people have discovered horses and riding in recent months. This discovery or rediscovery has been a boon to the industry – more lesson, therapeutic, and access programs are popping up all over the country. While running a lesson program doesn’t require a degree in rocket science, there are nonetheless plenty of considerations to think of ahead of time. [Four Tips to Build Your Business]
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