Say whaaaat??!!
Well now that you’ve seen the picture above, the top questions of this Thursday morning are: Did that person get scraped off? If not, did they continue around their course? Did it count as a completion of the obstacle, since they went through the flags? What in the WORLD was that horse thinking….it looks easier just to go over the darn thing!
While I can’t answer most of those questions, (I think it’s possibly more fun to let your imagination run wild) I can tell you that Horse Nation has already looked into the legality of such an action. In a recent “OH CRAP” Moment of The Day, Wylie found evidence of a horse doing the exact same thing at the 1973 Badminton and receiving full marks for completion of the course. However, rules have since then been changed so that jumps may not be built to allow such a thought to cross the mind of a horse. This horse, however…..well, he’s just on a totally different wavelength!
Events This Weekend:
Colorado Horse Park One Day HT: [Website] [Entry Status] [Times]
The Event at Santa Fe: [Website] [Entry Status]
Waredaca Farm HT: [Website] [Entry Status]
Great Vista HT: [Website]
Erie Hunt and Saddle Club HT: [Website] [Entry Status]
Huntington Farm HT: [Website]
News From Around the Globe:
The Eventing Radio Show this week features: Lainey Ashker talking about her spectacular comeback win at Millbrook, Young Rider individual bronze and team gold winner Jenny Caras, and Allison Springer giving tips on how to deal with spooky, tense horses in the warm up for competition! Give it a listen! [Eventing Radio Show]
Interested in winning a $5,000 shopping spree at SmartPak? Duh! Enter today and you could be our lucky winner! Don’t wait – contest ends 8/31/13. Don’t forget to share with your horsey friends! [SmartPak Shopping Spree]
Fellow Eventer Elisa Wallace caught the Mustang fever bad last year when she won her regional 100 day challenge with her first Mustang, Fledge. This year, she’s got two new ones: Nimh and Rune, and she’s headed to the Million Dollar Mustang Makeover competition in Texas next month. She’s worked with the two of them for about 10 weeks now, and she’s already jumping bridle-less and having them lie down and sit on command. What have you done with your horse in the past 3 months?? Check out this awesome article on Elisa and her boys. [Elisa & Mustang Makeover]
Russell Baze is the winningest jockey in American history, and yet many people don’t recognize his name. He’s ridden over 50,000 races, which is 348,000 furlongs, or 43,500 miles (nearly twice the circumference of the Earth). By July 7th of this year, he had won over 12,000 races, making him the biggest winner ever. Check out this amazing moving story of a 55 year old jockey still pulling his weight in Northern California, written by New York Times writer Barry Bearak, and accompanied by video and photos. Seriously worth a read. [The Jockey]
OTTBs aren’t just shining over here in the US, but their performances are being noticed in Australia as well. This past weekend at the Equestrian Victoria Awards Gala, the thoroughbreds were noted to have performed impressively in all disciplines. Racing Victoria offers unique awards to each top thoroughbred competitor in all the separate disciplines, honoring excellence in all realms. [Retired Racehorses Shine]
My SmartPak product of the day this week is the Rhino SmartPak Collection Grooming Kit. I recently had a friend re-enter the world of horses, and she obviously needed a whole new supply of brushes so this is what I got her. Confession: I have a weird obsession with different types of brushes, is this normal? This awesome bag has all the correct types you could need for any type of dirt removal! [Rhino Grooming Kit]
Best of Dog Shaming? Why not. [Click Here for Dog Shaming Glory]
Best of Blogs: The Soul The Barn Builds, by my favorite blogger, Kristin Carpenter
