London is on everyone's mind these days! Photo courtesy of Frankie Thieriot
Good Morning, Eventing Nation! We are presented with another weekend in which we can, hopefully, enjoy our beautiful four legged friends! We are having decent temperatures with a spattering of storms and lots of mud here in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. I wish great weather for everyone else in Eventing Nation.
Here are the events that are running this weekend:
Hunter Oaks H.T. (IL, A-4): [Website] [Live Scores]
Fitch’s Corner H.T. (NY, A-1): [Website] [Live Scores]
Aspen Ridge H.T. (CO, A-9): [USEA Listing]
Olney Farm C.T. (MD, A-2): [Website] (HT canceled-running CT)
Aston-le-Walls (UK): [Scores]
Young Riders Champs in KY [NAJYRC Teams] [Live Scores] [USEF Coverage] [USEA Dressage Day recap] Please Note: USEF Network will be streaming from YR, but we are not sure if they will be including Eventing XC.
–Building a partnership with a new horse can take time. The COTH has written up a nice article about three Young Riders competing this week that have been with their horses for 6 months or less. Brandi Roenick, Monica Houweling, and Alexandra Reid all medaled in the Dressage competition.
–Being a huge fan of OTTB’s, I think this article is quite exciting! On July 14th, the first Thoroughbred Only horse show took place at Pimlico. Over 300 horses showed up to compete in the hunter type horse show to strut their stuff! Go OTTBs!
–Vets in England explain that the use of specific techniques on unruly horses can help reduce the risk of injury to vets, owners, and horses. A lot of work days are lost to veterinary personnel due to injuries sustained while caring for horses.
–The British Horse Society urges people to keep animals in mind when celebrating the London Olympics. They cite Chinese lanterns, fireworks, and car decorations as things that might both frighten and injure animals.
–Jessica Phoenix is going to be a guest speaker in an Equine Physiology course this fall at Equine Guelph.
–The British Eventing Championships for 2012 that were canceled at Gatcombe a few weeks ago will be rolled over into next year’s championships. The organizers have decided that the best way to deal with the cancellation is to allow those qualified for this year’s championships to enter next year’s event.
–New Vocations Charity Horse Show raised over $40,000 to help more Thoroughbreds transition to new careers after the track.
–The Millbrook Horse Trials are the next stop on the PRO Tour!
–Best of Blogs: Boyd Martin’s blog has a Staff Spotlight. In this edition, they tell Caitlin Silliman’s story.
