Since we haven’t talked about the US coaching search since…well, the last post, I thought we might talk about it again. By now, all of the entries are officially in and there are a few points that I think are very important as we follow the process over the next weeks and months. First, and most importantly, I am confident that not everyone who has applied has been made public–I think there are at least one or two more applicants than the 5 we know about now.
Furthermore, the reality is that there is nothing that says for certain we will ever know who all of the applicants are. As I mentioned Monday night, this is a private process for good reasons, and the only applicants we are sure to know about that we don’t know about now are those that the Search Committee puts on the short list to pass along to the Active Athletes. I’m repeating myself, but anyone who remains private during the Search Committee and also doesn’t make the short list might remain unknown forever. This is a job application and we should be ok with that. Besides, a little mystery makes things interesting. Now I’ll pretend to move onto news and notes, but really I’ll just keep writing about the coaching search:
–I think this is the third time I have published the list of 5 confirmed applications, but there’s always that one reader who has been in Siberia for two weeks, looks at EN for 30 seconds, and then shoots us an email asking who all the applicants are. Also, lists give me a chance to make blatant typos.
Leslie Law
David O’Connor
Phillip Dutton and Bobby Costello
Jimmy Wofford
The Hoys
–The US Pony Club has named new officers. They were all voted into office because they didn’t have dirt on the bottom of their boots. We love the Pony Club, I’m just jealous because I was in 4-H. [COTH]
–Over the weekend Team Canada won Equestrian of the Year for their silver medal WEG performance. Yes, there were lots of acceptance speeches and merrymaking, and the trophy looked like a Chinese entre. [Ecogold blog]
–British Eventing has posted a positive report about the first event of their 2011 Jump Training series. Lec recently wrote about the series as part of her dicussion of the British coaching system. Basically BE Accredited trainers teach at competitions, with schooling and coaching taking place simultaneously. It seems like an excellent way to get up and coming British riders a chance to work with experienced coaches that they might not otherwise get a chance to ride with. [British Eventing]
–I think we might have had a Marmaduke posting on Sport Horse Nation yesterday. Seriously though, Sport Horse Nation started based on reader requests for a sport horse classified and it has turned into a tremendous service. An average of 1 out of every 10 classifieds we post leads to an email from the person saying they sold their horse (or saddle) through SHN and almost everyone I know who posts ads gets phone calls. People have also reported a much higher response rate than other classifieds. $15 and 3 minutes for a great shot at selling your horse is a pretty darn good deal. [SHN]
–Yesterday I mentioned that the Chronicle won a USEF Pegasus award. What I forgot to mention was that our good friends at the USEA also won a Pegasus award. Josh, Emily, and Leslie won the media award for best affiliate organization publication. Those guys are a pleasure to work with and the Eventing USA magazine is a really fantastic service to eventing. The magazine is upgraded and even better than ever this year, and we’ll tell you more about that soon.
–Ian Stark will chair the International Eventing Forum in Gloucestershire next week which will involve a series of presentations from various vets and riders including WFP. The theme of the forum is “risky business.” [Horsetalk]
–Sarah ‘works like a convict’ [Boyd’s Blog]
—Best of the Blogs: 3 CTs in 5 days…only in Aiken
That’s all for now. I have EN all day, but if today turns out to be as busy as yesterday then I’ll turn the writing over to the Chinchillas at noon and go ride for the rest of the day. See you soon…
