Ronald Zabala’s horse, Brer Fox, arrived in California on the first of five flights. Photo via Frankie Thieriot via R Kellerhouse
Good morning Eventing Nation!
Visionaire didn’t feel like showing up to work this morning. She’s probably at the barn still playing with her cool new three year old. I would pick on Visionaire, but I’m pretty sure there’s a video of me singing Jack and Diane that I would like to never surface… I have to give a major shout out to the competition staff at Midsouth. They are terrific!! If you’ve never been, you need to put it on your calendar for next year. Top notch.
On to the news:
500 EN karma/bonus points for anyone who can spot Brer Fox in the above photo. Yes, there’s been a lot of Three Day news as of late, and there’s only going to be more! The first of five flights has landed in California for the Galways Downs Three Day. John didn’t feel like doing his job either, so I had to look up the link for riders: [here it is]
Horse Canada has a recap of the FEI World Eventing Championships for Young Horses. The event was held at Le Lion d’Angers. Who am I kidding? You already know this, you’ve been reading Jacky Green’s updates. Of special note, however, is the number of Champions this program has produced: Nicolas Touzant and Galan de Sauvagère won the 7 year old division and double European golds. Michael Jung’s La Biosthétique-Sam won silver in the 6 and 7 year old divisions. Mary King’s King’s Temptress also came through the program. [Horse Canada]
Fair Hill wants to hear from you. They are always striving to make their event better and better, and they can’t do that without feedback from you. Take their very brief survey and enter to win tickets to next year’s event. [Tell ’em what you think]
Robin Walker won the CCI* at Midsouth on Florenz. He finished on his dressage score of 45 points, 0.3 points ahead of the second place pair. Robin, originally from GBR, now competes for the US, and winning a CCI* isn’t a bad way to start off your record. [USEF] *edited by Visionaire to correct score
Swiss show jumping rider Pius Schwizer won the second leg of the FEI World Cup series. He also won the first leg aboard the same horse, Carlina. He says the course was “a real World Cup track”. It must be nice to be an amazing show jumper on an amazing horse. [Horsetalk]
Denny Emerson talks about the different types of riders in his latest blog. From medium-core to hard-core and the challenges that face them all. The correct horse, the drive, the passion, work, school, family, financials. Which rider are you? Are you making the time to ride? [COTH]
I’m on a horse. Love this. Never gets old. Hope it makes your Tuesday a bit brighter. Don’t worry, your coworker won’t judge for giggling like a school girl.
Don’t forget about the Pennfield contest! Read more:
After Amber Kimball began feeding her mount Pennfield, she noticed a change. A horse who was once a bit high strung was suddenly changed. He was sane. He was FOCUSED. When Pennfield hear Amber’s story, they decided to launch a new ad campaign- a contest to find the “word” of each Pennfield fan. Amber’s word was FOCUSED. What’s yours?…..
The contest, to run through early 2012, will gather entries at both PennfieldEquine.com and on Pennfield Equine Feed Technologies’ Facebook page. Respondents are invited to sum up their own personal Pennfield difference in one word, and then write their story. The best entries will win a year’s worth of feed (one ton) for one horse, plus a professional photo shoot and the chance to be featured in a 2012 ad for Pennfield.
