Kurt Martin and Delux Z. Photo by Sally Spickard.
As July nears, it’s almost time for my favorite event of the season: Rebecca Farm. If you’ve never been to Rebecca Farm in beautiful Kalispell, Montana, trust me, it is worth the trip. And if you ever plan to compete there, be sure to get your entry in the minute it opens, as entries are full for most (if not all) divisions now!
Sad as I am to be missing Rebecca Farm this year, I know I’ll be living vicariously through both EN as well as friends who will be in attendance. Get pumped, people!
Events Opening This Week:
Area VII Young Rider Benefit H.T. (WA, A-7) 
Fair Hill International H.T. (MD, A-2) Otter Creek Summer H.T. (WI, A-4) Colorado Horse Park H.T. (CO, A-9) Erie Hunt and Saddle Club H.T. (PA, A-2) Stanton Farms H.T. (ID, A-7) The Summer Event at Woodside (CA, A-6) WindRidge Farm Summer Horse Trials (NC, A-2) GMHA Festival of Eventing August Horse Trials (VT, A-1)
Events Closing Today:
Champagne Run at the Park H.T. (KY, A-8) Aspen Ridge H.T. (CO, A-9) The Maryland H.T. at Loch Moy Farm II (MD, A-2) Genesee Valley Hunt H.T. (NY, A-1) Riga Meadow H.T. (CT, A-1) Western Underground, Inc Coconino Summer HT & T/N3D Event (AZ, A-10)
News & Notes:
Do you want a chance to ride with William Fox-Pitt? You’re in luck! Benefiting the Area 8 Young Rider Program, Team EnGaged is raffling off a clinic spot with William Fox-Pitt, to be held in November. The raffle will be drawn on July 17 and only 200 tickets are available. Cost of tickets is $50, and you’ll have the opportunity to ride with William at the lovely Great Meadow facility in Virginia. To enter or for more questions, email Kelly Gage.
In preparation for the first U.S. leg of the Nations Cup of Eventing at Great Meadow next month, organizers are pulling out all the stops to help horses and people beat the heat. Great Meadow and the Equi Cool Down Team have partnered to bring emergency cooling stations at the event for horses, riders and spectators. The Emergency Cooling Stations will be set up in both the stabling and marketplace areas. To learn more about Equi Cool Down®Instant Cooling Wraps, visit their website and follow them on Facebook for updates about the show and event.
The USEA needs your feedback! As we look ahead to the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention, as well as future conventions, they want to know what types of seminars you would like to see and attend. [USEA Member Poll]
Weekly Business Tip from Mythic Landing Enterprises:
If you own a business, and you have personal social media pages, always be sure to use your privacy settings. People will Google you before they meet you, and you want to make a professional impression; they don’t need to see you dancing on the bar on a Friday night. Make sure your personal social media page is set to private. There are countless articles about social media privacy settings, so take an hour out of your day to do your homework.
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