I try my best to keep my trailer tidy. I clean it out after each use, and work to clean underneath the mats every few weeks. Once a year I give it a deep clean, and when the annual appointment came up this year, I had access to a power washer. If you’re a detail-oriented horse person like I am, you have to try this. It was a therapeutic experience. I also power washed saddle pads and blankets. Best barn hack ever!
National Holiday: National Situational Awareness Day, National Johnny Appleseed Day
Events Opening This Week: Full Moon Farms H.T. (MD, A-2) Poplar Place Farm November H.T. (GA, A-3) River Glen Fall H.T. (TN, A-3) Texas Rose Horse Park Fall H.T. (TX, A-5)
Events Closing This Week: Hagyard Midsouth Three-day Event & Team Challenge H.T. (KY, A-8) Fleur de Leap H.T. (LA, A-5) Galway Downs International Event & H.T. (CA, A-6) Paradise Farm H.T.(SC, A-3) Exmoor Horse Trials Fall Event (FL, A-3) Las Cruces H.T. (NM, A-10) Hitching Post Farm Horse Trials (VT, A-1)
Tuesday News:
Knowing your horse and his habits could be life saving. Redwings’ senior veterinary surgeon Nicola Jarvis explains that it’s the easy stuff, like knowing your horse’s usual behavior and vital signs that can save their life in the case of an emergency. The quicker you realize something isn’t right, the sooner you can phone the vet and the sooner they can help your horse. [‘Know Your Horse’: How Simple Actions Can Save Your Horse’s Life]
Briana Stolley and Lisa Banister are bound to each other by their love of horses and their love of their military husbands. For these ladies, constant military moves, deployment and family commitments restrict their time in the saddle, but for the first year, they both qualified for AEC, which was a welcomed reunion. [Now On Course: Army Wives Take on The AEC]
Life has a way of redirecting well-laid plans. Sara Kozumplik Murphy had set her sights on Pau CCI4* this fall in France with Rubens D’Ysieux, but a broken knee has thwarted her plans. She was kicked by another horse when warming up at Marlborough Horse Trials, and her doctors have instructed her to keep weight off it for three months – advice she’s promised to follow. We can’t wait to see what 2018 has in store for Sara and Rubens! [Sara Kozumplik Murphy Recovering From Broken Knee]
The time to start preparing your pastures for winter is now! Taking a soil sample in the fall gives you time to apply lime, phosphorus or potassium fertilizer based on the results of the sample. Rotating pastures to save them for winter is also a way to ensure forage is still available during the colder months. [Preparing Pastures for Winter Starts in Fall]
Tuesday Video: Need some more cross country footage to hold you over this Tuesday? Check out the course at Waregem Nations Cup.
