Dance parties, beer gardens AND eventing? My three favorite things in the world, and they’re all coming together this weekend at the inaugural CHC International at Chattahoochee Hills.
Our friends at Cavalor are in on the action, sponsoring a VIP tent that will be offering SweetWater beer to the two- and three-star riders all weekend and a champagne-and-Belgian-chocolate reception open to ALL riders and owners on Friday. VIP tent ticketing info is available here.
Thank you, CHC International, Cavalor and the event’s other sponsors, for making all of our wildest dreams come true. For more information visit the CHC International website here and the event’s Facebook page here.
Events Opening Today:
Inavale Farm H.T. (Oregon, A-7), Horse Park of New Jersey H.T. (New Jersey, A-2), Groton House Farm H.T. (Massachusetts, A-1)
Events Closing Today:
GMHA June H.T. (Vermont, A-1), Genesee Valley Riding & Driving Club Spring H.T. (New York, A-1), Waredaca H.T. (Maryland, A-2), Poplar Place Farm June H.T. (Georgia, A-3), IEA Horse Trials, Classic Training & Novice 3-Day (Indiana, A-8), The Colorado Horse Park CCI1*, T3D & H.T. (Colorado, A-9)
News:
Adequan IM Shortage: The popular joint supplement will be in short supply in coming months as the pharmaceutical company that manufactures it is undergoing a renovation and existing inventories have been depleted. Shipments of the 5 ml vials are expected to resume shipment in early July, followed by the 50 ml vials in August. [COTH]
Wrapping Up Jersey Fresh: Nancy Jaffer recaps the event and speaks with an assortment of eventing characters, including D.A. Adirmo’s owner Debbie Adams, course builder Morgan Rowsell, veterinarian Dr. Scott Palmer, and Karen O’Connor. [Equisearch]
Happy Birthday Bramham: The international event in Leeds is preparing to celebrate its 40th year running June 6-9, with more than 500 horses expected to participate in a range of competitions over four days. [Yorkshire Evening Post] In other British eventing news, the inaugural Brigstock International Horse Trials at Rockingham Castle takes place next weekend. The Philip Herbert-designed cross-country course includes the final fence from London 2012, on loan to Rockingham from Burghley. [Eventing Worldwide]
Best of the Blogs: Boyd Martin reflects on Jersey Fresh. [Boyd & Silva Martin] Iain Miller offers some smart tips for buying your first horse. [Eventing Worldwide] And… Mara Depuy has a new website! [Mara Depuy Eventing]
Video: The Olympic folks just posted this cross-country footage from the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where the U.S. team of Michael Plumb and Blue Stone, Karen Stives and Ben Arthur, Torrance Watkins and Finvarra, and Bruce Davidson and JJ Babu won team gold. [olympic]
