Great news! All of the adoptable dogs and cats who were on-site at this week’s MARS Maryland 5 Star found loving homes! Thanks to the efforts of local rescue, Wolf Trap Animal Rescue, these very good boys and girls have no more worries. Everyone can always use another barn dog or cat!
U.S. Events Opening Entries This Week
Rocking Horse December H.T. (FL); Full Gallop Jingle Bells H.T. (SC)
U.S. Events Closing Entries This Week
Horse Trials at Majestic Oaks (FL); River Glen Fall H.T. (TN); Fleur de Leap H.T. (LA); Full Moon Farm’s Fall H.T. (MD)
News & Reading
Heads up to our Go Eventing Podcast listeners! Our next episode with Portugal’s Kiko Stilwell WILL be out this week, but we won’t quite make our usual Tuesday deadline as we wanted to ensure we had the time to record following the Maryland 5 Star. Keep an eye out for the episode coming later this week!
The USEA Annual Meeting & Convention is just around the corner and this year, it’s all about access, transparency, and celebration. You can join your fellow community members in New Orleans, LA this year for a fun and informative weekend in one of the most fun-loving and culturally diverse cities in the U.S. Preview the Convention in the latest USEA Podcast here.
Well-respected jumping course designer Alan Wade of Ireland has been tapped as the course designer for the upcoming LA Olympics in 2028. Traditionally, the pure show jumping course designer will also design jumping for the eventing courses at the Olympics. He has designed in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Istanbul (Turkey), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Lisbon (Portugal) and Rabat (Morocco). Currently the majority of his designs are created for shows in the United States, alongside some in Canada and Mexico. You can read more on the announcement here.
EPM is certainly a scary term, but it’s by no means an automatic death sentence for your horse. We know much more than ever about EPM now, and more and more horses are responding well to various treatments, preventatives and management tools. Hear from two experts on this neurologic condition here.
Sponsor Corner: Kentucky Performance Products
Photo courtesy of KPP.
At the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover earlier this month, one very special made it to the top 10 of his competitions in both dressage and freestyle. Sibelius is a former racehorse who has taken to dressage with event rider Alison O’Dwyer. He’s connected to Kentucky Performance Products via his owner/KPP’s owner Delia Nash, and Sibelius has become an ambassador for the Thoroughbred and their versatility. You can read more on the big weekend for Alison and Sibelius, as well as what KPP products keep him feeling his best, here.
Video Break
Watch Tom McEwen (GBR) and Brookfield Danny De Muze take home the 7-year-old title at Le Lion this weekend:
