Low quality pic of a high quality adventure embarking. Photo via Dan Kreitl on Facebook.
It’s time to start prepping once more for a CCI5* event, which this week takes place in Germany at Longines Luhmühlen. We’ll be following along with action from both the headlining CCI5* division, as well as a highly competitive CCI4*-S division, which is also used as the Germany National Championship.
Several U.S. riders feature on this year’s entry list across both divisions, including last year’s Dutta. Corp flight winner (a result of winning the USEF 4*-L National Championship at Tryon) Dan Kreitl with Kay Dixon’s Carmango. Dan and “Fritz” have been basing at Arville ahead of competing in the 4*-S division at Luhmühlen this week, and they began their trip to the show grounds yesterday.
All unpacked and settled for an exciting week in Luhmühlen!
Posted by Matt Flynn on Monday, June 12, 2023
We also have been keeping up with Tamie Smith, who is competing Julianne Guariglia’s Solaguayre California in her first 5* event this week, as well as Boyd Martin with three horses (Tsetserleg TSF, Luke 140, Fedarman B), Matt Flynn with Wizzard, Hallie Coon with two horses (Cute Girl in the 4*-S and Global Ex in the 5*), Katherine Coleman with RLE Limbo Kaiser and Sydney Elliott and QC Diamantaire in the 5* as they begin their respective travels.
Boyd Martin and Luke 140 with jump coach Peter Wylde, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and her daughter, Brianne. Photo via Boyd on Instagram.
You’ll be getting much more info from Luhmühlen from us in the coming days as Tilly Berendt will be our boots on the ground. We’ll be dropping our Form Guide to the 5* entries very soon, and we’ll also have live updates from cross country on Saturday. You can follow along live using Horse & Country — you will need a H&C+ subscription or a one-time viewing pass to watch this event. You can save 15% if you use code EVENTINGNATION15 to purchase an annual H&C+ subscription.
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Tuesday News & Notes
Recently named to the Aussie squad for CHIO Aachen later this month, Bec Braitling has had herself a busy few weeks. She’s just finished up the first of this season’s USEA EA21 clinics, held at Holly Hill in Louisiana. [Read the clinic recap]
Buck Davidson has responded to a recent suspension following a positive drug text at LRK3DE. Buck describes the incident as a clerical error that he hopes will be rectified in due time; he has previously had a Temporary Use Exemption (TUE) for an unnamed medication prescribed to him since 2013. [The Chronicle of the Horse Reports]
Bahrain has been relieved of its FEI Endurance World Championship title after a tribunal decided a widespread anti-doping case. The case involved one specific horse and rider, who has also been given an 18-month suspension from competition. This results in France moving up to claim the team gold spot. [Read more]
15 new cases of vesicular stomachhitis have been reported in California, including one in LA county. Vesicular stomatitis is a viral disease of horses, donkeys, mules, cattle, swine and New World camelids that occurs in the Western Hemisphere. It is named for the characteristic vesicular lesions it causes in the form of blisters, crusts and ulceration of the lips, muzzle, nose, tongue, ears, sheath, teats and/or coronary band. The virus is transmitted by biting midges and therefore is seasonal. [Vesicular Stomatitis in California]
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#TrainingTipTuesday Video Break:
Some quick tips for leaving the start box primed for success, pulled from David Doel’s “Back to Basics” series on Horse & Country:
