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When we think about the heroes of eventing, our minds collectively turn to the most obvious recipients of that accolade — the much-medalled riders and horses who come out year after year and lead the way in the sport. But eventing is a huge machine, and an expansive family, and so many of the heroes of our industry are people whose faces we might not immediately pick out of a crowd, but without whom the whole thing would be just, well, less good! I love this post from Sara Kozumplik, shining light on one such industry champion. Edy Hunter Rameika has her fingers in a tonne of pies; she helped bring the free Morven Park live stream to life (which meant that eventing fans around the world tuned in to catch the action in Virginia!); she helped make the Corona Kentucky happen back in 2021; she’s committed to helping young riders, which she does by loaning out horses, hosting training camps, and funding programmes; and she’s a huge, vital part of the SEE Ever So Sweet Scholarship, which helps to promote diversity and open up access to our sport. In short: a real hero! Thanks so much for all you do, Edy.
Events Opening Today: Rocking Horse December H.T.
Events Closing Today: Virginia Horse Center Eventing Fall, Texas Rose Horse Park H.T., Rocking Horse Fall H.T., The Eventing Championships at Galway Downs
Tuesday News & Notes from Around the World:
We’ll be sad not to see reigning champion Tim Price come to Maryland this week. He was arguably the frontrunner of this year’s field with his Pau winner and World Champs medallist Falco, but the gelding was withdrawn due to the discovery of a benign tumour that required surgery. Horses, eh — they’ll find all sorts of ways to get out of doing their homework! You can read more about the surgery here — and heal up quick, Falco! We can’t wait to see you out and about again soon.
One rider who is coming to Maryland, though, is Booli Selmayr. She’ll have a packed week ahead of her: not only is she riding the lovely Millfield Lancando in the CCI5*, she also has a smart five-year-old coming forward for the YEH Championships. She caught up with sponsor World Equestrian Brands to shed some light on how preparing two very different horses for two very different classes — and a tonne of pressure — works for her.
This is THE most insanely packed month. We’ve got a five-star this week, another next week, a duo of Young Horse World Champions unfolding over the next few days… and the Pan-American Games before October wraps, too. We’ll be bringing you plenty of eventing coverage from Santiago, but if you want to follow all the disciplines, here’s the handy primer you need. If you need us, we’ll be mainlining espresso to try to keep on top of it all.
Hot on Horse Nation: We all boot our horses up as a matter of habit, right? But actually, could you be doing more harm than good while attempting to protect those tendons? The HN team, joined by a round table of pros, are mythbusting this exact question. Check out their consensus here.
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We love inner-city access programmes — and this one, in Vancouver, deserves a deeper dive:
