Many of us know Dan Kreitl as the high-flying amateur who became the USEF CCI4*-L National Champion — and an all-round real good egg, to boot. But what you might not be aware of is his wife Alyssa’s ongoing battle against appendix cancer, with which she was diagnosed while pregnant with the couple’s second child in 2021. She’s now begun an intensive round of chemotherapy, and while her loved ones are rallying around her, they could all use support – and this fundraiser, organised by Andrea McVicker, aims to ensure they have meal deliveries to ease the strain over the coming months.
The fundraiser’s post reads:
“Alyssa and Dan have already been through so much, and most of you know, Alyssa’s difficult health battles continue. But she will not be defeated!! She continues to fight and feels strengthened by her loving husband and 2 amazing children, along with all of her family and friends who love and support her. Alyssa has started a very vigorous and intense Chemo treatment plan that will last several months. It wipes her out and, based on this first round, takes about 4-5 days to feel somewhat functional again. There have been so many people, even friends of friends – which has been awesome to see! – ask what they can do to help. Well here is one way we can come alongside Dan, Alyssa, and kids and offer assistance to help take something off their minds. If you don’t live close by but want to help, scheduling a meal delivery is an option or giving gift cards is an idea too! Thank you for considering. I know it means a lot to them!”
You can donate to the Meal Train fundraiser here.
Events Opening Today: Full Gallop Farm Jingle Bells H.T
Events Closing Today: Full Moon Farm’s Fall HT, Horse Trials at Majestic Oaks, River Glen Fall H.T.
Tuesday News & Notes from Around the World:
Not ready to say goodbye to the MARS Maryland 5 Star yet? Honestly, same. Relive the weekend with this gallery of images from US Eventing, full of action shots, candids, celebrations, and more. It’s, simply, a bunch of beautiful work.
And now, rewind to a couple of competitions ago! Knockemdown and Alison O’Dwyer won the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover earlier this month, beating out a huge selection of some of the country’s most dynamic second-career athletes. The four-year-old trained to race, but never made it to the track, and is now beginning his career as a dressage horse — and COTH caught up with Alison to find out more about him, plus, caught a video of his winning performance.
Is your horse showing pain signs during exercise, or are those learned habits? This quandary can become even more pronounced if you’re rehabbing your horse from injury, and this piece by Jec Ballou can help to begin the demystification process.
Horse rescue used to be a largely individual process, but in 2018, the Equine Welfare Data Collective was formed to unify it. Now, it’s much easier to get a sense of the scale of rescue operations and of horses across the US in need of homes. Find out more about this effort here.
Ready for the Pan Ams? Get the need-to-knows on the equestrian disciplines from the Olympic Committee right here.
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Watch This:
Rewatch the Seven-Year-Old CCI3*-L cross-country at Le Lion d’Angers:
