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You know it, I know it, we all know it: we’re a little bit insane, but in a nice way, and now I’m going to need you all to go to my Instagram and like some photos of my horse, okay?
Events Opening Today: Texas Rose Horse Park H.T., March Horse Trials at Majestic Oaks
Events Closing Today: Three Lakes Winter II H.T. at Caudle Ranch, Pine Top Advanced H.T., Full Gallop Farm Mid February H.T.
Tuesday News & Notes from Around the World:
Young horse producers and breeders, heads up: there are some changes to the FEH program for 2023. The program will now be overseen in part by the Young Horse Show Series, who will help to develop and promote the concept and, hopefully, create an even firmer foundation for US sport horse breeding programs. [Prepare those elite babies]
The conversation rages on about safety at the upper levels. I’m delighted to see that ‘soft option’ qualification routes to five-star were a huge part of the conversation at the FEI Eventing Forum, where attendees discussed a number of factors that could help to ensure riders don’t tackle the uppermost level until they’re truly ready — not just qualified. [A step in the right direction]
Take heart if you feel like you’re having a string of frustrating rides lately. While those days can feel like you take one step forward and roughly eighteen steps back, they’re actually the periods you learn from the most. USHJA judge and coach Rob Jacobs explains why mistakes are a great thing – and why they tend to bog us down so much mentally, too. [An encouraging read]
And finally: if your gateway into living, breathing, sweet-smelling real horses was the Breyer variety, you’ll love this. You’ll also probably end up in the attic, unboxing all your own childhood memories. That’s fine. [The horses we loved first]
Sponsor Corner: There are lots of reasons why a horse might need to consume limited starch and sugar – and particularly for pony owners, a big one is the risk of laminitis. Find out more about the impact of these common components, and how to feed a balanced diet while reducing their presence, in this useful piece from Kentucky Performance Products and Horse Nation.
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Watch and learn as Hailey Burlock gives Off the Record a good stretch:
