Good morning EN! As many of you have realized by now most of the news this weekend comes from the USEF Convention. One sentence recap: Neville won Horse of the Year, the one fall rule was upheld, and Jimmy Wofford has been awarded a lifetime achievement award. With no events this weekend your links will be a bit short, so here we go:
Breaking news from the Chronicle: McLain Ward and Oh d’Eole fell during the $30,000 Surpass Grand Prix and Ward broke his leg. From the report it sounds like a serious injury and everyone at EN is sending thoughts his way for a speedy recovery. [COTH]
Five cases of EVH-1 detected on a property in Orange County, CA
Do you live in Kentucky? Do you have horses? Read this
Long term contraceptives will be used to control the mustang population in Utah
Australian scientists named a horsefly after Beyonce……
Neville got airtime on NPR too
War Horse costumes will be on display in London museum
Eeyore the donkey dies at age 55
As Wylie reported yesterday, the four horses for the Retired Racehorse Training Project’s Trainer Challenge have been chosen. There are videos of all four on the RRTP website, but here is the video of Three Plain Bays Farm’s Brazilian Wedding. Like what you see? Pat is one of our best customers on Sport Horse Nation so watch for her future listings (and watch past 4:00 to hear more about her training methods for her babies and an EN shout out! Thanks Pat).
That’s all for now, enjoy your Sunday! Go eventing.
