Super cuteness, if you couldn’t deduce that on your own.
Happy Wednesday to you Eventing Nation!
I finally got to ride my horse! No, he wasn’t lame or anything… I just didn’t have the time. That whole job thing really gets in the way of barn time. I’m feeling really close to my fellow Smurfs at the moment. You know who you are. Riding a horse at an event after two weeks of not making it out to the barn ain’t for the weak! I feel you, Smurfs. *Fist bump.*
Jon Holling was interviewed by Ocala.com about his path to the Pan Ams. He’s very honored to have the family that he does, and emphasizes it couldn’t be done without their support. Jenn, his wife (as if you don’t know), will be cheering for him (obviously), but is staying true to her roots and cheering for the Canadian team (good call). I have to say though, like most everyone else who knows the Hollings, Caiden is my favorite Holling, but I’m betting he’s Jon and Jenn’s favorite too. Jon’s got his sights on WEG 2014 and maybe Rio 2016 if everything falls into place. Go Jon et al. [Ocala.com]
The Telegraph published an article on the riders heard for London 2012. The article focuses on the ages of the horsemen most likely to make the show jumping and eventing teams. And, apparently, they’d all qualify for AARP, or Sasa in the UK. Age doesn’t matter to anyone except the public since the Olympics are traditionally “a celebration of youth”. Which, again, doesn’t matter except that leads everyone thinks horseback riding is easy because “grandfather can do it”. HA. They’d be lucky to have anyone mentioned in the article as their grandmother/father. The author dabbles a bit into the cause of this phenomenom. Riders in their 20s and 30s can’t catch a break because the established riders at the top get the support from owners because they’re famous. What do you think Eventing Nation? [The Telegraph]
Top British dressage horse, Two Sox has retired from competition. He was the ride for up and comer Maria Eilberg. They were reserves for WEG and Beijing, and hasn’t missed a National Championship in the last decade. [Tribute]
Zara Phillips won the CIC3* at Ballindenisk in Ireland over the weekend. Now she’s headed to New Zealand to cheer on her husband in the Rugby World Cup. England plays Romania on Saturday. We wish her a safe flight. [Horsetalk]
The USEF has a recap of Dressage, Eventing, Jumping and Para-Dressage over the weekend. Basically, I’m moving to jumper land so I can win a car in Italy. Congrats to Reed Kessler! [Recap]
Boyd posted the PRO interview conducted by Ed Holloway with Boyd and Marilyn Little-Meredith on his blog. Boyd says the 0.1 difference between his score and Marilyn’s was “painful, mate, painful”, as only Boyd can. So many reasons to love Boyd. Marilyn jokes that she may have to make another video about her three day for the spring… [Boyd’s blog]
And we conclude these news and notes with Marilyn Little-Meredith’s xc round on her CIC3* winning ride PF Rovano Rex.
