Emily Beshear and Here's To You at yesterday's training session
Good morning EN! The High Performance training sessions are again underway this week in Aiken at the beautiful Stableview Farm. Today there will be a mix of dressage and jumping, following the schedule below. Make sure to keep checking the USEF High Performance Facebook page for photos, schedules, and other information. [USEF High Performance]
Dressage
9:00 AM Doug Payne/Crown Talisman
9:45 AM No Boundaries
Jumping
10:45 AM Andromaque/ Wolf/ Here’s To You
12:00 PM Lunch
Dressage
12:30 PM Master Frisky
1:15 PM Trading Aces
2:00 PM Cambalda
2:45 PM Mighty Nice
3:30 PM Fernhill Eagle
4:15 PM Copycat Chloe
Events this weekend:
Rocking Horse III [Website] [Ride Times]
Sporting Days [Website] [Ride Times]
Twin Rivers [Website] [Ride Times]
Meadowcreek Park [Website]
Update from HITS Ocala: There have been no new cases of EHV-1 detected since the original case was discovered. The horse who was found to have the disease is doing very well in treatment at the University of Florida, and the tent it was stabled in remains under quarantine. All horses remaining in the tent are healthy and happy. There are no restrictions on horses traveling to and from the show or in and out of Florida. [HITS Press Release, via COTH]
The mislabeled meat scandal spreads: Meat containing donkey, goat, and water buffalo DNA has been found in South Africa. A study by Stellenbosch University found that not only was mislabeling present, it was commonplace. Of the 139 samples tested, nearly 68% contained traces of meats that were not supposed to be present in the product. [Horsetalk]
Want to move to Wellington? Tommy Lee Jones just put his pristine 50-acre polo estate on the market. The estate has a full size polo field, two barns with 48 total stalls, a staff house, trails, and practice areas. Now all you need is $26.75 million. [Horsetalk]
The fall season has begun in New Zealand: Conditions were perfect at last weekend’s National Equestrian Center’s horse trials. Sam Taylor won the advanced (though he was competing only against himself) aboard Leo Degas. [Horsetalk]
2012 was a big year for CANTER: The organization helped transfer over 1,000 horses from racetracks to new owners. CANTER volunteers made over 600 visits to local racetracks to help horse owners create ads for the site and help prospective buyers navigate track atmosphere. The organization is completely staffed by volunteers, which makes its success even more sweet. [CANTER Press Release, via COTH]
Ride around the Burghley cross country course: At a walk. This year sponsors have the opportunity to take a guided trail ride around the famous track on the Burghley Estate. Big ups to the Burghley staff for creative (and fun) marketing tactics. [Burghley Website]
It’s Awards Season: The Equestrian Social Media Award recipients are being announced this week. So far winners include our friends at Evention (Best Newcomer Winner, 4th Best YouTube Channel), SmartPak (Best Feed Company Winner), Burghley Horse Trials (Best YouTube Channel Winner), and Horse Nation (Best Newcomer, third place). Check the website for today’s announcements. [ESMA]
That’s all for now EN, thanks for reading!
