There can't be anything like standing at the in-gate for the first time at your first Rolex. Photo via Angela Grzywinski's Facebook page.
Everyone get your smartphones ready if you aren’t actually able to be in Lexington today. EN is providing live Twitter updates throughout the jog as well as Instagram feeds. With Sally, Leslie, and Jenni all on deck, expect a free-for-all on social media. Are you ready, EN? Because Rolex starts NOW.
U.S. Weekend Preview:
University of New Hampshire Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Loudoun Hunt Pony Club H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Fresno County Horse Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Rolex Kentucky CCI4* [Website] [Entry Status] [Schedule]
It’s officially Rolex Contest Week! We’ve got so many prizes to give away this year, we had to dedicate an entire page to our Rolex contests. Be sure to check this page each day for the details on contests to enter while you’re at Rolex. Good luck! [Rolex Contest Page]
Veronica likes creepy things. Just in time for Rolex, the Chronicle has profiled super mare Veronica in their Behind the Stall Door series. Often known as ‘Troll’ thanks to her charming personality, Veronica has a pet dead baby doll. What started off as an offhand joke by David O’Connor has turned into a full fledged mascot that Veronica loves to abuse. [Behind the Stall Door with Veronica]
Lauren Sprieser has a few tips for the beginner rider. Chief among these is that no matter how inexperienced you are, you are entitled to good instruction from the very beginning. A starting rider just means a clean slate for her to teach, and trainers like her take as much or more pleasure teaching the newbies as they do the experienced riders. [I’m Too Good For You, and Other Lies]
The Event College is back at Rolex for the second year running. The Professional Horseman’s Council will be running the Event College, designed to educate the general public about eventing. With ‘professors’ like Karen O’Connor, Max Corcoran, Allison Springer, and several others, some of us who know more may still want to partake! Check out the USEA site for a schedule. [Professors and Tentative Schedule Announced for the Event College]
This week on the Eventing Radio Show: Rolex Preview. This week Nate, Joe, and Ruth Meyer discuss what we might be likely to see at the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event. [Eventing Radio Show]
SmartPak Product of the Day: If you’re going to Rolex, you will either be wearing a set of these boots, buying a set there, or deciding to sock away enough money to buy them next year. Yes, they’re a bit pricey, but Dubarrys wear like iron, are 100% waterproof up to the top, and don’t overheat your feet until it’s too hot outside to live anyways. Expect to see about 90% of the crowd on XC day wearing these. [SmartPak]
To get you primed and ready for the action this weekend, here’s the Rolex preview.
