Wednesday News and Notes from MDBarnmaster

Clark and Loughan Glen at Barbury in 2012

This weekend while Americans are celebrating Independence Day, riders from across Europe will be heading to Barbury International. It is shaping up to be quite a huge event with two packed CIC3* divisions and three CIC2* divisions. The three-star dressage begins on Thursday and judging from the entry list competition will be tough. The three-star fields includes Andrew Nicholson, Lucinda Fredericks, Pippa Funnell, Karin Donckers, Bettina Hoy, Mark Todd, Lucinda Green, and many more. Three American pairs are competing in the three-star: Clark Montgomery on Loughan Glen, Jules Stiller on Pandora Z, and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp on Red Letter Day II. [Barbury Website] [Entries] [Schedule]

Weekend Preview:

The Maryland H.T. at Loch Moy Farm I [Website] [Entry Status]

Chattahoochee Hills H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]

Powder Basin H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Times]

South Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Times]

ENYDCTA/Old Chatham H.T. [Website]

Huntington Farm H.T. [Website]

Due to the massive amount of rain the East Coast has gotten during the past week and a half, the 59th annual Genesee Valley Hunt Horse Trials set to run this weekend has been canceled. At this time there is no rescheduled date. The organizers will refund USEA and USEF fees and schedule a free schooling day for entered competitors as soon as the ground dries out. [Genesee Valley Hunt]

Now that the FEI has re-opened the bidding process for hosting the 2018 WEGs, interested cities have until September 30 to register their candidacy. After that, they have until March to complete a Host Agreement, and the final announcement of the host city will be made at the FEI Bureau’s spring meeting in 2014. As previously reported, Bromont will still be a candidate. [Horsetalk]

With only two months left until the event kicks off, Burghley organizers have launched new “All Roads Lead to Burghley” rider blogs on the Burghley website. The blogs will follow New Zealand rider and 2013 Badminton winner Jock Paget, Australian Olympic rider Sam Griffiths, and highest placed first timer at Land Rover Burghley in 2012 Isabelle Taylor. [All Roads Lead to Burghley]

Check out cross country action photos from Aachen, courtesy of Paul Richards/Lewis Harding Images. [Horsetalk]

Former Chief Rider of the Spanish Riding School Karl Mikolka has launched a new website aimed at educating riders about classical dressage training. According to the homepage, the site “is dedicated to a new generation of riders wishing to becoming better, more educated horse persons who place the well being of their partner, The Horse, as the highest priority.” So far over 60 articles and training exercising are available for purchase and download. [COTH] [Mikolka Dressage]

Best of Blogs: Plantation Field is hosting a schooling jumper day on Wednesday, July 10.

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