Photo from HN, via Spruce Meadows Media
So it’s no secret we all pretty much dream of waking up as Reed Kessler one morning, complete with a barn full of top horses and an Olympic debut under our belts before turning 20, but unfortunately we do not live in a world where this is possible. Luckily for all of us, over on Horse Nation Wylie is making sure we have enough Reed materials to aid the daydreaming. The above photo was taken at Spruce Meadows, where Reed won the $50,000 Lafarge Cup 1.50m aboard Wolf S earlier this summer. Want to see more photos of Reed winning things with style? HN has you covered.
Weekend Preview:
Colorado Horse Park One Day HT [Website] [Entry Status] [Times]
The Event at Santa Fe [Website] [Entry Status]
Waredaca Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Great Vista H.T. [Website]
Erie Hunt and Saddle Club H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
Huntington Farm H.T. [Website]
Located in VA and interested in riding with Phillip Dutton? Hunt Club Farms in Berryville, VA will be hosting a Phillip clinic from August 31-Sept. 1. Hunt Club Farms has recently installed cross country jumps with the help of Tremain Cooper, and the clinic fees include a copy of Phillip’s new book, Modern Eventing with Phillip Dutton. [Hunt Club Farms]
Zoe Adams won this year’s Amlin Plus Eventing Grand Prix at Hickstead. The Eventing Grand Prix is a special event held yearly at Hickstead that is similar to Indoor Eventing competitions- except in this class eventers ride against show jumpers around a course of show jumps that then opens up to the cross country jumps on the Hickstead property. Zoe rode Satonamillion and added only 5 time penalties to their fast time of 185.66 seconds for the win. The third time was apparently the charm, as Zoe finished seventh in the class in 2011 and fifth in 2012. [Essex County Standard]
Top British rider Laura Collett is jumping again after suffering a serious injuries in a rotational fall on July 8. Accompanying the Horsetalk article is a photo of the helmet she was wearing at the time of the accident, and it’s clear it saved her from a serious head injury. According to the article, after jumping the horses Laura said “Can’t actually explain how good it is to feel normal again.” [Horsetalk]
Our hearts go out to the family of 16-year-old British eventer Lucinda Woolley, who died after falling from her mount while on a hack at home. According to Lucinda’s mother, the horse was spooked by a tractor and threw Lucinda off. She was airlifted to a hospital and underwent immediate surgery, but died the following day due to serious head injuries. [Express]
Canter Mid-Atlantic is hosting another online auction fundraiser and it begins today! Bid on a variety of great entries, including lessons with US event riders and famed dressage trainer Linda Zang. The auction will run for a week until August 21 and all proceeds will directly benefit the care and training of ex-racehorses donated to Canter Mid-Atlantic. [COTH] [Canter Mid-Atlantic]
