Wednesday News & Notes

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I came across a new series that Horse & Country TV has produced with Jamaican eventer Lydia Heywood and the Ebony Horse Club in Brixton, United Kingdom. The series, “Learning with Lydia” will follow Lydia and the riders at Ebony Horse Club as she helps them navigate new riding and life skills. Horse & Country TV has produced a lot of top-quality content that I find highly entertaining and educational, and this is one more to add to the list!

U.S. Weekend Preview:

Grand Oaks H.T.: [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times]

Southern Arizona Eventing Association H.T.: [Website] [Entry Status/Live Scores] [Show Photographer]

Major International Events:

Portugal Winter Tour Week 1/Barroca d’Alva: [Website] [Start Lists]

Wednesday Reading List:

Rob Lawrence Jacobs is the Sidelines Hot Horseman of 2020! This exceptional equestrian has made a name for himself not only as a coach but as the founder of the Rob Lawrence House of Opportunity, intended to bring access to horses to a wider scope of people. Check out the latest issue of Sidelines Magazine to read more.

The 10th deal of SmartPak’s 12 Days of Deals is here, and it’s a good one! Today only, receive 50% off SmartPak brand horse and dog supplements. Click here to shop.

Let’s face it: a 20-meter circle is way tougher than it looks. Instead of drilling yourself and your horse to death on the most common element of a dressage test, take some pointers from this primer.

Applications for the next round of the Optimum Youth Equestrian Scholarship are now open through January 15. This $600 award, given quarterly, is intended to bridge the financial gap that many younger riders experience when trying to get their foot into the horse world. Learn more and submit your application here.

Motherhood and a competitive riding career don’t always mix – but don’t tell Canadian Olympian Jessica Phoenix that. She sat down for a chat in the latest episode of the Women In Sports podcast, and all of you hardworking mothers or soon-to-be mothers out there will likely find much comfort in her thoughts. Take a listen here.

Wednesday Video Break:

Just a compilation of Michael Jung clips to give us all some midweek motivation.