Fancy owning a top-level event horse for a teeny tiny fraction of the real cost of running one of these – frankly, wildly expensive – equines? Well, that’s exactly what the Event Horse Owners Syndicate is all about.
If you tuned in to H&C+ to watch Great Britain’s Emily King win the Grantham Cup in the 4*-S at the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park International last weekend – the event where everyone talked about the weather – you may have heard the commentary team talking about Valmy Biats’ owners – along with Emily herself, Philippe Brivois, Mrs Jacquie Shere and Mr Jeremy Shere, Emily’s Badminton bound horse has a syndicate of owners via the Event Horse Owners Syndicate.
In this Instagram post, Emily talks about her prep for Badminton and what it’s like having a whole host of owners along for the ride.
U.S. Weekend Preview
Stable View Spring 2/3/4* and H.T. (Aiken, SC) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
CDCTA Spring H.T. (Ruckersville, VA) [Website] [Volunteer][Scoring]
Pine Hill Spring H.T (Belleville, TX) [Website] [Entries / Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Rocking Horse Spring H.T (Altoona, FL) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Wednesday News and Reading
Are you attending Stable View’s FEI & H.T. this weekend? If you’re around Friday afternoon, be sure to join us along with FEI course designer Capt. Mark Phillips and Boyd Martin for an exclusive behind the scenes cross country preview of the CCI4*-S. We’ll meet on the cross country side of the Hunt Boxes on site at 4:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon. See you there!
Have you been on winning form recently? USEA are putting out a call for entries for their Winner’s Circle column. Find out how to share your success and feature in Eventing USA magazine. [Winner, Winner]
Land Rover Kentucky is on the horizon and it’s not long now ‘til a whole bunch of talented horses and riders tackle the Derek di Grazia cross country courses. Find out more about the team behind the fences, what it takes to design a course, how safety is always a priority and the R rated language that’s all part of the camaraderie. [Courses for Horses at Kentucky]
Join the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) at Kentucky for a bunch of great activities. They’re offering the opportunity to learn from top event riders, as well as the chance to get your hands on a signed Boyd Martin poster and enter the RRP super raffle. There’s a course walk with Elisa Wallace, jumping advice from Buck Davidson, a master class with Sara Kosumplik, and insights into picking prospects for eventing from champion jockey and eventer Rosie Napravnik. [Thoroughbred Treats at Kentucky]
THE most swoon-worthy tack collection your eyes ever did see. Cowboy and horse trainer Gerry Gesell talks tack collecting (yes, he does clean ALL those bridles!), how he learned about horses from his mom, and how kindness and patience are at the heart of horsemanship. [A Dream of a Tack Room]
Barn Banter about a new horsey book, equine massage and rehabilitation, and mini horses. Horse Illustrated talks to New York Times reporter and author of ‘The Flying Horse’ Sarah Maslin Nir, and equine bodyworker and mini horse enthusiast Jenny Zonghetti. [Listen Up]
Equestrian Living Magazine has brought my attention to this little gem – ‘The Young Lady’s Equestrian Manual’. Published in 1838, it’s a bit of a period read, so, for those of you not inclined to wade through it, here are some of the best bits. 1. ‘Strange as it may seem, it is an incontrovertible fact that horses are much more docile and temperate with riders of the fair sex than when mounted by men’. (Indeed!) 2. ‘The lady usually has a horse selected for her, by some gentleman’. (Any old gentleman will do!) 3. ‘She ought to be correct, without seeming stiff or formal: and easy, without appearing slovenly’. (Easy does it!) 4. There’s a whole section on how a woman should arrange her ‘drapery’ so it falls ‘gracefully around her’. 5. It’s actually a pretty comprehensive guide to accurate riding. Unless you want to gallop that is – ‘No lady of taste ever gallops. Not above one among a thousand of our fair readers is likely to be endowed with sufficient ambition and boldness. Any remarks with regard to this pace would be all but needless’. [The Most Elegant Feminine Recreation]
Video Break
It’s National Walking Day today so here’s little pupper Nacho taking his buddy for a walk.
