Weāve well and truly succumbed to a serious bout of Olympic fever here at EN. Obviously the eventingās causing significantly high levels of giddiness, but oh, the crip walking, um, I mean, dressage… Sure, we love to see the impressive work produced by the top level horses and riders, but man, we really love to hear Snoop Dog talking about it even more. Itās gonna be off the chain gangster, aye!
Donāt think in all the madness weāve forgotten the World Equestrian Festival thatās going on in Germany. Weāll be cominā at ya with all things Aachen over the next few days. Stay tuned ENers, and go eventing!
In the meantime, here are the links you need to get acquainted with all things Aachen:
World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen:
[Website] [Program – All Disciplines] [Program – Eventing] [Entries – All Disciplines] [Entries – Eventing] [US Eventing Team] [British Eventing Team] [Live Stream] [Results – All Disciplines] [Results – Eventing] [ENās Coverage]
U.S. Weekend Preview
Arrowhead H.T. (Billings, MT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. (Fairburn, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]
Huntington Farm H.T. (South Strafford, VT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Mile High Horse Ranch H.T. (Parker, CO) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Summer Coconino HT and Western Underground, Inc. TR,N,BN 3 Day Event (Flagstaff, AZ) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
The Maryland International + Horse Trials (Adamstown, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
UK International Events
Aston-le-Walls International (2) (Northamptonshire) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
European International Events
World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen (Germany) [Website] [Program – All Disciplines] [Program – Eventing] [Entries – All Disciplines] [Entries – Eventing] [US Eventing Team] [British Eventing Team] [Live Stream] [Results – All Disciplines] [Results – Eventing] [ENās Coverage]
Wednesday News and Reading
Hereās your chance to give Team GB an extra boost this Olympics. British Equestrian has set up a special Paris post box and will be collecting together messages of support and ābon chanceā from the public for the teams to take with them as they head to the Games. Hereās how to get involved.
A new resource for the horse world in Britain – PADDOX event listings. This initiative brings all manner of equestrian events together in an easy-to-use format – just type in your postcode and the distance youāre willing to travel and select the type of event youāre looking for. From arena booking and fun rides to Pony Club and training events, thereās something for all equestrians. The free search facility is open for a limited time with a monthly membership available for Ā£3.99. Find out more here.
No, itās not deja vu, military horses have in fact once more bolted through the streets of London. Thankfully, this time the incident wasnāt quite as dramatic as last time, with no serious injuries to either horses or riders. But horses galloping through city centers? Scary.
Not only have I fallen off before the first fence in the show jumping ring, Iāve also eaten dirt in the dressage arena – events that perhaps werenāt so funny then as they are now, looking back. Weāve all had them, moments at shows that make a good story. COTH has wrangled their readersā funniest horse show exploits together and gathered them together in this red-cheeked list of funsies. Thereās nothing like a bit of sharing to take the sting out of mortal shame.
And whilst weāre on the topic of the weird and wonderful happenings at horse shows, this squirrel mustāve had the fright of his life when he realized heād inadvertently taken up residence in a fence at Luhmuhlen and now there were giant beasts thundering through his front porch. Zoom in to spot the little critter making a swift exit. No need to fret over his fate – he was safely escorted off course by a fence judge and politely advised to stick to actual trees in future.
Celebrity horsegirl Shania Twain, teased us that she wanted to take to the Glastonbury stage on horseback, alas, it wasnāt to be, however, horses did get their gig in the Legendās slot at the festival, kind of.
Video Break
Beer pong schmeer pong. Behold the best drinking game, like ever. Although, if alcoholās not your jam, this looks like itād be just as fun sober. Make like it’s 2020 and stock up on toilet paper, break out your Breyers, and go racing!
