We are live!🤩🚴♀️🥳
Today saw the launch of Cycle4Caroline at Piggy's yard in Maidwell with family, friends, cyclists and support team joined by members of the media. Thank you to each and every one of you for taking the time to come and support. We've made it to the launch, next step is getting to the starting line! We look forward to sharing the ride with you all.
➡️ Cycle4Caroline is a charity cycle ride in memory of Caroline March who sadly passed away in March 2024. C4C will cover 1,100km across the UK starting at Blair Castle in Scotland on Wednesday 20th November and finishing at The Savoy Hotel in London on Saturday 30th November. The objective is to raise as much money as possible for two charities close to Caroline's heart: the British Eventing Support Trust and Spinal Research.
➡️ For more information about Cycle4Caroline please visit www.cycle4caroline.com.
➡️ For more information about partnering with Cycle4Caroline please email info@cycle4caroline.com.
With thanks to Harry Sykes Equine Videography for the video and Defender Burghley Horse Trials for the venue.🎥👌
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Posted by Cycle4Caroline on Monday, August 19, 2024
Eventers are taking to an altogether different kind of saddle for a charity bike ride in memory of Caroline March, who sadly passed away in March after sustaining life-changing injuries as a result of a fall in 2022. With the target of raising £500,000 to be split between the British Eventing Support Trust and Spinal Research, a whole host of eventers, led by Piggy March and including Ian Stark, Olympic gold medalists and World and European champions, will come together to do good in Caroline’s honor. Cycle4Caroline, which will take place in November, was launched this week at the Burghley Estate and, beginning at Blair Castle in Scotland and heading south, over the course of ten days will visit iconic eventing venues such as Chatsworth, Burghley, Bramham and Badminton. Read more here and listen in as Piggy and Tom March talk to Nicole Brown about their endeavor on the EquiRatings podcast here. If you’d like to make a donation of your own, you can do so here.
It’s no secret that the eventing community is a close-knit one, and this coming together to create something positive from something so devastating really highlights the spirit of our very special family.
U.S. Weekend Preview
Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. International (Fairburn, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer][Scoring]
Shepherd Ranch Pony Club H.T. II (Santa Ynez, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Town Hill Farm H.T. (Lakeville, CT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
UK International Events
Blair Castle International (Perthshire, Scotland) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
European International Events
Lisgarvan House International (County Carlow, Ireland) [Website] [Entries] [Scoring]
Wednesday News and Reading
If you’re in need of something wholesome this morning, here you go. The Mongol Derby reached its conclusion last week, and, although the race has a very obvious air of being far more about the journey than the destination, there was a finish line to cross and placings to be finalized. Cue this bunch of superior sportspeople, who decided that sharing the glory would be an appropriate way to round off their epic adventure. And if you missed out on how the 2024 race concluded, the final blog is also well worth a read.
British ENers, submit your nomination for the Times Sportswoman of the Year. We’re incredibly lucky to have so many inspirational women in our sport and it would be remiss of us not to put their names forward for this prestigious title. Nominations close on September 23, so look lively.
Talking of women in sport, in this piece, Canadian show jumper Amy Millar discusses her experience of riding at the top level whilst also being a mom, and how she’s showing her kids “that women can be ambitious and high achievers and also be good mothers”.
New research suggests that horse milk has a whole bunch of health benefits for humans, so of course, it only makes sense to turn it into ice-cream. Apologies if you’re drooling into your coffee over the thought of this, apparently, half-fat, immune-boosting, cholesterol-lowering treat; you probably won’t find a carton in your local 7-Eleven just yet.
And finally, LCC Barnaby went for the big one at Bromont last weekend. Lillian Heard Wood found herself having a heart-stopping moment as Barnaby momentarily mixed up his left and his right and threw the flag rule right out of the window as he took on this solid corner out on course. The guy’s got scope for days and obviously enjoys really showing it off every now and then.
Sponsor Corner
Boyd Martin and Commando 3. Photo by Sally Spickard.
Riders! Where will you be this fall? Come compete at the Morven Park International & Fall Horse Trials, home to a Derek di Grazia-designed CCI4*-S track and a CCI4*-L track that Boyd Martin called a “true four-star long track.” Entries open August 27th. Read about last year’s event here.
Video Break
In just two weeks’ time things will be hotting up on the Burghley estate no matter what the British weather has in store, for Defender Burghley Horse Trials is just around the corner. I’m not sure what the collective noun for a bunch of equestrian media peeps is, but here’s just that, enjoying this year’s media breakfast and cross country preview and getting ferried around in a distinctly ‘Traitors’-esque convoy. Keep your eyes peeled for our very own Tilly Berendt and enjoy.
