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We’re saddened to hear that Brazilian event rider Nilson Moreira da Silva’s Muggle has passed away, aged nineteen.
Standing at almost 18 hands, the striking chestnut gelding was the first ever three-year-old Future Event Horse Champion in 2007, and fulfilled all that potential with an eventing career which saw him compete throughout the States up to the top level of his sport, including making his 5* debut at Kentucky in 2016, as well as spending a season in the UK where he competed at Burghley. He represented Brazil as traveling reserve for the Rio Olympics.
Nilson posted a lovely tribute to the special gelding on his social media:
“Yesterday my Best friend Muggle decide finish his History around us! Muggle hope You have the same History at the sky we have together around the world!ššā¤ļøā¤ļøšššš”
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We send our condolences to Nilson and all of Muggle’s connections.
U.S. Weekend Preview
Morven Park International & Fall Horse Trials (Leesburg, VA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Pine Hill Fall H.T. (Bellville, TX) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Poplar Place Farm October H.T. (Hamilton, GA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer]
Radnor Hunt H.T. (Malvern, PA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Redefined Equestrian Horse Trials (Fort Collins, CO) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer]
Coming up next week: Maryland 5 Star! Weāve go SO MUCH content coming your way, so eyes on EN š and go eventing!
Maryland 5 Star: [Website] [Entries] [Live Stream] [Volunteer] [EN’s Coverage]
Wednesday News and Reading
Coming soon to your daily News & Notes: classifieds! We’re opening up a small section of each day’s News & Notes to feature some paid classified offerings, including featured horses from Sport Horse Nation, jobs in the industry, farms for rent or sale, and more! We’re now accepting placements for as low as $10 — please email [email protected] if you have something you’d like to list! Please note: we are not currently accepting ads for used or new tack.
There are five YEH graduates in the running for Maryland Five Star. Happening alongside next weekās 5* offering, the USEA Young Event Horse East Coast Championships will see 95 baby eventing stars contesting the four- and five-year-old divisions, with five-stars of the future flashing before their eyes. And theyāll have some YEH alumni role models to look up to while theyāre at it. Arielle Aharoni will be making her top-level debut alongside fellow 5* rookie and YEH graduate Dutch Times; Sydney Solomon brings forward Early Review C for a second go at the Maryland track; Andrew McConnon and Ferrieās Cello will line up after a cracking season thus far; Doug Payne will swap his tiny plane for horse power and will be piloting Quantum Leap round the course, hoping to add yet another top-10 finish at 5* to his record – check out the geldingās adorable āprep runā – and Reserve YEH Champion in the four-year-old class in 2014 Twilightslastgleam is back at Maryland with Jennie Saville after a top-20 finish last year. [Meet the Stars of the Show]
Researchers make some salient points about social license. Using the 2023 edition of the English Grand National (probably the worldās most prominent jump race) as a starting point, this research centers around what the racing industry should – and shouldnāt – do in order to engage with the public in a productive way. Social license is something all equestrian sports fans must keep very much in our minds, and there are takeaway messages for all disciplines in this research write-up. [āTreated Like Kingsā]
As a kid, I used to have T-shirt that said āIām 100% pony madā. Not only have I not grown out of the shirt (my mom believed in buying to last, also I stopped growing around age twelve), but the sentiment still holds true too. And so, as I start a tentative search for my heart horse, itās a little guy Iāve got my heart set on. In order to prepare my NHH (non-horsey husband), Iāve been dropping tips from my old Pony Club handbook into our day-to-day activities. The other morning, while we were petting some cow foals, he thought it was cute when one used his leg as a scratching post. āNever do that,ā I said in my best riding instructor tone. And then, as if by magic, this incredibly informative article about why ponies often display unfavorable behaviors and what to do about them popped up on my Facebook feed. Iāve sent him the link. [Re-training Problematic Ponies]
As we near mid-October, pumpkin fever is sweeping social media. Check out this selection of awesome horsey carvings. [Add a Bit of Equine Spice to your Pumpkin]
And for this weekās fashion (I use the term loosely) supplementā¦ I am totally a fan of the cowboy boot and have a budding collection – as well as a wish list – to which Iāll probably not be adding Crocās Western offering, but each to their own. [āComplete With Spursā]
And now for a couple of cool eventing job opportunities in the UK. Laura Collett and Kitty King both have openings in their yards. Find out more and how to apply. [@laura_collett] [@kittykingeventing]
In other newsā¦ Thereās a solar eclipse on Saturday and Stateside ENers will have a ring-side seat. If youāre in its path youāll be treated to āa ring of fireā (it might just be me, but I feel like that needs to be read in the voice of James Earl Jones). If youāre not somewhere between Oregon and Texas, thereās a live stream! Not the kind of live stream weāre used to at EN, but a live stream all the same. [Itās a Live Stream, but Not as We Know It]
Sponsor Corner
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Video Break
The water at Boekelo became a bit of a watering hole for event riders at the weekend with a fair few ending up having a bit of a drink. The Eventing Weekly team and British 5* eventer Tom Rowland share their thoughts, including what cross country legend Lucinda Green had to say (or not sayā¦) when Tom talked to her about the dayās events.
Also on the agenda: yard toilets, trot up fashion, Tomās 5* horse Possible Missionās mission impossible, and much more in this weekās edition of Eventing Weekly.
