Betsie Blaznek, Holger (Max) Hoetzel, Michelle Emmermann and Asia Vedder at Rolex. Photo courtesy of Michelle Emmermann.
It’s not every day that someone gets a thank you note and a personal invitation to attend the Bundeschampiontat from the president of the German Equestrian Federation but that’s just what happened to Holger (Max) Hoetzel after he and his friends Michelle Emmermann and Asia Vedder gave up their plane seats to help Michael Jung and his parents get to England as quickly as possible following a flight delay in Lexington.
This trio can honestly say that they contributed in small part to helping Michael Jung win the Grand Slam, and that will go down as part of history. It sounds like the German Federation was also grateful for the trio for helping their Rolex champion become a Grand Slam champion!
U.S. Weekend Preview:
Hitching Post Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Jersey Fresh International CCI & CIC [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]
Plantation Field May H.T. [Website] [Entry Status]
WindRidge Farm H.T. [Website] [Ride Times]
Mill Creek Pony Club H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Galway Downs Spring H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Woodland Stallion Station H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Winona H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times]
Kentucky Equine Research and EN are teaming up to host the Great KER Fitness Challenge this spring! Download the free KER ClockIt Sport app for your phone and record your rides for a chance to win a $100 gift card to shop.kerx.com, an EcoGold Secure XC Saddle Pad, a lesson with your choice of Bruce Davidson, Liz Halliday-Sharp, or Dom or Jimmie Schramm; and a feature story about you and your horse on EN. Entries close May 31! [Contest Details]
As if running a Classic Three-Day isn’t enough, Waredaca Farm has also stepped up to fight breast cancer. At the fall event, held during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Waredaca Farm will hold ‘3-2-1-Go! End Breast Cancer’ in an effort to raise funds to benefit the Johns Hopkins Breast Center in Baltimore. Their first fundraiser will be held May 19th, at the Waredaca Brewing Company. A dollar of every pint sold plus tips and silent auction will be donated to the cause. [Fundraiser at Waredaca Brewing Company]
The Equine Management Training Center will be running mini-clinics all through Jersey Fresh. If you are interested in furthering your education on turn out, leg care, the vet box,studs, or joint care, be sure to stop by the sessions that EMTC is running throughout Jersey Fresh. On Friday, beer and burgers will accompany a lecture on Pro-Stride Advanced Therapy. [EMTC Offers Burgers and Beer]
Is Sam simply just built for greatness? Although Chris Bartle has said that Jung and Sam’s success is “75% Michael, 25% Sam’s heart,” Ginny Elliott offers up another reason behind this particular horse’s success. She explains that he is simply “born to event” and explain in detail as to why his conformation suits his function . [A Born Event Horse]
SmartPak Product of the Day: I already somehow managed to get sunburned in about two hours watching dressage during Rolex. It’s now fifty-five and raining in Philadelphia and my arms are sadly still peeling. Too bad I didn’t wear one of these Ariat Sunstopper shirts. [SmartPak]
Ther Jersey Fresh water complex proved quite a challenge one year ago, as captured by RNS.
