Good morning Eventing Nation! I am spending this weekend in sunny Wellington, Florida. Technically I am supposed to be relaxing a bit and I don’t plan to write anything about the trip except for maybe a quick derby cross recap. But, of course, here I am on ‘EN vacation’ writing the early morning post, and this after I spent most of Friday night chatting with horse people. I will say that even after just a few hours at the Wellington show grounds on Friday, I have already seen more than I can handle of the hunter/jumper elitist world. A Big Mac meal down here costs $7.
Friday night featured the PRO Calcutta Auction, where the derby cross teams were auctioned off and the ‘owner’ of each team would get 40% of the prize money if their team won. 40% would go to the prizes for the winning riders, 10% goes to Operation Homefront, and 10% goes to PRO. Aside from David needing a megaphone, the event was fun, well run, and included an open bar–always a plus. Over $20,000 was raised with the auction, and I am pleased to mention that Team FarmVet/Cavalor received the highest bid, $6,500.
Three quick notes on the derby cross teams for those who care: Bruce will be competing in the derby cross tonight–it seems a trip to the hospital and stitches to the face can’t keep the Godfather out for any more than a few days. Bobby has replaced Jennie on Team Haygain. A few of the polo-players have been switched out for various reasons, but I do not have an updated list for them. Click here for an unrevised original team list. Enough about the derby cross. It’s time for a few short links:
Live Scores forTwin Rivers–Tiana leads by 8 on a 27.8 after the dressage
Live Scores from Rocking Horse
Are you a fearless five-bar gate jumper?
Red Hills will be part of the USEA’s cardiovascular study
Monty White has reason to be cheerful
Go eventing.
