Sunday Links from One K Helmets
https://ift.tt/2ogunYT Yesterday was a super day of competition at Stable View’s Oktoberfest. The track spreads some distance, but you could watch so much just from the comfort of shade from the Pavilion. If you were on the fence about spectating, put this one on your calendar for next year — I would also personally recommend their signature drink! National Holiday: National Coffee Day Major Weekend Events: #Stable View: Website, Schedule, Entries, Times, Live Scoring, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram U.S. Weekend Action: FEH East Coast Championships [Website] [Live Scores] Jump Start H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores] University of New Hampshire H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores] Surefire Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores] Sundance Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores] Larkin Hill H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores] ESDCTA New Jersey H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores] Sunday Links: The Future Looks Fine at the 2019 USEA FEH Central Championships The Power of Strength Training with Shelley Thomas Z Brings His ‘A’ Game To Win Stable View CCI4*-S How ‘Cooley’ Became One Of The Most Desired Prefixes In Eventing Sunday Video:
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Phillip Dutton Dominates Stable View Oktoberfest CCI4*-S
https://ift.tt/2munZgd Phillip Dutton and The Z Partnership’s Z came full circle today at Stable View Oktoberfest. They won the inaugural Advanced together here in 2016, and today they were winners once again in the CCI4*-S, but with a partnership transformed by years of practice. “We know each other really well now so it’s pretty nice – I know how he’s going to think and I think he anticipates what I want as well,” he said. The Z Partnership’s 11-year-old Zangersheide (Asca X Bellabouche, by Babouche VH Gehucht Z) moved into second place after a clear show jumping round before galloping to the win on a double clear cross country result that secured a final result of 30.6. “Today was probably his best cross country round ever. He was really good and it couldn’t be a better prep for him for Fair Hill. I didn’t actually know that I was in first and second going into cross country. I knew Singapore was in the lead, but I didn’t that Z had come up,” he said. “They’re both horses that galloping wouldn’t be their natural strength so getting them fit, and getting them hard and learning to go fast is something that I have to work on so I wasn’t planning on just going round and going really slowly, no matter where I was sitting.” Lynn Symansky and Under Suspection’s hot streak continues with a second place finish at Stable View. Mary Ann Ghadban’s 15-year-old Holsteiner (Contender x Naomagic I, by Exorbitant xx) joined Z in coming home inside the time across the Captain Mark Phillips designed track. “Pippy’s” only faults this weekend were 1.6 time penalties in the show jumping phase, which ultimately cost her a second four-star win this season, to finish on a score of 32. “I had a marathon few rides before that (3 in the three-star!), so I didn’t get to walk her show jumping track. Some of the lines were the same and some were different, but I did have the advantage of at least riding in the ring already today,” Lynn said. “Because of my schedule I didn’t get to pre-ride her either. I thought she was a bit more on the muscle, so I went a little quieter than normal to make sure she had a clean ride. In hindsight, I gave up a few costly penalties for the win, but I thought she went well in there.” Lynn admits she’s not as familiar with Stable View, but after visiting for the Pan American Games team training sessions, she made it her plan to return. “I saw everything they were doing with the facility and track. I was so impressed with their commitment, which is why I decided to come back,” she said. “A track like this is harder for her to make time with all the trees than at Great Meadow, which is quite open, so you have to be very good at finding the most efficient line possible and using her where she’s good: opening up and running.” Sydney Conley Elliott was focused on achieving a successful final outing before Fair Hill next month, and she achieved that goal today, finishing third with QC Diamantaire, a 9-year-old Oldenburg (Diarado x Lantana, by Sandro Hit) owned by Carol Stephens. Benefiting from team training sessions as alternates for the 2019 Pan American Games, the pair added only 3.2 time penalties for a final result of 34. “He was full of fire today, which was great. I’ve been waiting to feel that and get him out in front of the leg. He’s a horse that would rather be in the ring for his job, so we when get out on cross country I’m not always sure what’s going to be leaving the box that day. But today was great. He was forward and ready to do the job,” Sydney said. Today was a big fitness test for “Cube” as he prepares for his first CCI4*-L, and he passed with flying colors. “We have completely revamped his fitness. It’s been in the works for about a year now — he’s almost doubled the fitness work. I am feeling really positive about Fair Hill. I think he showed me today he can put all the pieces together,” she said. Will Faudree and Caeleste, a 12-year-old Holsteiner (Contender x Happygolucky, by Lucky Lionell) owned by Jennifer Mosing and Sterling Silver Stables, settled into fourth place, adding only 4 cross country time penalties for a final result of 37.1. Overnight leaders Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Singapore kept control of the class after show jumping, performing a clear round across Chris Barnard’s track, but 8.8 cross country time penalties dropped them down into fifth place. He and the 10-year-old KWPN (Singapore x Riedellia, by Animo) owned by Ann Jones, Thomas Tierney and David Vos had a final score of 38.2. “We misjudged our entrance into the startbox and I had a little trouble with him there so we wasted a bit of time, but his cross country was good,” Phillip said. “When I walked the second water I misjudged his stride length so I added too much there but apart from that it felt like a perfect round. I could have gone a bit quicker I but overall I was really pleased.” Only one rail marred the weekend for Clark Montgomery and Caribbean Soul, who finished in sixth place. The Caribbean Soul Syndicate’s 12-year-old (Cimarron Secret x Ogygian’s Desire, by Ogygian) was the third and final horse to produce a double clear result in the final phase to finish on his dressage score of 38.9. Despite falling from Cooley SOS late in the course, Hallie Coon was on her next horse, Celien, in time for a clear cross country round with 6.4 time penalties. They finish in seventh place on a score of 42.2. Coming home just one second too slow, Waylon Roberts and Lancaster finished in eighth place on a score of 43.5. Kate Brown and Victor Z 54 jumped from 18th to 9th place over the course of two days, finishing with a clear cross country that added 4.4 time penalties. Leslie Law and Voltaire De Tre’ earned 10th place on a result of 44.1. Doug Payne was the big winner in the CCI3*-S class with Vandiver, who is getting back on track after falling at Burghley. They finished on their dressage score, a 27.6, before they reroute to Fair Hill. Jacob Fletcher and 5o1 Mischief Managed follow in second place after picking up 2 cross country time penalties for a final score of 29.2. Will Faudree was third with FRH Ramona, finishing on his dressage score of 29.4. Chinch is off to take an ice bath after a sweltering day on site. Many thanks to Stable View for all their efforts to keep the grounds, the horses and the people happy at Oktoberfest this weekend. Go eventing. Stable View CCI & HT: Website, Schedule, Entries, Times, Live Scoring, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram Steedread News via Eventing Nation https://ift.tt/2YdaaQV September 28, 2019 at 06:54PM
Stable View Midday Report: Leslie Law Wins CCI2*-S
https://ift.tt/2mCpkl2 Stable View Oktoberfest is firing on all cylinders today with show jumping and cross country running simultaneously through most of the day. We’re right in the heat of it now, but here’s your fast-and-dirty recap of the action so far. Lynn Symansky and RF Cool Play are still leading the CCI3*-S division after a double clear round over Chris Barnard’s show jumping course. The Donner Syndicate’s10-year-old German Sport Horse (Condors Champion x Roxana, by Radscha) was first to go, making the track look deceptively easy as he sailed around bang on the time allowed to remain on a score of 24.8. They’ll be the first out on cross country at 12:03 p.m., but Lynn says she’s looking for a positive run in their first outing since the Pan Ams, so she doesn’t have plans to chase the clock. Phillip Dutton also kept his second place position after jumping clear with Carlchen, an 11-year-old Oldenburg owned by Caroline Moran. They’ll carry 26.9 points to the final phase. We’re only a little over halfway through the three-star show jumping, so the top two are decided, but all the rest is still up for play. Leslie Law secured a win in the competitive CCI2*-S class with Tout De Suite. Beatrice Rey-Herme’s 12-year-old British Sport Horse (Catherston Liberator x Welton Edwina, by Welton Crackerjack) added nothing to his dressage score across either jumping phase for a final result of 23. Doug Payne earned second place with Baymax, both still on their dressage score of 23.9. Will Faudree moved up one spot after cross country with Hans Dampf, ending the weekend on a score of 24.3. The CCI4*-S division will show jump at 1:17 p.m. and their cross country phase will begin at 2:47 p.m. We’ve got much more coming at you from Stable View, so keep it locked on EN for all the latest. Stable View CCI & HT: Website, Schedule, Entries, Times, Live Scoring, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram
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Best of HN: 9 Small Things That Equestrians Find Oddly Satisfying
https://ift.tt/2nreOxa This week Horse Nation’s #TBT takes us back to simpler times… Because it’s the little things in life, right? The little things that give us the most pleasure … or remind us that we’re totally, completely insane. We as equestrians already know that we’re special, set apart from the rest of the world for our love of horses (and therefore our ability to spend huge sums on their upkeep, health and happiness while wearing the same ratty old barn clothes for years at a time). But while we’re all aware of the unique joys of a great canter, the little nicker your horse gives when he sees you coming down the barn aisle and the velvety touch of a muzzle, there are a few other tiny aspects of our lifestyle that might be a little harder to explain to your Muggle friends and family. 1. Grabbing a fistful of grain and letting it run through your fingers. Who does not do this? (You can also sub in new arena footing for grain.) I worked at a Wyoming ranch that fed oats and out of all the grains and pellets I’ve ever played with in my life the oats were probably the most satisfying. Imagine our joy when we started soaking them in hot water — it was a like a hand spa. 2. Sweeping. Cleaning your own house — forget it, but if you don’t get some kind of buzz in the pleasure center of your brain when you do a really good barn sweeping and get all the nooks and crannies in the corners, there might actually be something wrong with you. 3. When the compressed disc of dirt and manure pops out of your horse’s shoe in one piece with just one flick of the hoof pick. I don’t know if I even have anything else to say about this. It is legitimately the greatest thing that can happen when grooming. 4. Creating exactly the right size duct-tape square for an abscess (and cutting the darts in just the right places). I’ll confess that I’m personally actually really bad at this but my sister-in-law is some sort of duct-tape genius and can bang out a cross-taped square custom-sized to the horse’s foot in about three minutes and it’s just right every time. While I’m fighting with the vetwrap and poultice pad, she cuts her darts and hands me a beautiful patchwork of duct tape at exactly the right moment. We make an excellent team. 5. Pulling the mane. This is probably much less satisfying for the horse, but that rip-tear and the slowly accumulating pile of excess mane hair makes one feel SO accomplished. If that doesn’t do it for you, the sight of a neatly-pulled steed giving you the hoof as he runs away from you after being turned out when you’re done will definitely make you grin. 6. When your butt settles into its spot in your nicely-broken-in saddle. Some people have a favorite armchair. We have our saddles. Same tushie, different location. 7. The slippery feeling when you get mane detangler on your fingers. This is actually hell if you’re about to mount up without gloves and go for a ride (and don’t even get me started on driving the draft horses out to hitch to the forecart when I can’t hold onto the lines for the life of me), but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun to run your fingers over each other in glee like a child. 8. Finding the bean. No comment. 9. Getting home from the barn, washing your hands and watching all the dirt flow down the drain. Don’t take this to mean I don’t love accumulating the dirt in the first place, but it is one of my tiny joys when I get home and get to at least scrub my hands (if not immediately jump in the shower). This might not be ideal for the health of my house’s plumbing, but it is wildly satisfying to watch. What weird small pleasures would you add to the list? Let us know in the comments! Go riding. Steedread News via Eventing Nation https://ift.tt/2YdaaQV September 28, 2019 at 11:23AM
Weekly OTTB Wishlist from Cosequin: Lexington’s Map to the Stars
https://ift.tt/2lX8JYW We have to give a big bravo to the marketing team at Visit LEX, which promotes tourism in the Horse Capitol of the World: Lexington, Kentucky. Their newest promotion had the EN team chuckling and we knew we needed to share this with our own Thoroughbred-loving readers. From Visit LEX: “You may not know this, but like Los Angeles, California there’s a large population of celebrities living here in beautiful Lexington, Kentucky. They lay low but live the good life, enjoying Lexington’s fresh air and beautiful landscapes. Our pals at VisitLEX are tasked with increasing tourism…so in an effort to do just that, we’ve come up with a fun way to expose and leverage these celebrities to help bring in more visitors to Lexington. That said, we’re excited to introduce the all-new Map to the Stars. It’s complete with real names and actual addresses for Lexington’s most rich and famous. So, what makes Lexington’s new Map to the Stars so damn special and unique? -Well for starters, Lexington’s celebrities have four legs instead of two. -They say “neigh” instead of “hey.” -They eat grass instead of smoking it. -If you haven’t already guessed it, we’re talking about famous horses and their horse farms. -And unlike Hollywood’s Map to the Stars, visitors can actually book tours through Horse Country to visit these beautiful horse farms and meet these famous horses. How cool is that? The beautifully designed Map to the Stars can be found at the VisitLEX Visitors Center, the Blue Grass Airport and the Kentucky Horse Park inside various eye-catching newspaper boxes. To help raise awareness for our new Map to the Stars we’ve also created a fun (and really misleading) video.” Personally, I’ll take Lexington over Los Angeles any day. After you visit the stars, here are three off-track Thoroughbreds looking for new careers who available in Lexington or the surrounding area that you can take home as a souvenir: Cooptado (EQUAL STRIPES (ARG) – COORDINADA (ARG), BY RIDE THE RAILS): 2010 16.0-hand Argentinian-bred gelding Chances are this horse has done more traveling than you have. Born in Argentina and after competing in the Argentinian Triple Crown where he won the first and third races, Cooptado went on to race in Singapore, Dubai, and the US where he’s been competing since 2017. His last race was in March of this year and after a career total of 46 starts he earned a total of $1,193,150. His racing connections sent him to the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center (MMSC) specifically so that he could find a loving forever home and a second career. At nine years old, Cooptado has more than enough left in the tank to show just how classy and athletic he is al over again in a second career. He retired soundly from the track and has simply spent the summer enjoying downtime at the MMSC facility. Located in Lexington, Kentucky. View Cooptado on Makers Mark Secretariat Center. Tweezer (SOCIETY ROCK (IRE) – DEEDAY BAY (IRE), BY BRAVE ACT (GB)): 2016 15.3-hand Irish-bred gelding Want the heartiness of an Irish Sport Horse with the full blood of a Thoroughbred? Meet the Irish bred-and born Tweezer. Tweezer never raced in Ireland, however — he was imported and made his first start in Louisiana earlier this year. He made five starts with no remarkable placings before arriving at the New Vocations facility to get a shot at another career. His lovely uphill build would lend itself nicely to a career as a sport horse and he’ll need a more advanced rider to bring him along. He’s never displayed any naughty behavior under saddle, but he is a hotter ride who will require some finesse from his rider to teach him how to be balanced and help him develop new musculature. Located in Lexington, Kentucky. View Tweezer on New Vocations Racehorse Adoption. Dee’s Ronnie (BRAVE CAT – GEE HONEY, BY MATTY G): 2014 16.2-hand Minnesota-bred gelding They can’t all be world travelers, but Dee’s Ronnie comes to Kentucky by way of his homeland of Minnesota. The now five-year-old began racing just last winter and has made eight total starts, with the latest being earlier this month. Overall, he’s simply lacking the talent to succeed as a racehorse, but this kind gelding looks like he’d really thrive being someone’s best friend and maybe event partner. Dee’s Ronnie has a super sweet face and a kind eye to match. His veterinary exam upon arrival at Second Stride was clean and the staff describe him as smart and willing. Located in Prospect, Kentucky. View Dee’s Ronnie on Second Stride Inc. Steedread News via Eventing Nation https://ift.tt/2YdaaQV September 28, 2019 at 09:22AM
Saturday Links from Nupafeed USA
https://ift.tt/2lJ6W9A How ironic is it that right before National Save Your Photos Day my iPhone yelled at me because I’m running out of storage? I don’t think us equestrians really need a special day to remind us to save our photos — we’re pretty darn good at that on our own. I’m betting a fair few of you out there have a similar problem as me. Do I really need multiple near-identical photos of my horse begging for a cookie or my dog (adorably) sleeping? I guess not … but they’re SO CUTE. National Holiday: Save Your Photos Day Major Weekend Events: #Stable View: Website, Schedule, Entries, Times, Live Scoring, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Twitter, EN’s Instagram U.S. Weekend Action: FEH East Coast Championships [Website] [Live Scores] Jump Start H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores] University of New Hampshire H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores] Surefire Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores] Sundance Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores] Larkin Hill H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores] ESDCTA New Jersey H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores] Saturday Links: Babington Transferred To Rehabilitation Center How ‘Cooley’ Became One Of The Most Desired Prefixes In Eventing Researcher Identifies Lack of Risk Management in Horse Industry Three Years Of Rehab Brought Harmony’s Boitano To Dressage At Devon Win Safety warning after horse smashes through trailer window on motorway Recognizing Pain in Stoic Horses Saturday Video: Doug Payne and Baymax sit in third place in the Stable View CCI2*-S Steedread News via Eventing Nation https://ift.tt/2YdaaQV September 28, 2019 at 12:21AM
Phillip Dutton & Fernhill Singapore Sail to Stable View CCI4*-S Dressage Lead
https://ift.tt/2mhdQDw A pulled hamstring sustained at Brandywine Polo Clubs’ Chukkers For Charity earlier this month put Phillip Dutton on the sidelines for his hometown event at Plantation Field last weekend, but he’s back in the saddle, and just in time, too, as he’s leading the feature CCI4*-S class at Stable View’s Oktoberfest in Aiken, South Carolina aboard Fernhill Singapore. “Singapore,” a 10-year-old KWPN (Singapore x Riedellia, by Animo) owned by Ann Jones, Thomas Tierney and David Vos, started on a four-star personal best of 29.4 for judges Kelli Towers (CAN) and Valerie Vizcarrondo (USA). “He’s obviously a great mover and a pretty impressive horse in the way he goes. It’s just a case of getting the training into him and making it so that this level looks easy. He’s starting to get pretty seasoned now, so his scores are starting so show that,” Phillip said. “I’m just trying to make it so that he can stay through and forward and be able to get the movement down and coordinated. There’s no magical remedy there — just the day to day training is what it boils down to.” He can also credit a few other riders for additional help while he was out of the saddle. Boyd Martin competed both Singapore and Z in the dressage and show jumping phases at Plantation Field, Emily Hamel schooled him at home, and Tamie Smith polished the flying changes while Phillip was overseas at Aachen this summer. Teamwork makes the dream work! Not to be completely outshined, stablemate Z, an 11-year-old Zangersheide (Asca X Bellabouche, by Babouche VH Gehucht Z) owned by the Z Partnership, secured fourth place on a score of 30.6. “I was really pleased with Z. I though he went particularly well. He didn’t change his demeanor from warm up to the ring, so I was pleased with that. Boyd did him at Plantation last weekend as well, so it’s been good to get him out a lot this fall. I think we’re starting to see the benefit of that,” he said. Second place is set to be fiercely contested across tomorrow’s jumping phases as it’s shared between Sydney Conley Elliot and Lynn Symansky, who are tied on a score of 30.4. Sydney Conley Elliot and QC Diamantaire, a 9-year-old Oldenburg (Diarado x Lantana, by Sandro Hit) owned by Carol Stephens, are riding the momentum of their appointment as team alternates for the 2019 Pan American Games, and carrying it straight into their autumn performances, starting here at Stable View. “This year has been pretty exciting with him being named to the Pan Am team and stepping up to the four-star level as well,” Sydney said. “We have really worked on lighting him up because he gets so quiet. He’s so obedient and lazy, so the test can be boring. All spring we have been working on getting him forward and in front of my leg. I do feel that all the help preparing for the Pan Ams has just pushed us that extra step. He was actually a little more expressive than he usually is, so I was very happy. A few mistakes in there, but overall he’s always just so lovely to ride.” Fresh off their win at Great Meadow one month ago Lynn Symansky and Under Suspection, Mary Ann Ghadban’s 15-year-old Holsteiner (Contender x Naomagic I, by Exorbitant xx), posted a strong test, but not without a little extra flair from the mare despite the heat of the day. “I thought she was a little hotter in the ring than she was a few weeks ago, so it wasn’t the absolute best test. It was a clean test though. She didn’t do anything wrong, she was just a little more tense than normal,” Lynn said. Clayton Fredericks and and his own FE Always In Time sit fifth on a score of 31.5 — the 8-year-old Trakehner’s best FEI score to date. Jacob Fletcher follows in sixth place after scoring 31.6 with Fletcher Farms’ Van Gough, and 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Wivollet Vanbeek x Woodlands Flight, by Laughton’s Flight). Seventh place goes to Will Fuadree and Caeleste. He and the 12-year-old Holsteiner (Contender x Happygolucky, by Lucky Lionell) owned by Jennifer Mosing and Sterling Silver Stables, sit on 33.1 penalty points. Less than four points separate the first seven placings, which means even one pole in tomorrow’s show jumping could prove influential. The rest of our top ten positions are filled by: Leslie Law and Tre’ Brooks’ Voltaire De Tre’ (8th; 34.5), Clark Montgomery and the Caribbean Soul Syndicate’s Caribbean Soul (9th; 34.9), and Waylon Roberts with Michelle & John Koppin’s Lancaster (10th; 35.1). Lynn Symansky also had a banner day with her Pan American Games partner RF Cool Play. In their first outing since team gold, the pair top the CCI3*-S standings on a score of 24.8. “Coolio just came back from the Pan Am games. I was planning on coming here and playing around with a few tack changes and having a school around because he hasn’t really done that much since Lima — so not planning to run him in a very competitive position,” she said. Phillip Dutton is second with his newest import, Carlchen, an 11-year-old Oldenburg owned by Caroline Moran. This is Carlchen’s US debut, but he’s got miles of experience through the top levels of the sport with riders such as Francis Whittington and Stuart Tinney. This weekend is a “get to know you” experience for the pair, Phillip said, and they’ve begun on a score of 26.9. Jenny Caras and Trendy Fernhill sit third on a score of 27. The CCI2*-S was extremely competitive on the flat today, with the top three separated by less than one point. Leslie Law was the best of the bunch after the first phase with Tout De Suite, a 12-year-old British Sport Horse (Catherston Liberator x Welton Edwina, by Welton Crackerjack) owned by Beatrice Rey-Herme, on a score of 23. Clayton Fredericks is second with FE Money Made on a score of 23.5 and Doug Payne sits third with Baymax on a score of 23.9.
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Friday Video from SmartPak: What’s That Teddy?
https://ift.tt/2lHSuyE By this point, most of you will have encountered one of the most omnipresent faces on the global eventing circuit – the diminutive, wide-eyed face of Wilberry Wonder Pony (and his ever-expanding herd of Berry brethren, of course). But if you haven’t, you might have found yourself wondering why on earth some of the best riders in the world leave the start box with a stuffed animal attached to their number bib. This season, the Event Rider Masters series has been a committed patron of the Willberry Wonder Pony charity, which helps to support vital research into the osteosarcoma that its remarkable founder, 17-year-old Hannah Francis, suffered through and ultimately passed away from. While pouring its resources into this research, Willberry also helps to grant wishes for equestrian enthusiasts suffering from serious illnesses. The best bit? Eventers around the world have enthusiastically jumped on board in their support of the charity, which has snowballed in its reach since Hannah’s passing. Check out the ERM’s video, explaining their involvement with the charity this year and some of the riders who never leave the startbox without their own Berry pony on board. With the 2019 ERM series finale just a week away, we’ll be on Berry-watch — will you? Steedread News via Eventing Nation https://ift.tt/2YdaaQV September 27, 2019 at 06:19PM
Fab Freebie: ‘Diamonds in the Dirt’ Travel Self-Care Collection
https://ift.tt/2ngKqFy We eventers don’t pack lightly for our horses when we head to shows: two if not three entire sets of tack, a complete equine wardrobe, tack trunks full of every imaginable item for every imaginable scenario, all the trimmings to make a temporary stable into home for the weekend, plus hay, grain, and a 1,000+ pound animal loaded into a truck and trailer purchased exclusively for carting all this stuff around. And yet, why can’t I remember to pack even the most basic of essentials for myself? At horse shows, my self-care goes down the drain: I end up washing my face with a bar of crappy hotel hand soap and, despite the fact that I own at least 20 lip balms, I can never find a single one. My horse looks and feels like a million bucks, yet I’m hobbling around a three-day old ponytail and dark circles under my eyes. We can take better care of ourselves than this, eventer friends. Last week we introduced you to Diamonds in the Dirt — “small-batch, hand-crafted skin care with a focus on organic ingredients, simple formulas, and earth-friendly packaging.” Formulated with hardworking, hard-playing equestrians in mind, it’s a sent-from-above answer to our special skincare needs. This week, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Diamonds in the Dirt and their distributor, World Equestrian Brands, to give away a collection of travel size items that are perfect to just throw in a bag and go. Hotel bar soap, never again! Included in the travel kit: Fresh Cucumber Facial Wash for gritty women Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter, and then check back in next week’s Wednesday’s News & Notes to see who won! Shop the Diamonds In The Dirt product line here, and keep an eye on their Facebook page for all the latest! You can also shop the line via World Equestrian brands here. Steedread News via Eventing Nation https://ift.tt/2YdaaQV September 27, 2019 at 05:19PM
Friday Fashion Forecast: Devoucoux Cross Country Rubber Reins
https://ift.tt/2nfnqXD Do reins REALLY make a difference in your performance? Absolutely. I am currently campaigning two very enthusiastic event horses, plus two super green ones. If you tend to lose your reins when a sweaty horse’s neck makes them slick, or compete in hot/wet/rainy/humid conditions, or need to maintain control on a bold mount, then these reins are exactly what’s missing in your tack room. What struck me immediately was the thickness of the rubber, and how it never becomes “sticky” in hot weather. I was extremely hesitant to use rubber reins, as over the years on client bridles I have endured inexpensive rubber reins that appear to develop this uncomfortable sticky film on them. I could not bring myself to even try rubber reins for myself. But I knew something had to be done when I kept having my reins ripped from my fingers by my strong event horses. It’s very unnerving in the middle of a tricky combination to be fumbling with retrieving your reins. The rubber on the Devoucoux Cross Country Rubber Reins has never gotten that “icky” feeling, while providing excellent grip in the most grueling conditions. This year we competed in torrential downpours, 100 degree baking sun, and everything in-between, without once having to worry about a lost rein. They are quite thick (16mm), and the connections are made of a single piece of leather for strength. The buckles on the Devoucoux Cross Country Rubber Reins are extremely easy to switch from different bridles. I have been able to swap them out from Hummingbird’s River’s bridle to Hummingbird’s Mendacium’s bridle in, say, two minutes, as they have had back-to-back cross country rounds at the same level! The built-in leather rein stop adds extra convenience. The reins themselves are quite long. This is perfect for drops, and horses with longer necks. The only drawback is when I am galloping my enthusiastic OTTB on cross country, that they are a bit too long and hang down by my foot. This is not a major issue, however, since most of the time when he is listening my reins are a few inches longer in the contact. For a petite horse or pony, or in stadium rounds, you might have to simply knot the end. Overall, I absolutely love these reins! I will never go back to traditional leather on cross country, and I love the security they give me so much, that I use them for stadium rounds and fox hunting as well. Final Review – out of 4 stars Cost: $$$ Steedread News via Eventing Nation https://ift.tt/2YdaaQV September 27, 2019 at 01:18PM |
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