Ex-Rolex Horse Needs Help

Subs competed back in the day for Rolex, placing 15th with Olivia Loiacono. He is now 20 years old and his insurance coverage does not cover all of the colic surgery he recently had to undergo. They are asking for assistance. To see more go here: http://thehorseaholic.com/help-needed-for-ex-kentucky-rolex-3-day-event-horse/

I am all for helping other rides. Horses are expensive and coming together as a horse community to help each other makes this whole horse thing possible.

Rolex is over...how you can keep the excitement alive!

You can still check out some of the video footage on the USEF Network and the United States Eventing Association.

So what do the eventer fans have to look forward to for big deal events? To check out a full calendar see USEA website. Here are the big ones:

• Jersey Fresh International Event, CIC3 May 8-11th (Tailgate is sold out, let the party begin!)
• Badminton Horse Trials May 7-11
• Virginia Horse Trials CIC2 through Advanced May 22-25 
• Alltech World Equestrian Games Eventing Aug 27-31 France!
• Burhley Horse Trials Sep 4-5

Does William Fox Pitt have a chance at the Grand Slam?! Guess we will have to see at Badminton next month!

Rolex Kentucky Is Starting!

Today (April 24, 2014) Rolex starts with dressage! Very sad I am missing it this year, it was so much fun last year. My favorite Rolex experiences were the cross country, stadium jumping, vendors, and crowds.

Last  Year's Winner: Quimbo and Andrew Nicholson

Follow Rolex Kentucky:
Website
Results
Watch Live
Schedule
Three Day Shop (note; last year at the event they did run out of items and I was told that they are running a low inventory to save money so buy when you see!)
Twitter (best way to follow in my opinion)
Facebook
SmartPak is a major sponsor and will have some coverage/updates
Eventing Nation does an excellent job with breaking news on Rolex!
USEF Network Channel
Rolex Kentucky Youtube Channel

Most recent youtube video from Rolex: Wednesday dressage warm-up.

One of the prettiest horse shows I wish I could see.

The Saut Hermes Show Jumping in France.

http://www.sauthermes.com/?langue=en
Located in the Grand Palais, Paris France. Learn more about the facility here, great history, it truly is amazing:
http://www.grandpalais.fr/visite/en/#

Latest news about the show:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/equestrian-world-s-leading-riders-set-saut-hermes-015840062--spt.html

Photos From Colorado Horse Park Horse Trials

It sure was exciting watching the cross country at Colorado Horse Park the other weekend which included Region 9 USEA Championships. It is just as fun re-living the excitement with Christy Cumberworth's photos! Her photos really are excellent, she captures the ideal jump for each rider...we all know that takes talent. I don't know how many times I have taken a photo of the horse on stride out from the jump when I want a picture of the horse going over the jump.

View the photos here.

Related posts and show results.

Christy's website is easy to navigate and loads the photos fast. Search by horse's name or rider's number. Amanda Hund on Pilot feature below!

Fair Hill International

I had all these plans to cover Hanover Grand Prix and the Pennsylvania FEI World Cup Grand Prix, but I ran out of time! I only got to Fair Hill, so I am just going to have to post it now...

Fair Hill International.

This year marked the 25th anniversary of Fair Hill International CCI**/*** event in Elkton, Maryland which took place Oct 16th-20th, this past weekend.

I've always wanted to visit this event, the cross country looks stunning with the fall colors. The festival seems like a local hit with other events like car shows, dog shows, local food, and live music. Big names show up for the event, this year Phillip Dutton, Kim Seversen, and Buck Davidson made an appearance.

Looking over the results I was rather shocked at the amount of eliminations and withdraws from both the CCI Two and Three Star. It could have been the rain that caused many to withdraw or become eliminated. Cross country jump 13A, a double brush, did cause most of the eliminations. For the Three Star, out of 25 riders, only 15 went clear on cross country. There was a total of three falls.

First place for the Two Star was Sparrow Nio, a grey 15.3H Connemara cross who recently started doing Advance competitions back in September.

Inmidair (I love that name!) took first in the three star with rider Jan Byyny. Her first place win includes a free round trip to any international competition of her choice, valued at over $20,000.

@Jenni Autry

CCI Two Star
XC Optimum Time: 8:20
Rider	Horse	Dress Score	Dress Place	XC Jump	XC Elapsed	XC Time	To Date Score	To Date Place	Stad Jump	Stad Time	Final Score	Final Place
Allie Blyskal-Sacksen	Sparrow's Nio	47.80	8	0.00	8:00	0.00	47.80	2	0.00	0.00	47.80	1
Ryan Wood	Fernhill Classic	49.70	12-T	0.00	8:09	0.00	49.70	3-T	0.00	0.00	49.70	2
Colleen Loach	Freespirit-	49.70	12-T	0.00	8:07	0.00	49.70	3-T	0.00	0.00	49.70	3
Sharon White	Under Suspection	43.90	2	0.00	8:15	0.00	43.90	1	4.00	2.00	49.90	4
Danielle Dichting	The Graduate	47.20	7	0.00	8:27	2.80	50.00	5	0.00	0.00	50.00	5
Kurt A Martin	Anna Bella	49.40	10-T	0.00	8:22	0.80	50.20	6	0.00	0.00	50.20	6

CCI Three Star
XC Optimum Time: 10:03
Rider	Horse	Dress Score	Dress Place	XC Jump	XC Elapsed	XC Time	To Date Score	To Date Place	Stad Jump	Stad Time	Final Score	Final Place
Jan Byyny	Inmidair	45.60	5	0.00	10:08	2.00	47.60	1	4.00	0.00	51.60	1
Buck Davidson	Park Trader	45.80	6	0.00	10:20	6.80	52.60	5	0.00	0.00	52.60	2
William Coleman III	Conair	50.20	12	0.00	9:53	0.00	50.20	2	4.00	0.00	54.20	3
Doug Payne	Crown Talisman	43.60	2	0.00	10:20	6.80	50.40	3	4.00	0.00	54.40	4
Kim Severson	Fernhill Fearless	52.20	17	0.00	9:47	0.00	52.20	4	4.00	0.00	56.20	5
Ellen Doughty	Sir Oberon	53.60	21	0.00	9:58	0.00	53.60	6	4.00	0.00	57.60	6

Cos I Can, Irish Sporthorse Stats

Recently added Cos I Can to Pony Stats Page. Irish Sport Horse winning over $1.7 million with Shane Breen and recently purchased by Reed Kessler. Find other horse stats on the page.

 

Cos I Can

 

Breed: Irish Sport Horse
Nickname: Cosi
Sport: Show Jumping
Sex: Gelding
Year Foaled: 2003
Color: Bay
Markings: White star, white socks
Height: 16.5H
Rider:  Reed Kessler
Interesting fact:  Irish Show Jumping Team's horse with rider Shane Breen, recently purchased by Kessler in 2013. Won over $1.7 million in prize money with Shane Breen.
Equipment:  Flash noseband.  Pelham bit with running martingale.
Recent Accomplishments Major Highlights Only:
Represented Ireland several times in Nations Cups
Member of the winning Irish Team both at the CSIO5* at Hickstead, and Dublin CSIO5* in 2012
3rd in the Bunn Leisure Derby Tankard
1st in the Bunn Leisure Derby Trial at the CSIO4* at Hickstead.
3rd in the Prize of AachenMünchener at the CSIO5* in Aachen.
Best Irish Bred horse award at Nations Cup in the CSIO5* at Hickstead 2013
1st at Prix du Conseil Generale d'Ille et Vilaine at the CSI3* in Dinard.

Paget, say it ain't so! Clifton Promise tested positive for illegal substances?!

Depressing news I found this morning, that Clifton Promise, a three-day horse ridden by Jock Paget, has tested positive for a strong tranquilizer called Reserpine.

I was cheering for these two to win the Rolex Grand Slam this year, after their back to back wins at Burghley horse trials and Badminton horse trials. Clifton Promise will be banned for 2 months from competition pending the "B" sample. FEI will take the "B" sample for assurance on their decision, if this tests positive as well it is likely they will be suspended. Read more here.

To read more about their previous wins that they may have just blown (sad face) check out my previous September post.

Paget and Clifton Promise Burghley Horse Trials Show Jumping 2013

 

"I am going to need some of that coffee if you are doing to be sedating me." Pretty sure Clifton Promise said that.

Paget and Clifton Promise

 

Dubarry of Ireland

If you have been to Rolex you probably have seen that guy standing in a pool of water to prove a point- that Dubarry of Ireland makes the best boots for country wear. Their country boots really are waterproof by the way and a huge hit in eventing. I was blinding on the cross country course by so many Dubarry boots! It seems like anything labeled Ireland makes an appearance in a 3-day event somewhere (Horseware seems popular too).

Typically known for their boots, but don't worry Dubarry makes much more. All of their clothing has that traditional Ireland countryside appeal. I am a huge fan of the tweed...

And of course all the boots, as well as sailing shoes!

They also have a few leather goodies.

All items may be purchased on the Dubarry site located here. There is a pricey tag on their items, but the quality is good. The cheapest item above is $99, most of the boots are in the $400s.

A Successful Weekend At The Colorado Horse Park

Early Sunday morning a friend and I heading down to the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, CO to watch our friends ride cross country in the Colorado Horse Park Fall Horse Trials which also include Region 9 USEA Championships!

A friend on her beautiful horse went Intermediate, her horse's first time. The horse had two refusals caused by a confusing flag incident in a combination, but finished strong in the cross country. Personally, I thought it was a perfect and successful ride for the horse's first Intermediate! My vet took second in Open Training with a clean and flawless cross country. The most exciting ride for me to watch was my friend, Angelika ride a clean cross country on her new horse! Her horse is the cutest (want to steal it) little 15.3H Swedish warmblood who was all knees jumping. She took first place in the Region 9 Training Championships! The second best thing to horse showing yourself is watching friends successfully horse show instead. I am really happy for all of them.

Angelika Beutel taking first in Region 9 Training Championships

@Angelika Beutel

 

I would not consider myself really into eventing compared to other things like show jumping, but it is so easy to be involved in eventing compared to other equestrian disciplines. The scoring system is easy to follow, it's kind of like a football game...you know who is in the lead but there is still that unpredictability of the last quarter or in eventing the last discipline as to who is going to win. The online, live scoring is so fun to keep track of on Event Entries.



CHP Event Results Posted on Evententries.com on Oct 13, 2013

Intermediate Championships
XC Optimum Time: 6:21
Rider	Horse	Dress Score	Dress Place	Stad Jump	Stad Time	To Date Score	To Date Place	XC Jump	XC Elapsed	XC Time	Final Score	Final Place
Kathy Cain	Legal Limit	29.60	1	4.00	0.00	33.60	1	0.00	6:18	0.00	33.60	1
Hailey Rich	Kingfisher II	38.40	3	12.00	5.00	55.40	3	20.00	6:36	6.00	81.40	2
Martha McDowell	Nabouco de Lessay	30.00	2	4.00	0.00	34.00	2	80.00	0:00	R	R	R

Open Intermediate
XC Optimum Time: 6:21
Rider	Horse	Dress Score	Dress Place	Stad Jump	Stad Time	To Date Score	To Date Place	XC Jump	XC Elapsed	XC Time	Final Score	Final Place
Amanda Hund	Pik Pilot	34.80	1	4.00	3.00	41.80	1	40.00	10:27	98.40	180.20	1

Open Preliminary
XC Optimum Time: 5:32
Rider	Horse	Dress Score	Dress Place	Stad Jump	Stad Time	To Date Score	To Date Place	XC Jump	XC Elapsed	XC Time	Final Score	Final Place
Madeline Backus	P.S. Arianna	34.40	2	8.00	6.00	48.40	2	0.00	5:30	0.00	48.40	1
Hailey Patno	Syncotina	46.10	3	8.00	10.00	64.10	3	20.00	6:10	15.20	99.30	2
Christina Henriksen	Jos Calfun	30.90	1	8.00	1.00	39.90	1	60.00	0:00	E	E	E

Preliminary Championships
XC Optimum Time: 5:32
Rider	Horse	Dress Score	Dress Place	Stad Jump	Stad Time	To Date Score	To Date Place	XC Jump	XC Elapsed	XC Time	Final Score	Final Place
Rochelle Costanza	Lionhart	31.70	1	4.00	2.00	37.70	1	0.00	5:20	0.00	37.70	1
Summer Peterson	Tim	35.20	2-T	4.00	3.00	42.20	3	0.00	5:29	0.00	42.20	2
Wendy Webb	T.H. Royal Flush	35.20	2-T	4.00	0.00	39.20	2	0.00	5:47	6.00	45.20	3
Amy Gilbertson	One Honest Man	43.90	5	4.00	11.00	58.90	5	40.00	6:18	18.40	117.30	4
Darlene McInnes	Warlord	40.00	4	8.00	3.00	51.00	4	0.00	0:00	W	W	W

Open Training
XC Optimum Time: 6:01
Rider	Horse	Dress Score	Dress Place	Stad Jump	Stad Time	To Date Score	To Date Place	XC Jump	XC Elapsed	XC Time	Final Score	Final Place
Reed Ayers	De Rien	32.70	5	0.00	0.00	32.70	2	0.00	5:44	0.00	32.70	1
Nancy Carr	Wedgewood	24.10	1	8.00	2.00	34.10	3	0.00	5:56	0.00	34.10	2
Dorothy Hamilton	Cabrio	36.40	6-T	0.00	1.00	37.40	4	0.00	5:38	0.00	37.40	3
Nicole S Ackerman	Scarlett	29.60	4	8.00	0.00	37.60	5	0.00	5:10	0.00	37.60	4
Ashley Demander	BeBe LaRue	28.60	3	12.00	3.00	43.60	8	0.00	5:03	0.00	43.60	5
Nicole S Ackerman	Ringfort Fighting Chance	26.80	2	0.00	0.00	26.80	1	20.00	6:00	0.00	46.80	6
Alessandra Allen-Shinn	Zip Wyatt	36.80	8	4.00	0.00	40.80	7	20.00	5:28	0.00	60.80	7
Melissa Thorson	Master Plan	36.40	6-T	0.00	3.00	39.40	6	20.00	6:24	9.20	68.60	8

Training Championships
XC Optimum Time: 6:01
Rider	Horse	Dress Score	Dress Place	Stad Jump	Stad Time	To Date Score	To Date Place	XC Jump	XC Elapsed	XC Time	Final Score	Final Place
Angelika Beutel	Varekai	23.20	1	4.00	0.00	27.20	1	0.00	5:40	0.00	27.20	1
Madeline Backus	P.S. King of Hearts	29.60	3	0.00	0.00	29.60	2	0.00	5:39	0.00	29.60	2
Todd Smyrl	Gemini Tiara	36.80	5-T	4.00	0.00	40.80	3	0.00	5:27	0.00	40.80	3
Christina Henriksen	Princess Pavan	37.70	7	4.00	0.00	41.70	4	0.00	5:50	0.00	41.70	4
Heather Haubrich	Jasmine	36.80	5-T	8.00	0.00	44.80	5	0.00	5:45	0.00	44.80	5
Cynthia Moore-West	Zalig	45.00	14	0.00	0.00	45.00	6	0.00	5:20	0.00	45.00	6
Grace Simpson	Rapport	29.10	2	16.00	1.00	46.10	7	0.00	5:37	0.00	46.10	7
Tracey Dalton	Burgundy	38.20	8	8.00	0.00	46.20	8	0.00	5:43	0.00	46.20	8
Kimberly Hamilton-Wendel	Cool Cutie	44.60	13	4.00	0.00	48.60	9	0.00	5:26	0.00	48.60	9
Lorraine Barrows	Space Cowboy	45.90	15	4.00	0.00	49.90	10	0.00	5:35	0.00	49.90	10
Noelani Bevill	Weekend Edition	42.70	10	8.00	0.00	50.70	11	0.00	5:54	0.00	50.70	11
Kari Hall	Rigel	43.20	11-T	8.00	0.00	51.20	12	0.00	6:06	2.00	53.20	12
Summer Peterson	Jake the Fish	43.20	11-T	12.00	0.00	55.20	13	0.00	5:08	0.00	55.20	13
Nicole Musmanno	JHN Imogen	35.50	4	20.00	0.00	55.50	14	0.00	5:39	0.00	55.50	14
Eileen Galoostian	Ratifier	46.40	16	20.00	0.00	66.40	15	0.00	5:19	0.00	66.40	15
Anne Ladd	Proper Gent	41.40	9	12.00	40.00	93.40	16	60.00	0:00	E	E	E
Tashi Brundige	Ringo Star	E	E	0.00	E	E	E	0.00	0:00	E	E	E

Chronicle Of The Horse: Four Issues FREE

I love the Chronicle of the Horse magazines, they have great coverage of hunter, jumper, eventing, and dressage news. This morning when scanning through my recent twitter updates I was pleased to find an update for FREE Chronicle of the Horse magazines! Four free issues, it was worth a shot so I filled out the form here. It was fast and easy, they didn’t need my credit card, all they needed was my address. I encourage everyone to sign up and get their free magazines. I am so excited to be receiving magazines in the mail, something about it, its like a new present every month.

Receive your FREE Chronicle of the Horse magazines here.

Reed Kessler and Cylana

There is no greater bond then a horse and girl and Reed and Cylana have that bond. It isn't just another mount for her to win on, you can tell it's her best friend.  Some of my favorite photos of Reed and Cylana...

Horseware of Ireland

Horseware makes some cute stuff at a really great price!  I love their socks and fleece coolers (have multiples of each).  The socks stay soft and so do the coolers! I think Horseware is really taken off, they have even developed the Ice Vibe, which are rechargeable boots that boost circulation in the horse's legs. Really reasonable price at $240.

What is also cool about Horseware is they sponser a Grand Prix CSI 3* $82,000.  This year's winner was a Japanese rider, Eiken Sato on Espyrante.

Beautiful show jacket with the elite look, but not the price, only $100!

 Utility Jacket with cute pinstripes.

 One of my favorite items, their socks!  Seriously, these things stay soft and are very durable.

If you want to up the cute factor get your dog to match your horse!  These collar and dog blankets are perfect.  I love the dog collars because they have that nice padding for comfort.

Saddle pads in different colors.

It's almost fall, so it's time for long sleeve polos.  This navy stripe is a classic.

A belt I am pretty sure I am going to go and buy right now!  $17.99

Another great jacket for riding.  This one is a little more durable for the barn.

I don't think I will ever get sick of the Horseware theme colors and logo.  It does have a polo/European flare that Equestrians love.

Horseware makes some great hand bags that are easy to clean.  The light blue below is my favorite.

A really cute sporty jacket for riding.

I love their coolers.  I have one and they are so soft and stay soft.  You will want to bundle your pony up in one of these.

Wellie boot socks, cute color options.