Emily Daily
I work as the Communications Assistant here at the USEA (accompanied by my Jack Russell pup Samson), and do a variety of jobs, including working with the sponsors, developing programs, editing the magazine, and adding to the website and blog. When I'm not in the office, I'm usually riding my Connemara pony, whom I hope to event at Prelim this year.
Elisa Wallace was the lucky recipient of a Stackhouse saddle after her win at one of the four classic-format Preliminary Three-Day Events held across the nation this season. One winner was drawn at random out of the four champions to receive this prestigious gift. Stackhouse Saddles also awarded a saddle to a winner of the SmartPak Equine/USEA Training Three-Day Event Series this year—Kelsey Briggs and The Gentleman Pirate were the fortuitous recipients. If galloping over steeplechase fences isn’t incentive enough to participate in the Classic Format Series, then this gives riders one more exciting reason to take part in a long-format event. Thank you to Stackhouse Saddles for this generous contribution!
(Pictured: Elisa Wallace astride Good For Me, owned by Lela Wulf (pictured left) won this year’s Hagyard Midsouth CCI1* (Iong-format). Sadly, ‘Goody’ was recently euthanized after colic complications, just days after his big win at the Kentucky Horse Park. Read more about the Wallace and Goody here.)
Should riders be allowed to compete on horses that have been given a small amount of bute?
That has been the subject of heated discussion this afternoon at a meeting of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The liveliest debate during a meeting to unveil the FEI’s completed work on "clean sport" centred on the proposal for a complete policy shift to allow horses to compete on low levels of painkillers.
Winners of the Novice ATC (above) – Complete Results
The Magic Beans: (left to right) – Lisa Burnett & Winston, Raymond Venoski & Back Street Girl, Heidi Brueckner & Inquisitive, and Pat Martin & Dashing Jeeves
Winners of the Training ATC (above) – Complete Results
New England 4Mation: Annika Lipsky & Karoo, Diane Thompson & Back In Boston Again, Barbara Fitch & Irish Heartbeat, and Suzanne Lavoie & Heaven In My Hat
Winners of the Preliminary ATC (above) – Complete Results
CDCTA Ladies In Red: Ann Baumgardner & Mick Dreamy, Yvonne Lucas & Dakota, Sandy McCormack & Aphrodite, and Gigi Carter & Inka Dinka Doo
Photos courtesy of Brant Gamma Photography.
Last weekend, Kerry Tracey, 25, of Watkinsville, Georgia took home top honors at the SmartPak Equine/USEA Training Three-Day Event held at the Rocking Horse Fall Horse Trials in Altoona, Florida. Partnered with her homebred Thoroughbred/Appaloosa gelding Chasing The Music, Kerry moved up from fourth after dressage to jump clear the rest of the weekend. “I was very happy to get through the finish flags in stadium with all the rails in the cups!” said Kerry. Photo courtesy of Xpress Foto.
The three-year-old Oldenburgs dominated the competition, with Royal Tribute taking the win in the Three-Year-Old Colt/Gelding Championships, the Three-Year-Old Overall Championships, and the Overall Grand Championship. The leggy Oldenburg gelding (Royal Prince—Firstar) is owned by Kristen Burgers and scored a commendable 77.35. Though Lauren Seitz’s Oldenburg filly Just About Perfect scored higher in her Three-Year-Old division (taking the win with a 78.65), she had to settle for Reserve Three-Year-Old Overall Champion and Reserve Overall Grand Champion of the show. Emily Daily photos. (Left: Royal Tribute & handler Doug Payne accept their ribbons from judge Susan Graham White.)
Photo gallery of the 2009 IDHSNA/USEA Future Event Horse East Coast Finals - Two-Year-Old division. Lisa Otten’s homebred Oldenburg gelding Grand O Finale was crowned Overall Two-Year-Old Champion, and also took second in the Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings Championships (pictured left with Otten and judge Susan Graham White). Peter & Diane Halpin’s Hanoverian filly Llangollyn LL took top honors in the Two-Year-Old Filly Championship and the Overall Reserve Championship for Two-Year-Olds. The colorful Carnivale King, owned by Alexander Fisher-Morganti won the Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings Championships. Emily Daily photos.
Photo gallery of the 2009 IDHSNA/USEA Future Event Horse East Coast Finals – Yearling divisions. Kilkelly See The Difference (pictured left), owned by Linda Cowasjee, took home the Yearling Fillies Championship and Overall Yearling Championship, while Wits End Eventing’s Royal Alyance won the Yearling Colts/Geldings and Overall Yearling Reserve Championship. Photos by Emily Daily.
Royal Tribute, a three-year-old Hanoverian/Thoroughbred gelding (Royal Prince—Firstar), was crowned Grand Champion of the 2009 IDHSNA/USEA Future Event Horse East Coast Finals last Friday at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Virginia by judges Carter Bass (pictured with handler Doug Payne) and Susan Graham White. Owned by Kristen Burgers, the striking youngster also won the Three-Year-Old Colts/Gelding class and the Three-Year-Old Championship, scoring a fantastic 77.35. Complete results. Emily Daily photo.
from Horse and Hound
Bettina Hoy retired top eventer Ringwood Cockatoo in a special ceremony at the Dutch CCI***, Boekelo, last weekend. He is 18 years old.
The Hoys explained on their website: "Bettina and Cockatoo paraded around the arena while J.P. Fair sang a song he specially wrote for the occasion ‘Thank you for being a friend’. The beautifully chosen words and the music brought tears of emotion to Bettina and thousands of the spectators.
From TheHorse.com
Three-day event rider Ronald Zabala-Goetschel loves his four-star level event horse Che Mr. Wiseguy so much that he is planning to manufacture a diamond out of a bit of Wiseguy’s mane, so that he will have a little treasure to remember the horse by forever.
A native of Quito, Ecuador, Zabala-Goetschel rides and trains with Dutton and Silva Martin in the United States. He and Che Mr Wiseguy have already been selected to represent Ecuador at the World Equestrian Games next year.
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