The famous (?) crabs are BACK at the MARS Maryland 5 Star, and while we can expect a refreshed course with a new look and feel from new designer Pierre le Goupil, it’s nice to see a familiar face (sort of) at the big water complex that’s become one of the main draws at this fall North American CCI5*. This year’s MARS Maryland 5 Star will take place October 16-19, and you can save 5% on your ticket purchase if you use code EVENTINGNATION at checkout. We’ll bring you more peeks at the course as it takes shape as we find them!
Major International Events
Lignières FEI Eventing Nations Cup (France): [Website] [Entries/Timing/Scoring] [FEI Eventing Nations Cup] [Live Stream]
Ballindenisk CCI4*-L (Ireland): [Website] [Entries/Times/Scores] [Live Stream]
U.S. Weekend Events
Stable View Oktoberfest (SC): [Website] [Entries/Times] [Scores] [Volunteer]
Spokane Sport Horse 11th Annual Fall H.T. (WA): [Website] [Entries/Times/Scores] [Volunteer]
Sundance Farm H.T. (WI): [Website] [Entries/Times/Scores]
Jump Start H.T. (KY): [Website] [Entries/Times/Scores] [Volunteer]
Tomora H.T. (CO): [Website] [Entries/Times] [Scores] [Volunteer]
ESDCTA New Jersey H.T. (NJ): [Website] [Entries/Times]
Old Tavern H.T. (VA): [Website] [Entries] [Times] [Volunteer]
Course Brook Farm Fall H.T. (MS): [Website] [Entries/Times] [Scores] [Volunteer]
News & Reading
We’re teaming up with Sentinel Horse Nutrition to give away a year’s worth of Sentinel Horse Feeds! This sweepstakes is accepting entries until 11:59 p.m. ET on October 6. You can full the full terms and conditions + enter for your chance to win a big break for your bank account here.
The Chronicle of the Horse reached out to the FEI for an update after a Tribunal met to discuss allegations of horse abuse and a subsequent provisional suspension against 5* rider Andrew McConnon. The Tribunal hearing took place in mid-June, and the FEI has not provided a specific update, other than to be expecting one in the coming months. Read more here.
New this year for the final CCI5* of the season: Pau is unveiling its own live stream platform. The service costs about $27 USD or £19.99 as a one-time subscription that can also be renewed annually. The service will give you access to past archive content as well as the full live stream from the southern region of France. You can learn more and sign up ahead of the action, which will take place October 23-26, here.
Fresh off his podium place at the European Championships, Tom McEwen is here stateside for a clinic at Morningside Eventing in The Plains, VA through September 25. Rider spots are currently full, but you can still sign up to audit. Click here for more information and to sign up.
A new podcast is about to hit the airwaves, and this time horses are crossing even further into the mainstream on the heels of “horse girl fall,” as we’ve been seeing on our feeds lately. The Horsewoman’s Almanac features a familiar equestrian “voice”, Caroline Culbertson, as well as TV star Beth Behrs, who you may know from her roles in The Neighborhood and Two Broke Girls. Watch the teaser for the show here.
Sponsor Corner: Maryland International and Loch Moy Farm
Don’t miss out on some great opportunities to get out and about at Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, MD this fall! On the docket: a Pick Your Test/Pick Your Time practice day, a clinic witch Dutch Olympian and course designer Andrew Heffernan, the Maryland Horse Trials and Area II Championships, the popular Highland schooling series, cross country schooling and much more. To view the full calendar, click here.
Video Break
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