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It seems like most of the equestrian world wants to be in
show
biz
! The movie
“The Sunday Horse”
was recently being filmed in
Atlanta, Georgia
, and sent out a casting call for extras including
“Caucasian girls with their own English Horseback Riding gear.”
Facebook almost caught on fire the word spread so rapidly about
the movie. Apparently the oddly phrased wording in the casting
call didn’t slow anyone down and we assume lots of young riders
with their own English Horseback riding gear tried out to become
extras.
It’s A Girl! Congratulations to
Liza Boyd
on the birth of her
second child,
Elizabeth Adeline Boyd
. The whole family,
husband
Blake Boyd
, and daughter,
Elle
, 4, are excited about
the new edition. Liza is the reigning
USHJA International Hunter
Derby Champion.
Get the latest scoop about the
2015 FEI World Cup Finals
in Las Vegas
from their new blog
“Inside the World Cup with
Marty Bauman!”
Marty is Press Chief and Director of Sponsor
Marketing for the Las Vegas World Cup Finals. Sign up for the
World Cup Club to receive the latest news and ticket info for the
Finals and contact Marty directly at his Classic Communications
office if you’re interested in vendor spaces, sponsorships or any
other information.
Oh Canada! The
2018 World Equestrian Games
are headed
to Canada, and
FEI President HRH Princess Haya
said the FEI
was “delighted to award the 2018 Games to Bromont/Montreal.”
The Games will take place at the
Bromont Olympic Equestrian
Park,
the site of the 1976 Montreal Olympic equestrian events.
Start making travel plans now — the 2018 World Equestrian
Games will be here before you know it!
RIP Sapphire, 1995-2014
The equestrian world is mourning the loss of the great show
jumping mare
Sapphire
, who died on June 22, 2014, following
complications from colic. With longtime rider,
McLain Ward
,
the 1995 Belgian Warmblood mare was a member of many
U.S. Jumping Teams
helping the United States capture
Team Gold
at the
2004 and 2008 Olympic Games
and
Team Silver at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games.
Millions of Sapphire’s fans took to social media to mourn her
loss and share wonderful memories of the amazing mare.
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)
sent out
an announcement, which included a statement from McLain,
who talked about his longtime partner, Sapphire, known as
Sara around the barn. He said: “Our entire Castle Hill family
and every person she has touched has lost a great friend.
Thank you Sara not just for all the dreams you made come
true but simply for being who you were. You always will be my
champion in every way. Godspeed, good friend.”
Photo by Jack Mancini, ManciniPhotos.com
