Eventing Radio Episode 24 – Event Owners Task Force & Inflatable Air Jackets
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Mark Hart, Chairman USEF High Performance Event Owners Task Force joins us to speak about the role of horse owners in the sport of eventing. Plus, we speak with the voice of Radio Badminton Harriet Harrison about the new Point Two Inflatable Air Jacket that was worn by many riders at Badminton. Listen in…
Eventing Radio Episode 24 – Show Notes and Links:
- Register to win in the May Eventing Giveaway. Remember you have to register every month.
- Visit the Official Social Network of the Horse Radio Network at EquestrianLife.com.
- See the really cool new Point Two Inflatable Air Jacket that was worn by many riders at Badminton. Read more about the Point Two Inflatable Air Jacket and the videos on their website.
- Michael Pollard of Dalton, GA, won the Gladstone Challenge Trophy at the National Open Spring Championship. Pollard rode his horse Icarus, an 11-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, to the CCI 3* victory at Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event in Allentown, NJ.
- Bidding will soon get underway for an original painting of Theodore O’Connor (Teddy) and Karen O’Connor on course at Rolex 2008.
- Thank you to Mark Hart, Chairman USEF High Performance Event Owners Task Force. You can contact Mark at mark2992@aol.com for more information on the Task Force.
- Thank you to Emily Daily from useventing.com for her Chattahoochee Hills report!
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Hey just came across an interesting bit of news about William Fox Pitt in regard to the Rider Saftey Air bag you featured on Episode 24. This is a quote from from WFP website in the news section where he posts updates about his competitions:
Lackham HT:
“I certainly tested my air bag yesterday. It was the Masters Apprentice first event and after a very respectable dressage and clear show jumping things took a turn for the worse. My bit broke before fence 2 whereupon he turned around, and with flapping cheek pieces, bolted over the first fence backwards – I leant forward to catch the noseband that broke and the whole bridle came off – we were heading at speed to the double rails over the road – so I decided to test my air bag and a bail out. As soon as I came off Archie headed back to the horse box. I am fine apart from being a little jarred but I certainly had a lucky escape and thank my lucky stars I had the airbag on. The last time I bailed out was when I was 8.”
http://www.foxpitteventing.co.uk/
By the way fabulous radio shows (Eventing, Stable Soop, WEG and now Dressage). It’s great to be able to listen to you at work when I am do my legal admin tasks. Hope you have Missy Ransehousen on more often or even both her and her mother Jessica Ransehousen Would also be great if you interviewed more up and coming riders like Doug and Holly Pane and Waylon Roberts or some “across the pond” like Harry Meade.