Bromont

[Texarkana]

@Libby2563

I don’t know her personally but I know people who know and like her. However, I have a tough time getting past her working for and continuing to train with Marilyn Little.

It is hard to resolve that someone as dedicated as her came out of that program, as well as Packy’s. I kind of find her the antithesis of her instructors.

[SadieRidingHorses]

@moatsngoats

She is a lawyer, I believe she is clerking for a federal district judge.

FWIW, she’s clerking for the Court of Federal Claims, not a federal district court (different type of court, different clerkship experience).

[moatsngoats]

Thank you for the clarification; I wasn’t sure entirely sure where she was clerking.

It may be a different experience in some ways (when compared to a District Court clerkship) but it is still a highly competitive, sought-after clerkship…and more to the point, clerking (anywhere) and campaigning several upper level horses is quite the feat. I have a hard time working full time and riding one or two, pretty casually.

[DogWithBigEars]

Maybe there isn’t more to the story. The DQ is unfortunate for her as a rider, for sure. But the bottom line is that a competitor should know the rules of their sport, including the new ones. The rider’s profession/job outside of riding shouldn’t matter here.

What IS concerning is the yellow card in the Kentucky 5* and some parts of her ride on Redfern at Bromont. Being the fastest in a class isn’t always something to brag about, or an indicator of success. I hope she addresses the borderline dangerous riding for her own safety.

[moatsngoats]

Not sure if you misunderstood me somewhere, or if your reply wasn’t meant to be specifically directed at me. I only mentioned her job because the person I replied to brought it up in a snarky way. Sometimes stuff does slip by - regardless of your profession.

[edit: sorry for the double reply, I am tech illiterate]

[DogWithBigEars]

Not directed at you specifically. I was just replying to the conversation about Ema’s job outside of horses. Some in the thread were suggesting that because of her job, she should have read the fine print of the rules, so to speak. True, but all competitors should know the rules. I think the more important point here is the yellow card at Kentucky, which I don’t think she ever spoke to publicly or responded to media inquires (to my knowledge). Then the ride on Redfern at Bromont. Having the fastest ride of the day can look great on paper when you don’t crash. But geez, some of it seemed dangerous.

[SolarFlare]

@JenJ

I wonder what happened with Landmark’s Mochachino in the 3* U25. I am pretty sure they had no jumping penalties, but have been Eliminated. That horse looked to be running away with its rider much of the time, so perhaps they were eliminated for dangerous riding??

I looked at their USEA record and they completed 7 events in four months leading up to Bromont, from Prelim to 3*. That sounds like a lot of competitions to me, but what do I know, my experience tops out at Training.

https://data.fei.org/Tools/BaseData.aspx?table=WarningCards////eventing/

Yellow card: “Abuse of Horse - Bleeding after excessive use of whip, bit and/or spurs (Eventing Rules Art. 526)”

I believe it was blood in the mouth. I was jump judging early on in the course and they were borderline out of control then.

[AmmyHour926]

@Texarkana

This has been my thought too. I truly don’t know how she does it all. She also does it all herself, too, without an army of hired help.

I am pretty sure (from podcasts) Ema is pretty open that during the week she has a ton of help with her horses and effectively just gets them handed off to her tacked, warmed-up, and ready to go.

Clearly balancing an intense job and UL eventing is no small feat, but she also has tons of support making it happen for her.

[Texarkana]

@AmmyHour926

@Texarkana

This has been my thought too. I truly don’t know how she does it all. She also does it all herself, too, without an army of hired help.

I am pretty sure (from podcasts) Ema is pretty open that during the week she has a ton of help with her horses and effectively just gets them handed off to her tacked, warmed-up, and ready to go.

Clearly balancing an intense job and UL eventing is no small feat, but she also has tons of support making it happen for her.

My bad. For some reason I thought her main help was her family. (Mom, sister, partner)

Regardless, help or not, it’s a huge feat.

[JenJ]

Little Bromont is this weekend. I am a bit disappointed that they are not running the show jumping on Sunday.
It makes sense in a one day event to have XC last, but since it is over two days, it would be nice to see it run in the traditional order with Show jumping on the final day.

[JenJ]

excerpt from Ariel Grald update:

“I am still hospitalized in Canada so the doctors can continue monitoring my ribs, lungs, and an esophageal injury I sustained before I am cleared to travel home.”

I wonder whether she fell together with her horse and sustained the broken ribs in the fall, but that the air vest deployed a couple seconds later when the horse rolled over / got up, potentially causing more severe injuries.

I have no dog in any pros and cons of air vests discussion, nor which one is best, just curious bc if she had been thrown clear and the air vest inflated before she hit the ground, I would think/hope that the standard crash vest plus the air vest, would have protected her from some of the more severe injuries.

wishing Ariel a speedy and uncomplicated recovery.

[Joan_from_Flatlands]

Ariel does not wear an air vest.

[moatsngoats]

This is so surprising to me! Is there any reason not to? They aren’t that expensive in the grand scheme of horse expenses/being a professional.

[Willesdon]

Air vests are a personal choice and there is a debate about how useful they are.