And nor should they be. If ever there was a case of picking a fight were none existed that was them.
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Totally agree. They stirred the pot for sure and almost caused the entire eventing community to lose Plantation all together.
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Well the 2* was a bit something… 3* seemed to go smoother. Beautiful weather today.
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It was particularly unfortunate that Maya Black won – and the headline was “Black wins Plantation.” 
Really poor timing all around!! I’m glad we still have this venue!
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I ended up hacking out and watching a bit of the XC from a hill across the way (property adjacent) as my gelding got rather upset by a groundhog And whilst driving past I got to see Boyd go through the lower water complex (there wasn’t anyone behind me). But I hope it was an uneventful day.
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You are correct. EN is persona non grata with Plantation Field after that whole fiasco
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It’s also interesting to me that at least one competitor refuses to call the event by its name. If I compete there, I am at least going to respect the landowner enough to call the event by its name. Or, if I refuse to call the event by its name, maybe don’t compete there?
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anyone know what happened with Flintero Z…where Boyd fell off in show jumping
He fell off flintero on XC at the down bank near the ruins.
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I’m all for people standing up for what they believe in - even if I don’t share the same beliefs. But I’m with you, why bash the event and then still compete there?
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thanks …I read the score incorrectly
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It wasn’t handled well, but it showed that people would rather ass kiss the white landowner who was butthurt because BIPOC people said it wasn’t an appropriate title for a venue. They’d rather ignore it and continue on in their privileged position of competing than acknowledge the inappropriateness of the name.
Funny how Boyd was the same way, claiming he’d refuse to ever associate with EN after it, and yet he’s on the site several times a week.
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Not everyone feels the name is inappropriate. Nearly everyone is grateful the landowner permits us to use a huge and beautiful piece of land for competitions, schoolings, and hacking. How many venues have we lost to loss of land? EN staff has changed considerably, and Boyd and others are willing to move on. If you feel the name is inappropriate and the landowner should keep his land to himself, that’s fine. I am grateful for his generosity.
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Meh. Loads of peeps still call you-know-what Rolex…
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The word itself has a terrible legacy and BIPOC have the right to feel negatively towards that word - their relatives endured horrible and inhumane things on plantations. I would want to distance myself from that, too. The first time I heard of Plantation I did a double-take - and that was decades ago. I remember wondering when the horse world would catch up to the rest of the world re: cultural sensitivity.
If only EN had approached the topic with the tact and delicacy it deserved, the outcome might be different.
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IMO there is a significant gulf between not referring to an event by name and bashing it.
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It is a word with negative connotations rooted in real inhumanity and awful things.
It is also a word with four possible definitions in 2024.
What about the word boy? We use it to describe young male childen, as well as good dogs and horses, among other uses that give no one pause. With that said, if a white person calls a black male ‘boy’ - that is met with raised eyebrows at the very least. It’s offensive in that context. It’s wrong to do that.
Do we quit using boy in the ways we all agree aren’t problematic?
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Agreed!
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People just call it Unionville? Which, is its official FEI name haha.
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