Again, fabulous thread! :yes:
Tuppysmom, you are sooo describing our 2*/Advanced horse! To a Tee! Thanks for the thread. This is possibly the most interesting part of a 3DE, except for XC. And most people don’t get to see any of it.
Thanks! I’ve read this to my daughters and we’re headed to KHP for the jogs. Very interesting to read about what goes on.
Just wanted to say that this is a really interesting and informative thread. Thanks for sharing and keep the info coming!
I wanted to add my friends on the reining team were NOT thrilled about the closed barn policy.
20 litres of IV fluid is a pretty standard amount. By the time we have gone to the trouble and expense of installing the cath and coil set, and hanging the bags we might as well give enough fluid to make a difference to our 1050 lb horse.
I took the all night shift for a lowly volunteer in the Steward’s office last night, and very little went on from the time the barns closed until the time the barns opened again at five. I had taken another shift on the night of the twenty ninth, and it was relatively busy in the Steward’s trailer until about two am, so I was really expecting last night to be a madhouse. It wasn’t at all. We had almost no business from people wanting to get in to see their horses during the night. Dougie Hannum and his helper got to the barn before it officially opened at five. What was kind of funny is that one of the stewards who had to escort him to the eventing barn was from New Zealand, and the other one was from the US and apparently knows him well. First thing he wants to do is make a pot of coffee. NZ steward is having a cat fit, and the US steward knows that he’s a coffee fanatic, especially after the Team and Team officials have been celebrating, which they apparently often do. US steward says that wanting a coffee fix is completely normal for him. Said she just couldn’t understand the NZ reaction, until she realized suddenly that, well, coffee is caffeine and caffeine is a prohibited substance.
Honestly, though, I was expecting to see grooms coming and going all night and they didn’t. Hannum was first in in the morning, and the Canadian chief groom was in barely before the barns opened, but all the others were out before the barns closed and in after 5 am.
Properly credentialed people are only allowed in the barns after they close at 10:30 for a “good” reason; and no one is allowed anywhere in the barn area unless they are accompanied at all times by an FEI steward. The stewards have to put in two night shifts each during the WEGs. Gotta say, I think folks from down under (OZ and Kiwis) are absolutely super. The Kiwis are the loosest bunch of folks that I have ever had the pleasure to be around.
This is one of the most interesting threads I have ever read on a horse forum. Thanks so much guys for the insight!
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I wanted to add my friends on the reining team were NOT thrilled about the closed barn policy.[/QUOTE]
Why?
That’s always the way it is at FEI 3 day events. That way all the horses can get some rest. Otherwise some would be icing all night long. 
vineyridge. Thank you for being a volunteer for WEG, especially for pulling the graveyard shift!
This thread is interesting as it turns out, but must admit when I first read the title, I was thinking it was more related to the chubby guys and cocktails thread than what it really turned out to be! I had visions of aisle parties and coolers full of drinks…:lol:
Oh, you want to know what the people are doing??? My mistake!!!
We usually have a cooler full of icy beer and a bottle(s) of Woodford, some lawn chairs, a few buckets turned upsidedown, and a group of people with cups/bottles of good cheer.
At Rolex we had a couple of our sponsors, a couple of physio guys, a couple of Canadians,(always fun), an announcer, a couple of riders, some rider parents, a team coach, (not US), a vet/maybe 2, and various family and friends.
Some Canadians were dancing in the rain to the music that the Argentinians were playing on their IPod. Lots of stories and jokes and a good time.
Then we went for Mexican.
See? I figured that’s what the people did. Having been in the horse show world for years, I could guess that part pretty well. But I had no idea what happened with the HORSES. That’s why I started this thread.
The horses are much more interesting.:winkgrin:
OK, I have to admit I’ve been out of upper level CCIs for a few years, but surprised no one’s mentioned the basic ice and lasers.
I understand, and love, the Gameready stuff, but ice and lasers can accomplish a lot as well.
And then, of course, Dougie is key.
Worked for the man, and adore, consult, trust and believe him always. He knows what’s up.
I too thought this was going to go the way of comedy regarding the hijinx that can erupt behind the scenes at a horse show!
Once again, we horse people take better care of our charges than ourselves.
Okay, peeps, spill it. Who has scouted out the nightlife and found any competitors whooping it up after hours? Anyone want to crash the grooms village this week! I bet by weeks end, that trailer park is going to be hoppin!
The only thing better than a horse show is a horse show on a VIP pass
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The only thing better than a horse show is a horse show on a VIP pass[/QUOTE]
Nah, it’s not the VIP pass that gets you to the party. It’s the stable pass!
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Wait, caffeine isn’t allowed for riders and vets?? Whaaat?
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Wait, caffeine isn’t allowed for riders and vets?? Whaaat?[/QUOTE]
Caffeine is not on the WADA prohibited list for riders, but it is on the FEI list for horses.
Since Dougie works on the horses, and everyone knows that, they were probably a bit worried that he might pour some coffee into the feed.
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Want to see what the people are up to? Check out Hamish & Dave…
