Scout's Final Update: Silva and Rosa Top 3 Finish!

Driving back from Chicago now. 654 miles to go..we'll be there in a jiff. Silva and Rosa killed it today, pirouetting their way into the top three in the entire nation! The Cha decided to go out with a bang, opening up a can of whoop-ass on the competition, and getting the seal of approval from some of the legends in the industry... Including the dream team of Deb McD and myself. Thank you to all the owners and supporters of The Rosa Cha, and congratulations on your fine taste in horses. Big shout out to all of the sponsors who made this all possible for Silva, and who kept the horses and Silva looking top notch: Purina, Smartpak, Ariat, Stuebben, Middy & me.

Only 648 miles to go...

Scout

EN's Coverage of Boyd and Oscar's Win at Richland!

Boyd Martin Breaks Down His Winning Richland Weekend

By Jenni Autry on August 24, 2013 6:29 PM

Boyd Martin and Trading Aces sealed the deal today in the Richland Park CIC3*, jumping clear across a big Ian Stark cross country course and coming home with one of the fastest times of the day to hold their overnight lead and clinch the win. I caught up with Boyd and Oscar after the cross country to talk strategy for the remainder of the fall season before they head to the Netherlands to tackle the Boekelo CCI3*. 

As a bit of trivia, Oscar earned his barn name because he’s quite a grouch, as you’ll see in the video; Boyd had to bribe him with carrots to convince him to smile for the camera. You also might catch a glimpse of super groom Lindsey Taylor as she puts poultice on Oscar's legs.

Congrats to the whole Windurra team for a fantastic showing at Richland this weekend, and best of luck for the rest of the year.

Boyd and Trading Aces Win Richland Park CIC3*

Boyd and Oscar won the Richland Park CIC3* in the run-up to Boekelo (NED). Tune in to EventingNation.com for the details...

http://eventingnation.com/home/boyd-martin-breaks-down-his-winning-richland-weekend.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boyd-martin-breaks-down-his-winning-richland-weekend

Five Year Old Champs Update from Scout

Take two:

Well today went swimmingly, as per usual when you're a member of the Martin camp. The boys were nothing short of all-stars, and behaved like true gentlemen. Benny is officially 5th in the country as a five year old and Sully, 10th. Watch out, Europe! Silva's coming for you!

If you find this news to be amazing, your findings are sound. However, something equally as amazing happened today: Deb McD and I gave Silva and The Cha a fantastic training session. We made a brilliant team; she taught and I stood awkwardly next to her, grinning like a fool. Hopefully our air-tight instruction will give Silvo and The Cha the competitive edge to dominatet omorrow's class.. Stay tuned for news.

-SCOUT

Scout Reports from Chicago

As a precautionary note, let me start by stating that I do not blog, nor do I possess the finesse required to write in general. That being said, lets give this the ol' college try:Today was another fantastic day here in Chicago for Silva and the horses. Benny and Sully were rock stars yesterday. However, Rosa, being the thug that she is, decided to turn it up a notch, kicking ass and taking names in the preliminary test for the developing horse prix st George class. With scores of 72, 70, and 66%, she is sitting in third place going into the championship class with a 69.6% overall (yeah buddy!) behind the second place score of 69.8%. As exciting as this may seem, another impressive event occurred today: I had a causal run in with THE Debbie McDonald, who is now my good friend:). It was a highlight for sure. (Photo proof to come)All horrible attempts at humorous writing set aside, the day ended at wonderful party put on by the competition where we got to have dinner with some pretty remarkable people- Melinda, Larry, Pam, Michelle, and Elizabeth. thank you all so much for coming and supporting Silva and the the horses; we couldn't ask for better owners, supporters, and, above-all, friends. Silva has combined impeccable riding with some amazing young horses to create truly inspiring rides this weekend. It has been a privilege to be apart of it. -Scouty Ford

Boyd and Trading Aces Lead at Richland

Check out Eventing Nation for a video interview with Jenni Autrey:

http://eventingnation.com/home/boyd-martin-talks-trading-aces-at-richland.html

All Three of Silva's Horses Pass Veterinary Inspection at Dressage Championships

Benny

All three horses passed the jog this afternoon at the USEF/Markel Championships at Lamplight Equestrian Center. 

This was the first time for Benny and Sully to jog at a show, and Benny of course jogged as if he has done it 200 times. Sully behaved himself, which was nice because he can be a real handful of a boy at times!

Rosa of course made sure everybody new she was there and showed of her biggest bucks at the jog. Nice…

Benny and Sully have the first test of the Championships tomorrow and Rosa does

not go until Friday. The Championship classes have the top 15 horses in the country in each age group, so we are up against some pretty tough competition!

Wish us luck!

Silva

Rosa

Sully