Pharview welcomes a new member to our tight team.  Virginia comes to us from Louisville, KY. She is a representative for Frontline here in Acadiana and she does eventing for fun with her horse Dylan.  Virginia was tagged to become a Pharview member because of her apparent knowledge, great disposition and an attitude to work hard and play hard.

Welcome Virginia and Dylan!

April 23 - 26, 2009

Don't forget to take a very important non-horsey day or two to hit the Festival International de Louisiane this weekend.

April 17 - 19, 2009 - Ocala One Star and Holly Hill

Between the O’Connor’s excitedly calling and texting us regarding Kobalicious in Ocala and lightening storms at Holly Hill . . . . we had a wild and exciting weekend. Kobalicious finished 3rd out of a field of 50 horses with a fine score of 47.  Wow!  1/10 of a point behind first place, mind you. David and Karen’s excitement for Kobe and Lauren made getting through the lightening storms at Holly Hill a lot more bearable.  We all literally had to fly through our dressage tests just to stay alive. Nicole and Prairie Boss managed to come out with our team’s only decent dressage score, tied 3 ways for 1st place.  The rest of our team was struggling their way back up from the bottom throughout the jumping phases.  Calvin was asked to participate in John Staples' speed study for the USEA and wore a GPS unit while he rode cross country.  This watch like piece of equipment recorded Calvin’s speed throughout his ride.  This data is being collected across the country by John in order to help the USEA see trends in rider techniques and course design.  Everybody seemed to hang in there enough between getting lost and other minor hiccups that we all finished with a score.  Way to hang in there riders. Congratulations to the two of you that finished in the ribbons in such outrageous conditions.

Thanks Bobby and Tracy . . . you guys were awesome to make the appropriate changes and keep the event rolling safely.

April 10, 2009

Important reading in April 10, 2009 issue of The Chronicle of The Horse. Between Rounds has a great article that will help remind you of what Pharview is based upon.

April 2-4, 2009  The Fork - North Carolina

Kobalicious was a superstar again finishing second with a score of 27.4.  Go Kobe and Lauren!  Good luck next week at the  One Star.