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Around the Arenat i d b i t s f r o m a c r o s s t h e i n d u s t r y

When Caroline Martin moved abroad for a year with her father to Nicaragua at age 15 back in 2010, she had no intention of pursuing a top-level eventing career, even though she had competed throughout her youth. But she missed riding and asked her parents to send her back to the States over winter vacation in order to train with renowned eventer Buck Davidson in Ocala, Fla.

That visit home marked a major turning point for Martin, now 21. Since then, she’s taken her training to the next level with multiple horses including Quantum Solace, an Argentine Thoroughbred gelding that Davidson found. In 2013, she won the CCI** with him at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (Ky.), and in 2014 they placed fifth at Jersey Fresh (N.J.) in the CCI***. Last summer, Martin shipped overseas to Bramham (England) and finished 10th in the CCI*** U-25, then returned Stateside and took home the reserve championship in the advanced division that fall at the Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships (Texas). In January, the Springtown, Pa., resident was named to represent Team USA on the new Karen Stives Developing Rider Tour. Martin credits Davidson, her family and her horses for helping her move up the levels and transform her riding into a promising eventing career. Breeches: Pikeur

Footwear: Sergio Grasso

Food: “I pretty much eat steak and sweet potatoes every night.”

Movie: The Lord of The Rings trilogy

Non-horsey hobby: Video games

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CORRECTIONS● The Charity Spotlight feature (p. 108) about the Horse & Family Institute in the July/August of Untacked incorrectly noted that the group receives program funding from the Semper Fi Foundation; it is the Semper Fi Fund that supports HFI’s equine-assisted communication program.

● Our review of the documentary Harry and Snowman (p. 106) in the same issue incorrectly stated that the film is based on the book The Eighty-Dollar Champion. It is a separate project.

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Guilty pleasure: “If all of my horses jump clear in cross-country and show jumping, or if one of them wins, I go get McDonald’s.”

City: Miami

Memory in the saddle: “I love being able to get on my horses when they’re healthy and sound and just go for a hack out in the woods after a big weekend.”

Competition venue: Rolex Kentucky

Place to shop: AllSaints

Type of horse to ride: Irish Sport Horse

App: The CourseWalk App. “That thing is a lifesaver. It does the minute markers for you on cross-country.”

Quality in a person: Honesty

Workout exercise: Kettlebells

Family activity: Spending holidays with each other and eating

Type of fence to ride: Galloping jumps

Emoji: The pair of dancing girls

Song: “In the Air” by Morgan Page

Picture in your home: “There’s a cute picture of me and my grandmother, and it’s actually a picture of her when she was 12, and it’s a picture of me when I was 12, and you can’t even tell the difference between us.”

u Sept. 18That’s the deadline to nominate your equestrian hero to the 2016 FEI Awards. Established by the Fédération Equestre Internationale, award categories include the Longines Rising Star Award for a person aged 14-21 who demonstrates outstanding sporting talent and commitment; Against All Odds Award for an equestrian who’s pursued ambitions despite physical issues or extremely difficult personal circumstances; Best Groom Award for outstanding equine caretaker; Best Athlete Award for someone who’s excelled in the past year and taken the sport to a new level, too; and the FEI Solidarity Award for an individual or organization whose skill, dedication and energy have helped expand equestrian sport. Make your nominations at feiawards.org.

u Sept. 21–25The Rolex Central Park Horse Show in New York City is one of the year’s most hotly anticipated eques-trian events. The third annual show returns to Wollman Rink in Central Park with everything from world-class dressage and show jumping—including the U.S. Open $216,000 Grand Prix CSI*** presented by Rolex—to top show hunters and Arabian horse classes. There’s also a fun, educational (and free for general admission) Family Day on Sept. 25 with lots of kid-friendly activities. Check out CentralParkHorseShow.com for details and tickets.

u Oct. 16–Nov. 20The New Jersey Equine Artists’ Association’s national juried show and sale, the NJEAA Art of the Horse, opens with an artists’ reception on Oct. 16 and and runs through Nov. 20 at the Farmstead Arts Center in Basking Ridge, N.J. Admission is free. The show will feature paintings, sculpture and photography from a variety of artists exploring the horse and the equine-human interaction, such as this piece, Stallion Persona, by Jayne Silberman. For details about

the show, contact NJEAA director Sheila Barnes at xochitlb@comcast.net or (908) 284-9751. More details are on the NJEAA’s Facebook page, and directions are on farmsteadartscenter.org/contact-us.

u Oct. 21-23The Baroque Equestrian Games 2016 Classical Championship at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington will bring classical dressage experts Bruno Gonzales from Spain and Tina Cristiani Veder from Italy to lead a program of displays, competitions and discussions about all aspects of Baroque riding, the 18th century style of equitation that emphasizes lightness, relaxation, suppleness, self-carriage, balance and brilliance. Come for the cavalcade of classical breeds, horsemanship competitions and stallion pageant, and don’t forget the costume party. See more at baroquegames.net.