"The date you have been waiting for - July 11th 2010" is the headline on the single page website of Express Eventing Express Eventing riders unhappy about broken promises - Equestrian news, equine news, horse news - Horse & Hound. This time it will feature young riders who, according to this article in Horse and Hound, have had their expectations for rewards mis-set (and that's putting it diplomatically). I have never heard of most of the young riders listed as taking part.

Express Eventing will be one of the main features of the "Royal Festival of the Horse" being held near Birmingham in England. Full details can be found on their website. The Royal Festival of the Horse is the surviving part of the money-losing Royal Agricultural Show, the last of which was held in 2009.

Another main feature of the Royal Festival of the Horse is the Parelli Pavilion starring Pat and Linda Parelli!

Can it get any better (or worse) than this!