View this post on InstagramA post shared by Shane Rose (@shane.rose.eventing) At nineteen years young, Shane Roses Virgil isnt actually the most senior horse headed to Paris, but boy, it must feel good to be taking on the world with such an experienced buddy. Shanes run-up to this years Games hasnt been the smoothest ride, so to speak. First there was mankini-gate , and then a serious accident that banged him up pretty bad. But, in keeping with the tough competitor that we all know him to be, hes clawed his way back into the saddle and has booked his flight to France with the Australian team. Heads up, we have it on reasonably good authority that Shanes said, on record, that hell wear a gold-kini if he wins the Olympics. Im not sure whether thats tempted me to cheer for him to take the title or not, to be honest the sight of Shane letting loose in the orange ensemble is still burned into my retinas. But Im all for a bit of fun, so heres to Shane and his mankini. Go eventing!U.S. Weekend PreviewGenesee Valley Hunt H.T. (Geneseo, NY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]One & Done Horse Trials (Lexington, KY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]The Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm (Adamstown, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Volunteer] Wednesday News and ReadingThe home nation have high hopes for even more Olympic medals heading their way this summer. They were on the podium in 1912, the first time the three equestrian disciplines as we know them today were contested at the Games, and have since seen huge success across the board. Take a look back at Frances equestrian Olympic history as the country prepares to play host to this years sporting extravaganza. When you know, you know. Karen Woodhall was watching the racing one day when one of the runners caught her eye, so much so that she jotted his name down for future reference. Not because she thought he was a safe bet hed just come dead last. But she just liked him a feeling many horse people will be familiar with. Fast forward a decade and that very same horse has made himself at home in Karens yard and is thriving in his second career winning ribbons in the dressage ring. Read Top Notch Tontos sweet story here.Chastising others parenting choices is mostly not cool, so Im just going to leave this here. But honestly, horses arent kids. For a start, in my experience theyre way more demanding and expensive than the average kid. Also, if I asked my guy to take some time to think about his behavior, his response would almost certainly be carrot.In Olympic news outside of horses, the iconic Moulin Rouge windmill is back looking its best, just in time for the torch to pass by.Video BreakNeed a pick-me-up this hump day? Well, Ive got just the thing. We all thoroughly enjoyed Aachen, but @evangrooms appears to have really enjoyed Aachen. Theres a bunch of content on his IG account thatll have you chuckling over your morning coffee. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Evan Donadt (@evangrooms)