Myopia's Master of Foxhounds Seriously Injured in Show Jumping Accident

Donald Little suffered a serious injury in a show jumping accident in Florida on Sunday.

Donald Little, Master of the Foxhounds at Myopia Hunt Club, suffered a serious neck injury in a show-jumping accident in Florida on Sunday, the Daily Form reported on Monday. Little, beyond his position at Myopia, is the founder and president of the Putnam Boston Equestrian Classic, which has been put on at the Myopia Scooling fields for the past two summers. It its first year it was known as the Putnam Investments Boston Jumper Classic and was run in conjuction with the Myopia Horse Show. Daily Racing Form reported on Monday that the accident occurred at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Fla. The “bible of thoroughbred racing” reported that the injury was serious but offered few other details. The Racing Form said the injury …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 8

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Thursday, Sept. 8. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Weather: We’ve got another rainy day on tap for Thursday with temperatures around 70 degrees. If you are headed to the ocean - be careful. There is a “high surf advisory” in effect through Friday with dangerous rip tides expected. 2. Jumper Classic: Officially, the Putnam Boston Jumper Classic begins today at Myopia Hunt Club’s Schooling fields on Route 1A. It runs through Sunday. The highlight on Thursday is a New England Clambake at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person. 3. Music Man: There's nothing to brighten up a sunny day for the young ones better than the Music Man- Brian Doser. He has one of his two weekly concerts at the Community House on Thursday at 10 a.m. 4…

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VIDEO: Horses and Hounds Kick Off Two Weekends at Myopia

Last weekend 111th Myopia Horse Show leads into this weekend's start Putnam Boston Jumper Classic.

The Myopia Horse Show at Myopia Hunt Club's School fields wraped up on Monday with the melodious mix of Lady Gaga and the sound of Huntsman Robert Howarth’s hunting horn. Among those on-hand to enjoy the spectacle were six and a half year old Maya Beach and her father Robert.

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DJ Adam Parrott (Parrott Productions)

9:54 pm on Thursday, September 8, 2011

...Parrott Productions DJ & Lighting was on hand, providing audio and PA systems, as well as running the music for the event!   more ›

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 5

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Monday, Sept. 5. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Weather: Labor Day weekend will wrap on Monday with some decent weather – a mix of clouds and sun with temperatures near 80. 2. Labor Day: Monday is Labor Day, celebrated each year on the first Monday of September to honor workers. It is a federal holiday so government offices and schools are closed, there is no mail delivery and trash pickup is delayed by a day. 3. Storm Debris: Monday is the final day for Wenham residents to drop off any storm debris at one of the two spots in town where it is being collected by the Department of Public Works. The drop off spots are West Wenham playground on Topsfield Road and behind Iron Rail off Grapevine Road. 4. Yard Sale: Normally, …

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History, Horses and Harbor Fun Top the Local Weekend Calendar

This week's "Get Out!" gives you a wrap-up of things to do in the two towns and nearby this weekend.

It is Labor Day weekend and Hamilton-Wenham Patch delivers you our “Get Out” planner for what is known as the unofficial final weekend of summer. Below is a quick rundown on some weekend activity options in Hamilton and Wenham, plus in neighboring areas since it is going to be an uncharacteristically quiet weekend in the two towns, which the exception of the Myopia Horse Show. But there’s much more going on this weekend than what’s here so we encourage you to look past this weekend guide into our full calendar of events, where we have all the events in the two towns listed. Remember, if you have great ideas of your own that you want to share, please feel free to add them in the comments section at the bottom. 1. YARD SALES Where/When: …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 1

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Thursday, Sept. 1. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Weather: We are in the midst of an incredible streak that continues on Thursday. The forecast calls for sun and temperatures in the upper 70s. 2. Power: We proudly report that every home and business and the two towns had power back on Wednesday, while literally tens of thousands of others across the state waited for power to come back. As of Wednesday evening, there were 61,000 National Grid customers without power in the state. For comparison, that’s 13 times more electric customers than there are, in total, in the two towns. 3. Pingree rink: It’s September and that means the Pingree School rink is coming back on line after being closed for the past summer for the …

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