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Winners of the Novice ATC (above) – Complete Results
The Magic Beans: (left to right) – Lisa Burnett & Winston, Raymond Venoski & Back Street Girl, Heidi Brueckner & Inquisitive, and Pat Martin & Dashing Jeeves
Winners of the Training ATC (above) – Complete Results
New England 4Mation: Annika Lipsky & Karoo, Diane Thompson & Back In Boston Again, Barbara Fitch & Irish Heartbeat, and Suzanne Lavoie & Heaven In My Hat
Winners of the Preliminary ATC (above) – Complete Results
CDCTA Ladies In Red: Ann Baumgardner & Mick Dreamy, Yvonne Lucas & Dakota, Sandy McCormack & Aphrodite, and Gigi Carter & Inka Dinka Doo
Photos courtesy of Brant Gamma Photography.
from Horse and Hound
Bettina Hoy retired top eventer Ringwood Cockatoo in a special ceremony at the Dutch CCI***, Boekelo, last weekend. He is 18 years old.
The Hoys explained on their website: "Bettina and Cockatoo paraded around the arena while J.P. Fair sang a song he specially wrote for the occasion ‘Thank you for being a friend’. The beautifully chosen words and the music brought tears of emotion to Bettina and thousands of the spectators.
From TheHorse.com
Three-day event rider Ronald Zabala-Goetschel loves his four-star level event horse Che Mr. Wiseguy so much that he is planning to manufacture a diamond out of a bit of Wiseguy’s mane, so that he will have a little treasure to remember the horse by forever.
A native of Quito, Ecuador, Zabala-Goetschel rides and trains with Dutton and Silva Martin in the United States. He and Che Mr Wiseguy have already been selected to represent Ecuador at the World Equestrian Games next year.
Update on Cooper
Author: Emily Daily
Courtesy of Chronicle of the Horse
Jennie Brannigan fills us in on the condition of her beloved partner Cooper, who sustained a severe injury during Sunday’s show jumping round at the Dansko Fair Hill CCI3* in Elkton, Maryland.
“I’ve had quite a few myself, but I never imagined it would continue with Cooper,” says Brannigan. “To be quite honest, Cooper got put on a pedestal in my eyes. He wasn’t just a great horse that won some shows. He changed my life. He got me my job at Phillip’s, he got me every sponsor, and he has made some of my dreams come true. Not to be corny, but I know that’s the truth.”
(Left: Cooper jumped “unreal” for Brannigan right before his accident, looking every bit as confident and athletic as usual. Emily Daily photo.)
By Glenda Player. Photos by The Red Horse.
Having never been to the Irish Draught Horse Society of America’s Annual Breed Show and Inspection, I didn’t know what to expect. And since I was so busy the week prior due to Playland Farm hosting another Irish Inspection, I had very little time to dwell on the hugeness of this event. The morning of departure, I simply threw some tack and essentials in the trailer and headed down Route 81. After three-and-a-half hours sardined between semis, we arrived safely in Lexington, Virginia.
By Samantha Hunt-Garbarino. Photos Courtesy of Author.
“You and Toby should come to Poplar with me” my friend Lynne proposed while we were watch dressage at Feather Creek HT.
My Hubby kindly said he would look after my two other horse plus the rest of our pets, and I was able to get the time off from my job as an architect. So, I was off to Poplar with Lynne, Heather, Joni, two juniors Alexa and Rowdie and their parents.
Following the Fair Hill International CCI3* Boyd Martin will begin co-hosting the popular Eventing Radio Show, an Internet radio show that is broadcast around the world.
As the trailers rolled in from every corner of the continent and competitors unloaded their horses and began to settle in for the excitement ahead, intrepid USEA Interns Leslie Mintz and Erica Larson were on hand to capture all the exciting moments of the 2009 Bit of Britain/USEA American Eventing Championships! For complete coverage of this year’s AEC be sure to head to the USEA homepage and Eventing USA Blog every night. The USEA is delighted to be able to provide photo galleries, videos, and interviews to keep all the eventing fans at home up-to-date with all the latest Championship news.
Competing at the Richland Park Horse Trials in Richland, Michigan was a last minute plan for Tamra Smith and Bubbles at Bricky, but the spontaneous decision paid off as the pair won the very competitive CIC2*division.
Bubbles, a 12-year-old Thoroughbred gelding was sent to Tamra to be sold after the 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. She started riding him and their first competition was at Copper Meadows Horse Trials in the Open Preliminary. “I happened to get along with him fantastically, Tamra said. “We won our first competition together and it has gotten better each time.”
Melissa McMaster considers herself an adrenaline junkie. When the 26-year-old from Bryan, Texas first started eventing two years ago, she was immediately drawn to the long-format. Melissa has now completed four training three-day events winning her most recent one at the Coconino Summer Horse Trials in Flagstaff, Arizona aboard Flagmount’s Sterling Prince.
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