Archive for October, 2009
Sixteen-year-old Mackenna Shea made the 25-hour trip from her home in Tacoma, Washington to Temecula, California to compete in her first long-format CCI* at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. Aboard her own 7-year-old Bavarian Warmblood, Landioso, the pair earned a 40.0 in the dressage arena to lead the division by 9.1 points. Josh Walker photo. Complete Results.
Though the Spalding Labs USEA Young Event Horse West Coast Championships ran until the sun set at the Galway Downs International Three-Day and Horse Trials, spectators were treated to performances by some of the best young event prospects in the country. Robyn Fisher rode Rose Sullivan’s Clair de Lune SE, a Holsteiner Stallion by Contendor and out of L’Vienna Z, and scored an 83.90% to win the 5-Year-Old Championship, while she also rode her own Dutch Warmblood gelding, Artesian (Judgement—Shannondoah) to a score of 87.00 to earn the 4-Year-Old Championship. Josh Walker photos. Full results. Read the rest of this entry »
It was all Robyn Fisher once again in the Spalding Labs USEA Young Event Horse Series as she galloped away with victory in both the 4- and 5-Year-Old divisions of the West Coast Championships at the Galway Downs International Three-Day and Horse Trials. Aboard Rose Sullivan’s Clair de Lune SE, a Holsteiner Stallion by Contendor and out of L’Vienna Z, Fisher scored an 83.90 for the 5-Year-Old Championship (pictured). She rode her own Dutch Warmblood gelding, Artesian (Judgement—Shannondoah) to a score of 87.00 to earn the 4-Year-Old Championship. Josh Walker photo. Full results.
Endurance day at Waredaca Farm’s SmartPak Equine/USEA Training Three-Day was just about perfect. A group of 37 courageous riders competed in the long format event over the weekend in late October. In the A Division, D.C. McBroom and Twain came out on top with a score of 35.3. Carrie Meehan and Blue Devil won not only the B Division, but also had the lowest scores of all three division by finishing on a 28.4. In the C Division Jamie Doolittle and A Dream Come True took home the blue ribbon with a score of 38.7. Leslie Mintz Photos.
Boyd Martin joins the Eventing Radio Show this week as guest and host after a successful weekend at the Fairhill CCI3* where he won his first CCI in this country since taking up citizenship. Listen in as Boyd talks about the rides at the rain soaked Dansko Fair Hill International Horse Trials.
Division B winners, Carrie Meehan and Jeff Beshear’s Blue Devil, took on the steeplechase course with exuberant style. The pair held on to their lead by putting in clear and fast rounds on every phase of endurance day and leaving all the rails in their cups during show jump. 37 riders tackled the 6th annual SmartPak Equine/USEA Training Three-Day Event at Waredaca Horse Trials in Laytonsville, MD. Leslie Mintz Photo.
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.
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