USEA | Morven Park Advanced Horse Trials photos

Morven Park Advanced Horse Trials photos - Part 1

By USEA | October 7, 2008

Check out the photo gallery from last weekend's Morven Park Horse Trials Advanced division which took place in Leesburg, Virginia. Nina Gardner's Loose N' Cool jumped to the top of the leaderboard with Phillip Dutton in the irons, taking over the lead from dressage co-leaders Leslie Law aboard Peter Green's Evening Shade and Kim Severson on Tipperary Liadhnan (owned by Friends of Kim Severson Syndicate). It was a wonderful fall day full of fantastic rides, and chances are, you'll see many of these same horse-and-rider combinations at the Fair Hill CCI3* in a few weeks! To see the complete results - visit the Morven Park website..Photos by Emily Daily & Erica Larson.

Allison Springer on her own Destination Known finished in 6th.

Over the "Vicarage Vee" and looking good!

"Berger" is a 10yo Thoroughbred gelding (and athletic, to say the least!)

This pair was third in the Advanced at Maui Jim HT this year and 6th at Jersey Fresh CCI3*

Olympic veteran Amy Tryon aboard Coal Creek, owned by Tim & Kathryn Sullivan.

Coal Creek is an 8yo TB gelding sired by Devil on Ice.

Amy recently returned from representing the U.S. in Hong Kong at the Olympic Games.

This pair is aiming for the Fair Hill CCI3* in a few weeks. They were 6th at The Fork CIC3* back in April.

Tryon's other mount Leyland is owned by Mike, Chris, and Elisabeth Nicholson.

Leyland is also an 8yo Thoroughbred gelding, and is sired by Dream Creek. He and Tryon claimed top honors at this year's Jersey Fresh CCI3*.

Boyd Martin and Benwald, owned by Anne Hennessey.

Benwald is a 10yo Irish Thoroughbred (Ridgewood Ben--Zalewska)

Boyd originally hails from Australia - he and his wife Silva recently launched a new website.

Boyd also rode Suzanne Kloud's Australian Warmblood Falcon Splash.

This 11-year-old gelding recently placed fourth in the Intermediate division at Seneca Valley HT with Boyd.

Falcon Splash is by Falcon Jigsaw and out of Tia.

Boyd' final ride of the day was on Ronald Zabala's Che Kairo.

Che Kairo's a 16.1h, 13-year-old Argentine Thoroughbred.

Charles Plumb and Westerly leap over the house, headed to the second water.

Westerly's a 17.3h Irish Thoroughbred owned by Plumb.

Holly Payne and Jill Gordon's 15.1h Thoroughbred mare Madeline.

Expect to see this pair at Fair Hill in a few weeks!

James Alliston of Great Britain riding Bruce Davidson's Rock On Rose.

Rock On Rose is an 8yo TB mare (Lust--Durado).

Eventing legend Bruce Davidson watches as Alliston gallops through the second water combination.

Alliston and Bruce's 8yo Thoroughbred In The Beat drop into the water.

Jan Byyny and Syd Kent head to the water complex. A local Virginian, Jan lives just down the road in Purcellville.

Syd Kent is a 10yo New Zealand Thoroughbred. He galloped boldly this weekend to finish in second in this competitive division.

This pair recently placed 3rd at Richland Park CIC3*

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