Ahhh, each year the great debate returns… What event shall we attend on the weekend of August 3? We have River Glen in TN (BN to OI), Penny Oaks in IN (BN to P), and Summer School MT in KY (Starter & BN).
Summer school always offers friendly courses in a low-key setting, great for getting the babies out and about. And it never hurts to only have to drive 5 minutes to a show! But they are only hosting a Starter MT and BN MT, as well as CT from GS to T. Penny Oaks is about 2-3 hours away, and offers good courses on flat terrain. They offer through Prelim which is helpful, though the footing has a tendency to be either rock hard or very deep. River Glen offers through Intermediate and thus has more choices for levels, but the courses tend to be challenging and are not good moveups. The drive is about 4hrs.
Any opinions? The three preceeding weekends are Wayne, Champagne Run, and Gemwood, so it’s a busy time of year.
Student Nikki and her fabulous youngster Oliver scored a triumphant victory this weekend at a Combined Test at Novice! They have been working very, very hard on their dressage and it paid off with a dressage score of 30.0! Congratulations to Nikki & Oliver on a fabulous start to the season, and a great way to prove their readiness for Training Level!!
They scored a 37 in dressage this weekend with eight 7’s! The main comments being “Beautiful changes of bend, and very well balanced, great pair!” “He also loped around SJ and XC with just 1.6 time penalties for a 2nd place finish out of 17 starts in the Jr./YR Open Novice Division, earning a full qualifacation for AEC’s in September.”–Samantha
Tuesday June 10, 6:45pm
“Spud no doubt… earned THIRD!!!
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Just an FYI that Midsouth HT is about to close for entries, and Champagne Run HT opened today for entries. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations to Becca Zeitlin and Perfect Boy Chris! They had a stellar weekend at the Indiana HT. The pair began the weekend with a terrific score (especially in an electric atmopshere–can you say air base next door?) of 38!! They continued their success with a double clean round on cross country, and a double clean round in stadium! They finished the weekend a very successful tie for 5th place, just a few seconds faster so the tie breaker put them in 6th. As an instructor, it MAKES MY DAY when a student comes home and says “I was thinking about _____ that you said and I could hear you in my head!” Well done to Becca & Chris on a phenomenal start to the season!!
We’ll be heading to Flying Cross Farm on Wednesday June 4 for Cross Country Schooling. For those of you who have been there before, you know it is an amazing schooling facility, with a wild variety of jumps. For those of you who haven’t, it’s an amazing experience! We will be going during the day, however, since it is an approximately 60-90 minute drive. For those of you who don’t have to work that day, we invite you to come with us and join the fun!!
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