From Fairhill to Bromont!

We had 6 horses at Fair Hill this past weekend, as we gear up for Bromont!

Woodstock Wallaby

My 3 Intermediate rides had their last run before Bromont and they proved that they are fit and ready for the 2 star!  Frankie placed 2nd and both Dday and Classic were 8th place in their respective divisions.  

Dday

McLovin really impressed, winning the Prelim and finishing on his dressage score of 29!

Woodstock Bennett and Woodstock Wallaby proved they are very close to moving up to the Prelim level placing 4th and 10th.

Woodstock Bennett

This week Chris and Charlie are headed to VA chasing qualifications in the CCI one star. Good luck to the boys.  

Classic

Thanks to Steve Berkowitz for the pics!
Ryan-

Frankie

Woodstock Eventing Has Another Winning Weekend at Plantation!

Woodstock Eventing took 7 horses last weekend to Plantation, with all horses taking 5th place or better!

Summit Sport Horses had 3 competing at Plantation.  
Powell is still undefeated - winning his 4th event on a 27, showing his class and adding no jumping faults.

Grand Traverse Stepped up to Prelim this week in style, taking 2nd place on a track that caused trouble for many horses and riders.

Illiniza was piloted by Chris Talley, taking home 5th place in the Training finishing on their dressage score as well!

Chris and Illiniza

Charlie Campbell won the Intermediate on Roosevelt, showing a display of hard work and determination!

Curran Simpson and Dday had a solid performance and were 5th place in the Prelim, quilifying them for a CCI 1 star!

Janice Murdoch's All In On Black was impressive all day winning the Training divison on a score of 27, adding no jumping faults to his score.

Janice Murdoch's All In On Black

Finally my own Shannondale Sergio won the other novice divison on a 22, finishing with the lowest score of the show.  It was a great weekend for the whole team at Woodstock Eventing!

Shannondale Sergio 

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Three Step It Up At The Fair Hill CIC 2 Star!

Curran Simpson's Dday
Thanks to Steve Berkowitz for Photos!

Fair Hill put on a great show, turning up the heat for a perfect weekend.  I rode 3 great young horses who were all doing their first CIC 2 star:  Frankie owned by Steve and Karri Guy, Dday owned by Curran Simpson and Fernhill Classic.

Dday!

Frankie was the first horse in the 2 star, producing a super test, leading for most of the day and ending up 3rd at the end of dressage.  Classic put in a decent test making a few green mistakes and Dday was hot to trot sitting in the top 10 after dressage.

Frankie!

In the show jumping, both Frankie and Classic pulled 1 rail, then Dday wanted a second look at the first jump, adding 8 penalties.

Classic Form!

Cross country conditions were perfect - the course was tough but fair. Classic and Dday smoked around clear, but Frankie took an unexpected peak at the drop into water, picking up 20.

Many thanks to Steve Berkowitz for all these fine photos.

At the end of the weekend all the horses finished sucessfully, qualifing them for the Bromont CCI 2 star in June.  

See you in Canada!
Ryan 

Plantation's Spring Event Didn't Disappoint!

Mark and Linda Ledray's Woodstock Wallaby

What an amazing venue to have in our back yard!   Plantation Field hosts national through to international horse trials, the Cheshire Point to Point, multiple fundraising events and is out the back door of the infamous Cheshire Hunt.  The rolling hills of  Plantation is steeped in rich history.

Plantation's spring event didn't disappoint.

More Woodstock Wallaby

We had fabulous weather with beautiful footing for the dressage and cross country.  I rode 8 horses, making it another busy weekend for the team who continually steps up to the plate to bring home great results!

Mary Hazzard's Magic Replica was clear in his 3rd Prelim placing 7th.

Mark and Linda Ledray's Woodstock Wallaby was a stand out all weekend winning the Training division.  

Sherry Stephenson's Pygmalion Prince was faultless in the jumping placing 3rd in the Training.

Sherry Stephenson's Pygmalion Prince

Ilona English's and Summit Sport Horses had 3 horses, all of whom jumped double clear show jumping and cross country.  Powell won his first novice event and 3rd event on the trot and Grand Traverse had a solid performance placing 7th.  GT is going to step up to Prelim at the next event.

Illiniza had another double clear finishing on her dressage score for 8th place.

Illiniza Approaching the Water

Jill Collis' lovely young horse Woodstock Willpower had a great dressage and show jumping round before having an unlucky slip on a turn which resulted in a long walk home.

My own Shannondale Sergio was great placing 2nd to my other ride on Powell in the Novice.  Sergio is a serious horse for the future.


Fair Hill CIC is coming up this weekend.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the event!   ~ Ryan

A Blue, A Red, and We're Back in Pa!!

Ditch and Brush

What a way to end the winter season!  We competed at Morven Park on the way home from Aiken, arriving Friday afternoon in time to school them on the flat and walk our courses.

A Blue for Frankie!

Lucking out with a Saturday draw, we scored great weather and perfect ground for XC and completed all three phases by early afternoon.  Steve and Karri Guy's Frankie did the best test of his eventing career scoring a 28, adding 1 rail show jumping and cruising around the XC under the time to win the Open Intermediate.


Fernhill Classic stepped it up adding nothing to his dressage score to place 2nd in the other Intermediate division.

Classic with His Red

Charlie Campbell's hard work this winter paid off, piloting Roosevelt around there first Intermediate going clear!  Chris Talley and Commanche are still on form with another clear Intermediate


And Nikki Lendl finally got her first win on Woodstock's Little Nev in the training! We are now back in PA with Plantation Field up next.

Thinking "Outside the Horsebox"

We're very excited to announce that Ryan has been selected as a blog contributor on a fabulous new  blog portal, Outside the Horsebox!

Created by an amateur American born rider, who's now living in the UK, Outside the Horsebox aims to pull together a wide range of rider blogs, event info and tips in one place for readers.  It's a brilliant concept and very well designed!  Hats off to Heather Daniels for taking the time out of her busy non-horsey career to come up with such a wonderful source for event enthusiasts!!!

Please check out Ryan's Page and also take the time to peruse the Home Page of the website to see all the contributors.  Cheers!!