Woodstock Eventing: Paradise Farm Horse Trials and Highfields Mini Prix Wrap Up

Shannondale Sergio jumps the 1.30m oxer effortlessly in the $10,000 Mini Prix at Highfields.
Cindy Lawler Photo

Our team has been very busy beginning to prepare the horses for upcoming spring events. We got our first taste of spring weather here in Aiken this past week and competed at Paradise Farm Horse Trials on Friday and Highfields jumper show on Sunday in balmy 75-degree weather.

Fernhill Flame
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Curran Simpson’s Fernhill Flame brought home the blue in the Open Preliminary on his dressage score of 29.4. Flame recently moved up to Prelim at Sporting Days Farm and this marks his second consecutive win at the level. Steve and Karri Guy’s Lost in Ireland also finished in the ribbons in 5thplace on a final score of 31.5.

I also rode three in the Open Training division. Summit Sporthorses’ Ben Nevis finished the day on a 29.5 in 5th, Mary Hazzard’s Chusinmyconfession on 35.7 in 8th, and Cheryl Gamboney’s Gambado finished with a score of 43.8 in 13th.

Lost in Ireland gallops through the Prelim water at Paradise Farm.
Cindy Lawler Photo

Linda Ledray's young horse, Cooley Blu did wonderfully in his Open Novice division. Cooley Blu finished on his dressage score of 31.7 in 6th. Cole Horn rode Popstar owned by Summit Sporthorses in the weekend format. Cole and Popstar finished in 4th on their dressage score of 28.8. Cole also gave his own young horse, Cooley Sligo a confident and educational ride in in the Open Preliminary division.

Shannondale Serigo is a brilliant jumper and really showed his talent on Sunday. Sergio jumped effortlessly in the $10,000 1.30m Mini Prix at Highfields. We will be heading back to Thomson, GA to compete at Pine Top this weekend.