Last weekend marked the season finale for our upper level
horses at Fair Hill. I rode Jeanne and Spike Sylvester’s Mettraise in her first
CCI3*, Marnie Kelly’s Campground in his first CCI2*, and Frank and Kate
McEntee’s Paddy the Caddy in his second CCI2*.
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| Missy making short work of a tricky combination on the 3*. Photo credits to Don Truesdell. |
I was so proud of Mettraise for putting in her best dressage
test at the level so far, in the big atmosphere nonetheless. She skipped around
cross country double clear on Saturday, and show jumped clear with just two
time faults on Sunday to finish fifteenth. She was also recognized as the
highest placed American Thoroughbred mare. Go Big Gurl!
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| Paddy out of the water and over the angled brush! Photo by Sophie Kager. |
Paddy the Caddy was once again a star, and finished on his
dressage score for tenth place in the two star. Paddy has grown up a lot this year,
and he so enjoyed showing off his ninja moves all weekend!
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| Gideon on cross country. Thank you to Valerie Durbon for the awesome picture! |
Campground put in an amazing performance as well. He had a
respectable dressage test, followed by a double clear cross country, and just
the final show jump down for twenty-fifth. Most horses cannot hack at
the buckle one day and run around a two star double clear a few days later, but
Gideon breaks the mold completely.
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| Julie and Merry Sioux off the massive drop. Photo by Sophie Kager. |
Huge congratulations are in order for my student Julie Henk
who completed her first CCI2* with her own Merry Sioux. It is a huge feat to
even get to Fair Hill, and they just looked better and
better as each phase went on.
Overall, it was a phenomenal finish to these four horses’
years. Most of our other horses have at least one event left on the schedule this
fall, so we are keeping busy while our Fair Hill horses take a much-deserved break!
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