Event Team Results

June 1-3 - Waredaca Horse Trials - Olney, Maryland

The weekend began with Young Event Horse Classes on Friday. Competing for the first time was three-year-old Star Dazzler (Simon). He competed in hand, finishing first against other three-year-olds, and scoring better than all but one of the fourteen horses competing in-hand: yearlings, two- and three-year-olds. Competing in his second competition, Simon's half brother, four-year-old Tag (Who's a Star) scored much better than in his first outing, placing less than four percent behind the leader.

Saturday brought Training Level competition, with Becca Golian competing with The Color of Kells (Paul), and Courtney riding four: Havasu Canyon, Chocolate, Monster Boy, and Alden's List. All of the horses did well with Alden, Monster Boy, and Havasu all finishing on their dressage score (jumping or time penalties), placing 1st, 3rd, and 4th respectively. Becca and Paul added just a few faults in stadium jumping to place sixth, and Chocolate also did well, but finished out of the ribbons.

June 9-10 - Plantation Field Horse Trials - Unionville, Pennsylvania

In her third riding Patti Moshanko's The Color Of Kells (Paul), Becca Golian moved up to Preliminary. They did well in all three phases, but added some time on cross country to finish outside the ribbons.

On Saturday, Courtney once again had a busy day competing four horses at Training. Havasu Canyon led the way, jumping clean on cross country and adding only a few rails to his dressage score to finish in 2nd place. Monster Boy also jumped clean on cross country, but added a little time and a rail in stadium finish 5th. Finishing on her dressage score was Alden's List in 6th place. Chocolate added some rails and a little time on cross country to place 10th.

We returned on Sunday, with Courtney riding We Will See and Who's a Star (Tag) at Beginner Novice and Neal riding Hanna at Novice. Neal started things off doing well in the dressage and then finishing stadium and cross country with no faults to place 2nd. We Will See also placed 2nd, finishing on her dressage score. Four-year-old Tag, who was competing in his first horse trials, had a good day improving as he went. He added only a rail in stadium, and then on cross county after some stops early on, picked up on his job and bravely jumped the rest of the course.