September Competition Results

Whew … September was certainly busy! While we were disappointed to not be able to make the trip to Kentucky for the American Eventing Championships, it gave us more time to prepare for the East Coast Young Event Horse Championships at the Virginia Horse Center in October. Several of our horses also moved up a level this month, with both Excel Star Time to Shine (owned by the Dare to Dream Team) and Excel Star Tick Tock (owned by Courtney and Neal) making the big move up to Preliminary.

 

We also want to make sure that we give a proper shoutout to our students and sales program alumni who have been rocking and rolling this fall. We LOVE seeing everyone out there enjoying their horses. Be sure to stay in touch via email, phone, Facebook or Instagram!

9/26-27: The Event at Isaacks Ranch (Las Cruces, NM)

  • Jennifer Achilles with Excel Star Lance: 1st in Open Novice

9/26-27: ESDCTA Horse Trials (Allentown, NJ)

  • Melanie Martinez with Sibon Rose: 2nd in Training Rider-A
  • Paige Crotty with Excel Star Armina Z: 3rd in Open Preliminary-A
  • Hillary Moses with Excel Star Gladiator: 5th in Open Novice
  • Hillary Moses with Excel Star Ecco: 6th in Open Novice

9/26-27: Larkin Hill Horse Trials (North Chatham, NY)

  • Chloe Ruhan with Baciami: 5th in Beginner Novice-B
  • Ellie van Gemeren with Excel Star Gazer: 7th in Preliminary 

9/17-20: Twin Rivers Fall International (Paso Robles, CA)

  • Frederic Bouland with Dianna Gorra-Clarke’s Loughan’s Shenanigans: 9th in Open Preliminary 

9/13: CDCTA Horse Trials (Berryville, VA)

  • Ron Abrams with The Godfather: 3rd in Intro-1

9/12-13: Flora Lea Horse Trials (Medford, NJ)

    • Student Kathleen Bertuna with Excel Star Harry: 1st in Training Rider-A
    • Courtney with sale horse Excel Star Darcy: 1st in Open Novice

  • Courtney with the Dare to Dream Team’s Excel Star Time to Shine: 4th in Open Preliminary-A
  • Melanie Martinez with Sibon Rose: 7th in Training Rider-B
  • Courtney with C Square homebred R River Star: 7th in Open Preliminary-B
  • Courtney with her and Neal’s Excel Star Tick Tock: 8th in Open Preliminary-B
  • Bailey Yablonovitz with Fiddler’s Choice: 9th in Training Rider-A

9/12-13: Stone Gate Farm Horse Trials (Hanoverton, OH)

  • Barbara Lightner with BT MacDiamond: 2nd in Novice-B

9/12-13: GMHA September Horse Trials (South Woodstock, VT)

  • Chloe Ruhan with Baciami: 2nd in Beginner Novice Rider-A
  • Yuki Igari with Poppin Good Pic: 10th in Novice Rider-A

9/12-13: Ocala Horse Trials (Ocala, FL)

  • Sinead Maynard with Eminem m2s (formerly Excel Star Eminem m2s): 10th in Open Training

9/11-13: Blue Ridge Mountain Horse Trials at TIEC (Mill Spring, NC)

  • Lauren Alexander with Excel Star Over the Moon: 1st in Training/Novice
  • Kerry Tracey with Excel Star Kate: 7th in Modified-B

9/10-13: Flying Cross Horse Trials (Skylight, KY)

  • Emily Watson with Excel Star In Hindsight: 8th in 5-year-old Young Event Horse

9/6: Bucks County Horse Park Horse Trials (Revere, PA)

  • Melanie Martinez with Sibon Rose: 7th in Open Training-2

9/5-6: Seneca Valley Pony Club Horse Trials (Poolesville, MD)

  • Chris Talley with My Atlantic Spark (formerly Excel Star Atlantic): 1st in Open Preliminary-1
  • Courtney with C Square homebred R River Star: 1st in Modified-1
  • Paige Crotty with Excel Star Armina Z: 2nd in Open Preliminary-2
  • Kelli Temple with Excel Star Royal Trend: 2nd in Open Novice-3
  • Courtney with The Dare to Dream Team’s Excel Star Time to Shine: 2nd in Modified-2
  • Kelly Beaver with Excel Star Pluto: 4th in Open Training-3
  • Courtney with C Square homebred Hunting Stars: 4th in Modified-1
  • Paige Crotty with Excel Star E.I. Revere: 6th in Open Novice-2

9/5: Fair Hill Starter Event (Elkton, MD)

  • Kelsea Blazek with sale horse Excel Star Darcy: 3rd in Open Beginner Novice
  • Kelsea Blazek with Kadie’shorseplay: 3rd in Open Novice
  • Neal with C Square homebred Who’s A Star: 3rd in Beginner Novice Rider-A

9/5: Course Brook Farm Horse Trials (Sherborn, MA)

  • Nancy Dempze with Excel Star Mesmerize: 2nd in Starter