Midsouth Pony Club horse trials

June 24, 2009 on 10:17 pm | In Events | No Comments

It was a hot weekend in Lexington for the Midsouth Pony Club horse trials! Susie Gertz competed Practical Magic in the Open Training division and started the weekend with one of the best dressage tests that I’ve seen this pair perform. They set out on XC with a respectable 35.8. An unfortunate run-out early in the course over the challenging course at a Trakehner dropped them down a bit. However, they finished Sunday just adding a few time penalties (like many of the other entries) to the final score and landing them in 10th.
As if competing one horse in the heat wasn’t hard enough, Susie also competed her mare, Zooby-Doo, in her first BN. I was very pleased with their dressage test and, unfortunately, disappointed that their score wasn’t better. Such is norm many times – just when you think it’s a good test, it seems the judge never seems to agree. However, they continued onto stadium w/ a very nice, hunter-like round w/ the exception of one greenie glance-off at the second fence. Sunday morning, they set out on XC and were rolling around their first BN course with the confidence of a pair that had been competing much longer. It was definitely a confidence-building weekend for the pair and I’m anxious to see how they progress through the season.
Next up is Gemwood events right in our backyard at Twin Towers.

MayDaze Horse Trials

June 3, 2009 on 7:23 pm | In Events | No Comments

A little overdue on my update but a quick note on how everyone did at MayDaze Horse Trials in Lexington on May 22-24. Susie Gertz and Practical Magic competed in their 3rd Training Level to finish very solidly on their dressage score in 4th place. Jayne Whitton and Grace’s Star had a really nice dressage test and a clean stadium, but an unfortunate greenie moment at a road crossing before a jump on XC dropped them down a few places. Brooke Lundberg competed Sierra’s Sexy Model and is showing very solid improvement in the dressage but had a rough time in stadium. However, they redeemed themselves on Sunday w/ a clear XC round.
Next event will be MidSouth Pony Club Horse Trials where we’ll return to the glorious Kentucky Horse Park.

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