Sporting Days was Sporting!

     I have to make this a very quick post, too much to do. The BEventing ladies and their geldings had good rides this past weekend at Sporting Days Horse Trials.
     Saturday was very busy with 3 horses going in Training level: Emily on Doug, Babette riding Oliver and Ashley on "Joey".
    Oliver gave Babette a solid ride in all three phases starting with a score of 28.6 in dressage. With one rail down in stadium and a breeze around the XC, they finished 5th!

     This was Doug's first go at training level and he showed us that he is up to the task starting with a steady dressage test - 34.6.  He jumped the beginning of the stadium course like the jumps were prelim height giving Emily a challenging ride.

    Unfortunately, they gently parted company in mid-course and were not allowed to continue on to the XC.  From what we saw, it won't take long for Em and Doug to get synced for this next level.

      Joey surprised us all with a beautiful dressage test (Ashley had something to do with it too I suppose). Then no surprise ... he literally "sailed" around both jump courses to finish 2nd!

      Sunday was "Matinicus Day". Polly had been under the weather earlier in the week, so Babette took the ride on Matty. They posted a very nice dressage score of 30.9 and were tied for 3rd.

     Matty is not an easy ride and tested Babette at nearly every turn on the jump courses.  But she prevailed and surprise, no surprise... they came home with the BLUE ribbon!

(Matty getting taken care of post-XC by groom Hannah Mitchell & helpers)

Background (left to right): Mia, Ashley, HAPPY OWNER Polly, Emily & Connor)