August 22nd - 24th CHP Horse Trials & Area IX Championships
What a great weekend at Colorado Horse Park we had!!!!
What a great weekend at Colorado Horse Park we had!!!!
Laura & Patriot, Madeline & Fuzzy and Emma & Gabe headed to Estes Park this weekend for the USEF dressage show.
Well, it just wasn't Madeline and Ari’s year at Young Riders. The judges didn't appreciate them in the dressage ring and they had an uncharacteristic run out on xc. It was a championship course, fair and appropriate for the level and it caused many issues. Even with the issues they faced, they did finish but way down in the standings. Still, with Madeline's finish, she helped her Area IX/VII combined team finish 6th (there were only 3 members on this team so if any had not completed, their team would have been disqualified). Madeline is handling the disappointment of her personal performance with her usual grace and she is grateful for coming home healthy and sound. Many couldn't say that by the end of the competition unfortunately.
A big congratulations to the Rocky Mountain Region Pony Club eventing team that competed in the Beginner Novice Jr/YR division in Lexington Kentucky: Ava Severs & Twizzle who took the individual 2nd place honors, Darby Murphy & Mancha Moca finished 7th individually, and Cora Severs & Poncho (who had a rash problem) ended up 15th individually. These strong competitors finished eighth in the BN National Championships team competition. Well done ladies. ..RMR was well represented.