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Original Post Date: 09/08/2012 - 01:25 | Last Updated: Sat, 2012-09-08 02:04
The dressage phase of the 2012 Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by Bit of Britain, began today with the Advanced, Intermediate, Preliminary, and Training levels showing off their skills on the flat at Chattahoochee Hills in Fairburn, Georgia. The competition was fierce, and all horses and riders put their best foot and hoof forward to attempt to stand out and take the lead amongst the best pairs in the country.
Original Post Date: 09/06/2012 - 23:13 | Last Updated: Fri, 2012-09-07 02:11
Original Post Date: 09/06/2012 - 14:14 | Last Updated: Thu, 2012-09-06 23:23
Becky Holder started and finished on top in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series CIC3* at Richland Park in Kalamazoo, Michigan riding Tom Holder and Phil and Melissa Town’s 13-year-old grey Thoroughbred gelding Can’t Fire Me. They scored a 36.3 in dressage, added 4 time penalties on cross-country, and pulled one rail in show jumping to win a slew of prizes and a sparkling tiara! Becky now sits atop the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Leaderboard with Can't Fire Me and is third with Courageous Comet. The Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by Bit of Britain, and the Twin Rivers Advanced Horse Trials are the final Gold Cup series events this year.
Original Post Date: 08/27/2012 - 11:07 | Last Updated: Tue, 2012-08-28 14:25
All horses presented for the jog in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series CIC3* division will move forward to show jumping. In the CIC2* division, Starstruck, ridden by Melissa Hunsberger, was withdrawn in the holding box, Nora Battig's Steppin' Out was held and accepted upon reinspection, and Robin Walker's Freedoms Light was not presented.
Original Post Date: 08/26/2012 - 10:12 | Last Updated: Mon, 2012-08-27 11:30
Becky Holder had a phenomenal day during the cross-country portion of the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series CIC3* at Richland Park in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She and Can't Fire Me blazed around the course, adding just 4 time penalties to maintain their lead with a score of 40.3. Sixteen-year-old Courageous Comet looked as young and fresh as ever; he added just 1.6 time penalties and sits in second with Becky on a 44.2.
Original Post Date: 08/25/2012 - 18:33 | Last Updated: Mon, 2012-08-27 11:32
Tomorrow, the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series CIC3* division, the CIC2*, and Advanced through Preliminary divisions will tackle Ian Stark’s intense cross-country courses between the cornfields at the 2012 Richland Park CIC and Horse Trials in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Original Post Date: 08/24/2012 - 23:19 | Last Updated: Tue, 2012-08-28 16:12
With just three competitions left to go in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup CIC3* Series, the competition is heating up. During the dressage phase on Thursday at the Richland Park CIC and Horse Trials in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Becky Holder piloted her husband Tom Holder's two lovely grey geldings Can’t Fire Me and Courageous Comet to first and third respectively in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup CIC3* division.
Original Post Date: 08/23/2012 - 23:52 | Last Updated: Mon, 2012-08-27 11:32
The final phase at The Event at Rebecca Farm proved to be a test for many riders, but in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup CIC3* it did not change the overnight standings one bit. After the final horse crossed the finish line of Richard Jeffery’s show jumping course it was Kristi Nunnink who came out on top with her 11-year-old Holsteiner mare R-Star (Riverman x Marisol).“It has just been kind of magical actually,” said Kristi. “She has been really good in all three phases - I couldn’t be happier. It’s been great and my little Prelim horse won also, so it has been an awesome weekend.”
Original Post Date: 07/15/2012 - 20:41 | Last Updated: Mon, 2012-09-24 09:31
In the words of the current leader, Kristi Nunnink, Ian Stark’s cross-country course set you up for success, “It was time for R-Star to go a little faster and this course and the footing set you up to do that. Over the years course designers have asked some tricky questions and sometimes caused backwards riding, but Ian’s course allowed you to ride forward at every fence.”Kristi added only 4.8 time penalties to her leading dressage score of 50.6 aboard her own 11-year-old Holsteiner mare R-Star (Riverman x Marisol) today. The pair were the second fastest of the day.
Original Post Date: 07/14/2012 - 22:30 | Last Updated: Sat, 2012-07-14 23:30