Hello from the road,
Fall horse showing is in full progress! We started back to competition at Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy. Here are some of the highlights.
Southwest Showdown
Where to start!
Margot Evans was Grand Champion on Bada Bing Bada Blue aka Blue not once but twice! She and Blue were Grand Champion in the Children’s Pony Hunters in both the Texas Pony Finals and the Southwest Showdown Horse Show.
Ellie Tapp and Cordoba Z aka Cinco had a clean sweep in the Older Children’s Hunter Division. Winning all four of their classes! The pair also came in second in their classic with a score of 160.
MJ Maestas and Highmark aka Koko were Younger Children’s Hunter Champions. MJ also picked up her first tri color (Reserve Champion) on Perry in the Junior Equitation 14 and under along with winning a Children’s Equitation class.
Amelie Schaeffer and Cool Whip aka Finny came away from their first show together with the Reserve Champion in the Short Stirrup.
Liston Johnson and Royal Odyssey aka Odie had two great finishes. The pair was third in the USHJA National Junior Derby. They were also ninth in the Hamel Foundation 3’3” Area Championship.
Lauren Harrison and RVF Hudson aka Hudson were thirteenth in the USHJA National Amateur Derby.
Caroline Molther had three Blue Ribbon Rounds in the jumpers. They were on Liston Johnson’s Chine Van’t Schanshof aka Chine and Liston’s Kathmandu WV aka Kat. The third Blue was on Sloane Wallace’s Bouverie Trinity aka Bo. She also picked up the Blue on Cheryl Lawrence’s Esquire aka Squirrel in the USHJA 2’9” Hunter under saddle.
Great Southwest Fall Classic
Margot Evans Ontario aka Dusty was Large Pony Champion with Sky Bandini-Gondron in the irons. Margot and Bada Bing Bada Blue aka Blue won the Children’s Pony Hunter under Saddle.
Cheryl Lawrence’s Esquire aka Squirrel was Champion in the 2’6” GSEC Hunter with Caroline Molther in the saddle.
Katherine DeZellos and Brazos were Reserve Champion in the Low Children’s Hunters.
Annabel Grefe and Sorry Not Sorry aka Nacho were Reserve Champion in the Children’s Pony Hunters.
Amelie Schaeffer and Cool Whip aka Finny won two classes, a warm up and a Short Stirrup over Fences Class.
October will be a busy month. We will be showing at Capital Challenge in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, The Monster Mash Horse Show, The New England Equitation Championships, The Washington International and The National Horse Show. If you are planning on showing at the Monster Mash horse Show please let us know ASAP.
Mark your calendar for our Annual Halloween Party. This year it will be Monday, October 28 at 4. Parade at 4:20. Good luck to all!
Please refrain from speaking to your child during their lesson. This is disruptive to the others in the lesson. It is also potentially dangerous to your child and others if they become distracted.
Happy Birthday To Sam Marshall and Dinah Whitley, our two October birthday girls.
Continuing on with horse show facts,
Ribbon Colors
Grand Champion, Blue, red, yellow and white ( Grand Champion is only given out at large shows. It is given to the horse or rider that has the most points in given divisions. For example, Grand Champion Pony would be the pony with the highest point total from the small, medium and large pony divisions. Recently this ribbon has been replaced with a neck ribbon.)
Reserve Grand Champion, Red, yellow, white and pink (Reserve Grand Champion is also only given out at the larger shows. It is awarded to the second highest point total in a division. This ribbon is not often awarded.)
Champion, Blue, red and yellow ( This is given to the horse or rider with the most points in their division such as the walk/trot division.)
Reserve Champion, Red, yellow and white (This is given to the horse or rider with the second most point total in their division such as walk/trot.)
First Place, Blue
Second Place, Red
Third Place, Yellow
Fourth Place, White
Fifth Place, Pink
Sixth Place, Green
Seventh Place, Purple
Eighth Place, Brown
Ninth Place, Grey
Tenth Place, Light Blue
Happy Halloween,
Patty
