Post by Christie on Dec 31, 2006 20:00:03 GMT -5
Sorry guys, I wanted to post these results yesterday, so the event was happening in real time, but a bad storm Friday night knocked out our satellite antenna, meaning no internet, so these are a little late, but just remember, these are not the final results; they will be posted tomorrow. Thanks!
Welcome to Simple Charms Equestrian Center, for our very first horse trials since becoming a mini-barn at Camelot Enterprises' Canada location. It's a beautiful day here in Stouffville, though a bit on the chilly side. Luckily, the day dawned clear this morning, and with the sun shining, it’s not nearly as cold as it could have been. The trailers began rolling in yesterday afternoon, just as our staff was finishing up putting the shavings in the temporary stabling that had been set up for this weekend. The warm-up arena near the dressage rings was bustling, and the show office was working busily to get the competitors packets in order. More rigs showed up early this morning, from the barns that were located close enough to trailer in and out from the show, such as Maya’s Camelot eventers.
The day started off at 8:30 in the morning, with the Advanced level dressage tests running in the long ring, set up in our outdoor dressage arena. Dana’s Northern Lights was the first to go, and set the standard with a stellar test. The next in was Simple Charms’ own Elegante, ridden by the owner of SCEC, Christie herself. The black mare put in a nice test, though she broke to the canter from her extended trot. With the dressage running smoothly in the first arena, the second dressage ring began running the Training level tests around 9 a.m. The Intermediate continued after the Advanced tests in the long arena, with the Preliminary following, while the Training, Novice, and other lower levels continued in ring B later into the day. There were a few hairy moments, when Dana’s young Ace of Spades spooked at the fluttering flags lining the warm-up area and the rider toppled off. Luckily, the chestnut gelding was quickly caught, and the rider climbed back on to go in the ring and put in a nice test. The order of go was subject to some change, as there were several riders with multiple mounts, but the dressage ran smoothly.
The show jumping portion began a little after noon, with the Advanced horses again being the first to compete. The course was actually designed by Simple Charms’ own Nick Brown, and seemed to be very appropriate to the level of competition and caliber of competitors. There were quite a few rails coming down, particularly at the difficult rollback to the Swedish oxer. The crowd that had gathered in the stands at the side of the arena was cheering at the end of Maya Kennedy’s ride on Jacinth Jewel, who was one of the few in their division to get around clean, and the only to make it through inside the time. The Prelim competitors were glad to see that particular combination taken out of their course, though the Swedish was actually just moved to a different location on their course. The Preliminary horses seemed to be peaked for the competition, and clear, fast rounds abounded. The day continued with the lower level horses, and the crowd was even larger, as the dressage had ended and many of the higher level competitors, who were done for the day, had come back up to the show jumping ring to watch their young horses and give advice to their riders. As the day wound down, many of the competitors who had finished with their rides for the day headed out to the cross country course to figure out their routes for the following day’s courses. The day’s rides ended around 5 o’clock, with Foresight, owned by Evanthe Thorne and ridden by Rickie Gooding*, who had the crowd cheering with a clear round.
As the sun set, the competitors headed down to the competitor’s tent, set up by the show office and concession stand, and the competitor’s dinner got under way. All of the competitors got a free plate of spaghetti, salad and bread, and it was a great way to relax and finish the day, as well as allowing the eventing community to really get to know each other. The party lasted till late, with music and even a raffle for a free entry to any 2007 SCEC event, which was won by Beth McCoy* from Jen’s Diamond Elite Farm.
Tomorrow’s events will kick off with Advanced level cross country at 9:00 in the morning, and remember to stop by the show jumping arena around noon to watch the Eventing Prospects division, and check out the up and coming eventers!
Below are the scoreboards as of the end of today's phases; remember, there's still a whole second day of competition!
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Welcome to Simple Charms Equestrian Center, for our very first horse trials since becoming a mini-barn at Camelot Enterprises' Canada location. It's a beautiful day here in Stouffville, though a bit on the chilly side. Luckily, the day dawned clear this morning, and with the sun shining, it’s not nearly as cold as it could have been. The trailers began rolling in yesterday afternoon, just as our staff was finishing up putting the shavings in the temporary stabling that had been set up for this weekend. The warm-up arena near the dressage rings was bustling, and the show office was working busily to get the competitors packets in order. More rigs showed up early this morning, from the barns that were located close enough to trailer in and out from the show, such as Maya’s Camelot eventers.
The day started off at 8:30 in the morning, with the Advanced level dressage tests running in the long ring, set up in our outdoor dressage arena. Dana’s Northern Lights was the first to go, and set the standard with a stellar test. The next in was Simple Charms’ own Elegante, ridden by the owner of SCEC, Christie herself. The black mare put in a nice test, though she broke to the canter from her extended trot. With the dressage running smoothly in the first arena, the second dressage ring began running the Training level tests around 9 a.m. The Intermediate continued after the Advanced tests in the long arena, with the Preliminary following, while the Training, Novice, and other lower levels continued in ring B later into the day. There were a few hairy moments, when Dana’s young Ace of Spades spooked at the fluttering flags lining the warm-up area and the rider toppled off. Luckily, the chestnut gelding was quickly caught, and the rider climbed back on to go in the ring and put in a nice test. The order of go was subject to some change, as there were several riders with multiple mounts, but the dressage ran smoothly.
The show jumping portion began a little after noon, with the Advanced horses again being the first to compete. The course was actually designed by Simple Charms’ own Nick Brown, and seemed to be very appropriate to the level of competition and caliber of competitors. There were quite a few rails coming down, particularly at the difficult rollback to the Swedish oxer. The crowd that had gathered in the stands at the side of the arena was cheering at the end of Maya Kennedy’s ride on Jacinth Jewel, who was one of the few in their division to get around clean, and the only to make it through inside the time. The Prelim competitors were glad to see that particular combination taken out of their course, though the Swedish was actually just moved to a different location on their course. The Preliminary horses seemed to be peaked for the competition, and clear, fast rounds abounded. The day continued with the lower level horses, and the crowd was even larger, as the dressage had ended and many of the higher level competitors, who were done for the day, had come back up to the show jumping ring to watch their young horses and give advice to their riders. As the day wound down, many of the competitors who had finished with their rides for the day headed out to the cross country course to figure out their routes for the following day’s courses. The day’s rides ended around 5 o’clock, with Foresight, owned by Evanthe Thorne and ridden by Rickie Gooding*, who had the crowd cheering with a clear round.
As the sun set, the competitors headed down to the competitor’s tent, set up by the show office and concession stand, and the competitor’s dinner got under way. All of the competitors got a free plate of spaghetti, salad and bread, and it was a great way to relax and finish the day, as well as allowing the eventing community to really get to know each other. The party lasted till late, with music and even a raffle for a free entry to any 2007 SCEC event, which was won by Beth McCoy* from Jen’s Diamond Elite Farm.
Tomorrow’s events will kick off with Advanced level cross country at 9:00 in the morning, and remember to stop by the show jumping arena around noon to watch the Eventing Prospects division, and check out the up and coming eventers!
Below are the scoreboards as of the end of today's phases; remember, there's still a whole second day of competition!
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HEC had a great first day, with the exception of Ace's little skidaddle... sneaky little guy 
The competitors' party was *awesome*, especially because spaghetti is pretty much my favorite food 
I'll send ya a refund check on their entries a-sap though