EN would like to thank CAEventMom for sending us this preview of Twin Rivers HT. Event coverage is always appreciated and encouraged! We look forward to photos and reports from this event as the weekend progresses. Thanks CAEventMom!
James Alliston and Jumbo’s Jake, Galway CCI*** winners, entered at Twin Rivers this weekend. (Photo by Samantha Clark)
Twin Rivers Winter HT Preview
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The season heats up in California as this weekend brings the first chance the year to run at the advanced level on the West Coast. There are some very experienced pairs set to run this weekend, including 2011 AEC Advanced winners Barb Crabo and Eveready; featured Rolex rider James Alliston and both of his Rolex mounts from last year, Parker and Jumbo’s Jake; Hawley Bennett-Awad and her WEG/Rolex/Burghley/Badminton fireball Gin and Juice; plus another former Rolex pair of Debbie Rosen and The Alchemist.
We will also be seeing a couple Pan Am partners making the move to Advanced including Gustav with James Atkinson, and Five O’Clock Somewhere with Hawley Bennett-Awad. Ballingowan Pizzaz with Shannon Lilley were hoping to compete but Shannon’s recent surgery has them sidelined – we are all hoping for a speedy recovery for Shannon!
Pan Am alternate Jolie Wentworth has her 2009 Rolex partner Killian O’Connor back in form, and Andrea Baxter will ride her 2010 Rolex horse, Estrella. Finally we will also see Pan Am shortlister (is that a word?) & Young Rider Max McManamy moving Project Runway up to his first advanced outing.
Focusing on Young Riders, the Intermediate division features Sarah Braun on Perfect Intentions, Maddy Mazzola on Man on a Mission, and Kaitlin Veltkamp on Flashpoint D, all looking to forward their qualifications for the NAJYRC’s.
Dressage starts on Friday, and we are assembling a team and will make every effort to send you pictures and coverage each day of the competition. Go Eventing!
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