Saturday AEC Recap

All dressed up with nowhere to go - Anthony Patch waits until tomorrow for show jumping

One thing I definitely did not expect coming down here was this much rain! It’s been raining nonstop since about 4:30 today, so the Advanced show jumping will begin at 7:45 am tomorrow. I will be staying down here until the conclusion of the Advanced division. The rain certainly put a damper on everyone’s plans, but Michael Pollard said it well when he said that we have to think of our horses first and foremost. I know that several Advanced riders were planning on heading home early tomorrow morning. I sent Hawley Bennett a text asking if she was able to change her flight and she said that she was having difficulty but as of right now the entry list is still complete.

I have a lot of interviews and photos to bring you from other divisions, but alas the WiFi at my hotel seems to be failing me as the videos are being extremely finicky with uploading. I will bring those to you as soon as I can.

In the meantime, here is a quick recap of the current standings and results:

[Full AEC Scores]

Intermediate: Bonner Carpenter and Basco take home the win. I posted some photos earlier, and I was able to speak with Bonner after her ride so stay tuned for that video. Here’s a fun tidbit: She has only had Basco, who is very large by the way, for about a year, so their win today speaks volumes about the chemistry between these two.

Preliminary Jr/YR: Elizabeth New and Uppercrust D led wire to wire and took home the blue on their dressage score of 25.7.

Preliminary Sr. Amateur: Kim Keeton and her beautiful stallion, Accolade, also finished on their dressage score. I spoke with Kim about her win, stay tuned for that video as well.

Preliminary Horse: Leslie Law and Tout de Suite won this division handily on a 23.7.

Training Junior: Madeline Backus maintained her lead with PS King of Hearts to win her division. Madeline is a very sweet girl who I had the pleasure of speaking with yesterday, and her win is a well deserved one this weekend. Her second horse, PS Arianna, wound up 7th after a double clear show jumping round to move up from 12th.

Senior Training Amateur: Beth Weisberger and R. Hocus Pocus held on to their overnight lead to clinch the win.

Training Horse: Tamra Smith and Sunsprite Syrius led their division from start to finish, adding only 1 rail to their score to win.

Junior Novice: Olivia Brashear and her own Apple Jack are still sitting on their dressage score going into tomorrow’s show jumping.

Novice Horse: Elliott Blackmon and WH Topgun maintain their lead after cross country on a 25.0.

Senior Novice Amateur: Sher Schwartz and Jamocean, from Georgia, lead this divison on their dressage score of 22.5.

Beginner Novice Horse: Beth Stelzleni and Giselle sit atop this divison after cross country on a 26.7.

Junior Beginner Novice: Anna Konley and Reba’s song moved up from 3rd to 1st after a double clear cross country round on a course that claimed many victims.

Junior Beginner Novice 14 & Under: Emilie Mudd and Le Cheval Royale maintained their lead after cross country today.

Senior Beginning Novice Amateur: Andrea Mitchell and Divine lead this division on a 21.0.

 

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