Michael Pollard and Icarus III (Samantha Clark photo)
Adv-1
1. Michael Pollard — Icarus III (30.3)
2. Michael Pollard — Shoensgreen Hanni (34.6)
3. Selena O’Hanlon– Columbo (35.0)
Michael Pollard had quite a good day. Icarus finished on his dressage score to win the division; Hanni added 5.2 time penalties on cross-country to drop to second. And if that wasn’t enough, Michael finished fourth with Jos Calfun. Selenda O’Hanlon and Columbo jumped into third with double clear jumping rounds, moving up from 10th after dressage. Jan Bynny and Sid Kent also had a good weekend, adding just one time fault in show jumping to their dressage score to finish fifth.
Adv-2
1. Michael Pollard — Jude’s Law (26.8)
2. Becky Holder — Can’t Fire Me (33.4)
3. Heather Morris– Slate River (35.7)
Michael Pollard and Jude’s Law added just 2.4 time penalties to their dressage score. Becky and Can’t Fire Me also had an excellent weekend, with just 1.2 time penalties on cross-country. Heather Morris and Slate River finished third with 6 time penalties on xc. Danielle Ditching and Tops, featured in an article by Samantha at Poplar this year, went double clear on cross-country to finish fourth. EN guest blogger Holly Hudspeth and Stewie made a nice comeback in fifth place, moving up from 13th after dressage.
As a silly observation, it appears to be a good day to have a gray horse… the top four in Adv-1 and 2 are all beautiful grays. My yellowed, muddy gray mare at home is jealous.
Adv-3
1. Michele Mueller — Amistad (41.3)
2. Rachel Jurgens — Ziggy (47.3)
3. Devon Brown — Dynamic Image (48.0)
Advanced division 3 was overshadowed by the tragic loss of Megan Moore’s Grasshopper. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Megan, Howard and the rest of Team CEO.
Most of the Adv-3 riders seemed to do pretty well around the course, with only two incurring jump penalties on cross-country. Time penalties played a big part in the final placings, but dressage leaders Michele and Amistad finished with the win. Rachel Jurgens and Ziggy added only 0.4 time penalties, to move up to second from 11th after show jumping. Devon Brown and Dynamic Image finished third, Erin Sylvester and No Boundaries fourth, both adding a little over 8 time penalties on cross-country. Danielle Ditching was fourth on The Graduate, with 13.2 time penalties moving her down from first after show jumping.
Intermediate
The intermediate show jumping appears to be riding quite well, with just an occasional rail down in Int-1 and Int-2. Division 3 has a few more rails among the competitors, but still a number of clear rounds.
Intermediate leaders going into cross-country:
Int-1
1. Boyd Martin — Remington XXV (29.2)
2. Will Coleman — Zipp (26.0)
3. Becky Holder — Frodo of the Shire (36.8)
Int-2
1. Phillip Dutton — Ben (26.8)
2. Will Faudree — Pawlow (27.6)
3. Will Coleman — Twizzel (28.4)
Int-3
1. Jessica Schultz — Lock N’ Load (29.6)
2. Erin Renfroe — Glacier Bay (33.6)
3. Donna Miller — Ardceltic Art (36.8)
[Complete Pine Top scores, including the Prelim and Training divisions]
