Can’t Fire Me at Bromont earlier this year
Becky Holder and Can’t Fire Me moved up one spot in each jumping phase and captured the win at the Poplar Place CIC3* with a double-clear show jumping ride today. Can’t Fire Me is having a great season with ten top-10 finishes, a win at advanced, and now the CIC3* win at Poplar against a field of incredibly great horses. This pair finished 6th at the Bromont CCI3* and they have gotten better and better each time I have seen them since then. Becky once again has one of the best horses in the United States in her arsenal.
Nina Ligon and Tipperary Liadhnan had a rail in hand, but they pulled one rail and had one costly time penalty to drop to second. That is two straight show jumping rounds with just one rail for Tipperary Liadhnan and it is great to see Nina and Paddy finding their show jumping groove.
Katie Ruppel and Sir Donovan moved up more places than any other pair in the CIC3* over the weekend and finished in 3rd. Donald will be headed out to Galway for the CCI3* in November. Ronald Zabala-Goetschel finished 4th and 5th on Master Hill and Brer Fox respectively. Young rider Danielle Dichting and Tops finished in 7th.
Danielle won the JYOP division on her new ride The Graduate, a very talented horse formerly ridden by Elizabeth Barron. Lizzie Snow and Coal Creek finished second in the JYOP. Charlie Plumb competed Coal Creek at his last two events and they seem to have things back on track with a great weekend at Poplar.
Brittany Kart and Llewellyn triumphed in the Poplar advanced division, finishing on a 58.9. Canadian Pan American Games alternates Micheline Jordan and Irish Diamonds finished in second.
Clark Montgomery and Reignman led wire to wire in the CIC2* and won by 8 points. Sydney Elliott finished in second with Pancho Villa. Lara Borson-Knight won the CIC* by 9 points on Shooby Do.
The preliminary and training divisions are still show jumping. Go eventing.
