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By on May 12, 2019 12:01 am -

Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Not only did Fylicia Barr lead the cross country, she also had the save of the day with Galloway Sunrise! Both stayed upright and came home safely inside the time. Well sat! Don’t forget: If you’re following the action on site tomorrow at Jersey Fresh, there’s been a schedule change. The trot up will take place at 8 a.m., followed by the CCI3*-L show jumping at 9:30 a.m., and the CCI4*-L at 11:00 a.m.

National Holiday: Happy Mother’s Day!

Major Events This Week:

Jersey Fresh: Website, Entry Status, Start Times, Schedule, Live Scores, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Instagram, EN’s Twitter

Chatsworth ERM: Website, Start Times, Live Scores, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Instagram, EN’s Twitter

U.S. Weekend Action:

Jersey Fresh CCI [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Spokane Sport Horse Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Texas Rose Horse Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Galway Downs H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Winona H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Plantation Field H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

WindRidge Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Mill Creek Pony Club H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Woodland Stallion Station H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Sunday Links: 

Get Inside Their Heads: Riders Share Their Thoughts on the JFI Cross-Country Courses

$500 Craigslist Mare Galloway Sunrise Leads The CCI4*-L Field at Jersey Fresh International

Coleman and Off the Record Go on Record as the Jersey Fresh CCI4*-S Winners

Is Buying an Older Horse Asking for Trouble?

Charlotte Dujardin and new ride smash 80% barrier to scoop Windsor freestyle title

Sunday Video: 

Coleman & Cooke Come Out on Top at Jersey Fresh

By on May 11, 2019 9:25 pm -

Will Coleman and Off The Record. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Will Coleman secured his second CCI4*-S win with Off The Record today at Jersey Fresh after a full day of both show jumping and cross country.

Will and the 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse (VDL Arkansas X Drumagoland Bay, by Ard Ohio) owned by the Off the Record Syndicate produced two clear jumping rounds today, coming through the final finish flags with 4.8 time penalties as they gear up for the CCI4*-L at Tattersalls in Ireland next month.

“I thought all three horses jumped really well this morning in the show jumping — Chris (Barnard) builds a great track, and I couldn’t really ask them to jump any better,” Will said. “Off The Record is getting pretty experienced at that level, and he made pretty light work of it honestly. It felt really good. We’re aiming him at Tattersalls in Ireland in a couple weeks. I think he felt ready to do it,” he said.

Allie Knowles and Sound Prospect. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Allie Knowles and Sound Prospect, a 17-year-old Thoroughbred (Eastern Echo x Miner’s Girl, by Miner’s Mar) owned by Sound Prospect LLC, climbed the leaderboard today. Thirteenth after dressage, they found themselves in 6th after a double clear show jumping and finally in second after laying down the fastest round in the division to finish on a score of 42.2.

“Sound Prospect and I have been a team for a lot of years now. He’s a very experienced horse. I have him entered at Luhmühlen, and this was sort of a test because we’ve had an off season together — a bit of bad luck and jumping wrong fences — to go out and put it to him and say, ‘OK. You’re going to get around this fast and this should be quite easy,’ and it was exactly that. He just skipped around. It was not surprisingly the fastest time of the day because I put it to him to do that,” she said.

Allie also finished 4th with Nancy Elberty’s Princess B. She and the added 12.4 time penalties for a three-day score of 45.1.

Overnight leaders Lauren Kieffer and D.A. Duras, an 11-year-old KWPN gelding (Numero Uno X Medoc, by Quattro) owned by Jacqueline Mars and Debbie Adams, prioritized confidence over speed on today’s cross country as they added 12.4 time penalties to drop to third.

Boyd Martin finished fourth with his homebred Ray Price after one rail and 8 cross country time penalties gave them a final score of 45.4.

Dana Cooke and FE Mississippi. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

As one of the final competitors of the day, the CCI3*-S win was Dana Cooke’s for the taking. Dressage leaders Boyd Martin and Luke 140 had already picked up 5.2 time penalties, but Dana needed to finished inside the time to edge ahead, which she did for the win aboard FE Mississippi.

Dana and the 9-year-old (Wurttemberger Cassini II x Liastra, by Legaat) owned by the FE Mississippi Syndicate close out the weekend on their dressage score of 30 to beat out the 55-entry class — a favorable result as this pair are eying to represent Canada at the Pan American Games this August.

“I wasn’t really planning to go for time. They were announcing right before we were going that if myself or Mia Farley made the time we could beat Boyd. I tried to ignore that because I didn’t want to make a stupid mistake, but actually my mare is better if I ride her forward and a little faster because I don’t have to pull,” she said. “I kind of heard my minute markers go off but I wasn’t really paying much attention to it. My six-minute marker went off and I was like, ‘I could actually make it!’ It was just before the last fence so I pushed for home. It was awesome!”

Boyd Martin and Luke 140. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Despite a few time penalties, second place was a strong result for Boyd and his newest ride, Luke 140, an 8-year-old Holsteiner (Landos X Omega VI, by Limbus) owned by The Luke 140 Syndicate. They jumped clear in the morning over Chris Barnard’s track, and found smooth sailing around the cross country.

Alex Baugh was third aboard Ballingowan Pizazz, a 17-year-old Irish Sport Horse (OBOS Quality x Rocklea, by Leabeg) owned by Altorac Farm. Their only penalties were coming in 6 seconds over the optimum time to finish on a three-day result of 32.6.

#JFI3DE: Website, Entry Status, Schedule, Live Scores, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Instagram, EN’s Twitter

 

Fylicia Barr & Lynn Symansky Rule Jersey Fresh CCI4*/3*-L Cross Country

By on May 11, 2019 7:52 pm -

Fylicia Barr and Galloway Sunrise. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Capt. Mark Phillips’ CCI4*-L cross country course unseated eventing veterans and paved the way for new faces to take over the leaderboard. By day’s end, Fylicia Barr and Galloway Sunrise emerged as the front runners for this event’s premier division.

Fylicia and Shannon Barr’s 10-year-old American Warmblood mare have come along way since “Sunny” was only a feral horse she found on Craigslist for $500, but today they sailed around the track, coming home inside the time to lead the class on a score of 34.4.

“She is usually pretty fast and clear — that’s usually where she shines, so I was hoping,” Fylicia said. “I came in and I looked at my watch and saw we were clear and I was just really happy to finish the day on our dressage score. It definitely wasn’t easy with her in the beginning — she mad us work pretty hard for it, but I learned a lot from her, and here we are now.”

Arden Wildasin and Il Vici. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Making her first appearance at this level, Arden Wildasin takes the reins on second place with Il Vici, a 15-year-old Thoroughbred (Galileo x Ladyeri, by Salieri), who is owned by Arden and Sarah Wildasin.

“This was my first time ever doing a CCI4* Long. He’s a fantastic horse. Throughout the years we’ve had great experiences, and today was one of our days of going out there and doing jump after jump. It was one of the best rides — I knew, I had this land to gallop in, and I was just going to cherish just jumping through the double corners because I thought, ‘If this goes well, I’m good!'”

This pair had the fastest round of the bunch — a full 30 seconds inside the time. “I went through the finish flags and looked down at my clock and said, ‘I didn’t realize I was going that fast!’ Because it didn’t feel fast. It felt smooth and it felt like he was listening to all the cues and we were just collecting jumps around the course,” she said.

Doug Payne and Quantum Leap. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Doug Payne’s up-and-coming string came to shine this weekend at Jersey Fresh with Quantum Leap leading the way in third place of the four-star long. The 8-year-old RPSI (Quite Capitol x Report to Sloopy, by Corporate Report) owned by Doug and his wife Jessica, was bred in the U.S. by Elizabeth Callahan and has been beautifully produced by Doug since the beginning. Today he added just 4.4 time penalties for a current score of 40.1.

Looking down the leaderboard, Meghan O’Donohue and Palm Crescent sit fourth on a score of 40.8 after finishing clear just one second over the time. Jacob Fletcher and Van Gough dropped to fifth after picking up 12 time penalties for a two-day score of 45. Caroline Martin and Danger Mouse had 17.6 time penalties for sixth place (53.90).

Six of the 16 starters finished clean for a 37.5% clear jumping rate. Of those only two, Fylicia and Arden, managed to do it inside the time. The most influential element on course was the Jersey Shore water which saw one horse fall, one rider fall, two stops and a missed flag. At 8c, the final, skinny element in the water, Hannah Sue Burnett popped off Lukeswell. Allison Springer had at stop at this fence with both her rides, Sapphire Blue B and Business Ben. Nilson Moreira da Silva and Magnum’s Martini added 15 penalties here for missing the flag. Phillip Dutton and his horse Fernhill Singapore had a horse fall at the Jersey Shore, fence 26, an angled brush. Phillip has commented that Singapore is suspected of having a “wind issue” and will is being thoroughly evaluated. Otherwise, there are no injuries reported.

Issues also popped up elsewhere in the course. Overnight leaders Emily Beshear and Olney Uncle Sam had a heartbreaking runout at 18b, a corner by the back water. They’re now 7th on a score of 62.1. Boyd Martin and Contestor as well as Clayton Fredericks and FE Stormtrooper also fell victim to this fence. Clayton elected to retire here after his refusal.

Anna Loschiavo and Spartacus Q had a runout at fence 15, a corner in the back field. Nilson also had a stop with his other horse, Cash, at 11a, a table, in the front field.

Lynn Symansky and RF Cool Play. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Lynn Symansky delivered two double clear performances around the Jersey Fresh CCI3*-L cross country course to kept hold of her lead in the CCI3*-L division aboard RF Cool Play and to move into 6th with SpectraVET Tempranillo.

RF Cool Play, a 10-year-old German Sport Horse (Condors Champion x Roxana, by Radscha) owned by The Donner Syndicate, motored around Morgan Rowsell’s track eight seconds inside the time to remain on his dressage score of 27.3.

“[Coolio] came to do his Pan Am qualifier. He’s done this level before, so today felt super easy for him, as it should,” she said. Jersey Fresh is one of the final qualifiers for the Pan American Games, which will take place Aug. 1-4 in Lima, Peru. Click here to view the full list of qualifiers.

As far as team selection, Lynn plans to give it her best effort, but she’s keeping the horse in mind. “Really, it’s the only thing everyone has in common — that they all applied to go to the Pan Am Games. It’s something to check off a list and then keep going with what your own plans. If your plan is just to make teams, then at the end of the day you loose the big picture,” she said. “I did it for the horse’s overall education and fitness as well because it was an easier run than he would normally do, but he got a late start to the year.”

Stablemate SpectraVET Tempranillo, an 8-year-old KWPN owned by Lynn, finished bang on the optimum time to carry 34.9 points into the final phase.

Doug Payne and Starr Witness. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Less than a rail behind are Doug Payne and Starr Witness. The 8-year-old Dutch mare (Chello II x Carmen, by Veneur) Doug owns with Laurie McRee and Catherine Winter, was one of the first out of the startbox today, adding nothing to her dressage score of 30.1.

Like Lynn, Doug also finished both his horses clear inside the time. Stephen Blauner’s Cascor is fourth on a score of 33.

Will Faudree and Caeleste moved from fifth to third after a double clear effort. The 9-year-old Holsteiner mare (Contender X Happygolucky, by Lucky Lionell) owned by Jennifer Mosing and Sterling Silver Stables had the fastest round of the division to continue on a score of 31.7.

We saw two falls in the CCI3*-L: Alex Baugh fell from Mr. Candyman at fence 18, the open rails, and Phillip Dutton had a horse fall with Fernhill Pick Pocket at the corner at fence 20. Both horses and riders are OK. Jacob Fletcher also had an early end to his weekend with Mischief Managed after jumping the wrong table at fence 12, for which he received a technical elimination.

With perfect weather and good going, we saw quite a few speedy founds in this group. Thirteen of the 17 starters jumped clean with 10 of those also coming home inside the time.

Please note that the schedule has changed for tomorrow. The final horse inspection will be held at 8:00 a.m., followed by the CCI3*-L show jumping at 9:30 a.m., and the CCI4*-L at 11:00 a.m.

Thank you to Amy Flemming for the gorgeous photos you’ve seen this weekend on EN. Pack your rain gear for tomorrow, we may be going swimming at the final horse inspection!

#JFI3DE: Website, Entry Status, Schedule, Live Scores, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Instagram, EN’s Twitter

Chatsworth: Collett Leads the Event Rider Masters Charge

By on May 11, 2019 6:10 pm -

Laura Collett and London 52 take a commanding lead in the ERM. Photo by Anna Franklin/Event Rider Masters.

Thirty horses and riders came forward today to contest the first phase of competition at the Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth International Horse Trials. Among them were some of the world’s leading riders – including five-star winners, Olympic veterans, and up-and-coming superstars.

But taking a first-phase lead wasn’t going to be an easy job. Heavy rain had led to tricky, muddy conditions, and the assembled competitors were going to have to bring their ‘A’ game – as morning leader and EquiRatings analyst Sam Watson says, ground like this “exploits [the horses’] vulnerabilities”. With no margin for error – and no chance of sneaking extra points for flashy movement – the battlefield was ready to separate the good from the truly great.

One woman with an innate ability to produce the goods in this phase is the young British superstar Laura Collett. As last year’s ERM series runner-up, she comes into the 2019 season hungry to go one better – and today, she got that mission off to a decisive start. Riding her exceptional Blenheim CCI4*-S winner London 52, Laura produced a copybook test to rocket to the top of the leaderboard in the afternoon’s final session.

“He was super; he’s still so shy, and in an atmosphere like that, he does get a little bit tense,” says Laura, who delivered an unsurpassable score of 26.9. “But he stayed with me, event though he was pretty scared going up the centreline the first time when he saw the camera tower. Every time we went down that end he froze a little bit, but at least he didn’t do anything too drastic!”

German phenomenon Julia Krajewski is well-known for her prowess between the boards, and she didn’t disappoint. Riding the inexperienced Amande de b’Neville, she produced a 27.4 to sit in a close second place overnight.

“I’m very happy – Mandy, as we call her, definitely had her first experience in a big atmosphere in there,” she says. “But she didn’t seem to mind – she was very focused, very concentrated, and minding her feet, because it was very muddy in there! She was like, ‘this is dressage?! Okay…!’”

Julia Krajewski brings young talent Amande de b’Neville into the spotlight. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

Of her ordinarily unassailable skills in this phase, she says, “I try to see it more like working with the horse and developing the horse, rather than thinking, ‘now I do dressage.’ It’s all about doing it together. It’s about harmony and being with the horse – not so much about showing off or having huge gaits. But I really enjoy it!”

Australia’s Bill Levett is a familiar face in the ERM series, and he holds onto third place – and a podium position – overnight. He and the stalwart Shannondale Titan posted a 28.5, leaving them just 1.6 points, or four seconds across the country, behind our leaders.

“He was really with me, and allowing me to ride him with bravery, so I’m very pleased,” says Bill. “Yesterday, I was feeling very apprehensive about the whole thing; coming in here seems to light them up, but today we got the work right and he was with me most of the time.”

Gemma Tattersall and Quicklook V: “she doesn’t like the mud, so she wasn’t as twinkletoes as usual.” Photo by Tilly Berendt.

Olympic veterans and former Chatsworth ERM winners Gemma Tattersall and Quicklook V hold fourth place overnight with a score of 28.7. Just a penalty point behind them in fifth sit fellow ERM leg winners Sarah Cohen and Treason. With ERM – and course – form, these pairs should be formidable.

Tomorrow’s competition begins with a tough showjumping track designed by Di Boddy. With less than a rail separating the top seven after dressage, a clear round over the poles will be crucial – but Di hasn’t made it easy. Our riders will need to ride tactically over well-calculated lines, and they’ll need to think about the time, too. Our overnight leaders, Laura Collett and London 52, haven’t had a rail since last summer, while second-placed Julia Krajewski‘s Amande de b’Neville has never knocked a pole at this level.

“But,” says Julia, “she’s not used to jumping on grass that’s very wet, so we’ll see if she realises she needs to jump a little bit higher.”

Oliver Townend will be aiming to make a leap up the leaderboard with Ulises, currently 15th on 32.3. Photo by Tilly Berendt.

While the showjumping phase offers plenty of opportunity for our leaderboard to change, it’s the final phase that will be the most influential. Cross-country at Chatsworth is no fool’s game. With its colossal hills and tough, technical questions, it creates a serious question of speed. Can our clubhouse leaders put the pedal to the metal and stay up on the clock? Or will the day’s torrents slow them down as they tackle the terrain? And can the fastest man in the world, Chris Burton, make up the 9.6 penalty margin to take the lead with Lawtown Chloe?

The average time penalties accrued across the country at the ERM’s Chatsworth leg is 11.7 – that’s 1.1 penalties more than the margin between our current leaders and Cathal Daniels, who sits in 28th place overnight.

Tomorrow’s showjumping will be live from 13.00 p.m. BST/8.00 a.m. EST until 15.00 p.m. BST/10.00 a.m. EST, while the cross-country will follow from 15.15 p.m. BST/10.15 a.m. EST to 17.30 p.m. BST/12.30 p.m. EST. You can watch the livestream for free on the Event Rider Masters website.

Want to take a deeper dive into the world of ERM? Make sure you download EquiRatings Stacks, the high-stakes prediction game that can win you an iPad. Want to get ahead of the competition? Head over to the Prediction Centre to see how your favourites stack up against the competition. Then, jump into the SAP Spectator Judging app to see how you fare against the ground jury.

Want a preview of Ian Stark’s tough track? Check it out:

 

The top ten going into tomorrow’s showjumping in Chatsworth’s ERM.

Chatsworth ERM: Website | Live Stream | Live Scores | Prediction Centre | EN’s Coverage | EN’s Twitter | EN’s Instagram

Take a Virtual Walk Around the Chatsworth Event Rider Masters CCI4*-S Course

By on May 11, 2019 1:30 pm -

The Dodson & Horrell Chatsworth International Horse Trials in Derbyshire, England kicks off the 2019 Event Rider Masters series this weekend. Thanks to our friends at Cross Country App, we can get a virtual preview of the CCI4*-S course. Visit the Cross Country App website for course walks of the Advanced, CCI4*-S Challenge and CCI2*-S as well.

This year’s Ian Stark designed course has 35 efforts with an optimum time of 6 minutes 16 seconds. The time at Chatsworth is notoriously difficult to make, but the pressure is on, with 30 horse and rider combinations vying for £50,000 in prize money at this event and a chance to win an additional £50,000 series bonus.

Dressage takes place today; show jumping starts at 3:15 p.m. BST/10:15 a.m. EST tomorrow, followed by cross country. Don’t forget the entire competition is being live streamed for free on www.eventridermasters.tv.

EN’s Tilly Berendt is on the grounds to bring you full reports, so keep it locked here! Go Eventing.

 

Chatsworth ERM: Website, Start Times, Live Scores, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Instagram, EN’s Twitter

Jersey Fresh XC Updates: $500 Craigslist Wonder Mare Takes 4*-L Lead

By on May 11, 2019 7:50 am -

Fylicia Barr and Galloway Sunrise. Photo by Shelby Allen.

Good morning from a dry, sunny cross country day at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event here in Allentown, New Jersey. The action kicks off at 8:30 a.m. EST with the CCI3*-L, followed by the CCI4*-L at 9:50 a.m, the CCI4*-S at 11:25 a.m and the CCI3*-S at 1:20 p.m.

There is no live stream, but EN will be running live updates on this page until my broken arm needs a break. (10 more days to go until I ditch the sling!) Click here for start times.

Capt. Mark Phillips is the course designer for the four-star courses, with Morgan Rowsell as the course designer for the three-star courses.

EN wishes safe cross country trips to all. Go Eventing.

#JFI3DE: Website, Entry Status, Schedule, Live Scores, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Instagram, EN’s Twitter

CCI3*-L

8:30: We are underway! Phillip Dutton and Sea of Clouds are our pathfinders. This horse is an OTTB and finished in the top 10 in his first 3*-L at Fair Hill last fall.

8:38: Phillip Dutton blazes home 20 seconds inside the time. We have good footing and fast ground today, so we should see plenty of speedy rounds.

8:42: Lynn Symansky and SpectraVet Tempranillo are home clear and bang on the optimum time. She will also be the second to last rider to go in this division with dressage leader RF Cool Play.

8:45: Will Faudree pilots Caeleste to a clear round and 15 seconds inside the time. The clock is definitely very beatable for the CCI3*-L course.

8:47: Starr Witness completes cross country with Doug Payne all clear and 10 seconds inside.

8:49: Arden Wildasin and Apogee cross the finish clear and 37 seconds inside the time — the fastest so far.

8:51: Alex Baugh fell from Mr. Candyman at fence 18, the open rails. She is up and OK, as is the horse. We will have a hold while the fence is being repaired.

8:55: Both Michael Walton and Heather Jane Morris have been held on course while the frangible pin is repaired at fence 18.

9:05: We are still under a hold for fence repair at #18.

9:11: We are now back underway.

9:13: Michael Walton and Brave New World complete clear with 1.2 time penalties. His time will be verified following the hold.

9:16: Heather and Jos UFO De Quidam complete clear and inside the time. Her official time is also being verified due to the hold.

9:20: Jacob Fletcher has been pulled up due to jumping the wrong fence with 501 Mischief Managed. That is unfortunately technical elimination.

9:26: Andi Lawrence and Cooley Northern Most complete clear and 1 second inside the time.

9:30: Jane Papke and Norman complete clear with 11.6 time penalties.

9:32: Nilson Moreira da Silva and Rock Phantom are home clear and 1 second inside the time.

9:36: Michael Walton and SBT Barolo complete the horse’s first 3*-L clear with 9.6 time penalties. That keeps Doug Payne and Starr Witness in the provisional lead.

9:37: Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Pick Pocket have fallen at fence 20. Both horse and rider are up and ok.

9:40: Will Faudree and FRH Ramona picked up a runout at the corner at 22B. He then picked up another runout at the stone table at fence 24. They completed with 40 jumping penalties.

9:44: Lynn Symansky and RF Cool Play are home clear and inside the time to hold the overnight lead.

9:47: Doug Payne and Cascor are home clear and inside the time by 5 seconds as our last pair in the 3*-L.

CCI4*-L

10: We have a 15-minute delay in the start of the 4*-L.

10:13: Kim Liddell and Eye of the Storm and Erin Pullen and Tag have both withdrawn prior to the start of cross country.

10:15: We are underway with Allison Springer and Sapphire Blue B as pathfinders for the 4*-L.

10:17: Allison Springer and Sapphire Blue B pick up a runout at the brush in the water at fence 8, the Jersey Shore.

10:25: Allison and Sapphire Blue B complete with 20 jumping penalties and 20.8 time penalties.

10:29: Caroline Martin and Danger Mouse are home clear with 17.6 time penalties.

10:30: Hannah Sue Burnett has fallen from Lukeswell at the Jersey Shore at fence 8C, the second of the brushes, when he slammed on the brakes. She is up and ok and even fished the flag out of the water to put it back in place.

10:32: Nilson Moreira da Silva and Magnum’s Martini complete with a clear round and 6.8 time penalties — the fastest so far.

10:33: Fylicia Barr and Galloway Sunrise have been held at the first stopping point while the brush at the Jersey Shore is repaired.

10:34: Fylicia has been restarted.

10:42: Fylicia Barr and Galloway Sunrise are home clear and the first pair to catch the time in the 4*-L — 5 seconds inside the time!

10:48: Nilson has now been given 15 penalties for missing a flag at the second brush, 8C, at the Jersey Shore.

10:51: Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Singapore fell at at 8C in the Jersey Shore. They are up and ok.

10:53: Clayton Fredericks and FE Stormtrooper picked up 20 penalties at 18B, the corner in the back water, and elected to retire.

10:55: We have a delay at the start for fence repair for 8C.

11:00: Doug Payne and Quantum Leap complete clear with 4.4 time penalties.

11:01: Arden Wildasin and Il Vici have now been started. We are running about 30 minutes behind due to fence repairs.

11:11: Arden Wildasin and Il Vici are home clear and 30 seconds inside the time — the second pair to beat the clock in this division.

11:16: Meghan O’Donoghue and Palm Crescent complete clear and 1 second over the time.

11:20: Anna Loschiavo and Spartacus Q picked up a runout at fence 15, the corner in the back field. Clear on second attempt. She completed with 20 time penalties.

11:21: Jacob Fletcher and Van Gough are home clear with 12.0 time penalties.

11:24: Overnight leaders Emily Beshear and Olney Uncle Sam unfortunately locked up 20 jumping penalties at 18, the back water.

11:29: Emily Beshear completes with 29 jumping and 9.2 time penalties.

11:31: Nilson Moreira da Silva and Cash complete clear with 6.4 time penalties.

11:32: Boyd Martin and Contestor pick up a runout at 18B, the corner. They completed with 14.0 time penalties.

11:33: Allison Springer and Business Ben unfortunately picked up a runout at 8C at the Jersey Shore.

11:36: Your top three in the 4*-L after cross country: Fylicia Barr and Galloway Sunrise, Arden Wildasin and Il Vici, and Doug Payne and Quantum Leap. Go $500 Craigslist wonder mare!

11:41: Allison Springer and Business Ben complete with 20 jumping and 27.6 time penalties.

Saturday Links Presented by Nupafeed USA

By on May 11, 2019 12:01 am -

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I know that the eventing season has been going strong now for a couple months, mainly for those that ventured south for the colder months, but with nine horse trials running this weekend it really feels like things are in full swing now! Whether you’re competing or not, get out there and Go Eventing!

National Holiday: National Foam Rolling Day

Major Events This Week:

Jersey Fresh: Website, Entry Status, Start Times, Schedule, Live Scores, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Instagram, EN’s Twitter

Chatsworth ERM: Website, Start Times, Live Scores, EN’s Coverage, EN’s Instagram, EN’s Twitter

U.S. Weekend Action:

Jersey Fresh CCI [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Spokane Sport Horse Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Texas Rose Horse Park H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Galway Downs H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Winona H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Plantation Field H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

WindRidge Farm H.T. [Website] [Entry Status] [Ride Times] [Live Scores]

Mill Creek Pony Club H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Woodland Stallion Station H.T. [Website] [Entry Status/Ride Times/Live Scores]

Saturday Links:

One To Watch: Henriksen’s Reaping The Rewards Of Time Spent Abroad

Featured Clinician: Lainey Ashker

Giving Hannah Glair One Last Ride

What To Ask For And When: Piggy French’s Guide To Breaking And Training Your Three-Year-Old

Is Eventing Dressage Different from “Regular” Dressage?

Practical Horseman Podcast: William Fox-Pitt

KY Stewards’ Report: Prat’s Objection Came From Track

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Lynn Symansky & RF Cool Play Slay Jersey Fresh CCI3*-L Leaderboard

By on May 10, 2019 9:57 pm -

Lynn Symansky and RF Cool Play. Photo by Amy Flemming Waters Photography.

Lynn Symansky sailed to the top of the Jersey Fresh CCI3*-L leaderboard today on a score of 27.3 aboard RF Cool Play, a 10-year-old German Sport Horse (Condors Champion x Roxana, by Radscha) owned by The Donner Syndicate.

“He’s a very fancy horse — almost to an extreme sometimes — so I’ve been trying to get him taking me a bit more in the ring. He struggles with the tension in that it makes him move a little too much,” Lynn said. “He’s a very sensitive horse and sometimes holds his breath. The last year we’ve been working on getting him to breathe and relax and show off his fancy movement.”

While “Coolio” has been successfully campaigning at the Advanced level and finished third in the CCI4*-L here at Jersey Fresh last year, he missed completing a long format last fall to secure his qualifier for the Pan American Games, which run at a the CCI3*-L level.

“He’s a horse I like to have a lot of base fitness, and I didn’t think there was that much to be gained from running the same thing as last year,” Lynn said. “Some people get caught up in goals and having to prove everything in a selection year, and I’m going with my gut and thinking about the long run and the future with him, but also ticking the boxes of getting his qualifier.”

As for Lynn’s thoughts on Capt. Mark Phillips’ cross country course: “I thought the three-star was soft last year, and Mark has definitely asked more questions. The beginning is a little small to get them coming out, and then it gets bigger and bigger, but I think that’s good to build the horse’s confidence at the level. I think he’s done a good job to make the course more flowing on this piece of property.”

Robin Walker and SBT Barolo, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Loughehoe Guy X Tentore Flight, by Carrols Flight) he owns with Roger Schramm and Alston Kerr, scored 29.5 for second place in the horse’s debut at the level.

While it didn’t quite catch their personal best of 25.5 from Fair Hill last month, Robin said it was one of the horse’s best performances to date in a phase that has “been quietly uphill. … He’s got quite an opinion, and he doesn’t mind telling you when he doesn’t like things, and you can’t really tell him either.”

Robin has patiently built a partnership with the quirky gelding, whom he purchased as a 3-year-old at the Goresbridge Go For Gold Sale in Ireland and has produced through the levels. Tomorrow will be their biggest test to date as “Barry” takes on the longest course of his career.

“At this level you usually find you can answer the question or you can’t,” Robin said. “You’ve either done enough homework or you haven’t. He’s had enough preparation. I’m going to go out quicker than I would normally go. He’ll tell me if he’s enjoying it or not.”

Doug Payne and Starr Witness round out the top three in the CCI3*-L on a score of 30.1. The 8-year-old Dutch mare (Chello II x Carmen, by Veneur) Doug owns with Laurie McRee and Catherine Winter, won The Fork at Tryon CCI3*-S last month and is making her second career CCI3*-L start at Jersey Fresh.

“She was probably as consistent and steady and mistake-free as she’s been. She’s starting to turn the corner. There’s still another two years remaining I think (to reach her full potential in dressage). It’s going to be very exciting going forward,” Doug said. “She’s insanely talented. The hardest part is keeping her totally focused on the task at hand.”

Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Pick Pocket. Photo by Amy Flemming Waters Photography.

Looking to the rest of the CCI3*-L leaderboard, Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Pick Pocket, an 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse (Chacco Blue X Bracklin Mystique, by Solitair) owned by Lee Lee Jones, Annie Jones and Caroline Moran, scored 30.8 for fourth place in his debut at the level.

We have a tie for fifth place on 31.7 between Will Faudree and Caeleste, a 9-year-old Holsteiner mare (Contender X Happygolucky, by Lucky Lionell) owned by Jennifer Mosing and Sterling Silver Stables, and Alex Baugh and Mr. Candyman, a 12-year-old Holsteiner (Canto X Montara, by Corofino I) owned by Altorac Farm.

Click here to view final scores in the CCI3*-L at the conclusion of dressage. The final 10 horses in the CCI3*-S also did their tests this morning, with the top three from yesterday remaining unchanged. Click here to view comments from the CCI3*-S leaders after their tests.

Cross country starts at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow with the CCI3*-L, followed by the CCI4*-L at 9:50 a.m. There is no live stream, but EN will be running live updates. Click here for cross country start times.

The short-format divisions will conclude tomorrow, with show jumping over Chris Barnard’s course starting at 8 a.m. with the CCI4*-S, followed by the CCI3*-S at 9:48 a.m. The CCI4*-S will then go cross country at 11:25 a.m., followed by the CCI3*-S at 1:20 p.m.

Many thanks in advance to all the volunteers for their hard work on what is going to be a very busy day tomorrow! The forecast is calling for cool, overcast conditions — perfect cross country weather for the horses. EN wishes safe rides to all. Go Eventing.

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Jersey Fresh Day Two: Emily Beshear Pilots Olney Uncle Sam to CCI4*-L Lead

By on May 10, 2019 7:53 pm -

Emily Beshear and Olney Uncle Sam. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Emily Beshear piloted Jennifer Ward’s Olney Uncle Sam to the lead today in the CCI4*-L at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event. While many riders struggled with exuberant, tense horses in dressage, “Sam,”an 11-year-old Trakehner (Sonset Seiger X Aerial, by Starman) bred in Maryland by Ami Howard of Olney Farm, looked right at home to score 32.9 in his debut at the level.

“He tends to be a bit of a lazy horse, so I’ve been working on some different routines for warm-up on dressage day to get him tuned up enough but for him to not decide it’s too much effort,” Emily said. “I think I’m close to getting the balance right. He went out for a lot of hand-grazing this morning and then he went out for a little lunge just to stretch out, and then he went in the ring and felt like he could show off some of the movements.”

Sam won the Advanced at Millbrook Horse Trials last year and finished the 2018 season as the Dutta Corp/USEF CCI3*-L Reserve Champion, but he has struggled with consistent cross country performances at the four-star level.

“With the length of the course, I think here it’s hard to know how the horses will handle all the twists and turns and ups and downs for that length of a duration. All the questions are very fair, but there are a lot of questions out there,” Emily said.

“Sam is a very honest horse on cross country, but he’s a bit of an overachiever in that sometimes he tries to guess what I want, as opposed to hear what I want, so sometimes I can have a runout when we’re not on the same page. When he’s on, he’s superb, so hopefully that will be tomorrow.”

Jacob Fletcher and Van Gough. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Emily doesn’t have a single second in hand on cross country, as Jacob Fletcher sits just 0.1 penalties behind her on 33.0 with Van Gough, another horse making his CCI4*-L debut at Jersey Fresh.

“It’s definitely the best test he’s done,” Jacob said. He’s getting dangerously close to doing a good test. He got a bit uppity as he was going around the ring. I think the horses can see a lot above them when they get in the ring, and they can get a bit looky.”

“Van,” an 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Wivollet Vanbeek x Woodland’s Flight, by Laughton’s Flight) owned by Fletcher Farms, is coming off a big win in the CCI4*-S at Chattahoochee Hills last month, but this will be the first time he’s tested over a 10-minute track.

“He hasn’t done a long (format four-star) before, so I’m just a little nervous as to when the tank will start running out. I don’t know when that might be,” Jacob said. “There are a few tough questions, so it’s just wait and see.”

Allison Springer and Business Ben. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Allison Springer sits third on 33.7 with Business Ben, another horse tackling a CCI4*-L cross country course for the first time tomorrow. If his sassy dressage test can serve as any indicator, “Ben,” a 9-year-old unraced Thoroughbred (Artie Schiller X Min Elreeh, by Danzig) owned by The Business Ben Partnership, is feeling up to the challenge.

“He felt kind of full of it,” Allison said. “At the end of the trot work, he wasn’t as fluid and nice as usual. … He actually bucked in the last canter. I just laughed! He wasn’t trying to be naughty or resistant; he’s just exuberant.”

As for Allison’s thoughts on Capt. Mark Phillips’ course: “I think Mark has done a tremendous job trying to re-route the track here, but it is still windy … and the waters are really tough.”

Fylicia Barr and Galloway Sunrise. Photo by Amy Flemming-Waters Photography.

Looking to the rest of the CCI4*-L leaderboard, Fylicia Barr and her mother Shannon Barr’s Galloway Sunrise, a 10-year-old American Warmblood mare they bought off Craigslist for $500 as a yearling, scored 34.4 for fourth place. These two are looking to complete their second CCI4*-L, having ticked the box at the Dutta Corp Fair Hill International last fall.

Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Singapore round out the top five on 35.3. The 10-year-old KWPN (Singapore x Reidellia, by Animo) owed by Annie Jones, Tom Tierney, and Dave and Patricia Vos, is also making his CCI4*-L debut at Jersey Fresh.

Click here to view full scores in the CCI4*-L after dressage. You can view videos from today’s dressage action on The Horsepesterer’s YouTube Channel. Many thanks to Amy Flemming-Waters for providing beautiful photos from dressage today.

Just 8 seconds separate the entire top 10 in the CCI4*-L, so going as close to the optimum time of 10 minutes, 17 seconds as possible tomorrow will prove paramount. Cross country starts at 8:30 a.m. with the CCI3*-L, followed by the CCI4*-L at 9:50 a.m. There is no live stream, but EN will be running live updates. Click here for cross country start times.

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ERA of NA on Flag Penalty Rule: ‘Specific Ground Rules and Guidelines Needed’

By on May 10, 2019 5:42 pm -

Fence 11A – Rolex Grand Slam Challenge – at Kentucky, where Will Coleman and Tight Lines were assessed 15 penalties for missing a flag. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photography.

The Event Riders Association of North America (ERA of NA) released a statement this afternoon suggesting that “more discussion on the interpretation of the 15 Penalty Flag Rule among all FEI officials, organizers and competitors is required.”

The new FEI rule, Art. 549.2, altered the definition of what is considered a runout and changed the penalties for missing a flag to 15. A run-out, missing a flag and clear jumping effort are now defined as follows:

a) Run-Out: A Horse is considered to have run out (20 penalties) if, having been presented at an element or obstacle on the course, it avoids it in such a way that the body of the Horse (head, neck, shoulders and pelvis – legs are not included) fail to pass between the extremities of the element or obstacle as originally flagged. Continuing on course without representing will incur elimination.

b) Missing a flag: A Horse is considered to have missed a flag (15 penalties) if the Horse jumps the dimension of the obstacle and the majority of the Horse’s body (as defined above) passes through the flags. This means that some part of the body is not inside the flags (e.g. one shoulder, or one shoulder and part of one hip).

c) The Horse will have successfully negotiated the fence, if the body of the Horse (as defined above) has passed the fence as originally flagged (i.e. the body but not all the legs are inside the flag is considered clear).”

The FEI Eventing Committee released a clarification on how the rule is meant to be interpreted ahead of the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, and “agreed that the following considerations must be taken into account when judging the run-out/flag situation on Cross Country:

  1. The Fence Judge is responsible for taking a decision as to a penalty to be awarded to the combination
  2. Knocking down a flag will not entail an automatic penalty
  3. The Ground Jury will only review any specific requests for clarification made by a Fence Judge or an Athlete after the penalty has been awarded
  4. Video reviews should be done immediately by the TD and/or GJ if there is a doubt, not left until after the XC so scores can be published and updated during competition
  5. When reviewing a video, it must be easy to decide if the horse is inside the flags, if it is necessary to review several times, the decision should be made in favour of the rider.
  6. As always if there is a doubt give the benefit of the doubt to the competitor.
  7. 15 penalties on Cross Country will maintain the MER on Cross Country

 

A meeting to further clarify the rule for officials and riders was held prior to cross country at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, which ERA of NA said “has bettered the interpretation of this rule, yet as a Rider’s Organization, letting our voices be further heard is a priority to ensuring the fair and consistent management of our sport on all fronts.”

Click here to read the full statement, which emphasizes “the mission and responsibility of the ERA of NA is to identify challenges within the sport and to advocate for the best solutions on behalf of all competitors. As such, we recommend the establishment of specific ground rules and guidelines so that all FEI officials are able to consistently and dependably interpret and implement this new rule.

“As an organization, we stand ready to participate and collaborate in the development of these standards. The USEF, USEA, British Eventing, other National Governing Bodies and ERA (International, UK, and NA) must work with the FEI to establish a standardized, uniform policy whereupon competitors, owners and spectators need not question the consistency of its application.

“Additionally, in order to ensure the most effective use of  this rule, the Ground Jury must be completely transparent in its interpretation. For educational purposes, the timely access to all deciding factors in determining the assessment of 15 penalties is paramount, thereby ensuring all competitors are fully aware of the grounds on which this rule is applied.”

What do you think, EN? Weigh in with your thoughts in the comments below.

[ERA of NA Statement Regarding FEI 2019 Eventing Rule Article 549.2 – Run Out – Missing a Flag]