Melissa Boutin and Siamese Kat moved from 17th to 1st on Saturday with this swift XC ride. They closed the deal today with 4 show jumping penalties to take the advanced win. Caitlin Silliman and Catch a Star continued their incredible return to eventing after the True Prospect fire with a 4th place finish in the advance division. The advanced featured a number of horses entered at Rolex, all of whom of course did not run XC. Jan Byyny with Inmidair, Sharon White with Rafferty’s Rules, and Holly Payne with Madeline all tied for first in the dressage before withdrawing prior to the cross-country. I also heard quite a bit about the XC footing being firm, which led to some withdraws as well.
Canada’s Michelle Mueller and the impressive Amistad dominated the Fair Hill CIC3* division, winning by 15 points. Amistad is a horse that has always impressed me in all three phases and I definitely feel like this pair has the talent to break through at the top level. Jon Holling and Downtown Harrison finished 2nd this weekend instead of writing their promised EN blog. Oh yes, I just went there. We’re not taking any prisoners today. Kevin Keane and Fernhill Flutter finished in 3rd.
Doug Payne and Crown Talisman won the CIC2* on 50.6. Valerie Vizcarranso and Playtime, owned by Chris Ellis, finished a great weekend in second–Playtime and Val are definitely a pair to watch in the future. Liz Riley and It’s The Truth were the only CIC2* riders to finish on their dressage score. I also have to give an EN shout-out to Babbette Lenna and Little Oliver for their 11th placed finish in the 2*. They were Aiken barn neighbors with me for a couple of years.
Haley Tucker and Lion Display are leading the CIC* at Fair Hill with show jumping results still to come.
Outfoxed SJ, ridden by Sinead, Update: This video is from The Fork, but what the heck…
Boyd and his new ride Trading Aces
The jump judges’ briefing, courtesy of Holly Covey, click here for more great photos
Katie Willis and Zeizos, via Holly Covey
Matt Flynn and Cheval Z looking good, photo courtesy of Holly Covey
I’ll leave you with this mind-bending question, sent to us from out good friend Kim Parisan: How many girls does it take to bridle an 18 yo TB?
“Eventually Dad had to step in.”
Thanks to everyone for sending in their photos and videos and, as is tradition, please send your photos and videos to [email protected]. Go Fair Hill.
