Jessica Phoenix and Exponential win Chattahoochee advanced

1. Jessica Phoenix and Exponential +0 33.0
2. Rebecca Howard and Riddle Master +1 41.8
3. Michael Pollard and Wonderful Will +12 47.8
4. Will Coleman and Twizzel +9 50.3
(1) Jessica Phoenix returned to big time eventing with a bang this weekend at Chattahoochee.  I saw Jessica training in Ocala during January and at that time Jessica was about 7 months pregnant.  At The Fork, we received the great news that Jessica had a baby boy, and now just 6 weeks later Jessica has won an advanced event.  Jessica is an extremely nice person and a great rider for Canada.  What an incredible achievement to return to eventing so quickly, and we wish Jessica the best of luck with her quest to compete in Kentucky this fall.  Jessica was the only advanced competitor to finish on her dressage score.
(2) Fellow Canadian Rebecca Howard placed second in the advanced on Riddle Master.  As we know, Rebecca was returning from her fall at Pine Top earlier this spring which left her with a broken collar bone, among other injuries.  
(3) Potential Luhmuhlen entrants Michael Pollard on Wonderful Will and Will Coleman on Twizzel both had multiple rails in the show jumping but held on to their top 4 positions.  It’s an incredible achievement for Will to ride around an advanced event 6 weeks after shattering his collar bone, but he did what was necessary to keep his WEG hopes alive and well.
(4) Arden Wildasin and Jos Ambition moved up from 3rd after the XC to win the CIC* with one rail in the show jumping.  Anisa Tracy, one of Jan’s students, won the CIC2* as one of only 2 two-star competitors to finish on their dressage scores.
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