Margaret Rizzo, who does sponsorship and PR work for events and riders via Mythic Landing Events, was kind enough to send us this report from Waredaca this weekend. Thanks for writing this Margaret and thank you for reading.
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Last year at Waredaca
From Margaret:
Anyone who was at Waredaca last spring probably remembers the mud in the parking lot, the mud in the dressage rings, the mud in the parking lot … you get the picture. The tractors (and tractor operators) were thankful to see clear skies in the forecast for this year’s event.
Friday featured the Future and Young Event Horse. Ryan Wood dominated the 5-year-old division with a pair of horses owned by Sarah Hughes. Zeizos won the class, with Alcatraz close on his heels. Matt Flynn’s latest import Casper, owned by Susan Schmidt and Matt, won the 4-year-old division. Courtney Cooper and Nevaeh, owned by Neal Camens and Courtney, was a close second. While the Young Event Horses were out jumping, the Future Event Horses were in the indoor arena strutting their stuff. Three-year-old Little Miss Moonshine, owned and handled by Emmi Holmes, and two-year-old Skylark WS, owned and handled by Jill Windsor, won their respective classes.
True Prospect Farm dominated the weekend with Phillip Dutton (12), Jennie Brannigan (7) and Ryan Wood (6) riding a total of 25 horses. Other riders that were quite busy included: Sally Cousins (5), Stephen Bradley (3), Courtney Cooper (5), and Melissa Hunsberger (4). Their grooms and working students could be seen running back and forth across the farm with various horses throughout the weekend.
The lowest dressage score of the weekend went to Novice Rider Lisa Charron and Honalee who scored an incredible 19.60. They added 1 time penalty in stadium to finish on a score of 20.60, something we all dream of at night.
A highlight of the weekend were the volunteers who seamlessly dealt with the multiple rides, heat, and late time schedule. They could all be seen sporting their baby blue t-shirts which were generously sponsored by Holiday Inn, Tempi Design Studio, Ashmore Equestrian Center, Maryland Tack, ColorNet Printing, Mythic Landing Events, and OTTB’s Rock!.
