Heather Morris and Master P win the preliminary horse championship
Heather Morris and Master P took the win for Texas in the USEA’s preliminary horse championship. They moved up from second by finishing the weekend on their dressage score. Dressage was incredibly important in this division because 9 of the 29 finishers also completed on their dressage score. Master P is owned by Mike and Cherye Huber and Heather said that the horse is for sale when I asked about their autumn plans. Mike Huber is having a great weekend with a win for his horse this morning and two double-clears for his rides in the training horse championship yesterday.
After her win, Heather told us about Master P as well as her exciting journey to Georgia from Texas:
The overnight leaders in the preliminary Jr/YR division, Collin Reynolds and Midas IV of Pennsylvania, held on for the win despite a rail. The show jumping was influential throughout the division with everyone except Mary Frances Cargile and Take the Mick having show jumping penalties. They moved up from 8th after the dressage to finish in second by accruing no faults on the cross-country and show jumping.
Collin Reynolds and Midas IV starting the victory gallop:
The colored rails were very influential in the preliminary amateur championship. The first and second placed horses both had tough rounds to drop them down the placings. Third placed after the cross-country, Carrie Meehan and Blue Devil moved up for the win on a double-clear show jumping round. Carrie and “Duke” were junior preliminary champions at the AECs last year. I also have to give a shout-out to Carrie for being a fellow UVa Cavalier. Chris Duke and Sportsfield One O Two jumped from 5th to finish 2nd.
The intermediate course walk is underway here at the American Eventing Championships and the advanced will follow the intermediate. Go eventing.
