Take The Mick and Mary Frances Cargile, photo by Mary
From Mary Hirsch:
The Area V Championships are underway at Holly Hill! A quick Saturday evening update of a few divisions. David O’Connor’s courses are riding well, as one would expect when the best are assembled. Nonetheless it is the tale of the time faults that is shaking up the order after dressage.
Emma Kate Fisher and Carlingord’s Forever, photo by Mary
Emma Kate Fisher and Carlingord’s Forever of Mounds, OK, are leading the Intermediate Championship division by less than 1 point over the next two with 45.2, all four entrants having jumped clear in cross-country. Angela Gryzwinski and Novelle (Fort Worth, TX) barely has the edge ranking 2nd over Mary Frances Cargile and Take The Mick (San Angelo, TX,) both on 45.6 after cross-country.
Ellen Doughty and Sir Oberon
In Open Intermediate, Mike Huber and Patent Pending(45.6) lost the lead to Ellen Doughty and Sir Oberon (Weatherford, TX) after cross-country (41.6.) Ellen is to be commended on a mere 1.6 time faults, when most of the upper level competitors are nearly or well into the double-digits. Mike is based in Bartonville, TX, while Patent Pending belongs to Tiffany Lunney of Littleton, CO.
Lynne Partridge and El Cid
It will come as no surprise to those familiar with Lynne Partridge and El Cid (Bartonville, TX) that the pair has an iron grip on the lead in the Preliminary Championship. Lynne and El Cid have the only sub-30 dressage score among the upper levels, a 25.2 – and they still have it, with a solid double-clear cross-country. The best of the rest to date are Laura Szeremi and Argento (Killeen, TX,) in second and also still on a 34.8 dressage with the second-fastest double-clear.
More to come!
