Who Jumped It Best? Pine Top Advanced Edition

Caitlin Silliman and Catch a Star. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com Caitlin Silliman and Catch a Star. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

The “Hammock” had been sitting on course taunting us all during the first horse trials of the year at Pine Top. Spectators found good use for it as an elevated viewing area, but we anxiously awaited the day it would be jumped in competition.

Beautifully constructed by course builder Rob Mobley and accented with sweet flowers, the Hammock appeared on the Advanced course this past weekend as fence 17.

Eileen Dimond, who has been a photographer for Hoofclix.com since 2007, was stationed at this fence and took the lovely photos featured in this edition of “Who Jumped It Best.”

“It is such a beautiful jump and yet appears so massive from the ground,” Eileen said. “But despite the size, all the horses and riders appeared to relish it. Everyone just attacked it and jumped it beautifully.”

Which makes your job of deciding who jumped it best all the more difficult. It was tough enough choosing a handful of photos to present to you here, so put on your George Morris hats and get to it. Good luck!

Caitlin Silliman and Catch a Star. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Caitlin Silliman and Catch a Star. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Karl Slezak and Yoshi. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Karl Slezak and Yoshi. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Kate Chadderton and Collection Pass. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Kate Chadderton and Collection Pass. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Ariel Grald and LBF O'Leagh's Image. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Ariel Grald and LBF O’Leagh’s Image. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Covert Rights and Colleen Rutledge. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Fernhill By Night and Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Jessica Bortner-Harris and Win the War. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Jessica Bortner-Harris and Win the War. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Lizzie Snow and Coal Creek. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Lizzie Snow and Coal Creek. Photo by ED/Hoofclix.com

Sincerest thanks to Hoofclix for providing photos for all our Pine Top coverage! Be sure you go check out more great pictures from Hoofclix by clicking here.