Yvette Seger is at Fair Hill for the Pony Club games, and kindly put together a note about the competition and their course walk with Sharon White. Thanks Yvette, and go Pony Club!
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From Yvette:
The Other Side of Fair Hill –
Pony Club President’s Cup Games!
Shops? Pony Club Games? The Pub? Choose wisely, my friends…
Hello Eventing Nation! Like much of the East Coast eventing brethren, I’ve made the pilgrimage to Fair Hill for some awesome crab bisque cross country tomorrow. But before I’m allowed to troll the trade fair and watch riders tackle Derek DiGrazia’s thoughtful courses, I have some very important business to take care of on the other side of the Fair Hill property – making sure the three teams vying for the U.S. Pony Club’s President’s Cup are well-turned out, keep their stables tidy, and arrive on the CCI side of the property on time to start playing games like Mug Shuffle, Stepping Stone, Spillers, and my personal favorite, Old Sock.
The Pony Club Presidents’ Cup competition was inaugurated at the Fair Hill CCI*** in 2003 as an opportunity to showcase the very popular discipline of mounted games to the competitors (many of whom are current or graduate Pony Club members) and spectators at the event. Eligibility for the President’s Cup competition is determined by the top four placings in the Senior Division (ages 13-15) of the immediately preceding USPC Championships East, held this past July at the Virginia Horse Center. This year, three teams are participating in the competition – The Metropolitan Region Starbursts, the New York/Upper Connecticut Region Wild Things, and the Western New York/Virginia/Capital Region Lucky Charms. The Fair Hill blog posted a nice summary of the riders and their ponies earlier this month.
PRO rider Sharon White describes how to ride the CCI** Sunken Road
The President’s Cup competition doesn’t officially start until Saturday morning, so today competitors had the special treat of walking the CCI**course with PRO rider Sharon White, who reminded riders that “with practice, you can do anything.” It was great to hear Sharon break each element of the course down to the movements and exercises we should all be practicing at home (although our jumps are probably a little bit smaller). Thank you, Sharon, for devoting your time to such a great course walk!
Sharon White and the 2012 USPC President’s Cup Competitors!
If you have a chance, DO stop by and cheer on our Pony Club Games riders! They will be competing in the CCI Warm Up ring (right by the Trade Fair and Barnyard complex) from 9:30 to 10:30 am and then again in the afternoon, 2:30 – 3:30 pm.
Go President’s Cup!
