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The past two weekends have had Z-Eventing on the road - first to the Mrs T Memorial Horse Trials at Maple Ridge Equestrian Centre (MREC). Only a small crew went down - and 3 of the participants were in it for their first ever horse trials. Dr. Jennifer Jackson (who also happens to be our veternarian) went down on her new horse For Pleasure (Ari Gold) who was previously Sara Sellmer's Intermediate mount. And Sara brought down two new horses: Rivendell and Freesala. Veteran team Mia and Life of Reilly also made the trip. From Jennifer: Dreams do come true! And last weekend, Maple Ridge Equestrian Centre provided the background for one of the most amazing weekends of my life. Somewhere among the chaos of being a soccer/ski mom and busy veterinarian I had forgotten I could have so much fun! This was my first horse trials ever and first equine competition in a very long time. Fortunately Ari Gold is an experienced and amazing horse; Sara Sellmer is a very generous and enthusiastic coach; TJ Drake is undeniably the most supportive person and Sally and Mia were so helpful getting me through my first show, and recording my first cross country course. Every minute of the weekend was fun. From riding at twilight on Friday to picking up my ribbon on Sunday. I can't say enough about how great our Lanzelot team is and how valuable it was for me to invest in this adventure.
Results from Mrs T Memorial Horse Trials at Maple Ridge Equestrian Centre (MREC)Pre-Entry
And then there was The Event at Rebecca Farms... This past weekend saw Sara and TJ went down to Montana with three horses and no less than four additional Z-eventing team members who made the trip to support, watch and have fun - but not ride. "The Event" at Rebecca Farms is beautiful, fun masterpiece of an event - every successful trip to Rebecca Farms is a dream come true. Sara was riding three horses and finished in the ribbons on all three. TF Kriesler (Brad) was 2nd after dressage and cross country, he had two rails stadium and finished 7th. Triple Sec (Rowan) was 12th after dressage, moved up to 7th after a double clear cross country round and finished 4th with another double clear in show jumping and Midnight Tango II was 8th after dressage and finished 6th after clear rounds cross country and show jumping. We are so excited for our future with these amazing horses - there is no shortage of equine talent at Z-Eventing!! The courses were beautiful, having the team there was great and party was fun! We can't wait for next year. The Topline Stables Back to Back Horse Trials was a fantastic weekend for the Z-Eventing team of horses and riders. The weather was good and the courses were challenging but fair. The courses and the whole weekend flowed very well - we even got out on the lake on Saturday night between events - what a treat! All the students rode like champs and the horses were super. Thank you to King and Sonya and all the volunteers for a great event - we love Topline!! In the ribbons.... Preliminary (#1 and #2) 1st Sara Sellmer on Triple Sec (Rowan) 2nd Madeleine Scott on Strella Training Event #1 1st Sara Sellmer on Midnight Tango II Event #2 1st Sara Sellmer on Midnight Tango II 4th Harper Click on Rambo Pre-Training Event #1 2nd Kathleen Weare on Sadenno 6th Mia Poppleton on Life of Reilly 8th Emmy Gehring on Ari Gold Event #2 1st Kathleen Weare on Sadenno 2nd Sara Seller on Free Sala 4th Kendall Smith on Riddle Me This Starter Event #1 1st Grace Cassidy on Geminie Cricket Event #2 5th Grace Cassidy on Geminie Cricket |
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