After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
Six banquets and a hunt ball later....the mares won several year end awards for 2012! Yay! I did not attend two of the banquets due to time and money constraints (NEHC and SPHO-NJ).
I already wrote about the Maine Horse Association banquet. But I figured I might as well just do one blog post about the rest. I only keep track of this for my own purposes, and writing up six different posts just seems, well, too much like bragging. :-(
Reva
Maine Horse Association
- Champion Standardbred In Hand
- Champion Standardbred 2-Gait Pleasure
- Champion Open Introductory Level dressage
- Retired the Standardbred Challenge Trophy
Southern Maine Dressage
- Champion Introductory A - 70.33% average score
- Third Introductory B - 70.633% average score
Maine Dressage Society
- Champion Introductory Level - 70.25% median score
- High Point Standardbred HOY (certificate and medal)
- High Point SPHO-ME trophy (saddle pad)
New England Horseman's Council
- Third Single Roadster Horse
American Saddlebred Association
- Reserve Champion Standardbred Roadster Under Saddle
Standardbred Pleasure Horse Org. of NJ ("National" awards)
- Reserve Champion Introductory Level (with a trophy)
Dreamy
Standardbred Pleasure Horse Org. of NJ ("National" awards)
- Champion Combined Training (with a trophy)
- Reserve Champion Demo Award (with a plaque)
I already wrote about the Maine Horse Association banquet. But I figured I might as well just do one blog post about the rest. I only keep track of this for my own purposes, and writing up six different posts just seems, well, too much like bragging. :-(
Reva
Maine Horse Association
- Champion Standardbred In Hand
- Champion Standardbred 2-Gait Pleasure
- Champion Open Introductory Level dressage
- Retired the Standardbred Challenge Trophy
Southern Maine Dressage
- Champion Introductory A - 70.33% average score
- Third Introductory B - 70.633% average score
Maine Dressage Society
- Champion Introductory Level - 70.25% median score
- High Point Standardbred HOY (certificate and medal)
- High Point SPHO-ME trophy (saddle pad)
New England Horseman's Council
- Third Single Roadster Horse
American Saddlebred Association
- Reserve Champion Standardbred Roadster Under Saddle
Standardbred Pleasure Horse Org. of NJ ("National" awards)
- Reserve Champion Introductory Level (with a trophy)
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| Southern Maine Dressage publishes their awards online. This year, juniors and seniors were not pinned separately. |
Standardbred Pleasure Horse Org. of NJ ("National" awards)
- Champion Combined Training (with a trophy)
- Reserve Champion Demo Award (with a plaque)
Nice. And Reva's still for sale? Hard to believe that nobody has scooped her up yet!
ReplyDeleteThanks! And yes, I still have her! Sadly, it is her breeding. Folks around here don't want to pay for a Standardbred! *GASP!!*
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