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Old Tavern

9/29/2022

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Fall blew in on the 21st and I think with the weather the horses are ready for some action—they’re all a bit fuzzy and feral!

​We took the whole Surefire Event Team to Old Tavern last weekend and it was super fun. I did Cash, or Collection Box, for first time since July and he was foot-perfect. It’s amazing how much more broke and strong he’s become. He was second after dressage and stayed that way. He’s such a beautiful horse to ride. 

​Thanks, once again, to Janet Gallay for all the great photos!
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Cash (Collection Box)
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Storm continues to impress me. We’re getting ready for the 3-long at Maryland, so this was our last run. There were some good things in dressage, and some bad, so that’s still a work in progress. He had one down show jumping going into the triple and I think I could have balanced him a little more beforehand. He was super cross-country, fun and very smart!
Sara continues to impress as well, and improve with her Cooley Chromatic. I didn’t see her dressage, which she said wasn’t accurate enough and could have been more connected, maybe partially due to her doing two competitions in a large arena and then being back in a small, and her score was affected. She had two down in show jumping, one hers and one his, but overall a lot of great things and this is the first time she was able to add speed to cross-country and still have great rhythm, so that was super fun. Sara finished 6th. ​​
Marlene, my right hand, did her first competition of the year in the Novice with her horse Manchester (Manny). She had the best connection she’s had yet in the dressage, a beautiful round in show jumping, and finished cross-country on her dressage score.
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Marlene and Manny (Manchester)
The highlight of the weekend was Inmidair (JR) and Maddie Wood-Lewis, who’s been leasing him until we find a horse for her. (If anyone has a good 2-star horse for sale, let me know. Just remember, Maddie’s been riding JR and loves that feel, just not the budget for a horse like him, LOL!) I think her dressage could have been a little better if she’d allowed more time to warm up, as JR was definitely having a party in his pants going down center line. Maybe he thought he was at Kentucky again, who knows? Jumping he was foot perfect, and JR told me we’d made his year. He doesn’t know it but he’ll be out again at Morven Park and I can’t wait until then. ​
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