Lots of fun, some ribbons and a beautiful day!

We had a wonderful day at the Oak Hollow Horse show to benefit Equus! We had riders entered in just about every event and so many of our riders either won championship or reserve championship ribbons, achieved some personal goals or simply had a great time ... and the weather could NOT have been better.

Regular readers of the blog know that I never identify riders in pictures. Today, I am going to post results (without pictures) with real names. One thing that Chuck always tells our daughters -- and they both experienced this for good and bad yesterday -- is that you have to remember that a lot of the results depend on what kind of day your horse is having. Some days both the rider and the horse are having a great day and they win! Some days the rider is having a great day and the horse is being a complete pill -- and you don't win. From my perspective, the riders probably learn more in the second instance. And, I reminded a few riders yesterday that there have probably been days when the horse was having a great day and the rider was being a complete pill -- and you never hear the horses complain. :)

Unfortunately, I don't have all the results yet. The Advanced Walk Trot was a huge class -- 11 riders! And we never heard them announce the results of the trail class or any award of Champion and Reserve Champion.

Champion & Reserve Champions:
If a student and horse compete in all the events in their class, they are eligible to be named the champion or reserve champion for the class (an average of the results). Congratulations to the following Cobble Hill Riders & their horses who won these coveted ribbons yesterday:

Beginner Walk/Trot Division:
Champion: Elyse Jandl and Buck
Reserve Champion: Cameron Sabin and Hercules

Advanced Walk/Trot Divison:
No results yet.

Beginner Walk/Trot/Canter Division:
Champion: Elizabeth Hunt & Hercules
Reserve Champion: Samantha Dorwin & Dixie

Junior Walk/Trot/Canter Division:
Champion: Mercer Greenwald & Hercules

Senior Walk/Trot/Canter Division:
Champion: Audria Greenwald & Bradley
Reserve Champion: Alexandra Manello & Jake

Advanced Equitation Over Fences 6 inches:
2nd Place: Grace Smith & Buck

Advanced Equitation over Fences -- 18 inch
1st: Alexandra & Jake
2nd: Audria & Bradley

Individual rider & Horse results (what we have):
E = Equitation, P = Pleasure, O = Obedience or Command, P = Pattern and T = Trail
Cameron & Hercules: E: 2nd; P: 2nd; O: 1st; P 2nd; T 3rd
Elyse & Buck: E: 1st; P: 3rd; O: 3rd; P: 1st; T 2nd
Emily Shanley and Dixie: E 3rd; P 2nd; O 3rd
Lauren Hunt & Mr. Tee: E 6th; P 6th; O 8th
Jillian & Norman: E 5th; P 3rd; O 1st; T 3rd
Holly & Jay: E 1st; P 3rd; O 4th; P 4th; T 5th
Elizabeth & Hercules: E 3rd; P 2nd; O 1st; P 1st; T 3rd
Samantha & Dixie: E 2nd; P 1st; O 6th; P 5th; T 1st
Mercer & Hercules: E 1st; P 2nd; O 1st; P 4th
Grace & Buck: E 4th; P 3rd; O 4th, P 3rd, T 2nd
Julia Burdick & Blaze: E 3rd; P 1st; O 3rd; P 2nd
Audria & Bradley: E 1st, P 4th; O 4th; P 1st; T 1st
Alexandra & Jake: E 2nd; P 2nd; O 1st; P 4th

Fun Class Results for CHF Riders:
Costume Class:
Holly & Jay: 4th
Cameron & Hercules: 5th
Emily & Blue: 7th
Lauren & Buck: 2nd
Audria, Julia, Bradley & Blaze: 1st

Pairs:
Audria, Julia, Bradley and Blaze: 1st

Egg & Spoon:
Christine Condaris and Bam: 1st

JUMPING CLASSES:
Additional CHF Results
Beginner Equitation Over 6 inch Rails: Samantha & Hercules: 4th; Julia & Blaze: 5th; Elizabeth & Hercules: 7th

Special thanks to Emily Sabin for keeping all the results, to Annika Wells for all her help with the younger riders, to our riders who weren't competing who came to root on the riders, Linda and Jeannie for being there with advice and support AND all the parents who worked so hard to make it a great day.