Oh, and by the way, my "u" key does not work, so I have to paste a "u" in anywhere one is required, so that's why none of the 'universities' are capitalized.
The day started with the Alumni Over Fences, which we of course did not have anyone in, but here are the results for anyone interested.
1st: #320, Kelley Mallery of Hollins university. Kelley scored an 82 aboard Darina of Virginia Intermont
2nd: #446, Sarah Thompson of the university of Richmond. Sarah scored an 80 aboard Footing of Sewanee: the university of the South
3rd: #178, Rebecca Danz of SuNY Albany. Rebecca scored a 77 aboard Karat of Centenary university
4th: #410, Katie Schaaf of Tufts university. Katie scored a 75 on a re-ride
5th: #459, Kristen Walters of Mississippi State university. Kristen scored a 74 aboard Gryffindor of Skidmore College
6th: #163, Chrystal Coffelt-Wood of Kutztown university. Chrystal scored a 73 aboard Twister of Cazenovia
7th: #114, Sarah Bechtel of Lebanon Valley College. Sarah scored a 72 aboard Tallie of Taylor university
8th: #316, Tara Lynch of university of Connecticut. Tara scored a 70 aboard Wes of Cazenovia
9th: #237, Erica Green of Washington and Jefferson College. Erica scored a 69 aboard Grady Square Pants of Cazenovia
10th: #241, Samantha Gunnison of university of Georgia. Samantha scored a 68.5 aboard Taz of Sewanee: The university of the South
The Team Intermediate Equitation Over Fences went next. Taylor Rose rode 14th out of 16, which made us all sit biting our nails through most of the class. She drew Carter, a super gray gelding from I believe Centenary College. I managed to not write his school down anywhere in my notes, so I'm not sure. She had a beautiful trip, and scored a 79 to place fifth in the class, earning Bridgewater 2 more points. Taylor has another ride tomorrow, in the Team Open Equitation on the Flat.
Complete Results:
1st: #292, Natasha Klingenstein of Centenary College. Natasha scored an 84 aboard Bing from St. Lawrence university
2nd: #326, Julia Mazzarella of Skidmore College. Julia scored an 83 aboard Darina of Virginia Intermont
3rd: #310, Jessie Lewis of St. Lawrence university. Jessie scored an 81 aboard Karat of Centenary College
4th: #369, Lauren Patterson of university of Kentucky. Lauren scored an 80 aboard Pandor of Centenary College
5th: #398, Taylor Rose of Bridgewater College. Taylor scored a 79 aboard Carter of Centenary College (?)
6th: #467, Whitney Wickes of university of Colorado, Boulder. Whitney scored a 78 aboard Gryffindor of Skidmore College
7th: #407, Catherine Sarosy of Miami university of Ohio. Catherine scored a 76 aboard Toby of Skidmore College
8th: #107, Jennifer Atkinson of Purdue university. Jennifer scored a 75 aboard Monty of Virginia Intermont
9th: #127, Hayley Bolton of Savannah College of Art and Design. Hayley scored a 74.5 aboard Tres Corona on a re-ride. Tres Corona is from Hollins university
10th: #171, Kali Cram of St. Andrews Presbyterian College. Kali scored a 74 aboard Leroy of Skidmore College
The Cacchione Cup Over Fences portion took place next. We stayed long enough to watch Tamara Morse, of Washington and Lee, ride King to a score of 76. Then we decided to walk over to the museum part of the horse park. It was an incredible experience, and I took tons of pictures! The museum started us with the evolution of the horse, and took us through the evolution of tack, carriages, riding, etc. We saw Draft Breeds, Thoroughbreds, Arabians, and others. The Arabian section had a large variety of interactive games, including one where you created a horse and then met him or her at different "oasis-es" (yes, that's a made up word) in order to learn about what he ate and drank and where he slept during his travelings across the desert.
There was also a section on horse books for children, where we revisited the Black Stallion series, and one of my favorites, Little Black. They were a series about a boy and his little black pony, and all of the adventures that the two of them went on. I remember one where the boy fell through the ice, and the pony had to rescue one, as well as one where Little Black ran off to join the circus because he thought the boy didn't love him anymore.
After the museum, we OF COuRSE, hit the gift shop, where I think everyone found a little something. Everyone's getting ready for DERBY DAY tomorrow, and there was an assortment of hats, party supplies, posters, hats, t-shirts, and more.
Then we took a walk around the grounds, and walked through the farrier station and the tack store. Allyson rode on the horse simulator, however the cantering one was out of order, so she was only able to walk and trot.
Allyson, Ashley and I lost track of the group, and wound up at the Champions barn, just in time for the “Parade of Champions,” where the four main retirees are shown to the crowd, and their accomplishments are talked about. Mr. Muscleman, a retired Standardbred trotter was first. We were told that he was 17hh, but we were a little skeptical of that. We got to see some of his more famous races, too.
The second horse to come out was the one that I know I had been waiting to see. “The Gutsy Gelding Funny Cide” made his appearance by trotting into the holding area and boldly looking out at the crowd. Funny Cide is the only New York bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby, and he was the first gelding to win it since Clyde Van Dusen in 1929. I’m sure most of you can remember the call coming down the stretch of the Kentucky Derby, as he shocked almost everyone by winning in the tenth fastest Derby time over the favorite Empire Maker. He then was a runaway in the Preakness, winning uncontested by 9 ¾ lengths, the second largest margin in Preakness history. Funny Cide did not complete the Triple Crown, as a variety of factors foiled his bid in the Belmont Stakes. Seeing this one horse absolutely made my day. The call of his Derby and Secretariat’s Belmont Stakes (“Secretariat is moving like a tremendous machine!”) both give me goose bumps whenever I hear them.
The next horse out was Da Hoss, a champion on the grass. Da Hoss’ major accomplishment comes from winning 2 Breeders’ Cup Classic races, in non-consecutive years. He is the only horse to have done this. His hiatus came from severe leg injuries, which you can still see the evidence of in his legs today.
The final horse to be presented was the famous Cigar. This little horse won sixteen straight starts, including the first Dubai World Cup. Watching the videos of his races on the screen just made me appreciate good horse racing that much more. It’s incredible when they have that much drive and fight in them to look another horse in the eye and then deny them from taking the lead. Cigar is still full of vigor, as he continuously tried to bite the lead shank and played in the holding area. Seeing these four horses was an incredible experience. It was so nice to see how happy they are, fat and barefoot in their retirement.
We walked back to the Alltech Arena after that and watched the second reining class, as well as the Western equivalent of the Cacchione Cup, which involved riding on the rail and then a horsemanship pattern, and then they will ride a reining pattern tomorrow. I found the western stuff so intriguing, and I guess it’s probably the same both ways, but I was just so curious about how it’s judged, or how they make the horses go sooooo slow.
The Cacchione Cup flatted after that western portion, with the top three being tested tomorrow. Tamara Morse finished 4th after moving up 8 places in the flat portion.
We then moved on to the rest of the Hunt Seat classes for the day. We had riders in all three classes, so we were pretty busy. Corrie Fittz started us off with a super ride in the Individual Walk/Trot class aboard Hollins university’s Glen Heirloom, to earn third place. I was not able to keep up with all of the horses this time, so I apologize for missing some!
Final results:
1st: #240 Jenna Gunnell of St. Lawrence university
2nd: #356 Paul Nichols of Lynchburg College, aboard Sport
3rd: #213 Corrie Fittz of Bridgewater College, aboard Glen Heirloom
4th: #451 Emily Turville of Miami university of Ohio
5th: #220 Katelyn French of university of Wyoming, aboard Darina
6th: #375 Sharon Percival of College of Charleston, aboard Wes
7th: #158 Kaitlyn Christie of university of Victoria, aboard Rascal
8th: #477 Karolina Woroniecka of Brown university, aboard Cody
9th: #463 Belinda Wenke of Mount Holyoke College, aboard City Lights
10th: #315 Kristie Lutz of Southeast Missouri State university, aboard Louie
We then barely had time to breath before we put Allyson Gallamore right on Bella, of Hollins university, and into the ring for the Team Walk/Trot class. Allyson gave Bella a beautiful ride, proving to everyone that all of the hard work and long hours she and Ashley have spent on the lunge line without stirrups has paid off. Allyson earned Reserve Champion, and five points for Bridgewater.
Results:
1st: #206, Paulina Erni of Mount Holyoke College
2nd: #222, Allyson Gallamore of Bridgewater College, aboard Bella
3rd: #184, Elise DeBuysser of Stanford university, aboard Lance
4th: #416, Taylor Scott of Virginia Intermont, aboard Footing
5th: #437, Anna Stoebel of university of New Hampshire, aboard Prairie Bell
6th: #175, Cecilia Culp of Skidmore College, aboard Cody
7th: #312, Blake Liljestrand of St. Andrews Presbyterian College, aboard City Lights
8th: #414, Thomas Schoen of Miami university of Ohio
9th: #113, Pauline Baumgartner of Savannah College of Art and Design, aboard Sport
10th: #203, Milissa Eischens of university of Wisconsin-Madison
It was right back into the ring for the last Hunt Seat class of the day, Team Walk/Trot/Canter. Geordon Duncan rode for Bridgewater College aboard Owen, the same horse that Lindsey Goode drew for her class. Geordon rode very well and placed 10th, although we all feel that she should have placed higher.
Results:
1st: #340, Sophie Miller of St. Lawrence university
2nd: #353, Victoria Neff of Skidmore College
3rd: #208, Kayla Felstedt of Centenary College
4th: #374, Jennifer Peotter of university of Wisconsin-Madison
5th: #423, Claire Smedley of university of Kentucky
6th: #277, Sarah Jacobson of Stanford university
7th: #478, Miranda Wright of St. Andrews Presbyterian College
8th: #445, Kaelee Thompson of Savannah College of Art and Design
9th: #288, Megan Kelty of Virginia Intermont College
10th: #195, Geordon Duncan of Bridgewater College
After the classes ended, we returned to the hotel, and then went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner, since Beth has been talking non-stop about it for the past two days! I know everyone is tired now, but we have one more day of showing, and we’re really looking forward to trying our hardest. Tomorrow, Shelby rides in Team Open over Fences, and Taylor rides in Team Open on the Flat, so we have two more chances to earn more points. Currently, Centenary College seems to be running away with the competition. I believe when we looked at the points this afternoon, Bridgewater was in fourth. Not too bad, guys! I know we’ll win two more good ribbons tomorrow, and hopefully move up in the placings.
Again, pictures are coming! I have yesterday’s sorted, and will post them momentarily.
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