At home results for OC Cooler Show...

First... the Reporter sends out congratulations to Ciara and James for their first place ribbon in the Lead-line Class. We expect they'll be moving into the Walk/Trot classes before we know it!

The past weekend's Sycamore show was a chance for a few of our riders to pick up qualifications for the upcoming Year-End Championship Horse Show. Though Kathy and Cadence showed only on Saturday, they brought out a respectable number of ribbons in Low Childrens/AA and Childrens/AA Hunters - three firsts out of four classes, and a Championship Ribbon in the Low division. Her third place ribbon in Limit Equitation Over Fences added to her list of qualifications, and we believe she also qualified for the OCHSA Horsemanship Medal, as the highest placed Amateur in the class.

Gwen and Montage did an equitation blitz over the weekend. She was able to qualify with second place awards in Maiden and Novice Equitation on the Flat, and a third place ribbon in Novice Equitation Over Fences. On Sunday, she was the highest placed Amateur in the OCHSA Horsemanship Class, qualifying her to compete in that class in October, too!

MaKenna and Rich (Monaco), competing together for the first time, carried away many good ribbons in the Low Childrens/AA Hunters and the Childrens/AA Hunters, including a first in the Childrens/AA Hunter Under Saddle Class. She picked up three equitation on the flat qualifications with a first in Novice and a pair of seconds in the Limit and Open Classes.

Sarah and Decker were also in the ribbons in all the Low Childrens/AA and Childrens/AA classes, including a third in Childrens/AA Hunters. In the Equitation ring she placed fifth in Novice Equitation on the Flat, and received a pair of sixth place ribbons in the Novice and Open Equitation Over Fences. She also carried away the second and third place ribbons in the OCHSA Horsemanship Classes.

The Reporter also wants to give a shout-out to Melissa Jaffey, who piloted Jamie around the jumper ring in a couple of low level classes on Saturday, and then shifted to the Green Rider Hunter and Equitation classes on Sunday. While the pair placed just out of the ribbons on both days, they both worked very hard and got some great show experience.

Final Blenheim results...

Melissa and Fiona continued the ESI hunter campaign, picking up ribbons in all of their Small Junior Hunter classes, including one first. They went on to place eighth in the Junior Hunter Classic.

Euan and Elite picked up a fourth in 1.10M Jumper Classic and fifth in the Childrens Jumper Classic. Our third junior rider, Ally, showed both Ladino and Daylight in the Jumper ring. She and Daylight picked up back to back thirds in the Childrens Jumpers, and Ladino placed in both Childrens and Low Childrens/AA classes, including a seventh place in the Childrens Jumpers Classic. Ally also carried away the first and second place ribbons in the Low Childrens/AA Jumper Classic on Ladino and Daylight respectively.

Our amateur riders - Shea and Kathryn also picked up their share of awards. Shea and Learjet received fourth and eighth place ribbons in the Low Childrens/AA Jumpers. And, Kathryn's youngster, Rocket, placed third in both the 1.10M Classic and the Low Childrens/AA Jumper Classics, and seventh in the AA Jumper Classic, in addition to other good prizes in Low and AA Jumpers.

Congratulations to all our horses and riders for a great week of showing!

First results from Blenheim Fall Classic...

It's going to be a busy weekend for Team ESI with horses and riders competing at Blenheim and at Sycamore, at the last of the season's Cooler shows. Starting with Wednesday and Thursday at Blenheim, Katie rode Concerto to multiple ribbons in the Low and Modified Hunters, and Melissa and Fiona picked up a fifth in the Modified Under Saddle class.

Our jumpers started their show week with Rocky and Lear Jet placing first and third in one 1.0 M class, and Lear Jet also placing fourth in a second 1.0M class.

A great start to five days of showing!

Results from Portugese Bend...

Four of our riders traveled to Portugese Bend for three days last week - two juniors and two amateurs. Starting with the younger set ...

Melissa and Denmark placed second in Schooling Jumpers and fourth in Training Jumpers. Melissa picked up a second place ribbon in her Equitation on the Flat class.

In the Training Jumpers, Katie rode Daylight to a first place ribbon. Then, Ally took over, and the pair placed third and eighth in the Childrens/AA Jumpers, third in the Modified Jr/Amateur Jumpers and first in Childrens/AA Jumper Classic.

Both Melissa and Ally qualified for the PCHA Horsemanship Medal, and they competed in the Finals this past weekend, as well.

Shea rode LearJet to a first in Hopeful Jumpers and fourth in Childrens/AA Jumpers. In the Equitation ring, Shea picked up a fifth in Over Fences and a fourth in the Foxfield Medal.

With Katie onboard, Rocket placed first in School Jumpers and second in Training Jumpers. In the Childrens/AA Jumpers, he and Kathryn picked up two seventh place awards, as well as two fifths in the Modified Jr/Amateur Jumpers, and a fourth in the Childrens/AA Jumper Classic. She, too, took her turn in the Equitation ring, bringing home a second Over Fences, fourth in her Flat class, and a second in the Foxfield Medal.

Congratulations to all our riders!

More Play Day Fun...

Thanks to Ally for the following video of Sunday's fun and games!

ESI Play Day!