Team Cedar Crest had a successful outing to the Riga Meadows Horse Trials in Salisbury, CT on Sunday, July 14th. Ali Lindsay and Darragh Promise scored their third Training level win in a row, finishing on their dressage score of 30.9. The pair now head for Fitch's Corners next weekend when they will tackle their first Preliminary division.
Cedar Crest coach, Pam Lyon, had a busy day as she rode David Older's gelding, Pint O' Guinness (aka Finn), into 8th place in a Novice division in the morning. After a creditable dressage score and a clean show-jumping round Finn also jumped clear on cross-country although he accrued a few time faults along the way. Pam then rode Mia Coleman's cracking pony, JoJo, into third place in their Beginner Novice division in the afternoon, with JoJo putting in some impressive jumps over both the show-jumps and the cross-country obstacles.
Gerry Lindsay's Virginia bred Irish Sport Horse mare, Diamond Jubilee, was competing in only her second horse trial and put up a creditable performance with a good dressage score and a clean show-jumping round. One refusal on cross-country put them down the placings but the mare enjoyed her outing and will doubtless have gained from the experience.
Roll on Fitch's and Millbrook!