Optimum Eventing

What a great show we had at AYDC today! Jenna brought her new baby Bailey and did Intro A scoring a 57.813% and Intro B scoring a 56.875% taking first in both. Not too shabby for only having her since April 24th. And come to find out Jenna thought she was buying a 3 year old but when she looked at her papers to register her Bailey's official birthday is in July, so she is really only 2!

Carley brought her new girl Izzy that she has had two weeks and rode around as a non-compete and this girl has the bestest brain. She took everything in stride.

Lee Ann & Signed in Ink competed Starter CT scoring a 34.063%, jumping double clear and taking 4th, and they showed Training Level Test 2 scoring a 68.276% bringing home a 1st. He was such a good boy at this show and I felt a shift in him in warm-up that he is starting to figure out this showing thing and staying better focused. Our T2 test was the best and most focused test we have ridden and I cannot wait to watch the video. Thanks Jenna/Carley for videoing.

Marketing 101. Same company, same formula, but clearly one of these two products is geared specifically toward horse owners. And more times than not it’s going to work because would you be more inclined to pick up the Absorbine logo that had the horse or didn’t have the horse if you were buying for your horse. 

I want to give a shout out to Carley Johnston for being a brave soul that goes on a wing and a prayer these days. Her personal horse Cas has decided he needs front shoes and life half in a stall and half on turnout because he has thin soles, and this is not something she can offer him. Last time she had shoes on him he kept pulling them off because they have a pond in their pasture. So she had a stand in horse she had ridden only twice before for the AYDC show in March and he was going to be her mount for the GDCTA show as well but his old injury decided he couldn't play anymore. So what did she do, well she bought a horse at the auction on April 4th and brought him to the show. Yes folks she had this horse for a week and brought him to the show. She bravely showed Intro B and Intro C on a horse she has not had time to figure out the buttons on yet and he has not had time to figure out what her cues are. I love that she just goes with it! While she was not happy with her scores I am thrilled for her because she managed to score a 55.937% on Intro B and scored a 49.5% on Intro C when she didn't get the canter one way and got 4-5 strides of canter on the wrong lead the other way. I can see the potential in this partnership because of those scores, where all she saw was the number. When they start to figure each other out they will achieve great things!

The GDCTA Schooling Show was fun this weekend. Saw many people I haven't seen in a while and it was great catching up.

Saturday Brylee & Phantom of the Opera showed Training Level Test 1 scoring a 61.923% taking 4th and Training Level Test 2 scoring 64.310% taking 2nd. Sunday they showed Training Level Test 1 and Training Level Test 3 and it was obvious by the scores that Phantom of the Opera was not the judges cup of tea but Brylee was happy with her tests so that is all that matters. They scored 59.038% and 59.200% taking 6th and 3rd.

Also on Sunday Mary Catherine & Athena competed Starter CT scoring a 33.437% bringing home the blue! They also showed Training Level Test 1 scoring 61.154% taking 4th and Training Level Test 2 scoring 63.276% taking 2nd. The pieces are starting to come together for them!

Lee Ann & Signed in Ink competed Starter CT scoring 33.75% and bringing home the blue. They also showed Training Level Test 2 scoring 62.759% bringing home the blue.

Love that USEA sent these to us to wear at shows. I will be wearing mine. Been certified since Sept 2017.