Phillip & Jacob Two Two (he went to the Athens Olympics in 2004!) gearing up for the Puissance wall!!
Last day of Plantation Horse Trials and a crazy one it was! Phillip gave us the opportunity to take a break from work and watch the CIC*** at 11:30, so we rode some of our assigned horses and headed over. When we got there, they were finishing up the CIC**, so I got to see Skyeler go (she was in my Pony Club years ago!) and she ended 3rd with Tika. Then they did a dedication ceremony, which was really cool. This was Plantation's very first CIC, and it was a HUGE success! There are 7 Olympic riders in Chester County and 9 were at the show (David and Karen O'Connor came, too). Pretty crazy! After the ceremony they did a bareback puissance, which consisted of riders like Bobby Costello, Phillip Dutton, Ryan Wood, our Irish foxhunt friend Nile, the Chester County huntmaster, and a few others. They set up the wall to 5 foot 3 inches! It was awesome.
Phillip & Jacob clearing the wall!
Following the puissance was the CIC*** showjumping. Luckily Phillip had all the help he needed, so Susanna and I were able to watch pretty much the entire group. I got to see my trainer from NC, Susan Beebee, and her amazing horse Prowler jump around. They had a beautiful round! Phillip did really well with Danny (he can have his spaz out moments), and jumped around clean with 3 out of his 4 horses (2 were Jan Byyny's, but she has a broken leg!).
When we got back to the farm, I had to ride Sully and then took off to look at some horses at Jane Sleeper's farm at 4:30. Saw a few good youngsters and headed back to the farm for some good rest. All in all, another great event for TPF!
Phillip & Che Italica jumping around the CIC*** Show Jumping.
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