Date

Event

SSS Team Members Competing

RESULTS!

April 22

UNH 2-phase

Kara + Pippin - Training
Pete + Fieval - BN
Hannah + Orion - BN

1st overall

4th in dressage
4th in dressage

April 28-29

UNH horse trials

Kara + Pippin – Training

7th overall

May 5th

UNH schooling jumper show

Pippin

1st Timed round 3’
2nd Jump-off round 3’

May 6th

Green Acres 2-phase + Dressage Derby

Kara + Manta - Elem
Hannah + Orion – Elem

1st
7th

May 12

King Oak HT (Southampton, MA)

Kara + Pippin – Training

1st in dressage w/ a 25.3 (tied for low score!)
Finished 2nd w/ a 29.3
Kara + Pippin also won 2nd place out of all the adult riders competing at the training level!

May 20

Groton Pony Club 3-Phase

Kara + Manta - BN
Hannah + Orion – Adv. E

4th
5th

May 26-27

Pony Club GAMES RALLY

Hope + Tiki
Kelly + FRODO!!

4th in Senior division!

May 26

Groton House Farm 2-phase

Kara + Pippin – Training

3rd (37%)

May 27

Hilltop 2-phase (PE--> P)

Kara + Manta - BN
Hannah + Orion – MBN
Pete + Fieval - dressage

1st (34%)
2nd – clean round!!

1st + 2nd (61% + 67%)

June 2-3

GMHA HT

Kara + Pippin – Training
Kara + Manta – BN

2nd (32.5)

4th (36.3)
*awesome weekend!! Both boys are now qualified for the American Eventing Championships!

June 10th

Green Acres 3-phase

Kara + Manta – N

Hannah + Orion – Elem.

6th (first novice!)

1st from start to finish – Great job Hannah J

June 22-24

GHF I (Hamilton MA)

Kara + Pippin – Training

16th – a 2nd look at the water due to a “beach” on landing cost us a few points!

June 26-28

Eric Smiley Clinic

Pippin – stadium
Manta – stadium/xc

June 30-July 1

GHF II

Kara + Pippin - Training

5th with only decimal points between the first 5 riders!! The curse is over!! Kara’s first ribbon @ GHF J

July 8

Pipestave Hill 3-phase (E-BN)

Kara + Manta BN
Hannah + Orion MBN
Jody + Becky
Kelley + Kansas

1st/2nd
7th
8th
2nd/9th

July 14

NbarH show (Barrington NH)
- leadline etc.

Tia + Frodo
Rose + Manny
Pete + Smokey

Aiden + Frodo

Sarah + Manny

Payton + “Stick”

Should have been 1st in W-T Eq.
Survived her first show!
2nd in W-T Pleasure – their 1st show!
3rd in Leadline Equitation, 2nd in leadline pleasure + 1st in Off-lead
4th Leadline Eq. 5th in Suitabiligy + 3rd in Off-lead. Also 6th w/ her stick pony “Blackberry”
4th in Stick pony

July 29

Silver Heels fun show (Epping)

Tia + Frodo
Hannah + Orion
Aiden + Frodo
Sarah + Manny/Orion

Another good ride for Tia!
1st in costume
1st in trail, 6th in egg + spoon
4th in pleasure

Aug. 3-5

GMHA HT (VT – K away)

Kara + Pippin – Training

7th – too bad for the really bad case of hives!

Aug. 12

Green Acres 3-phase

Kara + Manta (N)
Pete + Smokey (PE 2-P)
Tia + Frodo (PE 2-p)
Hannah + Orion

2nd
4th

5th
5th

Aug 16-19

GMHA Training Level 3-day (K gone 15-19)

Kara + Pippin

9th – no major penalty points except for the rail. Had a blast in Steeplechase!

Aug 25-26

Huntington HT

Kara + Pippin (PT)

9th – a very tired Kara + Pippin but non the less a successful first attempt at the Prelim dressage + stadium

Sept. 2

Green Acres 3-phase

Kara + Manta (N)

Pete + Smokey (PE 2-P)
Hannah + Orion (E)

2nd + finished 9th in the overall standings for the year!
3rd

7th

Sept. 13-16

National Championships!
(Kara gone 11th – 17)

Kara + Pippin

Awesome ride! 21st after dressage, .4 speed faults + a rail dropped us to 30th overall out of 55 starters.
A HUGE thanks to Pete for driving us out there and for all the support while we were there. Thanks to Mom, Emily, John + Grandma King for coming out to show their support + for Ryan + Sevim for staying home + taking care of the kids + building the new barn J

Sept. 29-30

UNH HT

Kara + Pippin (PT)

Kara + Manta (N)

Tied for 1st – finished 2nd w/ a 37 in dressage + double clear, the other rider was just 4 seconds slower!!
Manta 2nd – now officially qualified for AECs in 2008!!!

Oct. 14

Echo Ridge 3-phase

Pete + Smokey (E)
Hannah + Orion (BN)

6th
3rd

Oct. 21

ECHO learn to event 3-p

Pete + Smokey (18” 3-phase)
Sarah + Frodo (leadline 2-phase)
Rose + Fieval (w/t dressage tests)

1st!

1st with a 33 in dressage – even earned a 9 on her last centerline J

4th + 5th – great job Rose in her first dressage tests.

Nov. 10

Gathering Farm 2-phase (18”-P)

Kara + Pippin (P)
Kara + Manta (N)

1st!
2nd