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ABBE RANCH HORSE TRIALS XXXIV
in Larkspur, CO on June 27-28, 2009
Judges: Frances Cross, MA, Deeda Randle, WY, Suzanne Zimmer, CO
TD: Tom Ordway, ID
“It was fun to come to an old style horse trial”, said President of the Ground Jury Frances Cross of
Massachusetts, as she prepared to fly home from Abbe Ranch on the last Sunday afternoon in June. Not just the
official briefing, or the guided course walks, or the traditional sequence of tests make this backyard, mom-and-pop
event nearly an anachronism. The mounted awards ceremony in show jumping attire and the victory gallop to
march music also are endangered elsewhere. Despite the adherence to custom, organizer Susan Farmer prefers to
keep it all low key and rural as well. And good changes are welcome: many riders walking the X-C course got their
first glimpse of installed frangible pins on a Preliminary open oxer.
Nine states were represented among the riders, but Colorado continued to dominate winning the trophies
and best ribbons. Six of the seven blue ribbons and seven of the eight perpetual trophies were won by riders who
came from Colorado. An interesting situation developed at Training level, which ended with a three-way tie. All
three horses had identical X-C scores. Two had identical elapsed times, better than the other time; and there is no
rule to break such a tie, so the tie stood. A coin toss decided who got the trophy, but the loser got another trophy.
Serendipity strikes again.
This year, late spring rains had Abbe Ranch as green as it ever is in June. All new construction for 2009
was finished in 2008, so there were no scars on the track for X-C. The weather was great, except for a windy start
to dressage. EMTs were not very busy, but one broken leg from a fall had to be transported. 93 horses started.
RESULTS
OPEN PRELIMINARY (5 starters)
1
ENCHANTED
Kaitlynn Chambers
44.0 Joy Martin Farmer Trophy
2
TOP SECRET
Nicole Jones-Taylor
52.8
3
MOXIE II
Kelli Hicks
54.2
OPEN TRAINING (17)
1T
WINSTON XI
Mary Jane Hosch
31.0 Don Robinson Trophy
1T
CULCAIRN 14
Ashlyn Dorsey
31.0 Kirsten Gray (USPC) Trophy
3
BEST BLEND
Natalie Lewis
31.0
OPEN NOVICE A (19)
1
JUST WALTER
Allison Murphy
30.5
2
BAY WOLF
Nicole Jones-Taylor
34.0 Smokey (Jr) Trophy
3
PAWNEE
Sue Gaskill
38.5
OPEN NOVICE B (22)
1
ANDANTE’S SONG
Karen Paul
27.5 Nugget (Sr) Trophy,
Nicodemus Trophy for N dressage
2
ZALIG
Cynthia Moore-West
31.0
3
ROSHAMBO
Bonnie Madine
33.0
OPEN BEGINNER NOVICE A (16)
1
MINT JULEP
Jessie Olsen
33.0 Spicey (Pony) Trophy
2
RIVER
Wendy Chase
35.5 Cindy Farmer (Horse) Trophy
3
RIO’S LAST PRAYER
Lisa Ross
40.5
OPEN BEGINNER NOVICE B (14)
1
DON’T TELL DADDY
Courtney Edwards
36.5
2
LAKOTA’S LILLY
Amy Gilbertson
39.4
3
PACA DESTINY
Katie Ryan
41.5