Show Results


OCTOBER 2011

Check out these results for team Goldspirit at The Event Derby held at the Flintridge Riding Club on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Trainer Susan Friend LeTourneur had to wait all day to ride her two horses and then it was back to back riding for over two hours.  She took her horse, Callahan's Lass, in her first show since she was injured last year.  Callahan's Lass jumped clean in the open training jumping only division, and won that division.  Susan also rode her new horse, Kilkenny's Patrickswell, preliminary for the first time.  While the dressage left much to be desired as Patrick clearly had to empty his bladder and was slightly, to say the least, disobedient; he made up for his behavior in the jumping phase.  Jumping clean, the pair won the preliminary division.

But wait, the great results do not end there.... Lena Bundy rode her horse, Spark of Freedom, for the first time in the Novice division.  This course was quite challenging with a  large downhill cabin, a one-stride combination off a tight turn, a ditch, an up-bank, and of course a trip through the water with a jump out.  Lena took it all in stride, jumped clean, and won her division!

Our success started that morning with our three beginner novice rides by Marla White, Vicki Armstrong, and Lena Bundy.  Marla White showed her horse, Top Gear, for the first time in beginner novice.  The pair had a great dressage test, jumped clean and finished 5th in a rather large class of beginner novice riders!  At the beginning of the year, Marla was not even sure she could show her horse, and now, she is competing in beginner novice! 

Lena Bundy showed her new horse, Atlantic Roar, for the first time at beginner novice.  While she was quite nervous about the unexpected since her relationship with "Calvin" is so new; she was a rock star and completed the course.  It was only one year ago that Lena just started showing Spark of Freedom.  At this show, last year, she only completed in intro beginner novice, and now she showed two horses, and at higher levels!

Vicki Armstrong is our other great success story and inspiration to us all!  Her horse, That's Houdini, used to be quite a handful.  But with great riding and coaching, Vicki has turned that horse into a perfect gentleman on the ground and under saddle at shows.  This was their second show together; the first time jumping at a show.  Vicki, and the other riders, all participated in the jumping clinic on Saturday with Todd Trewin.  This was a great experience and opportunity to practice the course; especially since Vicki and Houdini do not go cross country schooling much.  Vicki was great in her jumping round; jumped clean; had fun; and came out of the field stating,  "that was easy; next time we'll do Novice!"

Part of the making of a great show experience is all the support from Team Goldspirit Farm.  Thank you Ted Craig, Megan Arp, and Carolyn Bahr for supporting our riders and helping with everything around the trailer.  Thank you Lily ( I loved the rose!), Gilles, Bayley and Yemen for coming out to watch and cheer on our riders.  For lots of pictures of the event check out the Goldpsirit Farm facebook page.  Become a fan of Goldspirit Farm and see all the great pictures posted by Megan Arp.





JUNE 2011


Way to Go Team Goldspirit!  We just returned from a very successful weekend at the Shepherd Ranch Horse Trials, June 24-26, 2011.   Marla White was able to compete her horse, Top Gear!  This was the first time she competed on her horse!  It was a last minute decision; she didn't even take him cross country schooling.  Trainer, Susan Friend LeTourneur, schooled him on the course at Goldspirit Farm.  Nonetheless, Marla was a star!  Marla and Top Gear finished on their dressage score in 4th place in the intro beginner novice division!  Also making a debut at horse trials was Carolyn Bahr's horse, Playing Hooky.  Carolyn took her six year gelding thoroughbred in the beginner novice division; they were stars!  Jumping clean in both the cross country and stadium divisions, the pair came home with sixth place in a very competitive division!

Nahmi Jones was able to show both her horses, Simon the Likeable and Scotsman, in the training rider division.  This was the first time she has been able to compete both horses in quite some time.  Her work has paid off; she was brilliant!  Nahmi had clean rides on cross country on both horses.  She added only time penalties to Scotsman dressage score and finished in 7th place.  On Simon the likeable she finished in 4th place!  Lena Bundy had her best cross country ride yet!  She was fast and clean; only she jumped a novice fence at the end of the course instead of her beginner novice fence and gave herself a technical elimination.  Trainer Susan Friend LeTourneur showed her horse, Kilkenny's Patrickswell and Lena Bundy's horse, Atlantic Roar, in the Open Training Division.  She added only a rail to Patrick's score and finished in 7th place. 

The weather may be giving us June gloom, but the team of Goldspirit Farm is having fun!  Susan Friend moved her new horse, Patrick, to training at the Copper Meadows Horse Trials and went clean on cross country.  Lena Bundy returned to the show ring on her horse, Spark of Freedom and competed at the beginner novice division.  

                                              


MAY 2011

What a month of fun! May started with a fun derby at the Meadows of Moorpark where Carolyn Bahr did her first show with her horse Playing Hooky!  She finished on her dressage score in the easy beginner novice division.  The following week, trainer Susan Friend LeTourneur showed her new horse, Patrick, at the jumper show at Camelot.  The pair won the 3'3" division!  Paris Wagner also showed her horse, The Truman Show.  The next week, Team Goldspirit was at the Galway Horse Trials.  Susan Friend LeTourneur showed Lena Bundy's horse, Spark of Freedom, in open training; his first show at training since joining Goldspirit farm.   Susan also showed her new horse, Patrick in the open Novice division finishing 9th out of 21 on her dressage score of 38.5. 
                                              

RAM TAP HORSE TRIALS  April 15-17, 2011

       

   
    Spark of Freedom, shown above schooling with owner Lena Bundy at Galway, finishes on his dressage score in third place with trainer Susan Friend LeTourneur at the spring Ram Tap Horse Trials. 

HANSEN DAM JUMPER SHOW  April 3, 2011

       

   
    Wahoo Team Goldspirit!  Great fun!  Great Success!  Paris Wagner's first show outing with her new horse, The Truman Show, was a great success!  She finished with 2 seconds and a fourth!  Jenna Harris rode her horse, I Can Do It, in several jumper classes and placed each time.  Susan Friend LeTourneur rode Lawrence Friend's horse, Peter Pan Can, in the 3' jumpers and finished second. 


FLINTRIDGE HORSE TRIALS  March 12-13, 2011

       

   
    Lena Bundy and Sarah Wood, shown above practicing at home, both competed successfully in this year's Flintridge Horse Trials. This was the first show of the season for both riders.  Sarah Wood finished on her dressage score of 36.5 in third place in the open beginner novice division.  Lena Bundy completed her first beginner novice horse trials!  Way to go team goldspirit!

RAM TAP HORSE TRIALS  October 23-24, 2010

Lena on stadium with Chase

   
    This was a great way to start eventing!  Hayley Easton, riding Laura Thatcher's My bachelor, competed in her first horse trials ever!   As a two-day, she waited all day to do dressage and then had only an hour so before her jumping round.  That didn't seem to bother her!  At only 11 years old, Hayley rode with confidence and calmness.  If she was nervous, you could not tell!  Sunday was cross country day; her first time on a big course by herself.  While My Bachelor thought he was on a training level course for a small part of the time, Hayley did a great job reminding him that intro beginner novice speed is only 300 mpm!  The pair finished on their dressage score and earned a 6th place ribbon!  Way to go!

    Lena Bundy also competed; this was only her second horse trials!  Also competing in the intro beginner novice division, it was a long wait to riding time.  She did great!  She had one rail at stadium, but otherwise a great day. On cross country day, her horse, Spark of Freedom, thought he would exercise his freedom and be barn sour immediately after leaving the start box.  Lena, riding like an old professional and not a new amateur rider, gave him a spack with the whip a  lot of kicks and they were off!  Her watched beeped its first minute before she at her second fence; however, now, Lena understands pace!  She kept a forward, safe pace and finished her cross country ride within the time. Her great riding earned her 5th place over all!  Way to go! 


Flintridge Derby October 17, 2010

   
    Another great derby day for Goldspirit Farm!  While it rained all day, it did not dampen the spirits of our great team!  Sarah Wood was again successful at the Beginner Novice Division.  She finished on her dressage score and in 4th place!   Hayley Easton, now a veteran at showing with this being her second derby, remembered her dressage test and jump course.  She finished on her dressage score in the Junior Intro Beginner Novice division. Lena Bundy had a great dressage ride and jumping round.  Her horse had a spook or barn sour moment in the middle of the course, but Lena pushed him through and finished the course.  Now that's great riding!  Amy Swanton Mills was super successful in both beginner novice divisions.  She jumped both rounds clean!  She left with two pink ribbons.  

Moorpark Derby September 19, 2010

   
    Incredible day!  Sarah Wood won the Beginner Novice division on her horse, Tiberius!  This was his first venture into beginner novice.  Their dressage score was 23!  Sarah and Tiberius (Tibby) jumped clean on the fun jumping course to snatch the fist place ribbon!  In her very first show ever (!), Hayley Easton on My Bachelor finished in third place in the Intro Beginner Novice Division. Hayley, at only eleven years old (!) was quite nervous for dressage and still earned a 41; good enough for sixth place!  She jumped clean, and with a great attitude and ride, and moved up to 3rd!  Lena Bundy, on her horse, Spark of Freedom, jumped up a level into Easy Beginner Novice.  She met her goal of  scoring under 40 for dressage; her 36 put her in a tie for fourth!  Her clean jumping ride secured that spot!   Trainer Susan Friend LeTourneur rode Terri Lewis-Zenger's horse, H.S. Coalton, in the Easy Beginner Novice.  This was his first derby.  He has never been cross country schooling, save at Goldspirit Farm. He was very brave and bold and jumped cross country clean!  He finished in fifth place. Jenna Harris took a practice ride at Novice to get her and her horse, I Can Do It, ready for the Twin Rivers Horse Trials next week. Way to go team!

SHEPHERD RANCH HORSE TRIALS August 27-29, 2010

   
    Way to go Team Goldspirit!  In her very first show ever (!) Lena bundy completed the show in the intro beginner novice division aboard her horse, Spark of Freedom.  Thursday, Lena practiced her dressage test with the schooling dressage test.  A great way to get over show nerves!  Lena was a super star on Friday and was in 8th place after dressage.   5,4,3,2,1 and Lena was off on her first cross country ride at a show!  She jumped clean over the entire course.  While she added some time penalties to her score, it was minor compared to her success at completing the course.  On Sunday, Lena looked as if she had been a show jumper her entire life.  She jumped double clean with a great position and quality of canter throughout.  Congratulations, Lena!

Also making a debut in the eventing world was Sarah Wood's horse Tiberius. While a little spooky at home, Tiberius was very at home on the show grounds.  A perfect gentleman in his stall, at the trailer, and in the warm-up and show ring.  Sarah did a great job riding, giving Tiberius a very confident, positive first experience.  Sarah and Tiberius finished on their dressage score in 7th place in the intro beginner novice division.  Congratulations! 

 

 

Shepherd Ranch Horse Trials June 25-28, 2010 a real winner for new Goldspirit Farm member Lena Bundy!

Just weeks before the show, Lena purchased Spark of Freedom ("Chase").  He is a 12 year old TB gelding with some experience.  Trainer Susan Friend LeTourneur showed him in the open novice division.  While a break in the canter dropped their score 2 points in dressage, Chase added no points to his score of 35.  With a double clear cross country and stadium juming, the pair finished in 5th place!

Trainer Susan Friend LeTourneur also rode her 13 year old chesnut mare, Callahan's Lass, in the open training division.  With double clear rounds in cross country and stadium,, the pair finished in 8th on their dressage score.  Preliminary is now just a XC school away!

Also competing from our team was Tina Hoover, aboard her new horse, Sunsprite's Destino Mio, in the open beginner novice division.   Her wonderfully moving horse earned a 36.2 in dressage; way to go!  Tina had her first clean cross country round on Destino!  They finished in 5th place.

Our best dressage of the weekend was by Amy Swanton Mills and her horse, Africa's Secret, with a 34.3. The pair was in 2nd place after dressage; way to go!

While Jenna Harris had an unfortunate dismount on cross country when her horse, I Can Do It, was surprised 6 strides away by flowers on a jump; she schooled the entire course on Sunday without incident!  Next show is yours Jenna!
 

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