The
Poplar Place March Horse Trials, which ran on Easter weekend, in Hamilton, Georgia,
were subjected to the severe weather which effected a good deal of the southeast.
They were able to finish the higher levels; however, the lower levels, whose Cross
Country had been scheduled to run on Easter Sunday, were unable to finish the
three phases and were scored as a Combined Test. Advanced
Test "D" was won by Becky Holder with her handsome gray Courageous
Comet. This pair was second after Dressage behind Bonnie  Mosser
and Jenga. A faster time Cross Country (1.2 time faults for Courageous Comet by
comparison to Jenga's 3.6 time faults) put Courageous Comet into the lead. Both
Becky and Courageous Comet and Bonnie and Jenga had one rail down in the Show
Jumping, so Courageous Comet prevailed by 1.5 faults - 31.5 to 33.0. (Becky
and Courageous Comet are pictured at the right jumping the skinny after the water
at Southern Pines, 2005.) Jennifer
Carter finished third with Leaps & Bounds on a score of 36.5. Advanced
Test "C", Section A, which
had 21 entries, was won by Sara Kozumplik riding The Middle Man on a score of
34.7. Sara bested Karen O'Conner and Upstage (40.2) by 5.5 faults. Leigh Mesher
placed third on her own My Beau (41.7), who has been ridden internationally by
Leigh's friend and mentor Amy Tryon. Advanced
Test "C", Section B, which had 17 entries, was won by Sara Davis
on Dexter Wong. their score of 40.0 was 1.2 faults better than John Williams and
Sloopy (41.2), the pair that placed second. Denise Rath and Just A Diplomat came
third on 44.0. The
CIC**
was won by Buck Davidson riding May I Tell Ya. This pair won in a run away, finishing
on their Dressage score of 48.0.
Buck
also finished third in this section with Private Treaty (58.8). Megan McGregor
and NZ Dip (58.1) slipped neatly into second place between Buck's two mounts. Megan
McGregor won
The CIC* aboard
Pipkin on a score of 50.0. Emma Winter, placed second riding Secret Decision (56.9),
6.9 faults adrift of the winners. Amy Tryon and Felix (58.5) finished in the third
slot. For
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