Bruce
Davidson, Leslie Law and Buck Davidson
Win Sections of Advanced Bruce
Davidson, of Unionville, PA, twice Eventing World Champion, rode his own Jam,
who had won the prize for the best mare at the Fair Hill International CCI***
last fall, to win Advanced Test A-A at Rocking Horse Winter II, on  Tuesday.
The Advanced sections at Rocking Horse were the first in the United States for
the 2006 season. Jam had one rail in show jumping and ran a double clear on Cross
Country. (Bruce and Jam are pictured at the right jumping The Loons at the
Fair Hill International CCI*** last October.) Jessica Keiner placed
second in the Section and although she finished on her Dressage score with My
Boy Bobby the pair were unable to overcome a tie for sixteenth place in Dressage. Leslie
Law, Great Britain's reigning Olympic Individual Gold Medalist, also ran a double
clear Cross Country with his Athens ride Shear L'Eau. This propelled  the
pair to the top spot ahead of Darren Chiacchia and Windfall, members of the USA
Bronze Medal Team, in Greece. (Leslie and Shear L'Eau are pictured at the left
in the Dressage phase at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials last
May.) The American duo had led through Dressage and Show Jumping; however,
6.8 time faults on Cross Country dropped them to second place behind the British
pair. Buck
Davidson and Idalgo pulled one rail in Show Jumping and scored a double clear
on Cross Country to win Advanced Test A-C. Buck had the best score in the Dressage
phase with Janis Smith's and Cassandra Segal's 10 year old gelding and was able
to hold off the challenge of Kristen Bond and Blackout who also ran a double clear
on Cross Country. (Buck and Idalgo are pictured at the right below crossing
the water after the Loons at the Fair Hill International CCI***, last October.) Advanced
Test A-A: 1.
Bruce Davidson, Sr., Jam - 37.5 (6-T) 4 0 41.5 (3) 0 0 41.5
2. Jessica
Kiener, My Boy Bobby - 42.9 (16-T) 0 0 42.9 (4-T) 0 0 = 42.9 (FODS)
3.
Jonathan Holling, Lion King II 37.9 (8-T) 4 1 42.9 (4-T )0 3.2 = 46.1
(23
competitors)
Advanced
Test A-B :
1. Leslie Law, Shear L'Eau - 28.3 (2) 4 3
35.3 (4) 0 0 = 35.3
2. Darren Chiacchia, Windfall II - 23.3 (1) 4 2
29.3 (1) 0 6.8 = 36.1
3. Werner Geven, Esker Riada - 35.4 (8-T) 4 0
39.4 (5-T) 0 0.8 = 40.2
(23 competitors)
Advanced
Test C:
1. Bruce (Buck) Davidson, Jr., Idalgo - 37.3
(1) 4 0 41.3 (1) 0 0 = 41.3
2. Kristen Bond, Blackout - 42.3 (4-T)
0 1 43.3 (2) 0 0 = 43.3
3. Penny Rowland, Roundabout - 45.3 (7) 4 0
49.3 (3) 0 0 = 49.3
(10 competitors)
Open
Intermediate-A:
1. Emilee Libby, Cahir - 39.8
2.
Emilee Libby, Golden Malt - 44
3. Ian Roberts, Amelia 45.8 (FODS)
(16
competitors)
Open
Intermediate-B:
1. Madeline Blackman, Scarva - 40.1
2.
Noel Clark, Jack Of Hearts - 41
3. Donna Smith, Clifton Retro -
43.7
(15 competitors)
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