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Karen O'Connor, who lives in The Plains, only a few miles away from Glenwood Park, in Middleburg, Virginia, had a big day at the Horse Trials, run there by the Middleburg Orange Country Pony Club. She won two of the four Open Intermediate Sections - one with Mandiba, who was fresh from a win in the DeBroke Preliminary Championship last weekend at the American Eventing Championships (Karen and Mandiba are pictured at the right during their Victory Gallop at the AEC's); and one with Let's Make A Deal.

Karen also won a Section of Open Preliminary riding Dato Dancer. Of the three horses both Let's Make A Deal and Dato Dancer finished on their Dressage scores, while Mandiba added only one time fault in the Show Jumping Phase.

Open Intermediate, Section 1:

1. Karen O'Connor, Mandiba - 39.28 (1 time fault SJ)
2. Sally Cousins, Top Deck - 41.12 (4 faults SJ; 1.6 time faults XC)
3. Kim Severson, Tipperary Liadhnan - 45.24 (8 faults SJ)
(17 competitors)

Open Intermediate, Section 2:

1. Karen O'Connor, Let's Make a Deal - 34.14 (FODS)
2. Emily Beshear, Carrig View - 36.70 (2 time faults SJ; 1.6 time faults XC)
3. Kim Severson, Choo Choo Magoo - 40.69 (FODS)
(15 competitors)

Open Intermediate, Section 3:

1. Dana Cannon, Majestic Falcon - 46.55 (FODS)
2. Krissy Smith, Clifton Vitori - 55.28 (4 faults SJ; 2 time faults XC)
3. Danielle Quinn, Culcairn - 59.10 (8 faults SJ; 3.2 time faults XC)
(13 competitors)

Open Intermediate, Section 4:

1. Carol Kozlowski, Take Time - 31.72 (FODS)
2. Fanny Lee, Paddy The Pooh - 33.66 (4 faults SJ)
3. Jennifer Libby, Jazz King - 35.68 (1.2 time XC)
(15 competitors)

Open Preliminary, Section 1:

1. Karen O'Connor, Dato Dancer - 33.33 (FODS)
2. Kelli Temple, Driving Ambition - 34.06 (4 faults SJ; .8 time fault XC)
3. Yvonne Lucas, Car Tanga - 34.07 (FODS)
(22 competitors)

Open Preliminary, Section 2:

1. Clark Montgomery, Up Spirit - 34.37 (FODS)
2. Terri Impson, Karoo - 34.82 (FODS)
3. Stuart Black, Mystical Heir - 35.48 (4 faults SJ)
(23 competitors)