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Wendy Bebie and Phoenix, sixth after Dressage, had moved up to third after Cross Country on a score of 57.30. Phoenix had two rails in the Show Jumping for a final score of 65.30.

When Ashley Adams and Vaunted, who had stood second after Cross Country, had four rails for 16 faults in the Show Jumping, Wendy moved ahead of that pair.

Finally, Nate Chambers and Rolling Stone II, last years winners of an Advanced Section, the overnight leaders went off courst in the stadium. Wendy and Phoenix moved into the top slot. Wendy and Phoenix are pictured at the right during their Victory Gallop.)

Wendy said of the 16 year old Phoenix, "I am totally psyched! He feels so enthusiastic about his job! This was his first Advanced. He just says 'Show me the jumps.' The bigger they get, the better he jumps!" Wendy and Phoenix are planning to go to the Jersey Fresh CCI***, in May.

Southern Pines was Phoenix' second run of the season - he had gone Intermediate at Pine Top the first weekend in March.

1. Wendy Bebie, Phoenix - 65.30
2. Ashley Adams, Vaunted - 67.70
3. Sara Dierks, Somerset II - 72.60
4. Holly Payne, Madeline - 74.10
5. Missy Ransehousen, Critical Decision - 74.70
6. Melissa Hunsberger, Expedience - 84.70

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Advanced Test C:

Karen O'Connor rode the only two double clear rounds in the Advanced Test C show jumping with Bad Boy Billy and Hugh Knows. Nonetheless, Becky Holder's four fault ride with Courageous Comet made this pair's three day score of 36.50 good for first place. (Becky and Courageous Comet are pictured at the left.)

Becky had been tied for forst place with Will Faudree and Antigua after Dressage, took the lead on the strenght of a faster Cross Country run and maintained her lead with a four fault Show Jumping round.

Becky said,"I changed to a hackamore This is his first Show Jumping in a hackamore. Also I took the spurs off. Now he can really concentrate. I'd been trying different things - I just stumbled on it." Courageous Comet will be going to The Fork (April 3-6) and then on to Rolex Kentucky. (Courageous Comet is pictured at the right in the triple combination in a hackamore.)

1. Becky Holder, Courageous Comet - 4 faults SJ = 36.50
2. Will Faudree, Antigua - 8 faults SJ = 45.30
3. Kim Severson, Tipperary Liadhnan - 4 faults SJ = 63.50
4. Karen O'Connor*, Bad Boy Billy -DCSJ = 64.30
5. Cayla Kitayama, Esker Riada - 8 faults SJ = 69.10
6. Heidi White Carty, Northern Spy -12 faults SJ = 71.60
7. Karen O'Connor*, Hugh Knows - DCSJ = 73.10
Lauren Kieffer Tigger Too WD WD
Phillip Dutton* Tru Luck WD WD

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Open Intermediate, Section A:

Four out of the top six finishers in Intermediate Section A Show Jumped double clears. As a result the top three finishers remained in the same positions they had acheived on Cross Country while Gina Fiore, a Southern Pines resident moved from eight place to sixth place on Feral Errol's double clear.

1. Bonnie Mosser, Merloch - DCSJ = 44.40 (Bonnie and Merloch are pictured at the left with the Adequan Gold Cup. Brian Ross, at Merloch's head, was the President of the Ground Jury.)
2. Helen Laffitte, Finnbar - DCSJ = 50.30
3. William Coleman III, Nevada Bay - DCSJ = 53.40
4. Seph Rhodes-Bosch, Port Authority - 4 faults SJ = 59.40
5. Maley Coombs, Land Hope - 4 faults SJ = 60.50
6. Gina Fiore-Kelly, Feral Errol - DCSJ = 63.10

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Open Intermediate, Section B:

As in Section A, the top placing horses in Open Intermediate Section B Show Jumped Double clears.

Becky's ride Rejuvenate belongs to Dr. Ann Bowers and is a Dr. Bowers homebred Thoroughbred/Oldenburg Cross. Becky her husband Tom are based in Wadesboro, North Carolina, which is not quite a snowy as Minesota! (Becky and Rejuvenate are pictured at the right jumping the Turtle Hutch in the water on Cross Country.)

1. Becky Holder, Rejuvenate - DCSJ = 30.30
2. Phillip Dutton*, Connaught - DCSJ =35.30
3. Lisa Barry, Kenzo de la Roque - DCSJ = 37.80
4. Emily Beshear, Blue Devil - DCSJ = 42.80
5. Kim Severson, O'Susannah - DCSJ = 49.70
6. Colleen Rutledge*, Dillon - SJ Score Not Known = 52.60

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Open Intermediate Section C:

Michele Mueller, of Port Perry, Ontario works with Ian Roberts. She commented that she had done a good deal of Amistad's conditioning work in the deep snow (in Canada). She said that she had been a Dressage rider; but, that she had always wanted to do Eventing. She spoke of driving along in the car and thinking about riding Cross Country over the territory she was passing. (Michele and Amistad are pictured at the left.)

Michele is now based at Full Gallop Farm, in Aiken, SC.

Amistad is 3/4 Thoroughbred and 1/4 Belgian Draft. Michele said, "He has gone from being a goof ball to trying to listen."

Megan Correia, a student of eight time Olympian Mike Plumb, was the only competitor in the top six of Open Intermediate Section C, to jump a double clear Show Jumping round. Megan and Anyway rose from sixth to third place..

1. Michele Mueller (CAN) - Amistad - 4 faults SJ = 39.70
2. Maya Studenmund, Business Class - 4 faults SJ = 48.10
3. Megan Correia-Bittner, Anyway - DCSJ = 48.80
4. Tiffani Loudon-Meetze, Above N' Beyond - 4 faults SJ = 49.50
5. Susan Beebee, Prowler - 8 jumping faults, 2 time faults SJ = 53.50
6. Caitlin Romeo, Spirit of the Outback - 4 jumping faults, 2 time faults SJ = 53.70

The Cross Country Course Designer, John Williams, was allowed to run Carrick Hors de Concours. Carrick's score was 46.30 HC.

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Preliminary Results:

A Section:

1. Sara Dierks, Manolo Blahnik - 37.70
2. Becky Holder, Call Me Ollie - 39.20
3. Tracy McRae, Merrimac - 42.20
4. Will Faudree, McGlade - 43.70

B Section:

1. Boyd Martin*, Castle View - 32.70
2. Karl Slezak, Pavarotti - 35.80
3. Will Faudree, Indiana Jones - 39.20
4. Stephanie Baer, Alexis Titty 11 Z - 48.20

C Section:

1. Julie Stenslie, Wildwood's Romeo - 38.20
2. Elizabeth Ricklefs*, Crabtown - 40.30
3. Kelli Temple, Axel Rose - 42.60
4. Boyd Martin*, Ginger Snap 4 42.90

D Section:

1. Tracy McRae, Larkrullah - 39.40
2. Linda Dreher, Remington - 39.80
3. Courtney Cooper, Havasu Canyon - 41.40
4. Holly Payne, Fruition's First - 42.00