October 2022 Issue

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We cannot accept copyrighted photos without permission from owner. You must have permission before reprinting anything from East Coast Equestrian. For permission please call (717) 509-9800 or email steph@eastcoastequestrian.net Local rider Buck Davidson and Carlevo, owned by Cath- erine O’Brien, prevailed to win the CCI4-S at Plantation Field International, Unionville, PA, September 18 after jumping clear around a heavily influential cross country track designed by Derek diGrazia. Adding 6.0 time faults to his score put Davidson atop the leaderboard with 32.5 penalties. Woods Baughman of Lexington, Buck Davidson Prevails at Plantation Field International KY placed second on 34.0 riding C’est La Vie 135 after Liz Halli- day-Sharp and Cooley Quicksil- ver, second after show jumping, added 15 faults for missing a flag and dropped to fifth place. Halli- day-Sharp also finished fourth rid- ing DeNiro. A clean and fast run with just 0.4 time faults launched Jennie Brannigan and FE Lifestyle right up the leaderboard from fifteenth into third place overall. Out of 40 entries in the CCI4-S, just 27 horse and rider combinations completed the event. Five withdrew before cross country, three retired on course, two were eliminated and three riders fell. Though the twisting and turning, technical course made sure cross country was an influential phase, there were no significant injuries to horses or riders. Catherine O’Brien, who has owned Carlevo for the past two years, said, “It’s fabulous. This is a first for us at this level.” The horse has taken the O’Briens, who are from Lexington, KY, to the Kentucky Three-Day Event where he placed sixth, to Aachen, Germany and with any luck to the Maryland Five-Star. Davidson’s student Allie Knowles, who fin- ished 12th in the CCI4-S at Plan- tation Field riding Morswood, is the resident trainer at their farm in Kentucky. Brannigan, who rode three horses in the four-star, said that FE Lifestyle jumped great, but she ran slow with Twilightslast- gleam, who claimed the top-plac- ing Thoroughbred award. He is the alternate for Boekelo, so time will tell where he is heading next. Brannigan and Davidson were held on course because a rail on a frangible fence fell just before Brannigan jumped it, and Davidson said that it was challenging getting Carlevo to be sharp on course after standing around during the hold. “He’s a bit of a homebody and going last of the day when there was a hold because of the fence that fell down, he was just hanging out, and everybody left. Getting him awake and ready to go is not always super easy, especially since he’s not the fastest horse in the world. He jumped off the little drop to the hedge thing and he wasn’t really with it, so I fired him at the next fence and then he was awake. He was right on the markers at four and five minutes, but he goes at one pace – he was the same way at Kentucky - he’s not the kind of horse you can make up time with.” Davidson said he was really happy with his mount Erroll Gobey, whom he focused on keeping quiet and relaxed, and Sorocaima, who is heading to the Maryland 5 Star. Carlevo sustained a small puncture from a stud during cross country, so he said his entry at Maryland depends on how that heals. Woods Baughman said that he recently took C’est la Vie to Burghley, but the horse ran off with him on cross country and he wasn’t able to complete the event. He changed bits and bridles and found a better solution that he tested out at Plantation Field and found it worked well. “It’s a Myler combo with a barrel in the mouth, shanks, and a hackamore. It’s got a lot of things going on but it’s a soft bit with more poll pressure and it keeps him from crossing his jaw,” he said. “It’s not necessarily strong as much as putting pressure in a different place, and he seems to be quite happy in it.” Baughman said he forgot to reset his watch when he was held on course, and time faults rele- gated him to second place. “You can’t argue with finishing second to Buck though,” he said. Overall he was pleased with the event, said the footing was very good, and felt that it was a good prepa- ration to test C’est la Vie with the new bitting system before they head to the Maryland Five-Star in October. Real Rider Cup Returns to Maryland, Raises $173K for Thoroughbred Aftercare Following a record-set- ting turnout in Lexington, KY in July, the Real Rider Cup returned to its home in Fair Hill, MD to complete the 2022 series of events, welcoming 32 horse and rider combinations along with hundreds of spectators to Fair Hill Thoroughbred Horse show for an evening of lively competition and entertainment. Created by Anita Motion, the charity show jumping compe- tition brings together personal- ities from across the breeding and racing industry to increase awareness and raise funds for Thoroughbred aftercare, with each rider pledging to raise at least $1,000. Riders, mounted on off-track Thoroughbreds and wearing the silks of their employers, col- leagues, and clients, navigated a winding course of fences with the fastest clear rounds taking home top honors. Connections and institutions represented included Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Maryland Jockey Club, 1/ST Racing, Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center, Equine Veterinary Care, Country Life Farm, Hillwood Stables/Rodney Jenkins, Whitney Stables, and more. Noteworthy horses includ- ed Henry S. Clark Stakes winner Talk Show Man, who was ridden by both Maggie Morley and Penelope Miller, who once again faced off against on-track rival, back-to-back winner of the Maryland Million Turf Stakes Phlash Phelps, who was piloted by his long-time exercise rider Sabrina Morris. Multiple graded stakes placer turned event horse Adirondack King was ridden by Keira Nygaard. Additional black-type runners included Flash McCaul, Virginia Peach, Grandiflora, and hard-knocking campaigner Greek God, piloted by Maryland Jockey Club outrid- er Kaymarie Kreidel. The field also included 11 Thoroughbred Makeover graduates. Handicap- per Jessica Paquette served as emcee, providing color commen- tary. Cassie Lively put in a bold round, taking all the inside turns and wasting no time to clinch the individual win. Awards were given for individual results, as well as teams (riders could form their own team or be assigned to one based on their industry background). Individual results: Win: Cas- sie Lively on Quite a Journey, Place: Chelsea Buttermore on Fantastic Omen, and individu- al Place rider from Lexington, Keira Nygaard, returned to ride again in Fair Hill to take the Show placing on Aidrondack King. Team Results: Win: Team GSVH Pony Camp (Lively, Shore, Pfeiffer), Place: Team Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center (Bellgrave, Pennington, Buttermore), Show: Team Animal Kingdom (Fewster, Crowell, Chubb). The competition continued online with a public vote as to “Who Jumped it Best?” to determine the overall winner of the contest. An award for Highest Earner was yet to be determined. As of this writing, a to- tal of 63 entered riders have raised over $160,000 this year. When combined with corporate sponsorships, the 2022 event has raised over $173,000, which more than triples any previ- ous annual total for the event and brings the overall total to $410,000 raised for Thorough- bred aftercare since the event’s inception in 2017. “It’s been an honor to have been a beneficiary of the Real Rider Cup since the beginning,” said Retired Racehorse Project executive director, Kirsten Green. “Aftercare is a critical stage in a racehorse’s life, one that is made successful by many different types of organizations working synergistically towards the same result. Anita’s selection of bene- ficiaries recognizes the essential need to fund aftercare organiza- tions who serve the horses in a variety of ways.” “After two years of having The Real Rider Cup as a virtual event, we were thrilled to go live again,” said Anita Motion. “The two-event format paid off: We had a record number of riders and that equated to a record amount of money raised. This is sure- ly testament to how much our community cares about aftercare, retraining and the versatility of Thoroughbreds.”