By Evie Tumlin
We love to have our big impressive horse shows with lots of fancy horses and riders competing at the top of their game. But in these shows, the beginners often get lost in the shuffle. That is the reason Cedar Wind Farm offers the “Button Down” show each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This one is for the beginners, first timers, baby horses, or timid riders. This is their opportunity to be the most important folks at the horse show!
This last Schooling Show of the year at Cedar Wind Farm (CWF) fell on Saturday November 30, 2013 – the fifth annual Button Down show. The show offered lower level Dressage classes as well as a Combined Test. This year we added a Green as Grass 18” course of ten fences in a big open field. Believe me, this was huge challenge for these green participants!
There were four children who rode the CWF Beginner Dressage Test, which is a walk test with options to trot a couple of movements. The youngest rider, Mary Carter Hitt from Oxford, MS, is 5 years old. This test is judged on accuracy, snappy salutes, and kindness of the rider to the horse. It may be coached, led, or ridden with a caller. This is an ideal test for the youngest competitors on their first trip down the center line
There were 26 dressage rides and 13 of those rode the cross country course. Three adults on young horses and ten children, all under age 14, with one 7-year-old, Allison Gill from Southwind Stables in Olive Branch, MS, rode the combined test, which included the USDF Introductory B test.
This year the weather was perfect for the show. All of us at CWF want to thank our competitors for coming out and making this a very fun day! Thank you to all the parents for your wonderful support throughout the year. Of course, we could not do these Combined Tests without our Volunteers! Southern Run Pony Club members did the scoring, helped hustle kids to classes, called tests, and served as jump judges on the Cross Country Course. Special thanks to our Dressage Judge Marlece Harrison and to my “kid wranglers:” Shannon White and Allison Estes.
Following are the Dressage show results:
TRAINING LEVEL 1:
Bailarin & Allison Bailey 74.6 (1)
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL C:
Peter Pan & Garce Berry 72.0 (1),
Nike & Catherine Waddell 71.0 (2)
Scout & Olivia Mogridge 70.0 (3)
Luna & Lily Elliot 67.0 (4)
Taffy & Chaffin Smith 65.5 (5),
Luna & Gracie Golden 64.5 (6)
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL B, SECTION 1 Jr
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL B, SECTION 2 Jr.
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL B, ADULTS
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL A Jr.
Taffy & Maddie Mogridge 1
CWF Beginner Dressage Test
Results for the Green as Grass Combined Test:
ADULT DIVISION 18” open
Penalty pts. CC Penalties Place after Dressage Final Place
JUNIOR GAG 18”
We love to have our big impressive horse shows with lots of fancy horses and riders competing at the top of their game. But in these shows, the beginners often get lost in the shuffle. That is the reason Cedar Wind Farm offers the “Button Down” show each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This one is for the beginners, first timers, baby horses, or timid riders. This is their opportunity to be the most important folks at the horse show!
This last Schooling Show of the year at Cedar Wind Farm (CWF) fell on Saturday November 30, 2013 – the fifth annual Button Down show. The show offered lower level Dressage classes as well as a Combined Test. This year we added a Green as Grass 18” course of ten fences in a big open field. Believe me, this was huge challenge for these green participants!
There were four children who rode the CWF Beginner Dressage Test, which is a walk test with options to trot a couple of movements. The youngest rider, Mary Carter Hitt from Oxford, MS, is 5 years old. This test is judged on accuracy, snappy salutes, and kindness of the rider to the horse. It may be coached, led, or ridden with a caller. This is an ideal test for the youngest competitors on their first trip down the center line
There were 26 dressage rides and 13 of those rode the cross country course. Three adults on young horses and ten children, all under age 14, with one 7-year-old, Allison Gill from Southwind Stables in Olive Branch, MS, rode the combined test, which included the USDF Introductory B test.
This year the weather was perfect for the show. All of us at CWF want to thank our competitors for coming out and making this a very fun day! Thank you to all the parents for your wonderful support throughout the year. Of course, we could not do these Combined Tests without our Volunteers! Southern Run Pony Club members did the scoring, helped hustle kids to classes, called tests, and served as jump judges on the Cross Country Course. Special thanks to our Dressage Judge Marlece Harrison and to my “kid wranglers:” Shannon White and Allison Estes.
Following are the Dressage show results:
TRAINING LEVEL 1:
Bailarin & Allison Bailey 74.6 (1)
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL C:
Peter Pan & Garce Berry 72.0 (1),
Nike & Catherine Waddell 71.0 (2)
Scout & Olivia Mogridge 70.0 (3)
Luna & Lily Elliot 67.0 (4)
Taffy & Chaffin Smith 65.5 (5),
Luna & Gracie Golden 64.5 (6)
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL B, SECTION 1 Jr
| Grace Berry | Peter Pan | 71.8 | 1 | |
| Daniel Patterson | Mr. Mischief | 69.3 | 2 | |
| Cole Skinner | Tony Stark | 67.5 | 3 | |
| Gracie Golden | Luna | 66.8 | 4 | |
| Alexis Ellman | Firefly | 65.6 | 5 | |
| Catherine Waddell | Nike | 63.1 | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL B, SECTION 2 Jr.
| Megan Patterson | Happy Feet | 70.0 | 1 | |
| Chaffin Smith | Tafffy | 67.5 | 2 | |
| Lily Elliot | Luna | 66.9 | 3 | |
| Allison Gill | Happy Feet | 65.6 | 4 | |
| Olivia Mogridge | Scout | 65.0 | 5 |
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL B, ADULTS
| Gabby Ballin | Drop Dead Fred | 81.3 | 1 | ||
| Allison Bailey | Bailarine | 68.7 | 2 | ||
| Heather Luther | Tall Dark& Handsom | 50.0 | 3 | ||
Taffy & Maddie Mogridge 1
CWF Beginner Dressage Test
| Maddie Mogridge | Taffy | 75.6 | 1 | ||
| Mary Carter Hitt | Pegasus | 75.6 | 1 | ||
| Joanna Powell | Pegasus | 57.8 | 2 | ||
| Miriem Phillips | Sassy Seahorse | 50.6 | 3 |
Results for the Green as Grass Combined Test:
ADULT DIVISION 18” open
Penalty pts. CC Penalties Place after Dressage Final Place
| Gabby Ballin | Drop Dead Fred | 18.8 | 1 | 0 | 18.8 | 1 | ||
| Allison Bailey | Bailarine | 31.2 | 2 | 0 | 31.2 | 2 | ||
| Heather Luther | Tall Dark& Handsom | 500 | 3 | 20 | 70.0 | 3 |
| Grace Berry | Peter Pan | 28.2 | 1 | 0 | 28.2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cole Skinner | Tony Stark | 32.5 | 10 | 0 | 32.5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gracie Golden | Luna | 33.1 | 5 | 0 | 33.1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Olivia Mogridge | Scout | 35.0 | 8 | 0 | 35.0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Catherine Waddell | Nike | 36.9 | 9 | 0 | 36.9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JUNIOR GAG 18" with go beside option | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Patterson | Mr. Mischief | 30.6 | 3 | 2 | 32.6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chaffin Smith | Taffy | 32.5 | 4 | 6 | 38.5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Megan Patterson | Happy Feet | 30.0 | 2 | 10 | 40.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Allison Gill | Happy Feet | 34.4 | 6 | 6 | 40.4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alexis Ellman | Firefly | 34.4 | 7 | 12 | 46.4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
