Photos from Deb Callahan and Andrea Davenport
Flight Line Dressage Shows came to Blytheville, Arkansas over Halloween weekend, October 30-31, for their third in a series of four 2021 Dressage Shows. Meris Greges (r) was the judge;Andrea Davenport, show manager. The show offered 14 classes ranging from training, first, and second levels and USDF Freestyle and Material, attracting nine riders and 13 horses for the two-day show.
Andrea Davenport explained the move to Arkansas: “The vast majority of the Flight Line shows are held in underserved areas such as Blytheville. We do our best to make dressage accessible to a wide range of competitors throughout the country in a fun and inviting atmosphere. We very often have first time competitors and those more experienced riders who are returning to the sport after time away. We like for our shows to be a quality experience, with an ‘at home; feel. We do shows everywhere from the Arkansas delta to the Mississippi coast, as well as central Alabama and Tennessee, the Florida panhandle and the mountains of West Virginia, and we are always looking to expand.”
High Point Jr/YR was Eleanor McClain and her Canadian Warmblood Cross mare “Abbigael” with a 70.172% in Training Level Test 3. They were also the High Point USEA member, and received an award sponsored by Memphis Eventing.
The high point Adult Amateur rider was Cheryl Peterson and her Norwegian Fjord gelding Bjorn VI with a 65.962% in the NDPC Test of Choice class, also making them the high point pony.
The high point open rider was Hayley Baker and “E-ros” owned by Maggie Tifft, who received a 66.548% in second level test 3, earning them the high point KWPN award.
Lindsay Collins and her Hanoverian gelding “Henry” were the high point freestyle with a 68.567%, riding to the “Ghostbusters” theme music.
The high scoring material horse was Susie Langston’s “Bailando” ridden by Gabrielle Callahan scoring 75.000%.
The Flight Line Dressage Championship Show was November 20-21 at the Tri-State Exhibition Center in Cleveland, TN.
Full results of both shows are posted at: www.foxvillage.com.
Arkansas Show results:
Hayley Baker rode two horses: Hotchner and E-Ros in second level, taking two firsts on E-Ros.
Gabrielle Callahan rode Silverdust Heartbreaker to three firsts in Training Level; Dandao De Lys to two firsts in First Level; and Taking Music as His Silence to a first and second in First Level. Gabrielle Callahan and Bailando earned 75.000% in 2019 USDF Materiale Class.
Lindsay Collins and Henry were tops in the USDF Freestyle Second Level and took a first and a second in Second Level tests.
Jr./Young Rider Paige Costello and Ruhig Abend earned a first and three seconds in Training Level and a first in First Level.
Jr./Young Rider Eleanor McClain and Abbigael earned three firsts in Training Level with high scores of 70.172%.
Adult Amateur rider Cheryl Petersen and Bjorn VI, a Norwiegan Fjord horse were first in all four of their Training Level classes.
Jayne Ryan and Shalvadore Dali won two firsts and a second in Open Second Level.
Jr./Young Rider Layna Scott “took the cake” with Cake Topper in Training Level (three firsts and a second) and a first and second in First Level.
Adult Amateur rider Sarah Stranczek and Blare That Music won a first and second in Training Level.
Flight Line Dressage Shows came to Blytheville, Arkansas over Halloween weekend, October 30-31, for their third in a series of four 2021 Dressage Shows. Meris Greges (r) was the judge;Andrea Davenport, show manager. The show offered 14 classes ranging from training, first, and second levels and USDF Freestyle and Material, attracting nine riders and 13 horses for the two-day show.
Andrea Davenport explained the move to Arkansas: “The vast majority of the Flight Line shows are held in underserved areas such as Blytheville. We do our best to make dressage accessible to a wide range of competitors throughout the country in a fun and inviting atmosphere. We very often have first time competitors and those more experienced riders who are returning to the sport after time away. We like for our shows to be a quality experience, with an ‘at home; feel. We do shows everywhere from the Arkansas delta to the Mississippi coast, as well as central Alabama and Tennessee, the Florida panhandle and the mountains of West Virginia, and we are always looking to expand.”
High Point Jr/YR was Eleanor McClain and her Canadian Warmblood Cross mare “Abbigael” with a 70.172% in Training Level Test 3. They were also the High Point USEA member, and received an award sponsored by Memphis Eventing.
The high point Adult Amateur rider was Cheryl Peterson and her Norwegian Fjord gelding Bjorn VI with a 65.962% in the NDPC Test of Choice class, also making them the high point pony.
The high point open rider was Hayley Baker and “E-ros” owned by Maggie Tifft, who received a 66.548% in second level test 3, earning them the high point KWPN award.
Lindsay Collins and her Hanoverian gelding “Henry” were the high point freestyle with a 68.567%, riding to the “Ghostbusters” theme music.
The high scoring material horse was Susie Langston’s “Bailando” ridden by Gabrielle Callahan scoring 75.000%.
The Flight Line Dressage Championship Show was November 20-21 at the Tri-State Exhibition Center in Cleveland, TN.
Full results of both shows are posted at: www.foxvillage.com.
Arkansas Show results:
Hayley Baker rode two horses: Hotchner and E-Ros in second level, taking two firsts on E-Ros.
Gabrielle Callahan rode Silverdust Heartbreaker to three firsts in Training Level; Dandao De Lys to two firsts in First Level; and Taking Music as His Silence to a first and second in First Level. Gabrielle Callahan and Bailando earned 75.000% in 2019 USDF Materiale Class.
Lindsay Collins and Henry were tops in the USDF Freestyle Second Level and took a first and a second in Second Level tests.
Jr./Young Rider Paige Costello and Ruhig Abend earned a first and three seconds in Training Level and a first in First Level.
Jr./Young Rider Eleanor McClain and Abbigael earned three firsts in Training Level with high scores of 70.172%.
Adult Amateur rider Cheryl Petersen and Bjorn VI, a Norwiegan Fjord horse were first in all four of their Training Level classes.
Jayne Ryan and Shalvadore Dali won two firsts and a second in Open Second Level.
Jr./Young Rider Layna Scott “took the cake” with Cake Topper in Training Level (three firsts and a second) and a first and second in First Level.
Adult Amateur rider Sarah Stranczek and Blare That Music won a first and second in Training Level.
