News of 2009
Sept. 20 Upper Marlboro, MD - Marlboro Horse Trials
4th - M-S Reddy Fox - Area II Training Championships - 29.5 dressage score. Double clears xc.
4th - Chaucer - Beg. Novice - 34.8 dressage score. First event, finished on dressage score!
Chaucer and Nicolette at Dressage at Lexington, Virginia
Sept. 6 Warrenton, VA - Hunt Night - Representing the Tennessee Valley Hunt
Nicolette Merle-Smith
2nd - M-S Royal Z - 18-30 Field Hunter O/F class
3rd - M-S Royal Z - Staff class
3rd - M-S Reddy Fox - 18-30 Field Hunter O/F class
Rosemarie Merle -Smith
2nd - Silver Trophy - 45 and over Field Hunter O/F class
4th - Silver Trophy - Staff class
2nd - Silver Trophy - Masters class
Sept. 5, Poolesville, MD - Seneca Valley PC H T -
7th M-S Royal Z - Open Training 35.8 dressage score
9th M-S Reddy Fox - Amateur Training 33.2 dressage score
Silver Trophy and her babies
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CASTORand POLLUX out of Silver Trophy by Disconto thru embryo transfer.
May 5, 2009 First baby of the season !!! CINCOCINNO is born to Ruthie, the percheron mare, and Cappuccino Ice. Cinco is a big, brown colt with a laid back attitude! |
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May 2-3 Shawan Downs, MD Silver Trophy and Nicolette are 4th in the Prelim division at the MCTA Horse Trials. |
May 10, Manakin-Sabot, VA M-S Royal Z and Nikki are Reserve Champions at the CVJSA show in the Novice Jumper division. |
YAAAAA, Foxy and Nikki !!!!! April 11 - 12 The Fork Horse Trials -results Nicolette & M-S Reddy Fox - 2nd place in the Preliminary/Training division behind Kim Severson. The P/T division consists of the Preliminary dressage test, Training level cross country and a Preliminary show jumping test. It is a good move up for the up and coming Preliminary horse. Foxy will be competing at Loudoun in his first Preliminary competition. |
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M-S Reddy Fox in PT at The Fork
Silver Trophy in OP at The Fork
News Flash March 25, 2009
Nicolette is currently the United States Eventing Association's #1 Training Adult and Adult Amateur Rider in the country!
2009 Winter Competition Results in SC and GA, January 31- March 15
Pine Top Horse Trials -results
Silver Trophy - Open Novice - sixth
Full Gallop Horse Trials - results
M-S Royal Z - Beg. Novice - seventh
Sporting Days Farm Horse Trials -results
Silver Trophy - Open Training - 33.0 - second
Full Gallop Horse Trials - results
M-S Royal Z - Novice - 31.2 - eighth
M-S Royal Z "Lacy" and Nicolette compete in Aiken
Pine Top Horse Trials -results
Silver Trophy - Open Preliminary - 44.0 - eighth
Double clears and no time pen. in Trophy's first Preliminary since the 2007 Morven Park CCI*
Trophy is expecting four babies this spring by Disconto and Graf Top II !
Paradise Farm Horse Trials - results
M-S Reddy Fox - Open Training - 27.5 - FIRST PLACE
Marcia Carabell, Foxy and Nicolette celebrate win in Open Training at Paradise Farm!
Sporting Days Farm Horse Trials
M-S Reddy Fox - Open Training - 28.5 in dressage - Second Place
Southern Pines I Horse Trials
M-S Reddy Fox - Open Training - 29.0 in dressage- Fourth Place
M-S Royal Z - Moves up to Training and has double clears cross country