Merle-Smith Eventing & Virginia Field Hunters

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

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

Trophy
Castor Pollux

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!

Cinco

 

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.

Foxy 2nd

Foxy SJ

M-S Reddy Fox in PT at The Fork

 

Trophy SJ 1

Trophy SJ 2

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

Aiken Lacy canter

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

Foxy's win OT

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