GHF/Collecting Gates Dressage Show

I just wanted to jot a quick blurb about this show real quick as it was Samson's first time competing in the USEF Young Horse class, while he was super super in the warm up he got very tense when we entered the indoor arena at The Georgia Horse Park (Conyers) so we did not quite get the high score we were hoping for and only received a 72.4% or 7.24 this gave us a qualifying score however for nationals. He did impress the judges outside though in his Training Level Test and he was Reserve High Point Champion of the entire show that weekend! So at the end of the day it was a pretty good show!

Dressage Across The Lakes

What an AMAZING weekend this was!
Samson competed at Training Level as well as First Level and he also did his USEF 4yr Old Young Horse Test....and he was spectacular and the judges were highly impressed with a 76.5 on his First Level 1 Test and he knocked the Young Horse Test out with an 85.5% (8.55) this put him in 6th for the 4yr olds and qualifies us for nationals! This horse never ceases to amaze me, he just continues to impress and impress and get better and better love him!!!
I was fortunate enough to get his First Level Test on video and he nailed every movement so check it out (unfortunately blogger no longer allows you to upload videos so follow the link to youtube)
San City First Level Test 1

Aquataine oh Aquataine what a weekend full of reaching our goals for the both of us! We did Third Level 2 and Third Level 3 and we nailed them walking away with scores in the upper 60's in all three classes (this was both mine and Tainy's first time ever riding these test) this success meant two things for us. First we are qualified for regionals at Third Level woo hoo! But BEST of all I can now get my USDF Bronze Meedal!!  So all and all it was a fabulous weekend! Below is a link to a video of our Third Level 3 Test on Sunday
EM Aquataine Third Level Test 3

UPDATE

So while it has been almost a year sense my last post I will not spend too much time reliving the past by trying to catch up with all the old post that I should have posted (thanks to a couple of tough semesters in school and a wedding I have been left with very little free time) so I figured I would just do a buleted recap of the past 7 months here at Dream Acres.

• March 2010 All 3 of Samsons hit the ground
• March 2010 NWFL Classic Dressage Samson Competed both In Hand and at Training Level in which he was both the High Point of both the Breed Show and the Dressage Show as well as High Point for the Hanoverian and High Point Training Level Horse
• February 2010 Samson did the YEH at Rocking Horse getting around a %73 and Tainy ran around her first Intermediate cross country course in the Derby.
• Sollte found himself a new home with a young event rider in Maryland we wish them both the best and hope to see great things from that pair
• Gia is now living the good life in West Palm Beach, FL with Samantha Altieri a young ambitious jumper rider and we will definitely be hearing and seeing great things from this pair!
• New edition to the farm was the purchase of the pony Gretta
  

Year End Awards:

• Samson

1. 2009 NWFL Material and 3yr Old Sport Horse Champion
2. 2009 ECC Material and 3yr Old Sport Horse Champion
3. 2009 USDF 3rd place HOY 3yr Old Material
   
4. 2009 USDF 3rd Place HOY 3yr Old Sport Horse Colts In-Hand
   
5. 2009 Reserve Champion AHS 3yr Old Material
6. 2009 AHS Reserve Champion 3yr Old Sport Horse In-Hand
   

• Tainy

1. 2009 NWFL and ECC Preliminary Champion
2. 2009 DSDCTA Preliminary Champion
3. 2009 NWFL Jumper High Point Horse
4. 2009 CEC Jumper Reserve High Point Horse

• Indy

1. Recieved a USEA Blue Ribbon Award for Novice Horse
2. 2009 Area 3 Novice High Point Horse Champion
   
3. 2009 ECC Novice Horse Champion
4. 2009 NWFL Novice Horse Champion
5. 2009 DSDCTA Novice Horse Champion

I think that gives a pretty good brief summary of all the blogs I missed posting! Sorry guys, will definitely keep the website up to date for all you Dream Acre Followers!