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YWC2010 - Blog No 7 - 8 July Print E-mail
Thursday 8th July  - From Rob Dalton

Great day today:  
Results:

Showmanship
  Silver  Jessie Leach with Luv to Zip

Western Pleasure
  8th Luke Phillimore  with Im Misty Zip

Horsemanship
  4th Jessie Leach with Luv to Zip
 10th Antony Iren with Im Misty Zip

Western Riding
  Bronze  Chris Dalton with Potential Sensation

Hunt seat Equi
  5th  Jessie Leach with Luv to Zip
  Final Cut Chloe Nalbantian with Mousey Brown


Rob Dalton

The AQHA UK Youth Team is sponsored by Farnam and Leslie Sutcliffe
 

 
YWC2010 - Blog No 5 - 6 July Print E-mail
Tuesday 6th July  - From Rob Dalton
   
     



   
 

I'm sitting here in my hotel room thinking about what to write about for todays blog and thought I would start with the weather. It has been fantastic today with temperatures in the mid 90's and plenty of sun to match, what I gather, you've been getting at home. Then the thunder and lightning started and the heavens opened so I stopped typing and went
down to partake in happy hour!

Some hours later I'm back to report on today's World Cup activities. Today has been another clinic day starting with trail. Chloe had her first taste of World Cup clinics taking Carlos around the course which is to feature in the first trail competition. Both came through unscathed and a lot more confident for it. By the way, we have discovered that Carlos is, thankfully, alive and well but doesn't have an AQHA competition record.

Hunt seat equitation followed with Jessica being singled out as guinea pig to demonstrate to the other pupils the correct position required for the class. She followed that with an excellent execution of the pattern.

A  useful day was completed with a games night in the arena which was enjoyed by all. The UK team have been mixing very well with the other nationalities and making or renewing aquaintances from around the world.

The parents have had a chance to be distracted from the World Cup activities by the Battle in the Saddle which is being run
simultaneously in the main arena of the State Fair Ground. Some of the best reiners in the US are competing this week for a place on the team to represent their country at the World Equestrian Games.

Tonight, in theory, should see an early night for the team as the real competition starts early tomorrow with he draw for the cutting taking place at 0730. Luke is our 'cutter' and we wish him luck for the first competitive class. Hopefully, I will have good news for tomorrows update.

Rob Dalton

The AQHA UK Youth Team is sponsored by Farnam and Leslie Sutcliffe
 

 
YWC2010 - Blog No 6 - 7 July Print E-mail
Wednesday 7th July  - From Rob Dalton
   
   
 

The first day of competition today with Luke representing the UK in the cutting. The horses were provided this morning and a short pracice run was allowed for each team before the class started in earnest. Unfortunately, the UK did not make the top ten under either judge. It was clear that most countries were pretty proficient at cutting, a discipline we do not practice at home. In the end, the honours went to the USA with Reid Kyle taking first under one judge and second under the other. Reid's parents had hosted the UK team during the week prior to the World Cup so he was a popular winner.

The team went off to visit the Cowboy Heritage Centre this afternoon before returning to the State Fairground to finish the
preparation of their horses for the start of the al-round classes. Tomorrow is going to be hectic with the whole team riding in various classes with clothing and horse changes to cope with as well. Stay tuned for the update tomorrow!  

Rob Dalton

The AQHA UK Youth Team is sponsored by Farnam and Leslie Sutcliffe
 

 
YWC 2010 - Blog No 4 - 5 July Print E-mail
Monday 5th July  - From Rob Dalton

Here is today's news.   Another busy day today at the Youth World Cup in Oklahoma City. I awoke at 6am and the coaches were already waiting outside to take the teams to the State Fair Arena. Amazingly all of Team UK made it on time.
Three clinics took place today. Jessica, Chris and Anthony took part in the Horsemanship clinic and following a quick clothing change, Jessica and Chris went straight on to do Hunter Under Saddle. That was particularly interesting as it is a class not often covered by clinicians in the UK. Finally, Anthony took part in the Western Riding clinic.

Chloe finally joined us this afternoon, to give us a complete team at last , following the annoying distraction of a late school exam.  As I type the team are on their way to Whitewater. Home of death defying water rides and terrifying free falls. We parents are keeping our fingers crossed that we have an uninjured UK Team come the morning.

Rob Dalton

The AQHA UK Youth Team is sponsored by Farnam and Leslie Sutcliffe
 

 
YWC2010 - Blog No 3 - 4 July Print E-mail
Sunday 4th July  - From Rob Dalton
   
   


   

Day two at Oklahoma City saw the all important draw for horses. Sophie and Chris did the business for the UK and we think we now have a promising group of five horses to compete in the main classes.  Following the draw the team were given time to decorate their stalls then an hour and a half during which, team coach, Patty Campbell, could run her expert eye over horse and rider combinations and come up with a provisional allocation of classes. Each event, apart from reining and
cutting, has three riders from each country and every one of the five horses allocated has to be used in at least one class.
The afternoon  session saw a mass showmanship clinic in the main arena with some of the best clinicians from all over the USA giving Jessica, Luke and Chris, and abut fifty other competitors, the benefit of their knowledge. The humidity here finally gave way to an almighty thunderstorm late in the afternoon which , unfortunately, curtailed a visit to a baseball  game and 4th of July celebratory fireworks. The damp weather hasn't dampened the spirit of Team UK,  however, and we are looking forward to another busy day of clinics tomorrow before the first competitive class on Wednesday.

Rob Dalton

The AQHA UK Youth Team is sponsored by Farnam and Leslie Sutcliffe
 

 
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