Robyn
Fisher Wins CIC***
Robyn
Fisher, of West Hills, California used Rebecca Farm as her final warm up for
the FEI Eventing World Cup to be held in Malmo, Sweden, in August, and made it
a winning run with Le Samurai. This pair was second after Dressage
on 54.8; picked up 5.6 time faults Cross Country; and added 8 jumping faults and
6 time faults in the Show jumping for a final score of 74.4. (Robyn and Le
Samurai are pictured at the right jumping the alternate at the first water at
Rolex-Kentucky this spring.)
Canada's
Hawley Bennet rode Livingstone, who was third after Dressage and
dropped a slot to fourth after Cross Country with 7.6 time faults for a score
of 63.7. They finished in second place with 12 faults Show Jumping and a final
score of 75.7.
Kristin
Bachman and Gryffindor were seventh after Dressage on 62.8 and moved
up to fifth with 4.4 time faults and a two day score of 67.3. 8 faults Show Jumping
plus 3 time faults gave them a final score of 78.3 which was good for third place.
Leigh
Mesher rode her My Beau, formerly the international ride of Amy Tryon,
to win the Dressage on a score of 52.8. 10 time faults Cross Country dropped the
pair to third place, and then they were eliminated in the Show Jumping Phase.
Jessica
Heidemann, of Bellingham Washington, who also plans to run at the FEI World
Cup in Malmo, Sweden, with French Twist, was eliminated in the Show Jumping
Phase as well.
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2005
Post Event Press Release - Event at Rebecca Farm
Unparalleled
Success at the 2005 Event!!!
Rebecca Farm
achieved unparalleled success in orchestrating their 2005 Event at Rebecca Farm!!!
Attendance by competitors, spectators, vendors and media increased dramatically.
There were 375 entries, 7,360 spectators, 55 Trade Fair vendors and over 25 press/media
representatives. Sponsorship doubled since 2004. Over 200 volunteers contributed
their time and services to every aspect of planning, organizing and running of
the Event. Their contributions were invaluable. The international officials were
consistently impressed by the efficiency, growth and improvement of the Event.
Local
contractors provided exceptional, world-class service during every aspect of the
Event. The Event would not have been as successful without these dedicated professionals
who provided us with top-notch service.
The 2005 Event was
a World Cup Qualifying Event and four riders were selected for the U.S. Team following
their performance at Rebecca Farm to compete at the World Cup final in Sweden:
"
Robyn Fisher on Le Samurai won the CIC*** at Rebecca Farm (placed 10th in the
world).
" Lauren Whitlock on Kipling was 4th at Rebecca
Farm (placed 19th in the world).
" Jessica Heidemann on French Twist,
despite being eliminated on Show Jumping day (missed the finish line while she
was in the lead) had enough points from previous qualifier to make the selection
also (placed 11th in the world).
" Kirstin Bachman elected
not to go to Malmo but was also qualified to go.
The final
5 riders to represent USA in Malmo will be:
Robyn Fisher of
West Hills, California, with Le Samurai (1995 Holsteiner Thoroughbred gelding,
owned by Robyn Fisher)
Jessica Heidemann of Bellingham, Washington,
with French Twist (1991 Thoroughbred gelding, owned by Jessica Heidemann)
Jan
Thompson of Purcellville, Virginia, with Task Force (1991 Thoroughbred gelding,
owned by Dr. and Mrs. Richard Byyny)
Heidi White of Chadds
Ford, Pennsylvania, with Northern Spy (1993 English Thoroughbred gelding, owned
by Heidi J. White)
Lauren Whitlock of Lafayette, California,
with Kipling (1993 Thoroughbred gelding, owned by Robyn Whitlock)
The
2005 USEA Gold Cup Series Trophy in the CIC***/W division was presented to Robyn
Fisher of West Hills, California and her 10-year-old Thoroughbred/Holsteiner gelding
Le Samurai and the CIC** division was won handily by Canadian Shannon Thompson
of Summerland, British Columbia and her horse Zingeroo.
Local
Montana riders also made an impressive showing at the Event:
Preliminary
Level
" Cindy Marvin on My Sedona placed 7th -- Kalispell,
MT
" Cathy Rasch on Huson placed 8th -- Whitefish, MT
Senior
Training Level
" Paula Sweeney on Lodwijk placed 2nd -
Whitefish, MT
" Wendy Tolliver on Prove It Again placed 7th - Bozeman,
MT
" Kim Liddell on Miss Curtain Call placed 8th - Columbia Falls, MT
Junior Training Level
" Natasha Eickert on Last Titan
placed 2d - Kalispell, MT
" Alexandra Ambelang on RePete placed 7th -
Hamilton, MT
Senior Novice A Level
"
Pat Young on Dappled Timothy placed 3rd - Kalispell, MT
" Molly Kohler
on The Real McCoy placed 8th - Bonner, MT
Senior Novice C Level
"
Stephanie Kappes on Bravo placed 3rd - Lolo, MT
" Victoria Case on Rocky
placed 8th - Marion, MT
Over $61,000 dollars in prize money
and awards were presented to top places in all divisions.
Becky
Broussard of Rebecca Farm was thrilled with the impressive show of community support
for the Event, "We are so excited to see the enthusiasm and support from
our local community because Eventing is a team sport and without the solidarity
of our local team we could not have put on such a successful and internationally
respected event!"
The continuing success and improvement
every year at Rebecca Farm is creating an essential destination for Eventers from
all over the world. As Becky stated, "The riders represent the quality of
the sport and we are so pleased to see the high caliber of sportsmanship that
is being consistently represented at Rebecca Farm by these riders, trainers and
their staff."
The 2006 Event at Rebecca Farm promises
to be even more exciting as Rebecca Farm continues the development of the Event
as an international equestrian destination.
If you were nor able to attend
this year, please make sure to mark your calendar for next year, July 21st 22nd
and 23rd, 2006.
For additional information or to get involved
in the 2006 Event please contact
Hélène Erekson at 406.253.4666
or email helene@eventatrfarm.com
Visit our website at www.rebeccafarm.org
for additional Rebecca Farm and Event information.
For World Cup Eventing
information log on at www.horsesport.org
For USEA Gold Cup Series information
log on at www.useventing.com
