The Hi Form Peninsula Cup Winter Associate Dressage Series commenced at Treehaven on Sunday June 13th with fine but blowey conditions. The arena surfaces were in excellent condition with additional surface having been laid on the main arena recently and the warm up area perfect to foot.

Hi Form Australia provided great product prizes for the winners of every class. Their products have been re-labelled and winning products included Breathe, Top Line, CompletaVite and PerformaVite. Carola Adolph and Jane Greenman judged the proceedings with a bevvy of very young horses making their first appearances in the preliminary classes.

Treehaven is considered by many in the dressage world to be a great place for young horses as the areas are secure with plenty of variable spaces in which to lunge or work youngsters. The organising committee were very flexible with some riders whose horses were overcome with the new surroundings and they changed some times to accommodate further working in of horses. Most riders and spectators took advantage of the heated cafe area for home-made soups, expresso coffee and lunch.

Big thank you to helpers on the day Julie Scott & James, pencillors Katie Scott and friend Ashleigh, Marion Barnes and to our great cafe operators Margaritta and Rebecca Scott.

The rain managed to stay away for most of the day with very blustery windsin the morning but the lovely Peninsula sunshine came through in the afternoon making conditions much nicer for everyone. Considering the weather most combinations worked very well and many riders opted to have a go at riding above their levels and therefore proving to be a great training series. In form combinations noted were Bettina Winch and Remi Cruise and Bianca Barnes on her chestnut Highborne Baden.

The series continues on for two more dates, being 18th July and 15th August. Competitors can enter each competition individually or take advantage of gaining highest points over the series for the ultimate Hi Form Australia 'Peninsula Cups' trophies, rosettes and rugs at each level of preliminary, novice or elementary.

Results

1.1
1st - Diamond Park Dom Perignon ridden
by Monique Hart
2nd- Gulzig ridden by Wendy Marshman
3rd - Regal Touch ridden by Leanne Simpson
4th - Gernot K ridden by Annie lever

=5th - Aubane Colorado ridden by Katy Welsh
=5th - Rowanvale Lassiter ridden
by Debbie Jaensch

1.2
1st - Basque ridden by Jenavine Dore

=2nd - Regal Touch ridden by Leanne Simpson
=2nd - Gulzig ridden by Wendy Marshman

=4th - Diamond Park Dom Perignon ridden
by Monique Hart
=4th - Gernot K ridden by Annie lever

=6th - Rowanvale Lassiter ridden
by Debbie Jaensch
=6th - Aubane Colorado ridden by Katy Welsh

2.1
1st - Remi Cruise ridden by Betina Winch
2nd - HPH Belfast ridden by Edwina Hollingworth
3rd - Willow Park Midnite ridden by Melinda Bladier

=4th - Haddabe ridden by Torina Johnson
=4th - Torlea Park McNicol ridden by Kim Sheehan

6th - Canada Cove ridden by Kathie Ward

2.2
=1st - Torlea Park McNicol ridden by Kim Sheehan
=1st - Remi Cruise ridden by Bettina Winch

3rd - Haddabe ridden by Torina Johnson
4th - HPH Belfast ridden by Edwina Hollingworth
5th - Willow Park Midnite ridden by Melinda Bladier
6th - Segundo ridden by Linda Wyles

3.1
1st - Highborn Baden ridden by Bianca Barnes
2nd - He's Got Pride ridden by Belinda Russo

=3rd - Belcam Granth ridden by Claire Hawkey
=3rd - Northern Othillie ridden by Jane Goldthorpe

5th - SD Rockerfellar ridden by Justine Waddick
6th - MFC The Pretender ridden by Keren Bennet

3.2
1st - Highborn Baden ridden by Bianca Barnes
2nd - Belcam Granth ridden by Claire Hawkey
3rd - MFC The Pretender ridden by Keren Bennet
4th - SD Rockerfellar ridden by Justine Waddick
5th - Northern Othillie ridden by Jane Goldthorpe
6th - He's Got Pride ridden by Belinda Russo

The grey that we see Annie pictured on is Gernot K, a 17hh Graf Landau chap who Annie tells me "was very vocal throughout his test but was still focussed on the job at hand" which is very impressive for a youngster at his first outing!

And at that size he must have a wonderful temperament because Annie would measure no more than "4' nothing" herself and this is a very big horse for one so petite!