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She was 5 but green broke, still owned by her breeder. I was 21, a veteran of the Young Rider and U25 programs, and as such I thought I knew a few things about horse training. I was wrong, as young people filled with hubris are often are. But I couldn’t have asked for a better teacher than Ellegria.
“Ella’s” real name was, tragically, Elly McBeal, which clearly had to go. She was a Westphalian of great old German breeding (Ehrentanz I—Patrizia, Philipo) and one of three Grand Prix horses her mother produced, with a coat like a copper penny, and a tanky body that belied her 16.1 hands. She had an extended trot that would knock your socks off, a gift for passage and a 10 extended walk.
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SATURDAY
8 Lauren Sprieser & Madiene, 6 yr KWPN Mare, 3rd Level
8:45 Ali Redston & Ojalá, 4 yr KWPN Mare, Training Level
9:30 Jodie Harney & Sullivan, 10 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 4th Level
10:15 Mary Ewing & Fiero, 16 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Training Level
11 Julie Nelson & Reno, 5 yr Thoroughbred Gelding, 1st Level
11:45 Sandra House & Scarlet, 13 yr Holsteiner Mare, 1st Level
12:30 LUNCH
1 Skylar Skalicky & Jasper, 9 yr KWPN Gelding, 2nd Level
1:30 Claire Decker & Wizard, 9 yr Friesian Cross Gelding, 2nd Level
2 Ada Oldfather & Corino, 14 yr Holsteiner Gelding, 2nd Level
2:30 Nicole Vasil & Roscoe, 12 yr Welsh Cob Stallion, 2nd Level
3:15 Heather Richards & Halcyon, 11 yr KWPN Mare, 4th Level
4 Nancy Sulek & Quallentino, 8 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 3rd Level
SUNDAY
8 Nicole Vasil & Roscoe, 12 yr Welsh Cob Stallion, 2nd Level
8:45 Heather Richards & Halcyon, 11 yr KWPN Mare, 4th Level
9:30 Nancy Sulek & Quallentino, 8 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 3rd Level
10:15 Jodie Harney & Sullivan, 10 yr Oldenburg Gelding, 4th Level
11 Mary Ewing & Fiero, 16 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Training Level
11:45 Sandra House & Scarlet, 13 yr Holsteiner Mare, 1st Level
12:30 LUNCH
1 Skylar Skalicky & Jasper, 9 yr KWPN Gelding, 2nd Level
1:30 Claire Decker & Wizard, 9 yr Friesian Cross Gelding, 2nd Level
2 Ada Oldfather & Corino, 14 yr Holsteiner Gelding, 2nd Level
2:30 Lauren Sprieser & Madiene, 6 yr KWPN Mare, 3rd Level
3:15 Ali Redston & Ojalá, 4 yr KWPN Mare, Training Level
4 Julie Nelson & Reno, 5 yr Thoroughbred Gelding, 1st Level