The Skyland Farm team enjoyed two great weeks showing in their backyard, with the Upperville Colt & Horse Show and Loudoun Benefit Horse Show taking place just down the road in Upperville, Virginia, from June 5-18 and the Grafton and Salem Farm Showgrounds.From the Short Stirrup to the the Amateur-Owner Hunters to the Junior Jumpers, Skyland Farm riders took home championships and top ribbons to their home base in Middleburg.
Highlights during Upperville included a variety of blue-ribbon results, including trainer Denice Perry's 5-year-old homebred C'Ironman (Copperman--Cirena) who jumped clear in the NAYJDP Intro To Show Jumping and 1.0m Schooling Jumper classes.Emma Pell also guided her jumpers to top ribbons, riding Amelie to victory in a Low Children's Jumper class and Ari 55 to second place in a High Children's Jumper class. She also earned ribbons on both in their respective NAL/WIHS Children's Jumper Classics.In the hunters, Leslie Kopp earned top ribbons aboard Gone Country in the competitive 3'3" Amateur-Owner, 36 and over, section, and Virginia Bonnie rode Jelti JS to excellent placings in the Large Junior, 15 and under, section and also won the VHSA/EMO Hunter Seat Medal class.During the Loudoun Benefit, once again Skyland riders garnered top ribbons in the hunters, jumpers and equitation.
Highlights included tricolors for Mosie Pennington and Oh Good Night in the Short/Long Stirrup and Emma Pell and Cedilo in the 2'3" USHJA Hunter section. Michele Trufant's Dancing Ollie earned the reserve championship in the hotly contested Thoroughbred section with Chiara Carney in the irons.Emma also guided Ari 55 to an impressive second place in the NAL/WIHS Children's Jumper Classic, along with top ribbons in the High Children's Jumper section. Leslie Kopp earned excellent placings aboard Dolce Vita in the Adult Amateur Jumpers, including fifth in the Adult Jumper Classic.After taking ribbons in the Adult Amateur, 50 and over, section at Upperville with Prime Time, Michele Trufant guided her young Thoroughbred jumper Itchy Garrett to impressive clear rounds in the .80 and .90m jumpers at Loudoun.