Grace Ann Nolan and Bolero D’Armanville were hard to beat at Tryon!
The Finally Farm team spent two weeks at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, from July 5-17, and picked up great ribbons and enjoyed lots of summer fun in Western North Carolina.
During the Tryon Summer 4, riders and horses picked up six championships and two reserves from the Pony Hunters to the Adult Jumpers, with lots of great performances in the derbies and classics, as well.
Bolero D’Armanville and Grace Ann Nolan were nearly impossible to beat during the two weeks. The pair jumped clear and fast consistently and topped the 1.10m Adult Jumper Championship both weeks, won the classic and earned the Grand Jumper title during the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club show!
Why was a star in the 2’6” sections, taking the Foothills Hunter tricolor with Theresa Tolar aboard and the Low Adult Hunter championship with Charlotte Warren in the irons during the Summer 4 show.
Lourdes Low and Sienna picked up two championships in Tryon!
Sienna and Lourdes Low also earned double championships, taking the 3’3” Junior Hunter, 16-17, section high-point both weeks with excellent scores and performances. In the same section, Catchphrase and Camryn Cass earned the reserve championship during Summer 4, for a Finally Farm sweep.
In the 3’6” Junior Hunters, Golden Years and MC Nolan took the championship honors, continuing the Finally Farm domination in the juniors.
MC Nolan, pictured with trainer Jack Towell, had another stellar week jumping to champion in the combined 3’6” Junior Hunters on Golden Years and winning the Junior Hunter Classic on Bettina at the TR&HC.
Over in the Pony Hunters, Benjamin Buttons earned the Small Pony Hunter title with Elle Boyd aboard.
The following week, during Tryon Summer 5/Tryon Riding and Hunt Club Charity Horse Show, many more tricolors adorned the Finally Farm banner.
Liza Boyd and Clemens returned to their winning ways, taking the Foothills 3’ Hunter championship, while daughters Elle and Adeline combined forces to sweep the Small Pony Hunter section. Elle earned the championship award Benjamin Buttons, while Adeline guided Baby Blue to the reserve championship. Elle also picked up the Medium Pony Hunter reserve championship aboard Loafer’s Lodge Melody.
Elle Boyd earned the Small Pony Hunter championship and was second in the Pony Hunter Classic on Genevieve Johnson’s Benjamin Buttons, left, while Adeline won the classic and earned the reserve championship on Baby Blue.
MC Nolan and Bettina made their mark in the 3’6” Large Junior Hunters, taking the reserve championship and winning the Junior Hunter Classic.
Other highlights included Rebekah Warren’s MTM Hand Him Over and Liza jumping to a score of 188 in the first round and an overall second place finish in the $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. Liza thanked her sponsors for helping her “dress for success!” #ariat #cwd #icehorse #irhhelmets #mdcstirrups#proelitefeed #platinumperformance #ruespari#successequestrian #equifit #charlesancona #luckybraids
In the $10,000 Standlee/USHJA Open Hunter Derby Regional Championships, Liza rode Rebekah’s Cassico to third-placed honors in a tough field of competitors
Liza Boyd and Cassico jumped to third in the $10,000 Standlee/USHJA Open Hunter Derby Regional Championships. Photo ©Bailey Beck for TIEC
Finally Farm continued their “Pony Power during the $10,000 USHJA Pony Hunter Derby, where LuLu Wells and Heaven’s Gift placed third and Elle rode Loafer’s Lodge Melody to seventh.
LuLu Wells and Heaven’s Gift and Elle Boyd and Loafer’s Lodge Melody celebrated their results in the $10,000 USHJA Pony Derby.
George Kelly and Edorable scored an 84 on their way to second in the Medium Pony Hunter Classic, their first time in the division.
