Evan's "Bio" Head Shot
Photo by Auntie Mary
(Meyer and Maples Photography)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Evan and Earl, Coveside, August 2011
Evan and Earl had a good weekend @ the Coveside Classic Horse Show in Chester.
There are lots of "best parts" about this horse show,..... too many to mention! But one of the nicest things was staying 10 minutes away at the cottage. Rachel, Katie and Maddie all joined us. Emma F. stayed overnight too and was Evan's EXCELLENT groom. Emma Mc came back and forth between Halifax and also groomed and was a help to everyone!
Nicole stayed with Katherine and Amanda at Katherine's cottage only five minutes away from us on the other side of Borgel's Point!
A shout out to HJBL rider Sawyer who came to watch Evan and Maddie compete on Sunday. Thanks for coming and watching and helping Sawyer. Evan and Earl placed second in the Power and Speed! Maddie and Valiant had a spectacular 1st in the Coveside Hunter Classic. Wish I could remember Toby, Finch, Gabby, Howie and William's placings but I can't! When the placings are published I will add them.
Alice jumped her first class but was not feeling 100% so she went home early for some R&R. Gotta love Wonderland and her heart of gold!
Here are some links to the classes that I took photos of:
Wonderland/Fri/1m Welcome
Duke of Earl/Fri/1.10m Welcome
Duke of Earl/Sat/1.10m MiniPrix
Duke of Earl/Sun/1.10 Power&Speed
Line of Credit/Sun/$5000 Coveside Hunter Classic
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Evan's "Bio"
Evan Phinney, a 17 year old grade 12 Honours student at Sacred Heart School of Halifax, began riding at age 7 at the Halifax Junior Bengal Lancers. A time share on “Wonderland” owned by the Lancers, allowed Evan to continue in hunter competitions and then they moved into the show jumping ring. Together they have enjoyed success in the Meter 1.0 here in Nova Scotia, but also this year in WEF with a 6th place in Children's Jumper, and at Bromont International including a win in the Power and Speed. Evan immediately set her goal to qualify for the inaugural Canadian National Championships and with her parents support and with the help of her coach Jill Barker, Evan was fortunate to meet her current 1.10m mount “Duke of Earl”, a veteran competitor in the jumper ring. Evan and Earl have only been together since late June and Evan is thrilled with the knowledge and experience she is obtaining in this new partnership. Evan is a lead rider for the Halifax Junior Bengal Lancer Musical Ride, and divides her time between the Lancers in Halifax and at Horses At Work in Sweets Corner,N.S. training with Jill Barker, who also divides her coaching time between the two stables. Evan, who also is a competitive swimmer and volleyball player, and is the co-editor of her high school year book, hopes to continue with her riding when university beckons next year.
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