Congrats Demo Teams at Holly Hill Horse Trials

Holly Hill Farm held their Spring Horse Trial April 16-18, 2010, in Benton, Louisiana. Congratulations to Demo team Ashley Bailey-Classen and her Irish Draught Sport Horse gelding, Sportfield Zebadee, who took home First Place in Open Preliminary in a tough field of 18! They had a 23.6 in Dressage, clean stadium and cross country, with 2.8 cross country time faults.

Congraultions also to Demo team Bailey Moran and her Irish Draught Sport Horse gelding, Corocotta, for a Second Place finish in Junior Beginner Novice, in a field of 15. They had a 38.5 in Dressage, and clean stadium and cross country with no time faults. They came short of first by only half a point.

Good job Team!! Look for Ashley and Zeb, and Bailey and Corey, performing Demonstrations as part of the Irish Village at the World Equestrian Games this fall!

In the News: Steeped in Luck & Tom Dvorak

Demo team, Steeped in Luck and Tom Dvorak, had a spotlight article in Canada's "Horse Sport" magazine's May 2010 Horse Show issue.

The article highlighted how Tom was initially hesitant to take on the big Irish Draught stallion, but has really seen him blossom in training the past three years to compete extremely successfully at the upper levels in both Canada and most recently in Wellington, Florida, winning a Fourth Level Open Championship title there.
Eamon and Tom are consistently getting high scores from the FEI judges, and had a second place finish with a 65% at their first Prix St. Georges competition at Welcome Back to White Fences I! Tom stressed in the article the importance for all riders to be open to all breeds of horses. Tom also noted that Eamon's special qualities are his, "willingness to work, ability to be challenged, and huge heart."

Eamon is owned by Keith and Elizabeth Douglas of Pairadox Farm (become a "fan" of the farm on Facebook!). Eamon and Tom will be performing Dressage demonstrations as part of the Irish Village at the World Equestrian Games.

Spotlight on Demo Rider: Glenda Player

Demo rider Glenda Player created this video blog to highlight her Demo performances at the World Equestrian Games aboard her Irish Draught Sport Horses, PL Cha Cha and PL Lucky Tammy. Read more about Glenda and her horses at her website www.playlandequestriancenter.com or check out her YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/playlandfarm.

Congrats Gaby, Bailey & Corocotta!

Congrats to two of our WEG Demo riders for their success at the USEA Horse Trials at Pine Hill in Bellville, Texas last weekend.
Bailey Moran and her Irish Draught Sport Horse gelding, Corocotta de la Galerna, took home first place in Beginner Novice! They had a 35.5 in Dressage and went clean on Stadium and Cross Country!

Fellow Demo rider Gaby Stephens and her Quarter Horse, Doin a Dash, were right behind Bailey in Beginner Novice, coming in 4th place with a 38 in Dressage, and one pole down in Stadium.