New Heights
By Alden Corrigan
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chose to compete horse, Pom Pom. Pebble Beach is kind
in both sections, in of home turf for us, being from north-
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hopes of making one ern California, and Training with Bud-
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of the two teams. dy Brown, so that was helpful. I want-
Butch Thomas, ed to be double clear and get on the
the back to back point board. Pom Pom’s not the speed
undefeated Chef horse of the group, but he’s careful
d’Equipe from enough, so double clear was my goal.
Zone 10, comment- I achieved my goal, and being second
ed on the course “I to Karl was a plus to the day for me.”
thought this course Adrienne’s trainer Buddy Brown added
was good. It was “Adrienne’s confidence and the horse’s
hard, and it needs confidence are both peaking at the
to be hard, so that same time, so I’m thrilled. I had goose
when these riders bumps watching her go around. It’s
get to the finals, tough to sit on the sidelines and watch,
which are even knowing what she’s going through out
harder, they are pre- there. I’m keeping my fingers crossed
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pared, they’ve seen that she’s in the groove, and that
team comprises a
it all before, and the we’ll make it on the team this year.”
group of people or animals linked in
horses have seen it all before.” Samantha Harrison, winner of the
a common purpose. A group in itself
Butch, Lu and Guy Thomas’ Willow B Team trials, came up to Pebble
does not necessarily constitute a team.
Tree Farm had 15 out of the total com- Beach from Southern California with
Teams normally have members with
bined field of 30 competitors. Among Trainer Karen Healy specifically for
complementary skills and generate
them Karl Cook, who has won both her first Young Rider trials. Samantha
synergy through a coordinated effort
the individual and team gold medals competed in both A and B Team tri-
which allows each member to maxi-
at past Young Rider Championships. als and commented on the difference
mize his or her strengths and minimize
Karl, on his new horse Lavito, won between riding in the “A Team” class
his or her weaknesses.”~Wikipedia
the A Team selection trial, and talked vs. winning the “B Team” trial: “Today
Talk to any of the 30 riders who
about what that meant to him as a vet- was a little smaller, yesterday was more
competed in the first Zone 10 NAYR
eran of the NAYR program “It means fun though, because they were bigger
A Team and NAJYR B Team trials at
a lot to win this class. I won it here 4 and the course was more technical.”
Pebble Beach, and they will tell you
years ago on my mare NZ Madison, Next stop for Samantha is the Oaks
that being part of a team, and having
and now this is the first big class I’ve Blenheim. She’ll be trying out for the
goals beyond the norm was why they
won with my new horse Lavito. I like “B Team” in one class, and compet-
were there. Whether it’s a first timer,
being part of the Young Riders team; ing in the Grand Prix which is also
or a seasoned Young Rider gold med-
we all work together, have fun to- the “A Team” selection trials as well.
alist, the answer is always the same.
gether, and have a lot of camaraderie.” This brings up the question of where
The courses were challenging at both
Adrienne Dixon who finished in the to start in the selection trials. Butch
levels, with only 4 out of 15 clear in the
second spot to Karl in the A Team tri- Thomas speaks to this very question
A Team section, and 3 out of 15 clear
als, talks about the importance of mak- “The B Team is for the learners. The ‘A
in the B Team section. Several riders
ing the team “This is my last year to Team’ rider should know what they’re
try for the team, and I only have one doing. It’s harder. I believe that a rider
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