Maryland’s World Travelers, continued...
offi cials canceled the event due to fl ooding and waterlogged competi- tion grounds. T is left Colleen and Shiraz in England all geared up with
nowhere to compete. After long conversations with her trainer Jim Woff ord and her family, Col- leen decided to stay in England and compete at the Luhmuhlen CCI**** in Ger- many in June. “I almost man- aged to not be allowed out of England.
Luke
[Shiraz] had his vet check on the morning of June 11 and when I asked if all the papers were there, I was assured they were. T ey weren’t. Little problem of not having the export license,” Col- leen wrote on her blog while en route to Ger- many. Luckily, the papers could be faxed to the boat docks and Shiraz was allowed to cross the English Channel.
Colleen Rutledge and Shiraz show jump- ing at Luhmuhlen CCI**** in Germany
Colleen and Shiraz rode their dressage test
early in the competition. “We had a good test, not a great one, and great is now what you have to own in order to be competitive at this level,” she said. Overall, Colleen stated that she was more than happy with Shi- raz’s performance but was a little disappointed with her own lack of rider prepara- tion. With the dressage phase her attention
over with,
switched to the cross-coun- try course, which she de- scribed as “big, as a four-star should be, but not terribly technical.” Of course, it did have four water questions and several interesting com- binations.
Colleen and Shiraz ate up the cross-country course, jumping clean at what was now their third four-star
event. T e next morning at the fi nal horse in- spection, Colleen said Shiraz was bouncing and easily passed the inspection before the start of show jumping. “Show jumping was a bit of a disappoint- ment for me. My horse didn’t pull two rails, I
did. He was jumping fantastically over a great course and I wasn’t there enough to help him through two related distances,” Colleen said of the fi nal phase of competition. Of course, she could not be that disappointed since even with two dropped rails, the pair fi nished in 16th place. “T is whole event has been an amazing education for me. Just to see so many incredible riders in one place has increased my knowledge base. I am so fortunate that I have the support and ability not only to visit these wonderful places but also to compete with my partner in crime,” she concluded. So what is next for this dynamic duo? T ey
are heading back to Europe this month to compete in France at the Pau T ree Day Event CCI****. Once completed, Colleen and Shiraz will have competed in four of the six CCI**** events in the world.
Arabians at Rigbie Farm
Sharon Clark’s Rigbie Farm in Darlington is home to several Arabian racehorses owned by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, brother of the current United Arab Emirates president. Sheikh Tahnoon has been breeding, training and racing horses out of Rigbie Farm for 20 years and has been producing top international racehorses.
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