Busy Busy TSC Saddle Club By Marty Cox
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he Totem Saddle Club is located in Terrace and is having a very busy season. April 30th the club held a % Day with Danielle Sexton getting a clinic from Natasha Candelora, our judge. There was immediate improvement in how she rode her tests. Danielle then rode in the CRD and had the highest points at a perfect 30 and shared the highest jump with Maureen Rowlett at 3’. A very cold May 1st was a Gymkhana with our first 8 BCBRA qualifiers. The fastest times for the day—Lyn Rempel in Keyhole 8.841, in Figure 8 19.236, and in Barrels 16.907, and Isabelle Heaman in Flag 9.906 and Scurries 9.904. May 14th the club helped a local business flipping hamburgers and raised $250 towards the outdoor arena footing. May 15th the Spring (Western) Schooling show was held with Chris Hassle as our judge and giving excellent advice to our riders.
Amy and Kali
Kyle and Fly
Claire Evans-Hernes with Lightning getting tips from Chris Hassle.
May 28-29th was another Event Weekend. Saturday was % Day with 18 tests being ridden. Pip Crosby & Tom were highest Senior % with a 68.57 for Training Level 1 test 2 and Kyle Wargovcsik and Montana were highest Jr. with a 68.57% for Walk/Trot A. Clear Rounds followed with 8 riders and they rode 40 rounds. In the Jr. group Jennifer Rempel, Madisyn Alexander, Kyle Wargovcsik, and Victoria Pallihicky all had 6 Clear rounds and Danielle Sexton on Fly and Kyle Wargovcsik on Montana HCBC 2010 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
both jumped the highest at 2’6”. Sunday was a Gymkhana and BCBRA qualifying and a great turnout with 32 riders. In the Gymkhana, Master group rider Lyn Rempel had a really fast day sweeping the fastest times in all the events - Poles: 25.686, Rings: 9.951, Flag: 10.134, Scurries: 10.270 and Barrels: 17.001. The Juniors - Poles: Kassie Vipond 26.701, Rings and Flag to Jennifer Rempel—12.201 and 13.453. Scurries: Cassie Penfold 9.196 and Barrels: Isabelle Heaman, 16.483. June 10-11 was the next busy weekend. % Day had 12 tests ridden. Amy Hayduk was our judge and she gave Pip Crosby and Tom the high Sr % at 55.52% Level 1 test 1 and Kyle Wargovcsik and Fly the high Jr. % at 55.90% Walk/Trot B. Clear Rounds had 7 riders with Amy Hayduk
and Kali and Elizabeth Webb on Allie going all clear for 30 points each. The highest clear round was Shaydon Leblond on Pippin at 2’9”. Again Sunday was the Gymkhana with 29 riders. The times were really good with 3 riders under 16 seconds in Barrels—Cassie Penfold and Tabu: 16.469, Isabelle Heaman and Jock: 16.540, and Lyn Rempel and Whisper at 16.766. Fastest times in other events - Master Lyn Rempel and Whisper took Scurries: 9.477, Fig. 8: 19.651, Poles: 23.233 and Senior Jocelyn Benoit and Cheeki Keyhole: 10.166. For Jrs—Keyhole Jennifer Rempel and Pixie: 11.301, and Scurries 10.006: Poles: 22.268 and Fig. 8: 18.565—Cassie Penfold and Tabu. Cattle Sorting will be starting up again June 18-19th then again in August and Sept—all being 2 day sorts. We are also fundraising to redo the footing in our main outdoor arena. At present we are pulling out the old footing and assessing what needs to be done. We are looking forward to being able to use the arena again sometime this summer. July 17th will be the Youth Ambassador contest, August the Annual Gymkhana and the BIG Timberland Bonanza over Labour Day weekend including a Tug of War, Pony Rides, Nisga’a Dancers, Trade Show display, hopefully a Jackpot Gymkhana and the Timberland Horse Show with Judge Carolyn Dobbs from 100 Mile House.
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