This past weekend our team traveled to Illinois for the Wayne Eventing Derby hosted at Lamplight Equestrian Center. This was the first jumping show of the season for our horses and riders, and we could not be more proud of their successes.

Saturday Dressage:

Waelti/BSH Syndicate horse, Tripple Reward, presented in his 2nd ever show post-track life. He was tied for 4th after his BN-A test in a field of 19 horses. Jessica Franklin made her eventing debut with her BSH-leased horse, Stryder. The pair also rode in BN-A and had a great first test together. They were sitting in 7th after their ride. Gabrielle Ortiz and her new eventing partner, The Chief, rode in the BN-B division. They had some great moments and were 7th after their test. Lastly, Bonnie rode Kaitlyn Maro's horse, La Ferrari, in the Training Division to start the weekend off in 2nd place.

Saturday Derby Round 1:
Tripple Reward continued to show his promise as a strong eventing prospect going into his first jumping round. He boldly entered the stadium course and finished with just 4 jumping faults after having one rail.

Jessica and Stryder went double clear in their first jumping round! They jumped collected and confidently around the course, moving up to 3rd place.

Gabrielle and The Chief soared through their course, moving up to 6th after a double clear round. They were all smiles walking out, building a strong base for this new partnership.

Bonnie and La Ferrari also jumped double clear. This was La Ferrari's Training level debut and he showed that he has some serious scope and then some over the fences.

Sunday Derby Round 2:

After a solid jumping round on day 1, Tripple Reward brought even more to day 2. He jumped clear with only a few time faults added to his score. This moved him up to finish the competition in 5th place. We continue to be excited for this OTTB and his progress in the transition to his new career.

In her eventing debut, it is clear we can say that Jessica and Stryder will be a pair to watch this season as they grow together as a team. They jumped clear, also adding a few time faults, but finished strongly in 2nd place.

You still couldn't wipe Gabrielle's smile on day 2! She piloted The Chief to a great finish in their second round, placing 7th for their division. The pair also competed in the move-up challenge and took on their first Novice competition course together.

Kaitlyn Maro had an incredibly proud moment watching Bonnie compete her horse to a 2nd place finish as well as Highpoint Thoroughbred for their division! They also competed in the move-up challenge and La Ferrari continued to make jumping look effortless as he took on the Prelim fences.

#teambowmansporthorse continues to show their tenacity and we look forward to their strong competition season ahead!

We will be headed to the Silverwood Eventing Derby next!

Bonnie with Kaitlyn's horse, La Ferrari, placing second in the Training Division and Highpoint Thoroughbred Champion for the division.