Competition got underway for us today and the girls did not disappoint! They both rode lovely, championship level tests and the judges agreed. Lauren and Joey were first to go for us and they finished with a 30 in 6th place. Katie went next and scored a 30.8, which ties her in 9th place with two other riders. Being in the top 10 is exactly where we wanted to be, espe One of the fun things(among so many others) about these championships is that you are scored by two dressage judges- one at C and one at E. The girls' scores were averages. For instance, one of Katie's judges scored her in 2nd and the other scored her in 16th..which ended up with a 30.8 for 9th place. 

Anyways, tomorrow is XC day. Lauren rides at 10:46am and Katie is right after her. We've walked the course plenty of times and are feeling good about it. It's definitely championship level but looks like a blast. 

Below are videos of the girls' dressage rides and some pictures. Shout out to our friend, new SMU student Collin Reynolds, who is in first place after XC in the JrYr Prelim division. She rode Spencer and Lotus last week as her final prep. SHe showjumps tomorrow and we will be rooting for her!

Results are kept updated here: http://livescore.useventing.com/index.php

...I'm not sure what it is about the Flip camera but it makes the tests look faster than they are..just FYI