RamTap Horse Trials (Feb. 2006)
The show season has continued with great success. Ashley Faulk's Bartok SLR is continuing to show his desire to be an event horse by placing first in Open Preliminary.  He was also the overall Preliminary division winner.  Bartok scored a 31.5 in his dressage test to place him in first, and then on Saturday jumped clean on cross country, only adding 0.8 in time faults to hold the lead.  Bartok added a double-clear show jumping round to maintain his lead.	Bartok takes flight
Courtney and Logan at Jan's Oasis Courtney Leonard placed sixth in the Open Intermediate division. Courtney and Logan will be moving up to Advanced at Twin Rivers in two weeks.They had a very accurate cross country go -- proving they are ready to make the move to Advanced. Barbara Wachsman's Outta Hand had another great showing with a third place finish in Open Novice.    Candy Leaf's Sylvestre was fifth after dressage in the Open Training division, but unfortunately he bumped his knee in his stall overnight and we decided to scratch him from the rest of the competition.
Katie Perkins and AirTyme, a.k.a. Patch, made a comeback to the eventing circuit after a two year break from a suspensory injury.   Other than showing a little too much excitement to be back during his dressage test, Patch did not look like a horse coming off of a long lay-up. The pair was double clear in both cross country and show jumping, leading them to a second place finish in Open Training.	Katie and Patch over the Saw Mill
________________________________________________________ Galway Downs  Horse Trials (Feb 2006) The first show of the year started off well. A few horses were making a comeback while others were just moving up.  Sylvestre, owned by Candy Leaf made a return to the show arena after a three year hiatus with a bang, winning the Open Training division.  Bartok SLR, owned by Ashley Faulk, made his debut at the Preliminary level, showing his true love for 3-day. He finished third on his dressage score. Hockey Pro, owned by Hillary Werhane, started his year off with a fifth place finish in the Open Preliminary division. Courtney Leonard showed why she and Logan will be moving up to Advanced this year.  She and Logan finished 13th in Open Intermediate.  Outta Hand, owned by Barbara Wachsman, placed sixth in Open Novice. Kristen McRae rode her horse Minuet to a fourth place finish in Open Prelim.

Twin Rivers Horse Trials (Mar. 2006)

Congratulations are in order for Courtney and Logan!  They successfully completed their first Advanced horse trials -- placing 11th. They had a wonderful cross-country run, beautifully conquering the bounce at the water complex. Look out for them this season -- their partnership has become quite strong.   Logan over the final oxer Kristen McRae and her horse Minuet once again had a successful show, placing 6th in the Open Preliminary. Kristy and Min are also growing as a team

Min and Kristen Ashley Faullk's Bartok SLR once again finished the Preliminary division on his dressage score of 34.4, placing him in 2nd. Bartok is on track to do a CCI* this spring. Bartok and Gina step over  the trakehner