#TeamMLE has been busy, busy, busy!!

March 12, 2024 Uncategorized

#TeamMLE has been busy, busy, busy!! Over the past two weekends our riders have been competing in 5 different states across two different disciplines.

Down in Aiken, South Carolina, Dani Sussman of Aspire Eventing showcased her talent with Jos Bravio in the Eventing Grand Prix at Bruce’s Field, securing a hard-fought top 20 finish.

Meanwhile, at HITS Ocala Winter Finals, Rolling Acres Show Stables dominated! Marylisa Leffler and Danielle Vileno’s Casamigo soared to victory in the $1,000 USHJA 3’ Green Hunter Incentive, with Marylisa also clinching the Champion title in the USHJA 3’ Hunter aboard Sally Cox’s Koraline. Ashley Worthington shone bright, earning Reserve Champion in the 3’6” Performance Hunter with Heather Bamford’s Basalt and Champion in the Baby Green Hunter on Dorli Burke’s Sympatico. Jennifer Tirrell of Signature Stables rocked the arena, claiming an impressive 3rd place in the $1,000 USHJA 3’ Green Hunter Incentive with Clair de Lune, owned by Spook Hollow Equine Holdings.

Over in Georgia at the Boukaert Equestrian Horse Trials, Dani Sussman showcased her prowess once again, riding Baral Triumph, owned by Stacy Hougland, and RR Simple, owned by the RR Simple Syndicate, in the CCI2*-S.

North Carolina saw our riders stepping out in style at the Southern Pines Horse Trials. Kaitlin Clasing of Clasing Equestrian secured a solid 5th place in the Open Preliminary-B aboard Sportsfield All Out, owned by Steplin Sporthorses. Martin Douzant of The Frame Sport Horses snagged 1st place with sale horse Johnny Walker P in Open Novice-B. Brittany Hebets Miller of Hebets Miller Eventing wowed the crowd, earning a 5th place finish in the Open Novice-A with her newest partner Championesse De La Coeur, owned by the CDCL Group. Erin Murphy of Morningside Eventing showcased her skills, finishing 2nd in the Preliminary Combined Test with Cooley Cadence, owned by The Cooley Cadence Group, and 3rd in the Open Novice-C aboard Moonlit Troll, owned by Caroline Cook.

And let’s not forget our hometown hero! Dan Clasing of Clasing Equestrian nailed a 2nd place finish in Novice on FVES Batman at the MDHT Go Green XDerby in Maryland.

3/9-10: MDHT Go Green XDerby (Adamstown, MD)

• Dan Clasing of Clasing Equestrian with FVES Batman: 2nd in Novice

3/8-10: Southern Pines Horse Trials (Raeford, NC)

• Kaitlin Clasing of Clasing Equestrian with … Sportsfield All Out (owned by Steplin Sporthorses): 5th in Open Preliminary-B
• Martin Douzant of The Frame Sport Horses with …
  • Frame Severine (owned by TFSH): 7th in Open Novice-C
  • Johnny Walker P (FOR SALE!): 1st in Open Novice-B
• Brittany Hebets Miller of Hebets Miller Eventing with …
  • Championesse De La Coeur (owned by The CDCL Group): 5th in Open Novice-A
  • Island Nominee (owned by Jessica Sappenfield): 9th in Open Novice-B
• Erin Murphy of Morningside Eventing with …
  • Cooley Cadence (owned by The Cooley Cadence Group): 2nd in Preliminary Combined Test
  • Moonlit Troll (owned by Caroline Cook): 3rd in Open Novice-C
  • Table Talk (owned by Leslie Pitcher): 7th in Open Training-A
• Skyeler Voss of Morningside Eventing with Nautical 54 (owned by Anna Gibson): 8th in Open Novice-C

3/8-10: Bouckaert Equestrian Horse Trials International (Fairburn, GA)

• Dani Dussman of Aspire Eventing with …
  • Baral Triumph (owned by Stacy Hougland): 13th in CCI2*-S
  • RR Simple (owned by RR Simple Syndicate): 6th in CCI2*-S

3/5-10: HITS Ocala Winter Finals (Ocala, FL)

• Marylisa Leffler of Rolling Acres Show Stables with …
  • Casamigos (owned by Danielle Vileno): 1st in $1,000 USHJA 3’ Green Hunter Incentive
  • Koraline (owned by Sally Cox): Champion USHJA 3’ Hunter
• Jennifer Tirrell of Signature Stables with Clair de Lune (owned by Spook Hollow Equine Holdings): 3rd in $1,000 USHJA 3’ Green Hunter Incentive
• Ashley Worthington of Rolling Acres Show Stables with …
  • Basalt (owned by Heather Bamford): Reserve Champion 3’6” Performance Hunter
  • Sympatico (owned by Dorli Burke): Champion Baby Green Hunter

3/1-3: Eventing Grand Prix at Bruce’s Field (Aiken, SC)

• Dani Sussman of Aspire Eventing with her and Carol Mavrakis’ Jos Bravio: 15th overall