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Dear MVH Members: Here is a message from Pam G describing the wonderful event at the Jacobs' last Saturday: "The 1st annual Timex event was a smash. Weather in the mid-70's with a light breeze. Competition was stiff and there was excitement in the air. Most of the competitors were the usual gang from M.V.H. plus some new comers from the Athens area. The hosts of the event were Devon and Jane Jacobs. It was quite obvious as Dave and I pulled up with our trailer that this was not your typical backyard event. The rolling hills and streams were inviting. Devon had put up a very nice dressage ring and beautiful challenging stadium jumps. There were also 9 cross country jumps which you could go around. The show had a wonderful relaxed atmosphere and was great for schooling. The 14 competitors, under the instructional eye of Lori Holmes, our lovely dressage judge, rode our test. Bonnie Geiger graciously scribed for Lori and was helpful and supportive to all the riders. Thank you Bonnie! You could ride the test 2 times and Lori would critique our performance. I decided that riding a dressage test once is enough to make me barf, let alone twice! I think watching dressage is like watching cement dry! Dave G. and Mike U., both first-time dressage competitors, were fantastic! The cross country phase was great! Some of the riders who chose to jump were Cindy Bowers riding two horses: Otis and Archie, Bill Dreger was on his lovely big white horse, Norton, Bob Bogart on Dan, Dave Corcoran on Christa and I rode Alex. The last jump proved to be the most challenging, a large coop. There were several refusals but most were able to go over it with some cracks of the crop! Dave Corcoran definitely was impressive. His jumping was flawless and I hope to see him this coming season in the 1st field. I was in the lead after 2 phases of the event but Bob and Dave C. picked up Steam. Bob had a great stadium ride and so did Dave C. I showed my skills at side riding and nearly falling off. I had 21 time faults but hung on to Al's neck and wiggled back up into the saddle to finish the course. Bill D. and Cindy gave great efforts in stadium. Mike, Carolyn and Candy decided to at a leisurely pace and school. After the show some of us joined Denise and Pete for a nice ride on the trails Devon had cleared. What a fantastic day! When we returned we found a dinner for Kings waiting for us: Pork, turkey croissants, rice casserole, Tori Spellings’ Green Bean and Bacon Bundles (Jane promised us the recipe), and much more! We sat on the front porch and joked about our fun day. Thank you, Jane and Devon! You did a great job on the 1st annual Timex one day! " Here is a message from Jane, summarizing the Event results and expressing thanks for all of their helpers: "We had 14 competitors and 17 horses on the farm, 15 hounds who worked the fox pen the night before, 5 house dogs, and 21 people for dinner.

Jurgen Gohler Clinic, Hearthstone 5-18-03