North Carolina USPRE High Point Series

Written by Nancy Love

Dressage in the Sandhills was the second NC USPRE High Point Series show May 7-9^th in Pinehurst NC  Scary storms on Friday didn’t keep our riders from putting in fantastic rides every day There were 4 horses eligible in 3 divisions We had a trainer and her student bring home the awards  Stacey Hastings and her 2014 stallion of approximately one year, Hermes BRH won 2 of 3 3^rd level classes and placed second in the final class  700% was the high score for this exciting pair Hermes BRH is an import bred by Enrique Benito of BRH stud

Stacey’s student, Tina Cook and her 2013 stallion Carbonero XCVI swept all of her 3^rd level classes In addition to the USPRE high point award, Tina won the AA challenge and AA 3^rd level high score A 6975% high score put her very close to her trainer Carbonero XCVI was bred here in the US by Miguel Coves of Coves Darden Farm  Congratulations to Stacey, Tina, and the breeders of these competitive horses

[caption id="attachment_26251" align="aligncenter" width="608"] Tina Cook and Carbonero XCVI[/caption] [caption id="attachment_26253" align="aligncenter" width="617"] Stacey Hastings and Hermes BRH[/caption] [caption id="attachment_26252" align="aligncenter" width="629"] Tina Cook & Stacey Hastings[/caption]