Round Top Horse Trials – June 21, 2025

📍 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado
☀️ Weather Highlights: High of 81°F, low of 53°F, with light rain (~0.05 inches). Warm and mostly dry — ideal conditions for riding!

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🏅 Division Results

Novice

1. Julie Pawlak – Viva la Vida – 23.1
2. Amy Bowers – High Noon – 23.6
3. Erica Morton – High Hopes – 31.9

Beginner Novice

1. Madeline Backus – P.S. Sir Balinor – 20.0
2. Darlene McInnes – RF Limerick – 25.3
3. Kelly A. Walsh – Mr Fox – 26.8

Starter

1. Amanda Porterfield – The Last Call – 21.6
2. Kayce Douglass – The Leprechaun – 23.2
3. Vicki Dudasch – Gracefully Dun – 24.0

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🔦 Show Highlights

• 🎉 Low Score of the Show: Madeline Backus and P.S. Sir Balinor finished on their dressage score of 20.0 in Beginner Novice!
• 🛠️ Volunteers & Crew Shoutout: A huge thank you to all the volunteers who help keep our shows running! We couldn’t do it without you.

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🏆 Special Awards

Congratulations to Julie Pawlak and her mare, Viva la Vida for winning the Novice division and the Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) prize recognizing the OTTB with the lowest score.

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📅 Next Up in Area IX

Mark your calendar! The next event is:
Mile High Horse Ranch Horse Trials – July 5, 2025
📍 Parker, CO
🔗 https://areaixeventing.com/event/mile-high-horse-ranch-horse-trials/