Here are highlights overall results of the 2010 Central Ontario Regional D Rally, held August 22 at Foggy River Farm near Mount Albert, presented from the least to most difficult levels. Detailed results follow the highlights.

"Rally" is the Pony Club term for Eventing, an Olympic discipline in which competitors must ride a formal Dressage test, a Cross Country or endurance phase across open country and over fixed obstacles, and a Stadium Jumping competition. Scoring is done on a penalty points basis, with all errors of course, refusals, rails down and falls counted as penalties. Penalties are also incurred for taking too much time, or too little, to finish the Cross Country phase. The rider with the fewest penalties wins. Placing ribbons are awarded for dressage, cross country and overall, with a "Clear Round" ribbon for all those who make no mistakes in the Stadium phase.

The "D" in D Rally refers to the minimum level riders must have passed in the Pony Club testing system to enter. There are three "D" levels: D, D1 and D2. To get each of them, Pony Club members must pass a written examination in horsemanship, an oral test of stable management, and a riding test. Each level competes in a different division at D-Rally, with Dressage tests, fence heights in both Stadium Jumping and Cross Country phases, and the time allowed for Cross Country, all adjusted to their skill levels. This year an Open Division was added so young C-level members could take part, riding at the D2 level on inexperienced horses.

At the D level, Katie McCoy-Bridges of the Toronto & North York Pony Club was the winner riding Licorice. Second place went to another Toronto & North York rider, Lily Solomon on Tango, with Grace Varley of the Maple Pony Club third riding Trixie Belle.

Jamie May Paterson of the Centaurus Pony Club won the D1 Division on Sydney. Second place went to Olivia Gionet of the Rising Star Pony Club riding Tarragon. Third place went to another Centaurus rider, Rebecca McDowell, on Take A Chance.

In the D2 Division, Kaitlyn Henderson of the King Pony Club took the honours on Dexter, followed by Jennifer Hill, also of King, on Wellington Boots, with third place going to Kiara Crosbie of the Maple Pony Club on Big Friendly Giant. Less than half a penalty point separated these riders, from first to third.

In the Open Division, Karen Foell of the Toronto & North York Pony Club placed first on Jewel, with Emily Lindsay of the Rising Star Pony Club second on Shatar and Jocelyn Donaldson of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club third on Romeo.

One major difference between Pony Club rallies and "regular" events is that Pony Club members compete in horse care/stable management on a Branch team basis, as well as individually in the riding phases. (At nearly every facility we use, the owners/operators tell us they wish regular events would add this as a competitive factor.) This year's Stable Management Award winner was the Rising Star Pony Club (as in 2009), with Toronto & North York second and Maple third. Outstanding grooms and team captains were also recognized, with awards going to Emma Bradbury of Centaurus, Amy Westlund of Rising Star, Laura Gilligan of Toronto & North York, Shaylyn Lucas of Maple, and Emily Jonknan and Emily Banks-Ng, both of King.

Now here are the scores phase by phase.

D Level

Rider	Horse	Branch	Dressage Score	Dressage Place	X-Country Score	X-Country Place	Stadium Score	Total Score	Overall Place
Katie McCoy-Bridges	Licorice	Toronto & North York	53.48	3	22.8	1	0	76.3	1
Lily Solomon	Tango	Toronto & North York	51.52	2	25.6	2	0	77.1	2
Grace Varley	Trixie Belle	Maple	48.91	1	36.4	4	0	85.3	3
Sabrina Eira	Whitey	Centaurus	71.09	5	34.4	3	0	105.5	4
Stephanie Lee	Cricket	Centaurus	61.96	4	99.6	5	43.5	205.1	5

D1 Level

Rider	Horse	Branch	Dressage Score	Dressage Place	X-Country Score	X-Country Place	Stadium Score	Total Score	Overall Place
Jamie May Paterson	Sydney	Centaurus	47.59	1	19.6	1	4.00	71.2	1
Olivia Gionet	Tarragon	Rising Star	49.66	2	53.6	2	10.25	113.5	2
Rebecca McDowell	Take a Chance	Centaurus	58.45	3	58.5	3	8.00	125.2	3
Katie Bradbury	Spock	Centaurus	62.59	4	104	4	0	166.6	4

D2 Level

Rider	Horse	Branch	Dressage Score	Dressage Place	X-Country Score	X-Country Place	Stadiium Score	Total Score	Overall Place
Kaitlyn Henderson	Dexter	King	60.44	2	5.6	2	0	66.0	1
Jennifer Hill	Wellington Boots	King	66.18	3	0	1	0	66.2	2
Kiara Crosbie	Big Friendly Giant	Maple	56.47	1	10	3	0	66.5	3

Open Level

Rider	Horse	Branch	Dressage Score	Dressage Place	X-Country Score	X-Country Place	Stadium Score	Total Score	Overall Place
Karen Foell	Jewel	Toronto & North York	58.24	1	0	1	0	58.2	1
Emily Lindsay	Shatar	Rising Star	63.97	2	20	2	12	96.0	2
Jocelyn Donaldson	Romeo	Uxbridge-Scugog	65.74	3	42.8	3	0	108.5	3

For more details e-mail Bob Inglis, Central Ontario Regional Communications Chair, or call him at 416-493-1223 (office) or 416-491-4230 (home).