PrintThese friends team up for a little extracurricular activity in the form of a quadrille class.
Four ladies decided to try something different at the VADA/NOVA Autumn II Dressage, Nov. 17-18 at the Morven Park International Equestrian Center in Leesburg, Va.
Lisa Hensley, Linda Crivella, Leslie Albert and Jaralyn Finn put together a quadrille team—the Ladies of Wyndham Oaks—and scored a 75.50 percent in the BLM qualifying quadrille. Their performance was a spectator highlight of the show.
Hensley, Crivella, and Albert are all adult amateurs who ride at Wyndham Oaks in Boyds, Md. Finn, who boards next door, rides with them at Wyndham Oaks. “The owner of the farm really loves quadrilles,” Finn said. “She put together two teams, just for fun.”
All four train with Becky Langwost-Barlow at Wynd-ham Oaks. Langwost-Barlow put together the choreo-
graphy, while Frank and CeCe Maddlone of EquiChord did the music.
The foursome debuted at the Potomac Valley Dressage Association’s Ride for Life breast cancer benefit in June.
“It was quite thrilling,” Finn said. “We actually raised the most money” of all the riders at the benefit. They’ve also performed at a therapeutic riding fundraiser at their barn and at one unrecognized show. This show was their “first time doing it in recognized competition,” Finn said.
“It’s a really cool thing to do,” Finn said. “It’s been a blast.”
The group includes three geldings and “one mare—she hates all the boys,” she said. “Our practices can be highly enthusiastic.”
Hensley rides Dzwina Primera, a 16-year-old Oldenberg by Don Primero. Hensley has had her five years and began showing her at fourth level this year. Her daughter also shows in the hunters, and they groom for each other.
Crivella rode her Trakehner-Thorough-bred gelding Cadance, and Albert rode her Dutch gelding Joli.
Finn rode Alexandra Dane’s Darius in the quadrille. He’s also an Oldenberg by Don Primero—Finn has been riding him for 11⁄2 years. The pair also won Saturday’s Inter-mediaire I class (64.75%) in their debut at that level.
The pair have moved quickly up the show levels since getting together. Dane did his previous training but didn’t show him much. “He did a little third level last summer really badly,” Finn said. “And then he kind of settled into it.” For instance, she said, “he would do flying changes, but only when it was right for him.”
Finn is very happy with him now, especi-ally “being that he’s 15 and learning new tricks.” She plans to do more Intermediaire I with him next year. “Obviously we’re working on what it takes to do Intermediaire II and Grand Prix.”
Young Rider Amy Chipman had a good show—she won both Prix St. Georges classes both days, was second to Finn in Intermediaire I Saturday, and scored a 67.25 percent to win at Intermediaire I on Sunday. She rode Kathy Wakeman’s 10-year-old Dutch gelding Parlambo, a big, flashy chestnut also known as “Boomer.”
Four ladies decided to try something different at the VADA/NOVA Autumn II Dressage, Nov. 17-18 at the Morven Park International Equestrian Center in Leesburg, Va.
Lisa Hensley, Linda Crivella, Leslie Albert and Jaralyn Finn put together a quadrille team—the Ladies of Wyndham Oaks—and scored a 75.50 percent in the BLM qualifying quadrille. Their performance was a spectator highlight of the show.Hensley, Crivella, and Albert are all adult amateurs who ride at Wyndham Oaks in Boyds, Md. Finn, who boards next door, rides with them at Wyndham Oaks. “The owner of the farm really loves quadrilles,” Finn said. “She put together two teams, just for fun.”
All four train with Becky Langwost-Barlow at Wynd-ham Oaks. Langwost-Barlow put together the choreo-
graphy, while Frank and CeCe Maddlone of EquiChord did the music.
The foursome debuted at the Potomac Valley Dressage Association’s Ride for Life breast cancer benefit in June.
“It was quite thrilling,” Finn said. “We actually raised the most money” of all the riders at the benefit. They’ve also performed at a therapeutic riding fundraiser at their barn and at one unrecognized show. This show was their “first time doing it in recognized competition,” Finn said.
“It’s a really cool thing to do,” Finn said. “It’s been a blast.”
The group includes three geldings and “one mare—she hates all the boys,” she said. “Our practices can be highly enthusiastic.”
Hensley rides Dzwina Primera, a 16-year-old Oldenberg by Don Primero. Hensley has had her five years and began showing her at fourth level this year. Her daughter also shows in the hunters, and they groom for each other.
Crivella rode her Trakehner-Thorough-bred gelding Cadance, and Albert rode her Dutch gelding Joli.
Finn rode Alexandra Dane’s Darius in the quadrille. He’s also an Oldenberg by Don Primero—Finn has been riding him for 11⁄2 years. The pair also won Saturday’s Inter-mediaire I class (64.75%) in their debut at that level.
The pair have moved quickly up the show levels since getting together. Dane did his previous training but didn’t show him much. “He did a little third level last summer really badly,” Finn said. “And then he kind of settled into it.” For instance, she said, “he would do flying changes, but only when it was right for him.”
Finn is very happy with him now, especi-ally “being that he’s 15 and learning new tricks.” She plans to do more Intermediaire I with him next year. “Obviously we’re working on what it takes to do Intermediaire II and Grand Prix.”
Young Rider Amy Chipman had a good show—she won both Prix St. Georges classes both days, was second to Finn in Intermediaire I Saturday, and scored a 67.25 percent to win at Intermediaire I on Sunday. She rode Kathy Wakeman’s 10-year-old Dutch gelding Parlambo, a big, flashy chestnut also known as “Boomer.”
