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Halifax, MA – May 17, 2013 – All eyes were on the hunter competitors as they took center stage on the Derby Field at the Fieldstone Spring Festival. The derby has always been an exhibitor and crowd favorite at the Fieldstone Show Park in Halifax, MA, and today’s derbies were no exception. Riding to a nearly perfect score to take top honors this evening in the $10,000 Fieldstone 3’3″ Hunter Derby was David Oliynyk and Generous. Earlier in the afternoon, it was Sarah Tyndall and Cowboy Up who ultimately took the blue in the $2,500 Fieldstone 2’9″ Hunter Derby.

 

Keith Bollotte designed today’s intricate derby courses, which included four high options, many inside turn options, a jump on a bank, and a trot jump down a hill. The first round of both derbies began with a single vertical towards the in-gate, followed by a turn up the diagonal to an oxer. From there, riders cantered behind the judge’s gazebo to a vertical with barrel rolltops, bending to a birch oxer. Riders then took a sharp right turn to a birch oxer and continued up the bank, where they met a single vertical. After cantering down the bank, they made another tight right to a two-stride combination, followed by a rollback to a single vertical, and finished with a long approach to an oxer in the corner of the ring. The top 12 in each derby returned to compete over a handy course.

 

Jillian Schelzi, a talented junior rider, and her mount Van Gogh, set the bar high as the first pair to be seen. They took all of the high options and posted a solid score of 86. For over half the class, it appeared that Schelzi and Van Gogh’s high score could not be beat – that was until David Oliynyk and Generous, a Lori Gaudett entry of Lexington, MA, entered the ring. Coming off of two successful days in the Performance Working Hunters, concluding with the division’s championship title, Oliynyk felt confident in Generous’ ability to perform at his best in this derby class. Oliynyk’s hunch was confirmed as the duo walked out of the ring with a first round score of 94. Their impressive score was no surprise to anyone-Oliynyk brought Generous through the ranks from the very beginning.

 

“We’ve had him since he was 4 years old, and he’s 10 now. I did him in the Pre-Greens, First Years, Second Years, and now the Performance Working Hunters,” explained Oliynyk of his longtime partnership with this particular mount. “It’s been a long time and he is really starting to get good at these derbies, and the USHJA ones as well. He was seventh in the big one at Palm Beach during the last week, and to me that was fantastic, it was just as good as winning. He is also able to come back for these 3’3″ derbies and stay pretty calm about it and do his job.”

 

As the last to compete in the first round of the derby, Sarah Tyndall knew she would have to lay everything on the line in order to challenge Oliynyk’s score. Aboard Huckleberry Finn, Susan Huyett’s entry of Concord MA, she tackled all of the high options and stood out with Huckleberry Finn’s brilliance on course. While their trip was definitely one of the day’s best, their score of 92 fell just short of Oliynyk and Generous’ 94.

 

“My first trip on him was really good; he jumped the moon,” exclaimed Tyndall. “He always jumps great and he loves that field. We’ve done a bunch of derbies out there, and it is just about me staying calm and not getting in his way. He has such a great canter and when he is out in that field he really covers ground and has a loop in the reins; he is just that quintessential hunter that judges love.”

 

 

The second round began with the same first seven fences, however the turn from one to two became a roll back, and horses were to take a long run to jump five on the bank. After completing the two-stride, riders cantered up a steep hill and quickly brought their horses to a trot before the trot fence down the hill, took a fairly tight turn to a vertical on the diagonal, and finished with a rollback on a second vertical on the opposite diagonal. A few elements of the course proved challenging for many, including the jump on the bank and the trot jump down the hill in the handy.

 

Posting the first score in the 90′s for the handy round was Tyndall and Jack Black, an entry owned by Kimberly Kolloff out of Stow, MA. Their second round score of 93 gave them a total of 168, good for fourth place. Jane Dow-Burt followed shortly after, receiving a 95 on the Westbrook Hunt Club’s Card Party. Their total score of 173 earned them the third place honors.

 

“It’s amazing because I really only started riding again two years ago,” said Dow-Burt. “I’ve had this horse since he was two and a half, and he is now twelve. It’s been fun, and this was my first ever 95! I had a car accident in 1986 and then finally I found a massage therapist who made it so I could ride again. I turned 65 this year.”

 

When asked about her beautiful mount, Dow-Burt described, “He had an exemplary trot jump. I just need to stay out of his way. He needs me to point him at the jump and not get in a hurry. He says ‘Just tell me and I will do it.’”

 

 

Knowing she was just on Oliynyk and Generous’ heels, Tyndall turned in an outstanding and well-thought-out second round performance on her trusty mount Huckleberry Finn. As she cantered her closing circle, the announcer read her score as a 96 with a total of 188, and the crowd went wild.

 

“For the second round, I didn’t feel that I needed to make the really inside turn from one to two because I thought there was not enough to be gained there, explained Tyndall. “The goal was to go around and show off his style and then pick it up and gallop in some other places, and it worked out. He is always a treat.”

 

As the last to be seen in the final round of the derby, Oliynyk knew he would have to lay down a near perfect trip in order to best Tyndall and Huckleberry Finn. However, as he guided Generous through the challenging handy round, it became clear that they were the class winners. An almost perfect score of 98 brought his total up to an equally impressive score of 192 for the well-deserved win in the 3’3″ Hunter Derby. The duo has been wildly successful throughout this entire show, winning nearly every class they entered.

 

“Generous was great; he was just lovely to ride out there,” Oliynyk commented of his derby round. “Especially at this time of the night, you never know how they will be out there going into the second round, how they are going to react. I thought he kept his calm in the second round, which makes it easier to have a pleasant ride.”

 

 

Oliynyk continued, “Generous went extremely well today, and when he is going well it certainly makes it easier to ride him around and find the jumps and make the turns that you need to make. It was really a lot of his doing. He was very good out on the grass at the August show here last year, and he was very good this time as well. I am pleased with him and it is always nice to come back and do something positive after the Florida circuit. I want to thank Lori, his owner, for allowing me to compete in this class with him.”

 

Taking the fifth place award was Kristen Bumpus and Nellee Fine’s Lumiro. Rounding out the top six was Van Gogh with rider and owner Jillian Schelzi.

 

Earlier in the day, horses and riders were given the opportunity to compete on the prestigious derby field at a more welcoming height. The Fieldstone 2’9″ Hunter Derby was an enormous hit, drawing in 31 competitors.

Keith Bollotte’s course asked many questions of both horse and rider, and the two rounds of competition proved challenging for many. Riding first in the handy round of the derby was Renee Portnoy of Dorchester, MA, aboard Coobrila. The pair made an amazing leap from twelfth to second overall with their second round score of 82, for a total of 156.5. Next to show was Cherish, with owner Sara Kelly, from Braintree, MA, in the irons. The two rode a beautiful course, earning an 81 and bringing their total to 156, good for second place honors.

 

Sitting in tenth place after the first round, Cowboy Up’s owner Kimberly Kolloff did not expect a top placing out of her horse, especially since he had never entered a derby before today. However, to everyone’s surprise, Cowboy Up and trainer Sarah Tyndall gave a bold performance in the second round, earning them a 93, for a grand total of 168.5 to take home the win.

 

“Cowboy Up was great, he is always very brave, but in the warm-up he spooked at the first jump, which surprised me,” commented Tyndall. “In the first round, I was really happy that he was brave and honest. I thought our first round score was very fair.”

 

 

After finishing their first round, Tyndall came up with a plan to make improvements in the handy. “Our plan for the second round was to be handy, but be neat and not get too crazy,” described Tyndall. “I thought he was great in the second round. We made some very neat turns and got galloping; he was very handy. I thought he had a lot of fun out there. I think the field is such a fun ring to ride in. It doesn’t matter how many times you have been in there; it never gets old. It was a fun day out there.”

 

After hearing that her horse had received the highest score of the derby class, Kolloff was ecstatic.

 

 

“I’ve had him for three years and he has mostly just been my Low Adult 2’6″ Hunter horse,” smiled Kolloff. “He has never done a derby, and he has never gone around a large course with bigger jumps. I told my trainer Sarah to just take him in and have fun. Usually he will rub a jump or get lazy, so we were shocked. He is a good guy, and I was so happy with how well he did. Sarah is just the most talented trainer. I was so proud of him and Sarah; it was amazing.”

 

Kolloff is a regular at the Fieldstone Show Park competitions, noting, “The facility here looks magnificent and the field looks amazing. Just to be here is an honor and treat.”

 

 

The Fieldstone Spring Festival will continue tomorrow, where the equitation riders will have a chance to showcase their talents. Riders are also gearing up for the Hunter Classics to be held on Sunday for the conclusion of the Fieldstone Spring Festival. For more information on Stadium Jumping and the approaching Fieldstone Spring Festival, please visit www.showfieldstone.com. You can also follow the Fieldstone Horse Shows on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fieldstone.equestrian

 

Lexington, KY – May 16, 2013 – Although thunderstorms disrupted competition throughout the day at the Kentucky Horse Park, the clouds parted as the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic got underway during the Kentucky Spring Classic. Sixteen horse and rider combinations advanced to the tiebreaker, creating a speed duel for the winning prize. Kent Farrington proved to have all the answers with Venus, blazing an uncatchable clear track that was almost two seconds faster than second place finisher Andrew Bourns of Ireland. Reed Kessler and Mika were the pathfinders to take home the third place honors.

 

Fifty-four entries showed over Conrad Homfeld’s opening course, which featured multiple bending lines, a vertical-oxer double combination, and an oxer-vertical-vertical triple combination. It yielded 16 clear rounds, all of whom returned for the short course, which began over a vertical-oxer bending line with a roll back to a single vertical followed by another oxer. Riders then galloped to the double combination before doubling back to finish over the final oxer away from the gate.

 

Reed Kessler of Lexington, KY, was the second rider on the start list and first to complete the course without fault. She and her top mount, Mika, also proved to be pathfinders during the jump-off, completing a clear effort in a speed of 36.217 seconds that would eventually place third.

 

Seven rounds later, Kessler’s clear round was caught by Andrew Bourns aboard Gatsby. They were able to shave time through the rollback and took a long distance to the oxer before the double combination. Their risks paid off, and they broke the beam at 35.877 seconds with all the rails in tact for the second place honors.

 

“Thankfully, I watched Reed, and I noticed she steadied up a lot for the double combination, and she was easy to the last, so I figured that’s where I could make up some time,” noted Bourns. “For sure from the first fence to second fence she was faster than me because she did one less stride, but I think I got a better turn after. This is the biggest class my horse has jumped so far. He’s been very successful, but now I am trying to up his level a little bit and have him jump a bigger track. I was very happy with him today.”

 

It was the next rider on course that would prove to have the winning round. Kent Farrington and Venus, owned by Raylyn Farms of Frederick, MD, were up to the speedy challenge. They quickly zipped from one to two and took a big risk to the combination. The mare easily cleared the obstacles and cut inside Bourn’s track to the final oxer with a clear round in 33.878 seconds for the win.

 

Five other riders had double clear rounds, with Ramiro Quintata coming the closest to Kessler’s time with Whitney, owned by St. Bride’s Farm of Upperville, VA, for the fourth place prize. Quentine Judge and HH Dark De La Hart, owned by Double H Farm of Wellington, FL, placed fourth, followed by Ian Millar and Team Works’ Star Power in sixth place for Canada.

 

Ireland’s Richie Moloney qualified three mounts for the jump-off for owner Equinimity LLC of Wellington, FL. Carrabis Z and Call Me Number One picked up seventh and eighth by producing matching clear rounds, while Slieveanorra proved to be the fastest four-faulter over the short course for ninth place.

 

Farrington and Venus were partnered together during last year’s Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, and he was ready to pull out all the stops for a win today. “The plan for the jump-off was to try to win,” he smiled. “Venus is a fast horse. She is my type of horse, a really thoroughbredy type of horse with a lot of blood. She’s naturally fast across the ground, and I think I just picked up a very fast gallop. I turned very quickly to the vertical at the end of the ring, and I just let her run to the last jump.”

 

Although champion eventer and show jumper Marilyn Little normally rides the horse, Farrington took over the ride for the last two weeks. “It was sort of a last minute thing,” explained Farrington. “Lynn [Little] called me up and asked me if I wanted to show the horse and if I did they were dropping it off in an hour at my farm, so that was that. I rode him last year and then Marilyn rode it this winter, but they asked if I would ride Venus for these shows.”

 

Tonight’s class was the second event in the seven-part Hagyard Challenge Series, which features a $50,000 Leading Rider Bonus to the top rider at the end of the season. Farrington has won the award twice already, and is a strong supporter of the series. “I think any kind of rider incentive iss great for the sport, especially at the professional level,” he commented. “There is so much money in the junior and amateur divisions at the shows. We have to keep the true professional sport and people have to be able to win money. I think having rider incentives for the people that are consistently successful is a great thing. I am huge supporter of any kind of incentive or bonus like that for riders that are consistently successful.”

 

 

Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is one of the oldest and largest equine veterinary practices in the world. Founded in 1876, the institute offers a staff with qualifications unparalleled by any single non-university veterinary group in the equine industry, and Hagyard veterinarians have dedicated themselves to the health and well-being of the horse for more than 130 years.

 

Several generous sponsors have helped make this exciting series event happen. These gracious supporters include: title sponsor MWI Veterinary Supply, and presenting sponsor Zoetis, as well as Audi of Lexington, Dean Dorton Allen Ford, Hagyard Flex-tra HA, Johnson Horse Transport, Hallway Feeds, Kirk Horse Insurance LLC, Pike and Preston, and Stoll Keenon Ogden.

 

The next event for Farrington and Venus will be Saturday night’s $75,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix, sponsored by Audi of Lexington. The jumper action at the Kentucky Spring Classic concludes on Sunday with the $20,000 Bluegrass Classic in the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park.

 

For more information about the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows please visit http://www.kentuckyhorseshows.com/.

 

RESULTS: $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic

1 1061 VENUS KENT FARRINGTON 0 0 0 73.710 0 0 0 33.878

2 974 GATSBY ANDREW BOURNS 0 0 0 72.690 0 0 0 35.877

3 149 MIKA REED KESSLER 0 0 0 73.786 0 0 0 36.217

4 832 WHITNEY RAMIRO QUINTANA 0 0 0 73.741 0 0 0 37.123

5 82 HH DARK DE LA HART QUENTIN JUDGE 0 0 0 75.962 0 0 0 37.169

6 856 STAR POWER IAN MILLAR 0 0 0 72.931 0 0 0 37.468

7 342 CARRABIS Z RICHIE MOLONEY 0 0 0 73.354 0 0 0 38.128

8 343 CALL ME NUMBER ONE RICHIE MOLONEY 0 0 0 73.876 0 0 0 40.072

9 350 SLIEVEANORRA RICHIE MOLONEY 0 0 0 72.231 4 0 4 35.342

10 768 RENDEZVOUS 22 NICK NOVAK 0 0 0 74.112 4 0 4 38.186

11 843 LARGO RAMIRO QUINTANA 0 0 0 74.591 4 0 4 38.353

12 818 LASKARA R ALISON ROBITAILLE 0 0 0 70.828 4 0 4 40.920

 

Lexington, KY – May 17, 2013 – From May 15-19, 16-year-old Vivian Yowan enjoys the best of the best in junior equitation competition right in her own backyard. The Kentucky Spring Classic attracts junior riders from across the country to the Kentucky Horse Park, just miles away from Boggs Hill Farm, where Yowan trains with Tim and Kelly Goguen. Today on her home turf, Yowan topped the field in both the Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Medal, sponsored by Randolph College, and the WIHS Equitation Hunter Phase.

 

The ten obstacle course for the Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Medal, designed by Bobby Murphy, opened over a straightforward line heading away from the in-gate, and it went on to test riders back and forth through tight turns and rollbacks.

 

“It was a good course. It was very twisty and turny,” Yowan commented following the class. “You really had to focus on all of those turns.”

 

Yowan demonstrated her exceptional equitation over the course aboard Sanderson, to earn her a spot as one of four riders called back to test. Along with Yowan, Addison Piper, Spencer Smith and Lizzie Vanderwalde all returned to the ring to line-up as the top four finishers following the first course.

 

Judges asked that each rider go directly from their place in line to jump what was formerly fence three, a vertical off of the left lead. From there, riders were instructed to ride a bending line to another vertical across the diagonal and then maintain a counter-canter around the end of the ring leading toward another vertical away from the in-gate. Riders then executed a rollback to the left to one final fence toward the gate before coming to a halt in front of the fence lining the Stonelea Ring. Adding to the difficulty of the test, all riders were asked to drop their stirrup irons.

 

“I’ve never had a test without my stirrups,” Yowan shared. “I really just wanted to stay on. It was tricky.”

 

 

Piper and Superfly, owned by Cavallo Farms, LLC of San Diego, CA, were the first to execute the four fence round. Piper rode Superfly through the shortened course without issue, providing an excellent example of how best to maneuver the test.

 

Yowan was the next to be asked to showcase her abilities, and she need not have worried about just staying on. Yowan rode the test seamlessly, cementing her spot as one of the top riders in the class. Smith tested next without issue aboard Icarus, owned by Ashland Farms of Wellington, FL, and Vanderwalde rounded out the top four aboard App For That, owned by Dasilva Investments of Ann Arbor, MI.

 

Following their tests it was Yowan who rode away with the blue ribbon, while Piper took the second place position, and Smith and Vanderwalde finished third and fourth respectively.

 

“This is only my second show on Sanderson,” Yowan mentioned. “I got him right after WEF was over, so last week we did the Pessoa Medal for the first time and finished second, and this week we won.”

 

While Sanderson is a new partner for Yowan, she’s seen similar success with her long-standing mount, Naf Naf, owned by Saddle Ridge LLC of Darien, CT.

 

“I’ve had him a long time so we have a great relationship built. He’s really lazy, but he has a big stride. Once you get him going he’s really fun to ride,” Yowan said of Naf Naf.

 

It was aboard Naf Naf that Yowan picked up her first win of the day, finishing with a score of 89 in the WIHS Equitation Hunter Phase. The WIHS Equitation Qualifier class will conclude on Sunday, May 17 at 10 a.m. with the Jumper Phase.

 

In addition to equitation classes, the Kentucky Spring Classic features a full array of hunter and jumper divisions. Hunter horses and riders take the spotlight tomorrow evening for the $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby, the second in the $50,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series, a seven event series that culminates with the $15,000 Leading Hunter Rider Awards.

 

For more information about the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, please visit http://www.kentuckyhorseshows.com.

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North Salem, NY – May 17, 2013 – For the second week in a row, Christine McCrea of East Windsor, CT, won the Friday grand prix event at the Old Salem Spring Horse Show. She and Zerly were fastest to win the $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem presented by The Hakim Family over World Cup champion Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo and last week’s Sunday grand prix winners, Todd Minikus and Uraguay.

 

Today’s grand prix had 60 entries, and nine of those advanced to the jump-off over a course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio of Red Hook, NY. Coming back first in the jump-off was Karen Polle on With Wings. They set a good pace in 42.076 seconds with a clear round, which would place her fourth at the end of the class.

 

Watch an interview with Christine McCrea about her win yesterday

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oT4Gv14vOpE

Two horses later, Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Ranch’s Coral Reef Via Volo had an efficient clear trip in 40.776 seconds for second place. Another two horses later, it was McCrea and Zerly, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, who would set the winning pace in 39.337 seconds. Todd Minikus and Uraguay were also clear, but with a slightly slower time of 41.511 seconds for third place.

 

McCrea said of her jump-off, “Beezie was perfection. She rode her jump-off amazing. Her horse is a little bit slower through the air and Zerly is lightning fast. She’s fast across and the ground and fast in the air. To be honest, I think she’s just a faster horse. I don’t think I really did anything superhuman or anything like that.”

 

 

Zerly has started this year strong, including a victory in the WEF Challenge Cup series this winter. Last week, she was “very, very wild,” McCrea mentioned. They were fast with four faults in the Sunday grand prix for 11th place. Coming into today, McCrea wanted to work on rideability and getting Zerly quiet enough for the show ring.

 

 

“She’s very brave and she doesn’t mind anything. I knew if she was quiet enough, I could ride her. She tries really hard every time. I thought she’d be good. I didn’t know I was going to win!” she said with a smile. “She’s best when she’s very quiet in the schooling area. When you go in the ring with her, she goes up about 10 gears. When she’s wild in the schooling area, I know I’m in trouble because I go in the ring and have no control. She was very quiet in the schooling area today and was all about her business today.”

 

McCrea won yesterday in the 8 Year Old Young Jumpers with a horse she is very excited about, but said that Zerly leads the list of her up-and-coming mounts. “I know I said I was obsessed with my eight-year-old, but I’m even more obsessed with this horse. I think she’s the best horse I’ve ever ridden,” she revealed. “She has all the scope and all the carefulness. The only thing is that she’s nine, which is to my advantage. I think a lot of her. Hopefully in the next coming year she’ll gain some experience and be ready for some big stuff and we will aim for championships. She’s capable of it. I know it’s in there.”

 

 

This is McCrea’s second Friday grand prix win at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows. She related, “It’s awesome. It’s been an amazing two weeks for me here.”

 

Grooms competed in two special classes this afternoon and were rewarded for their efforts with $5,000 in prize money, thanks to class sponsors Ilan Ferder Stables, JET Show Stables, CEO Stables, McLain Ward Inc., and Stronghold Equine Equipment.

 

$5,000 Hunter Groom’s Class

Horse, Groom, Owner

1 AATE’, EFREN REBOLLO, BRIGHT STAR 158, LLC

2 CINEMAGIC, HECTOR HERNANDEZ, BRYAN BALDWIN/MERALEX FARM

3 SAFE HAVEN, VICTORIA GRAUER, COPPERLINE FARM LLC

4 DARWIN, JESUS ESCALERA, KELLY TROPIN

5 CHABLIS, JUAN HURTADO, GREAT SPAN LLC

6 ZILVER STAR, MIGUEL PEREZ, STONE HORSE FARM, LLC

7 DO TELL, ALEJANDRO DURON, BRIDGET HALLMAN

8 CASHMIRE, MIGUEL BELMONTES, STACEY SHORE WERNER, STACEY SHORE

8 SIENNA, BETO VALADEZ, LEXI MAOUNIS

 

$5,000 Jumper Groom’s Class

Horse, Groom, Owner

1 UMORA, FELIPE “PEDRINHA” COLOMBO, PAULO SALLES

2 KADANS WEBSTER, RAMIRO TRINIDAD, ALLISON TOFFOLON

3 UP STREAM, CHERYL MAZALESKI, UP THE CREEK FARM

4 SHANDOR 41, DAVID VALDIVIA, BROOK FARM LLC,

5 CASALITA 2, JENNIFER ROWLAND, JENNIFER ROWLAND

6 MACARTHUR, VICENTE CRUZ, VICENTE, SUSAN FRIED

 

 

The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues tomorrow with the $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem at 2 pm, and the highlight class of the day, the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate at 4 pm. The Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Champion will be honored, and there are three jumper classics: the $2,500 Marshall & Sterling Children’s Jumper Classic, the $2,500 Marshall & Sterling Adult Jumper Classic sponsored by Aden Brook, and the $7,500 Medium Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic.

 

For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net, and for full results, please visit www.horseshowsonline.com. 

 

Join Us for Great Events This Week!

 

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Saturday, May 18

Competition  – 2 pm: $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem

3-4 pm: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Social sponsored by Marshall & Sterling Insurance

Competition – 4 pm: $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate

5-6:30 pm ASPCA Equine Advocacy Reception, Join VIP bartenders Beezie & John Madden, Georgina Bloomberg and Prince Lorenzo Borghese of ABC’s The Bachelor, 100% of tips go to ASPCA Equine Advocacy efforts. (R.S.V.P. devia.brown@aspca.org or 212-8767700, x 4676)

 

Sunday, May 19

Highlight Competition – 2:30 pm: $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group

11 am – 4 pm: ASPCA Adoption Day! Meet rescued dogs, cats, and miniature horses looking for forever homes!

 

For those who can’t make it out this weekend, but still want to watch great hunter/jumper action, our two main events – The $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, on May 18, and the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group, on May 19 – will be live streamed on USEF Networkpresented by Smartpak. The entire Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show is also live streamed at www.shownet.biz!

 

Final Results: $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem presented by The Hakim Family

1 ZERLY: 2004 KPWN mare by Querlybet Hero x Carthago

CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble & Windsor Show Stables: 0/0/39.337

2 CORAL REEF VIA VOLO: 1998 BWP mare by Clinton x Heartbreaker

BEEZIE MADDEN (USA), Coral Reef Ranch: 0/0/40.776

3 URAGUAY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino

TODD MINIKUS (USA), Legacy Stables, LLC: 0/0/41.511

4 WITH WINGS: 2003 KWPN gelding by Larino x L. Ronald

KAREN POLLE (USA), Karen Polle: 0/0/42.076

5 TIC TAC: 2003 SBS stallion by Clinton x Darco

LESLIE HOWARD (USA), Jane Clark: 0/4/40.652

6 ROUNDTHORN MADIOS: 2002 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Condios x Clover Hill

LAUREN TISBO (USA), Tequestrian Farms, LLC: 0/4/40.811

7 PRIMO DE REVEL: 2001 BWP gelding by Quinault x Lys de Darmen

PAUL O’SHEA (IRL), Michael Hayden: 0/4/45.662

8 PUMPED UP KICKS: 2003 Brandenburg gelding by Levisto x San Juan

LILLIE KEENAN (USA), Chansonette Farm LLC: 0/8/44.533

9 STAKKARO: 2003 Hanoverian stallion by Stakkaro by Calvaro

MARTIN GUERRA (MEX), Martin Guerra: 0/8/44.791

10 SANDOR DE LA POMME: 2002 SBS gelding by Vigo D’arsouilles x Darco

MCLAIN WARD (USA), The Wannahave Group: 4/78.568

11 CATHARINA 9: 2004 Mecklenburg mare by Cellestial x Monsum

LAUREN TISBO (USA), Tequestrian Farms LLC: 4/78.843

12 ROTHCHILD: 2001 Belgian Sport Horse gelding by Artos x Elegant De L’Ile

MCLAIN WARD (USA), Sagamore Farms:4/79.068

 

The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.   

 

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North Salem, NY – May 16, 2013 – The Adult Amateur Hunter competitors were featured today at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show, and it was Stephanie Riggio of New York, NY, and her mount Saline who took top honors as the Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Champions. In the Grand Prix Field, the Young Jumpers started the morning, and Mario Deslauriers and Christine McCrea each took home a win. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues through Sunday, May 19, when the featured event, the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix presented by The Kincade Group, takes place.

 

Along with their Grand Champion Award, Riggio and Saline, a 15-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare by Cortus, were the Adult Amateur 18-35 Hunter champions and won the $500 Marshall & Sterling Adult Amateur Hunter Classic. The pair placed first, first, second, and sixth in their division over fences. With more points over fences, they won the championship over Corvet Z, ridden by Sarah Cohen and owned by Streett Moore, who received first, first, and second places over fences and sixth under saddle.

 

For their Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship, Saline and Riggio were presented with the Margaret Hausman Sarasohn Memorial Challenge Trophy.

 

 

Coming back for the second round of the classic, Riggio and Saline were the top scorers. “It’s always a little nerve-wracking to come back on top, especially with Sandy Epstein,” Riggio remarked. “She laid down such a nice trip. I knew I had to rise to the occasion. Saline gets a little nervous with water trucks, and when they were in the schooling area, I felt her kind of holding her breath. I came around one turn and I forgot what to do when she gets nervous. We had a deep one to the single oxer, and it came down to a quarter of a point. Sometimes the dice just roll in your favor, and that happened to us today.”

 

Sandra Epstein and Smart Assets placed second in the Classic.

 

Today’s victory was another championship to add to their list of accolades, but it was a somewhat emotional win for Riggio. She explained, “Last winter we weren’t sure if we’d ever get her back, so just the fact that she’s back and winning, and winning the classic, is really huge. I can’t stop smiling. I’m just so happy.”

 

Watch Saline and Stephanie Riggio in one of their winning rides! Every round at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show can be viewed and purchased at www.shownet.biz!

 

After more than a year off, Saline came back to the show ring in Florida for one week. This was her second show since February of 2012. Keeping Saline fit was an easy goal to accomplish, Riggio said. “She loves to work; that’s probably her best attribute, how much fun she has doing her job,” she went on to say. “It’s not challenging getting her back in shape because she thinks all of the flatwork, cavalettis, poles on the ground, and gymnastics are a blast. It’s really fun to work with her.”

 

“She’s a really big mare. She’s very heavy (looking) and she’s curvy,” she smiled. “Sometimes I forget how big she is until I hop down off of her and I realize that she’s almost 17 hands. She’s got such a neck on her that the ribbon barely fit around it!”

 

 

Despite her size, Riggio said she “has the softest mouth.” “Usually she goes in a rubber snaffle. She doesn’t ride like a strong horse. She’s very easy to get exactly in the right spot,” she added.

 

Riggio was happy to win at Old Salem Farm, a show she has attended since she was young. She mentioned, “We’ve been coming to this horse show since I was a kid and we absolutely love it here, especially when the weather is as beautiful as it is today. It’s just such a heavenly place to horse show.”

 

Winners in the Adult Amateur Hunter divisions this week received gift certificates from Dyer Equestrian. The champion of the Adult Amateur 36-45 division was Lulu, ridden by Bridget Hallman and owned by Hallman and Merrylegs South. Hundred Acre, ridden and owned by Barbara Spizzirro, was reserve champion. Sutton Place won for the second week in a row in the Adult Amateur 46 & Over Hunters with Katie Robinson for KJ Robinson LLC, while Revelstoke, ridden by Louise Otten for Annie Phillips, was reserve champion.

 

Young Jumpers Learn the Ropes

 

In today’s Young Jumper Championship 8 Year Old class, Christine McCrea and Ronaldo de la Pomme were one of seven clear rounds out of 15 entries in the class. They finished in 35.521 seconds in the jump-off to win over Darragh Kenny on Cequila and Candice King with Antigone Quality. This week’s course designer is Anthony D’Ambrosio of Red Hook, NY.

 

McCrea found Ronaldo de la Pomme, an eight-year-old Selle Francais gelding by Stakkato x Darco, in Belgium last fall, but it was not love at first sight. “To look at, he’s not maybe the most attractive animal. He’s kind of short. (When I first saw him), I was like, ‘Is this a joke? He’s a pony!’ Then you get on and he’s electric,” she said. “He’s like a bouncing ball and he can do things that other horses find so difficult. He can twist himself inside out. He’s an absolute blast to ride. I’m obsessed with him.”

 

 

She continued, “He’s eight years old, but it’s like he’s 12 years old. He’s so straightforward and he wants to do the right thing every time. He wants to win more than I do, I think. He could do it without me. He’s really fast, he turns on a dime, and he’s not afraid of anything. He has the biggest heart and that goes a long way.”

 

McCrea said he great personality in the ring translates to the barn too. “I call him ‘Mushball.’ He’s mushy and adorable,” she expressed. “He rests his chin on your shoulder and he has the best personality.”

 

McCrea said that the grass grand prix field helped her young horse get a good education. “As hard as (the course) was, it was good for the horses. They learn from it. It’s why we came, to be honest,” she revealed. “This show, for the young horses, they learn so much on this field. It’s invaluable to their upbringing. This is our warm-up for Spruce Meadows.”

 

Mario Deslauriers was in full agreement on how the field helps young horses. He and Scout de la Cense, a seven-year-old Selle Francais gelding by Easy Boy x Crazyhorse of Coco, won this morning’s Young Jumper Championship 7 Year Old class. They beat a field of 20 horses for the win in 37.189 seconds over Filip de Wandel and Gstar in 37.583 seconds and Nicole Bellissimo on VDL Bellefleur, who finished in 37.680 seconds.

 

Since Deslauriers is aiming toward the Young Jumper Final at the Hampton Classic Horse Show (Scout was second in last year’s final for six-year-olds), he knew the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show would help his horse.

 

 

“A place like this, he really loves to gallop on the grass,” he said. “He jumped great today. Anthony designed a really good course. It was complicated and hard for a young horse. It’s how you bring a young horse along, to have rings like this (and) good courses. You really find the character of your horse when you present it with something like this and many different challenges. It’s a great attribute to (come to) a show like this and to give a good experience to a horse.”

 

Deslauriers has been showing at Old Salem Farm for 15 years and has seen the improvements to the facility. “The atmosphere here is great. The footing right now is really, really great. They’ve worked at it for a long time and I think it’s finally paying off. The people of Old Salem try hard and they’re really making a great place to show. I think the riders really appreciate it,” he concluded.

 

The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues tomorrow with the $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem, while the amateur-owner hunters start their competition. There is are two $5,000 Groom’s Classes for hunters and jumpers that will be held in conjunction with the Exhibitor Party at 5 pm.

 

For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net, and for full results, please visit www.horseshowsonline.com.

 

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Friday, May 17

Competition – Noon: $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem

5 pm: $5,000 Groom’s Class sponsored by: Ilan Ferder Stables, JET Show Stables, CEO Stables, Mclain Ward, Inc., Equine Equipment

5-6:30 pm: Pasta Extravaganza! “Make Your Own Pasta” Exhibitor Party with Hilby the Skinny German Juggling Boy, called “Rivetingly Absurd” by The New York Times

 

Saturday, May 18

Competition  – 1 pm: $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem

3-4 pm: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Social sponsored by Marshall & Sterling Insurance

Competition – 4 pm: $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate

5-6:30 pm ASPCA Equine Advocacy Reception, Join VIP bartenders Beezie & John Madden, Georgina Bloomberg and Prince Lorenzo Borghese of ABC’s The Bachelor, 100% of tips go to ASPCA Equine Advocacy efforts. (R.S.V.P. devia.brown@aspca.org or 212-8767700, x 4676)

 

Sunday, May 19

Highlight Competition – 2:30 pm: $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group

11 am – 4 pm: ASPCA Adoption Day! Meet rescued dogs, cats, and miniature horses looking for forever homes!

 

For those who can’t make it out this weekend, but still want to watch great hunter/jumper action, our two main events – The $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, on May 18, and the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group, on May 19 – will be live streamed on USEF Networkpresented by Smartpak. The entire Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show is also live streamed at www.shownet.biz!

 

The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.

 

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Lexington, KY – May 15, 2013 – Clear, sunny skies and lush Kentucky bluegrass welcomed riders back to the Kentucky Horse Park for week two of the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows. The Kentucky Spring Classic runs today through May 19 and attracts the best of the best for five days of ‘AA’ rated hunter competition. Among those leading riders are Kelley Farmer and Shawn Casady, both of whom topped the leaderboard today.

 

After a successful first week in Kentucky, Farmer returned to the Stonelea Ring to kick things off by sweeping all four of the day’s Conformation Hunter classes with Skorekeeper, owned by Larry Glefke and Quail Run Partnership of Keswick, VA.

 

The seven-year-old gelding is a relatively new mount for Farmer, having just been purchased following the winter circuit in Florida. The pair made their debut in Lexington, VA before traveling to Lexington, KY to finish in the ribbons in last week’s Kentucky Spring Horse Show. After traveling to Tennessee this past weekend to finish sixth in the Memphis in May USHJA International Hunter Derby, Skorekeeper came back to Kentucky ready to win.

 

“That was his first derby ever, and then he came back here today like he was an old, made horse,” Farmer shared. “When I showed him at Lexington, VA, he was still making very green mistakes. It’s funny what a couple weeks of showing and a derby will do. He came back today like he really knew what he was doing. I couldn’t be happier with him. I was thrilled.”

 

And with good reason. Skorekeeper started the morning with a blue ribbon in the Conformation Hunter model class and then delivered two back-to-back polished rounds over the Bobby Murphy designed Conformation Hunter courses to take first place in both classes.

 

“Bobby does a great job,” Farmer commented. “He builds so that the horse jump really well. He builds them fences out, and he builds them beautifully. Today rode really smoothly and really comfortably, and the horses all jumped well.”

 

Farmer and Skorekeeper finished the day with another blue ribbon, this time in the Conformation Hunter under saddle class, leaving the pair well ahead of the pack going into the awarding of the division championship tomorrow.

 

Farmer also saw success in the same division aboard her second mount Dancing Solo, owned by Larry Glefke and Dr. Kenneth Garber of Keswick, VA. The duo finished second over the first course as well as second in the under saddle.

 

“We’re just doing Dancing Solo once before we go to Devon. With Skorekeeper, he needs to get a little more showing under his belt because he doesn’t have as much. She just needed to get out and do a horse show before Devon,” Farmer explained. “I’m lucky to be in the position I’m in right now with so many great horses.”

 

In the combined Second Year and High Performance Hunters, it was Shawn Casady who led the jog following the second course. Casady finished high in the ribbons in both of the over fences classes and the hack aboard Ascot, owned by the HJ Group LLC of Sewickley, PA.

 

Today marked only the second time Casady has shown Ascot, with the first time being last week in the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby where they finished sixth.

 

“He’s awesome. He’s slow and big strided, and he spends his time in the air over the fence,” Casady stated. “I liked the courses today. It wasn’t just your average diagonal seven or five stride, there was a four stride that was kind of sharp out of the corner. They were nice courses and decorated beautifully too.”

 

Winning the first class of the Second Year and High Performance Hunter division were Caroline Weeden and Lucky Times, owned by Old Willow Farms LLC of Northfield, IL.

 

Weeden, Casady and Farmer will be among those returning tomorrow to vie for the hunter division championships as competition continues at the Kentucky Horse Park. Among the highlight events of the week is the $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby, the second in the $50,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series, a seven event series that culminates with the $15,000 Leading Hunter Rider Awards.

 

For more information about the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, please visit www.kentuckyhorseshows.com.

Halifax, MA – May 15, 2013 – The first day of the Fieldstone Spring Festival welcomed the top riders in the nation to the new and improved Fieldstone Show Park. After an overhaul, the Fieldstone Show Park kicked off the first day of the weeklong show with thrilling hunter and jumper competition. David Oliynyk rode to the top of the 1.15m Jumpers, while Kristen Bumpus piloted Cupid to the top of the ranks during the 1.25m Schooling Jumpers as she tackled the course on the grass field.

 

Keith Bollotte of Culleoka, TN, designed all of the courses for the jumper divisions today. He used his interesting eye to create the 1.15m course, challenging both horse and rider alike. The course began over a simple vertical set down the middle of the ring. With a left turn, riders then took a vertical-oxer lone and made their way toward the outside vertical, which led to the oxer-vertical black-and-white double combination. Next riders took the blue oxer at the far end of the ring, and with five strides moved into the second oxer-vertical combination. The eighth obstacle, an oxer, led the pairs to the single vertical where they then raced to trip the timer as they took the final green-and-white oxer to stop the clock.

 

It was David Oliynyk and Carino W, owned by W. Charlot Farms of Stratford, Ontario, Canada, who dominated the 1.15m Jumpers. The time allowed of 70 seconds proved an issue for many of the riders as they put quality over speed during the first round, with many collecting time faults for their conservancy. Oliynyk was the first to tackle the course, completing all 12 efforts in 66.067 seconds, and leaving all rails intact. He immediately moved into the jump-off, but instead of throwing caution to the wind, Oliynyk focused on guiding his new mount through the process of the jump-off with ease and fortitude. Collecting five time faults in the short course, Oliynyk left the ring with a smile, knowing that the time was tight, and others were sure to make the mistake of speed over accuracy. He was able to post one of only two double-clear efforts of the division.

 

 

“That’s a 7-year-old that has a lot of potential to jump the bigger jumps,” Oliynyk said of Carino W. “I just got him, so I wanted to play over some medium sized jumps before doing the bigger stuff. He has the talent, so we will see.”

 

The only other rider out of the field of entrants to even come close to challenging Oliynyk was Gregory Mangan and his own Dr. J. After a year away from the show ring to build a new business in Rochester, NY, Mangan decided to try the Fieldstone Spring Festival for the first time, guiding his 11-year-old gelding through the course for their chance at the blue ribbon win.

 

Mangan took the first course with a simple ease, riding to a time of 67.411 seconds to move into the jump-off. He knew that Oliynyk had already posted a double-clear effort, but with the Grand Prix in mind for Saturday, Mangan was focused on solely mimicking his clean effort and not trying to beat his time. Mangan and Dr. J finished the course in 50.738 seconds to collect the second place ribbon, but Mangan was all smiles as he described his horse’s natural talent.

 

“He’s great, he just needs to be left alone and do his own thing,” Mangan explained. “He is very keen, he loves going to shows. If there is a trailer pulling up to the barn, he wants to climb in-he is out of a mare I showed for the Irish team, and he has the natural talent and love for the sport.”

 

Mangan continued, “This is my first time showing at this show, but it was a beautiful course-great footing. They have done a lot of work with the grounds, just look at the stonewall and the Grand Prix ring. When I drove in, I felt like I was pulling up to a European show, it is very reminiscent with the beautiful grass field. I am building up to the Grand prix slowly. We will see how it goes from there.”

 

Alan Griffin tied for the third place finish aboard two mounts, during the 1.15m Jumpers. He rode Atonement, owned by Tricolor Stables, LLC of Darien, CT, to the clear round in 67.124 seconds, opting to finish with his first round effort to conserve his ride for later in the week. He also chose the same path for Tricolor’s Charlie Brown, finishing the first round course with no faults in a time of 65.388 seconds.

 

 

The Fieldstone Show Park opened a rare class in the afternoon for the riders to take the opportunity to school in the newly improved Grand Prix Field. Tomorrow riders will have the opportunity to compete in the $7,500 Speed Derby, as well as the 1.25m Open Jumpers, YJC 7 & 8-Year-Old 1.30m Qualifier, and the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers. Bollotte once again designed an interesting path for the riders to navigate.

 

With stiff competition, Bollotte knew he would have to utilize the whole space of the field to showcase the horses’ true potential over his course. He designed a course with 14 efforts to test the teams as they took their turn. The course began over a triple bar, and also featured bending lines, a triple combination and a double combination. It was the jump-off that truly separated the competition. The short track opened once again with the triple bar, and then riders continued to a black-and-white oxer, made a hard right to the oxer-vertical double combination, made a left turn to the Boston Celtics oxer and then took the vertical on the left bank as they raced over the maroon vertical and onto the final orange butterfly oxer to break the beam.

 

The schooling class proved crucial as the horses had the opportunity to ride on new turf and see the brightly colored obstacles. Oliynyk was the first of the field to take his turn at the course. Coming off of his blue ribbon ride in the 1.15m Jumpers, he now guided Sumas Luxury, owned by Melissa Nicholas of Chelmsford, MA. Although this is another new mount for Oliynyk, it was clear that they understood one another with ease. He used today’s 1.25m Schooling to get to know her better without tackling both a difficult track, and high heights. They made the first round look effortless, and as the wind picked up for the short course, nothing seemed to bother Sumas Luxury and Oliynyk. They made it through the open track in 71.464 seconds, earning time faults for being conservative, but posting a second clean effort none-the-less.

 

“Depending on the numbers tomorrow in the speed derby, that is something she could do-we are kind of gearing towards that,” Oliynyk stated. “She got better as she went along. She over-jumped a bit in the beginning, but as she relaxed a bit, and started to become a little easier, she became less excited.”

 

Oliynyk continued, “She is a horse that I think has the talent to jump bigger jumps. She is very useful and very talented but I am just getting to know her. This was the first time I’ve shown her. She’s pretty strong, so I think you have to be a little bit of a strong rider but once she goes around a little bit I might change my opinion. She was not spooky, she was over-jumping a bit but she is very safe. I would like to take her in the speed class tomorrow and then hopefully the Grand Prix on Saturday if she goes well.”

 

It seemed as though Oliynyk was going to walk away as the leader today, that was until Kristen Bumpus and Cupid entered the field. Time was no problem for the duo as they set the pace for the first round course with a speedy time. Picking up pace at the beginning of the track, she took the opening fences with speed, and was able to balance her pace with accuracy as she whipped through the turns and left all the rails in their cups for the winning ride of 55.264 seconds with the only double-clear effort.

 

“I think this was his best class ever,” Bumpus exclaimed. “I wasn’t quite sure what it was going to be like. This was his first class-he hasn’t shown since last year, and he really hasn’t jumped a whole lot this winter because I went to Florida while he stayed home.”

 

 

Bumpus continued, “I thought he rode better than he ever has. Nobody was more pleasantly surprised than me. I wasn’t expecting it to go that well. My plan in the jump-off is to just make sure he is steering because he is always fast and usually pretty clear but sometimes he is so fast he doesn’t steer very well. We were concentrating on steering because he is bad at turning left so if there is a hard left turn sometimes we don’t make it. The last jump was a little tight turn to the left but it felt really good and it was great.”

 

“He is extremely sensitive, and he’s probably the hardest horse I’ve ever ridden because you never know what to do next. Just when you think you have it all figured out, he will come up with something, and you have to work for a while to figure it out. He is really fun and fast; he’s hard to keep track of because he wants to be fast. He is kind of quirky, which makes it all the more fun. I love showing out on the grass and he probably likes it more,” Bumpus concluded.

 

Other horse and rider combinations to look out for this week will include Emily Bickford and Rio, who rode to the third place finish during the 1.25m Schooling Jumpers this afternoon. Rhian Murphy and Hopeful Star, owned by Jedd Papows of Cambridge, MA, took the fourth place finish with four jumping faults and five on the clock. Bickford also navigated Melody to the fifth place finish, while Mangan rounded out the top six with Dr. J.

 

Tomorrow will welcome the second day of the Fieldstone Spring Festival. The Grand Prix Field will once again welcome riders as they attempt the 1.25m Open Jumpers, High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers, YJC 7 & 8-Year-Old Qualifier, and the $7,500 1.35m Speed Derby. The highlight of the week for the jumpers will be the $25,000 Fieldstone Grand Prix. For more information on Stadium Jumping and the approaching Fieldstone Spring Festival, please visit www.showfieldstone.com. You can also follow the Fieldstone Horse Shows on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fieldstone.equestrian.

North Salem, NY – May 15, 2013 – The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continued in its second week with today’s competition and presentation for the Grand Hunter Championship. Mariano, the champion of the Green Conformation division, scored the most points for the top title with rider Sandy Ferrell for owner Stephanie Riggio. Winston and Brooke Baldwin-deGrazia rode Winston to the win in the $1,000 USHJA Pre-Green Incentive class. In the jumper ring, Sarah Segal was victorious in the Open Jumper 1.40m class with Ramses. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues through Sunday, May 19, when the highlight event, the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix presented by The Kincade Group, is hosted.

 

This was the second week in a row that Sandy Ferrell of Bernville, PA, took the top prize with a Grand Hunter Championship. Last week it was with Stephanie Riggio’s Moshi. Mariano won every class in the Green Conformation Hunter division to easily take the Grand honors. The reserve champion in the Green Conformation division was Galaxy, ridden by Brooke Baldwin-DeGrazia for owner Tina Allen. They placed second in the model and three over fences classes, as well as third in the handy hunter and under saddle classes.

 

 

Riggio bought Mariano almost two years ago and was successful last year in the Pre-Green Hunters. The eight-year-old Holsteiner gelding moved up to the Green Conformation this year. Ferrell said it is a combination of attributes that makes him perfect for the conformation division.

 

“He has a lot of natural talent. He’s very brave and scopey and he’s beautiful. He has a little bit more on the sensitive side, but it doesn’t affect any of his training. He’s so light across the ground and has a lot of Thoroughbred-like qualities. His refinement is what makes him such a beautiful conformation horse,” she stated.

 

 

Ferrell said these looks and conformation translate into his way of going and how she can ride him. She explained, “He has a beautiful mouth. He never touches the bridle, he’s slow in the air. He’s just so elegant about the way he does things. When he lands, you don’t feel it or hear it. He’s a wonderful horse to ride because he is very in tune to what’s happening. He’s always just right there with you. He has a tremendous stride, and doesn’t require a hard ride as you’re going around the ring. I can sit as light as he wants to go, which is very nice.”

 

This was Mariano’s first show back since the winter circuit. Ferrell said with a smile, “He walked in the ring both days like he owned it. He’s grown up a tremendous amount.”

 

Ferrell said they plan to show Mariano at the Devon Horse Show, which she is looking forward to, and in the future he will be a great horse for owner Stephanie Riggio in the amateur-owner hunter division.

 

The winner of the $1,000 USHJA Pre-Green Hunter Incentive class, sponsored by Vincent & Whittemore Real Estate, as well as the Pre-Green Hunter division champion, was Winston, ridden by Brooke Baldwin-DeGrazia and owned by Lannie Lipson. They scored an 84 for the incentive win and in the division, they placed first and second. The reserve champion was Quantico, ridden by Jennifer Bauersachs for Spring Hill Farm Inc. They placed first, third, and sixth.

 

 

Baldwin-DeGrazia, of North Salem, NY, found Winston in October. The four-year-old Westphalian gelding by Captain Fire was only competing in his eighth horse show ever this week. They pair had a good showing in Florida this winter with blue ribbons and a reserve championship. Baldwin-DeGrazia was very complimentary of the pretty grey. “I’m so excited because he’s so easy and so smart,” she said. “I just love him and he’s such a good boy. For four years old, and doing this just eight times, he’s a real champion. He has this beautiful, lopey canter. He’s just so calm and confident. You can ask him to do anything and he’s just like, ‘Ok!’”

 

This was the first time that Winston showed in the three-foot Pre-Green Hunter division; in Florida he showed in the Pre-Green 3&4 Year Old division. Baldwin-DeGrazia felt that the higher jumps this week helped her horse. “I think he likes the bigger jump for sure,” she agreed. “I’m hoping maybe if he keeps going as good as he is now, he’ll finish the year in the 3’3” Pre-Greens and be ready for First Years next year.”

 

Baldwin-DeGrazia is a fan of the new USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Program and asked to include the class at this week’s show. “ I think it’s such a great thing for the Pre-Green horses to promote them and bring it along and have their own Finals. I’m so excited that he won it!”

 

 

The Pre-Green Incentive Program is an innovative program designed to encourage the development of pre-green horses. The Pre-Green Incentive will have a 2013 Championship held August 14-15, 2013.

 

Sarah Segal, of Flemington, NJ, rode Ramses, a 12-year-old Belgian Sporthorse gelding by Toulon x Limbo, to victory in the Open Jumper 1.40m class. There were 49 entries in the class, and 16 of those made it through to the jump-off over a course designed by Anthony D’Ambrosio of Red Hook, NY.

 

Of today’s course, Segal said, “There were a couple spooky places with the double (combination) right by the bank and a liverpool next to the tree. The last fence was a little difficult heading up toward the road. The horses got to see the whole ring, which was nice. It wasn’t super long and was good preparation for the week.”

 

Segal has been riding Ramses for five years, but they have been coming back from an injury and back to the grand prix ring for two years. Last week’s grand prix was Ramses’ first in two years.

 

“He’s had a long, slow building-up to get him back and be really good again,” Segal said. “I was really, really happy with him last week. I was even happier to have him come back today and feel good after jumping two big classes.”

 

 

Segal planned to go for speed in today’s class to practice jump-off situations with Ramses. “Someone certainly could have beaten me, but I was trying to go fast and winning is always good, she remarked. “He felt great today so I’m hoping to show him Friday and have a good class. We’ll take these successful weeks and build on that going into Spruce Meadows.”

 

While he doesn’t look like it, Ramses is under 16 hands. “He’s little, but he gives you a really good feeling when he’s jumping,” Segal said. “He likes to go on the quicker side, which helps him with his scope. He’s very careful when he’s paying attention.”

 

Along with coming back from an injury, Segal has worked with Ramses to help get him in a program and “working properly on the flat.” While he “doesn’t have a mean bone in his body,” Segal noted, he has “kind of a special personality.”

 

She described, “He can be a little silly horse. Chris (Kappler) helped a lot with his flatting, getting him to focus and not screw around in the ring. He’s actually really a straightforward horse, but he’s like a jokester. He’s always been like that. He’s funny in the barn; he jumps out of his paddock. As he’s gotten a little bit older, we’ve figured out a program and getting him worked more, and fit and strong. He’s just been a project in that sense. The jumping side has always been good. Any time I think that I’ve outthought him, he finds a way to find some new trick. He keeps you very humble for sure. I’ve finally stopped trying to outthink him and it seems to work a lot better.”

 

The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues tomorrow with a variety of hunter and jumper classes, including the Young Jumper 7 and 8 Year Old classes, as well as the Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship.

 

For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net, and for full results, please visit www.horseshowsonline.com.

 

Join Us for Great Events This Week!

 

Exhibitors – Sign up for a Free Raffle in the Horse Show Offie to Win a Henry Lloyd rain jacket from Beval Ltd!

 

Friday, May 17

Competition – Noon: $25,000 Grand Prix of North Salem

5 pm: $5,000 Groom’s Class sponsored by: Ilan Ferder Stables, JET Show Stables, CEO Stables, Mclain Ward, Inc., Equine Equipment

5-6:30 pm: Pasta Extravaganza! “Make Your Own Pasta” Exhibitor Party with Hilby the Skinny German Juggling Boy, called “Rivetingly Absurd” by The New York Times

 

Saturday, May 18

Competition  – 1 pm: $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem

3-4 pm: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Social sponsored by Marshall & Sterling Insurance

Competition – 4 pm: $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate

5-6:30 pm ASPCA Equine Advocacy Reception, Join VIP bartenders Beezie & John Madden, Georgina Bloomberg and Prince Lorenzo Borghese of ABC’s The Bachelor, 100% of tips go to ASPCA Equine Advocacy efforts. (R.S.V.P. devia.brown@aspca.org or 212-8767700, x 4676)

 

Sunday, May 19

Highlight Competition – 2:30 pm: $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group

11 am – 4 pm: ASPCA Adoption Day! Meet rescued dogs, cats, and miniature horses looking for forever homes!

 

For those who can’t make it out this weekend, but still want to watch great hunter/jumper action, our two main events – The $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, on May 18, and the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group, on May 19 – will be live streamed on USEF Network presented by Smartpak. The entire Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show is also live streamed atwww.shownet.biz!

 

Final Results: Open Jumper 1.40m

 

1 SARAH SEGAL, RAMSES: 0/0/39.888

 

2 BRIANNE GOUTAL, ZERNIKE K: 0/0/41.439

 

3 LAUREN TISBO, CATHARINA 9: 0/0/41.464

 

4 JACKIE MC QUADE, COPILOT: 0/0/42.500

 

5 BEEZIE MADDEN, FOCUS: 0/0/42.627

 

6 LAUREN TISBO, KING KOLIBRI: 0/0/43.900

 

7 KIRSTEN COE, ZOJASPER: 0/0/44.173

 

8 MATTIAS TROMP, ZALICI: 0/4/42.889

 

The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.

 

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Wellington, FL (May 10, 2013) – In the team’s first appearance at the international level, Carmen Franco and the Lusitano stallion Vinho Dos Pinhais recently represented Colombia at the Intermediare I level during the Nations Cup CDI 3*, and their exceptional performance earned them the High Score Lusitano award, sponsored by Interagro Lusitanos. Franco was very excited to show what the 11-year-old Lusitano stallion was all about in this highly competitive dressage ring. “I’m very proud to be here,” she commented, “because we really have to make it for our team for this first year at the international level.” Franco continued, “I’m very proud to bring a Lusitano here. It’s really an amazing experience having a different breed here among this big group of warmbloods. There are good relationships with every horse,” she added, “but the Lusitanos give you something a little extra special that is very nice to have.”

 

“He’s doing very well, and I am very pleased,” Franco said about Vinho Dos Pinhais, who is owned by Nanette Sexton of Southgate Farm. Sexton is a big fan of the Lusitano breed, and in fact owns two exceptional horses from Interagro: Ubrique Interagro and Acolito Interagro. “We started Prix St. Georges last year, and this is our first international year. He’s still a little green, but doing really well. His program is very solid.” Franco wants to send many thanks to the Gonzaga family, particularly Cecilia Gonzaga, the farm’s managing director, and her father Dr. Paulo Gonzaga, who founded Interagro in 1975, and everyone at Interagro recognizing the Lusitano horse as it demonstrates the qualities Interagro breeds for: rideability, athleticism, and temperament. “This breed of horse is amazing,” she Franco added.

 

 

The Interagro horse is a modern Lusitano, a horse that excels in the traditional equestrian disciplines, from dressage and driving to jumping and working equitation. Interagro horses can be seen driving, working, and training on the farm in Brazil everyday. Interagro is committed to preserving the pure bloodlines of the Lusitano breed, and Interagro bloodlines include some of the most respected bloodlines in the breed such as Farao (JHC), Nirvana Interagro, Ofensor (MV), Xique-Xique (CI) and Yacht (SA).

 

Interagro also offers guests and clients a unique way to truly immerse themselves in the Luistano breed and the equestrian culture of Interagro through Destination Lusitano. From riding an Interagro stallion across the rolling Brazilian countryside to enjoying Portuguese cuisine, Destination Lusitano caters to each guests needs and can be tailored to their interests. In addition, the 600 Lusitanos that call Interagro home make Destination Lusitano the ultimate equestrian getaway.

 

For more information on Destination Lusitano or to learn more about Interagro Lusitanos, visit their website at www.lusitano-interagro.com

 

About Interagro Lusitanos

Founded in 1975 by Dr. Paulo Gavião Gonzaga to preserve the Lusitano breed, Interagro Lusitanos is now recognized as the world’s largest breeder and exporter of Lusitano horses. Dr. Gonzaga started with a small band of four mares and one stallion imported to Brazil from the breed’s native Portugal; to date over 600 horses populate the 1200-acre ranch outside São Paulo. Today, Cecilia Gonzaga manages the farm and operations. Interagro Lusitanos are handled, prepared, and evaluated from birth, with a handful of the best stock presented at auction each year.

 

North Salem, NY – May 12, 2013 – Todd Minikus and Legacy Stables’ Uraguay won the highlight event of the first week of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, the $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix presented by Suncast. They were fastest in the jump-off to beat Darragh Kerins (IRL) on E-Muze Yek and Christine McCrea (USA) with Romantovich Take One. Along with top show jumping, there were Grand Hunter Champions awarded, as well as Classics for the Medium and High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers. This concluded the first week of competition at Old Salem Farm. Week two runs May 14-19.

 

There were 47 entries in today’s grand prix and they jumped a course designed by Brazil’s Guilherme Jorge. Nine found the way to a clear round to advance to the jump-off.

 

Watch an interview with Todd Minikus!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAW8Ft1W7PQ&feature=player_embedded#!

 

Minikus said of the course, “The way it was playing out, it was jumping plenty difficult. The triple bar to vertical-vertical combination was tricky. Green horses didn’t jump that that well. There were some unfortunate (rounds for) horses that I expected to go well, an odd four faults here and there. It ended up being enough clear, and ended up being an almost perfect course for the course designer.”

 

 

The early pacesetter in the jump-off was Christine McCrea of East Windsor, CT, on Romantovich Take One, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables. They won Friday’s Welcome Stake and set a very fast pace of 39.06 seconds that would hold up for third place in today’s class.

 

Three horses later it was Minikus and Uraguay, a 12-year-old KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino, who were speedy through the first part of the jump-off, but it was a long run across the field to the Suncast oxer that had the crowd holding their breath. Uraguay gave a great effort, made two more rollbacks, and galloped to the final oxer to stop the timers in 37.36 seconds for the win.

 

 

“Boy, he sure gave some good efforts today,” Minikus said with a smile. “That was lightning fast in the jump-off. He was really fast.”

 

Minikus said he watched McCrea in the jump-off. “For sure with that horse, she’s always very fast,” he acknowledged. “She blistered the course the other day. I legitimately thought that maybe we were all going for the red ribbon and Chris might have closed the door on us. But I took a pretty good chance and long run to the Suncast jump, and I think that’s where the difference was.”

 

 

Following Minikus, Leslie Howard and Tic Tac, owned by Jane Clark, were clear in 40.33 seconds for fourth place.

 

Darragh Kerins and E-Muze Yek, owned by Kerins and Maarten Huygens, were the only others to contest Minikus’ time. Another big grey gelding like Uraguay, E-Muze Yek thundered around the course but couldn’t quite catch the time. Their time of 38.87 seconds was fast enough for second place, the same red ribbon that they received in Friday’s Welcome Stake.

 

Kerins said afterward, “I just didn’t know how he would handle it after going so quick on Friday, if he was just going to be a little bit rushed today. I thought he handled it very good. The jump-off today was just crazy fast. I saw Chrissy go on the screen and I thought she was unbeatable. It was just so, so, so quick. I didn’t get to see Todd’s round; I just saw his time. After that I didn’t know what to think. But I thought the horse was going good and I was going to give it a shot. That’s probably about as fast as I could go, at this stage in his career. But I’m delighted with him.”

 

Kerins has ridden the nine-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding by For Pleasure x Carthago off and on since he was imported as a six-year-old by Norman Dello Joio from Belgium. He and Maarten Huygens bought him in the middle of the winter circuit.

 

 

“He’s progressed really quickly. We’ve thrown him in there,” he smiled. “In Florida he was good, he placed in a couple 1.50m (classes). My other good mare Lisona got sold, so he really had to step up.”

 

Kerins added, “Well done to Todd. He had a great round. The numbers are huge and the courses were tough courses. He’ll jump again here next week, have a break, and then go to Spruce Meadows. Actually this was good to see how he’ll handle grass before he goes up there, and he seems to handle it pretty good.”

 

 

Minikus started riding Uraguay toward the end of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival after the horse showed successfully in Europe with Dutch rider Albert Zoer and in the United States with Mario Deslauriers.

 

This was a great win for Minikus, who gave credit to the people around Uraguay. “I’d like to thank everybody at Legacy and Sarah Middleton, who really does all the work. She even flats him before the class. I just get on and ride him in the class, so most of the credit goes to Sarah. And I thank the rest of my sponsors, Purina, Charles Owen, and VitaFlex. Without all of the support and one big team, you can’t do it.”

 

 

Minikus was presented with a pewter cheese plate for his win today. Before the grand prix, the smallest riders at the show gathered on the grand prix field for the Dyer Equestrian Leadline class. All of the kids participating were congratulated with blue ribbons and prizes.

 

Final Results: $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix presented by Suncast

1 URAGUAY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Nairobi x Colino

TODD MINIKUS (USA), Legacy Stables, LLC: 0/0/37.63

2 E MUZE YEK: 2004 Belgian Warmblood gelding by For Pleasure x Carthago

DARRAGH KERINS (IRL), Darragh Kerins & Maarten Huygens: 0/0/38.87

3 ROMANTOVICH TAKE ONE: 2000 KWPN gelding by Numero Uno x Karandasj

CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble: and Windsor Show Stables: 0/0/39.06

4 TIC TAC: 2003 SBS stallion by Clinton x Darco

LESLIE HOWARD (USA), Jane Clark: 0/0/40.33

5 WANNAHAVE: 2003 KWPN gelding by Manhattan x G. Ramiro Z

MCLAIN WARD (USA), The Wannahave Group: 0/4/38.98

6 CASEY: 2001 KWPN gelding by Ircolando x Ferro

MATTIAS TROMP (USA), Bayaert Farm Inc.: 0/4/42.05

7 UTAN: 2001 KWPN gelding by Burggraaf x Concorde

ANGELA COVERT-LAWRENCE (CAN), Eastwood Group: 0/4/52.37

8 LILLI: 2004 German Sport Horse mare by Lefevre x Diamir

GEORGINA BLOOMBERG (USA), Dietmar Gugler & Gotham Enterprizes: 0/15/55.18

9 CARTIER: 2001 Zangersheide gelding by Caretino x Zeus

MAX AMAYA (ARG), Stonehenge Stables: 0/ret.

10 ROTHCHILD: 2001 Belgian Sport Horse gelding by Artos x Elegant De L’Ile

MCLAIN WARD (USA), Sagamore Farms: 4/76.25

11 ZERLY: 2004 KPWN mare by Querlybet Hero x Carthago

CHRISTINE MCCREA (USA), Candy Tribble: 4/77.67

12 ROUNDTHORN MADIOS: 2002 Irish Sport Horse gelding by Condios x Clover Hill

LAUREN TISBO (USA), Tequestrian Farms, LLC: 4/77.89

 

Junior/Amateur-Owner Classics

After a week of final exams at Harvard University, Katie Dinan came to Old Salem Farm ready to get back on her horse and in the ring. She and her trusty partner of five years, Vancouver, galloped to victory on the grass Grand Prix Field in the $10,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. She and Vancouver, a 15-year-old gelding by Voltaire II, beat a list of 33 competitors and five in the jump-off after they finished in the fastest time of 41.24 seconds. Second place went to Michael Hughes on Luxina as the only other double clear in 42.76 seconds. Finishing in 39.55 seconds, but with four faults, Lillie Keenan and Vanhattan were third.

 

 

Dinan came in just for today’s class. She explained, “I love this horse show; it’s one of my favorites of all year. When I realized I had exams these two weeks, I was really upset because I always look forward to coming here. My horse felt like he’s jumping the best he has in a while. I think that really speaks about the venue. He’s impressed with this place. To be able to gallop around the big field is really great.”

 

Dinan showed indoors at the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Sweden in April, so it took a bit of an adjustment to the big grass field. “I think when the ring is this big, you have to make sure to keep your pace everywhere. When you’re in an indoor, everything comes up much quicker. Here, especially in the first round, you can have time faults without even feeling slow. In the jump-off today, I planned on being very prompt to the first few jumps. There was a little bit of an inside angle that I took to the third oxer. One of the nice things about a big grass field, you have more range of stride. They can really get on a big stride.”

 

Since he is 15 years old, Dinan is keeping Vancouver’s show schedule light. “It’s nice though that for when he does show, he steps up to the plate like this and to bring home a big win is really fun,” she acknowledged. “This is a great venue for him. I won my first grand prix ever, on him two years ago here. This horse show has always been very special for me.”

 

She added with a smile, “I didn’t have a Mother’s Day gift, so I was hoping one of my horses could bring one home! Vancouver did that.”

 

The winner of today’s $7,500 Medium Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic sponsored by The Manocherian Family was 15-year-old Kira Kerkorian of East Hampton, NY. She rode Leopold 221, a nine-year-old Westphalian gelding by Lordanos, to the top of the 48-entry class. There were 13 that made it through to the jump-off, and the best pair of Kerkorian and Leopold stopped the timers in 40.703 seconds. Second place went to Taylor Burns on Cordero Zaffiro in 40.840 seconds, while Wesley Newlands and Vertigo were third in 41.198 seconds.

 

For her win today, Kerkorian was also presented with a $500 Der Dau gift certificate.

 

It was an auspicious start for Kerkorian and Leopold as it’s their first show together, having only been together for a month. “I’ve been learning him. I just wanted to go clear and have a nice, solid round so I could maybe move up to the Highs later on,” Kerkorian said. “I want to take it slow with him because I want to build a good partnership. I think today was great.”

 

She said of Leopold, “He’s very fast actually. He pulls me to the jump, which is great, because I like something in my hand. He’s super brave; he just wants to go and win. He has his own motor.”

 

“It feels amazing,” Kerkorian said of her victory. “I really wasn’t expecting it, but I’m so happy.”

 

In this morning’s 7/8 Year Old Young Jumper Qualifier sponsored by Watershed Agricultural Council, Jeffery Welles rode Bilion to victory for owner Triton Ventures Farms Inc. Darragh Kenny and Oakland Ventures LLC’s Cequila was second, and Penny Brennan on Class Act, owned by Jacquelyn Ventorino, was third.

 

Final Results: $10,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic

1 KATHERINE DINAN, VANCOUVER: 0/0/41.24

2 MICHAEL HUGHES, LUXINA: 0/0/42.76

3 LILLIE KEENAN, VANHATTAN: 0/4/39.55

4 CHELSEA MOSS, DOLCE D’IVE Z: 0/4/45.28

5 MICHAEL HUGHES, DROMMA: 0/8/42.73

6 BENJAMIN SIMPKINS, VIVARO B: 1/82.61

7 ISABELLA SALLES, PRINCESS EMILY: 4/73.54

8 KATHERINE STRAUSS, CAPACITY: 4/76.62

9 CATHERINE TYREE, DON’T GO: 4/77.1

10 LILLIE KEENAN, LONDINIUM: 4/78.54

11 WESLEY NEWLANDS, WIEMINKA B: 4/78.87

12 GABRIELLE BAUSANO, UBICO H: 4/79.08

 

 

 

Final Results: $7,500 Medium Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic sponsored by The Manocherian Family

1 LEOPOLD 221, KIRA KERKORIAN: 0/0/40.703

2 CORDERO ZAFFIRO, TAYLOR BURNS: 0/0/40.840

3 VERTIGO, WESLEY NEWLANDS: 0/0/41.198

4 OSCAR 72, LAUREN WARD: 0/0/41.367

5 ALORIEN, CLEMENTINE GOUTAL: 0/0/41.666

6 TURBO R, KELLY TROPIN: 0/0/44.191

7 NORTON DE LA SAP, LAUREN FISCHER: 0/0/47.051

8 TARANTEL’LA, EMILY D’ALESSANDR: 0/4/38.634

9 GAMA CHAMACO, FRANCESCA BOLFO: 0/4/39.668

10 SANDRO, KATHERINE DINAN: 0/4/42.203

11 E BAY, BRITTNI RAFLOWITZ : 0/4/42.972

12 ADOROSE, KELLY TROPIN: 0/4/43.752

 

Grand Champions Reign in Hunter Divisions

 The Grand Junior Hunter Champion was Parkland, owned by Jennifer Gates and ridden by Lillie Keenan. The pair was champion in the Small Junior Hunters and placed fifth, second, and second over fences and won the under saddle. The reserve champion in the Small Junior Hunter division was Wonderland, ridden by Morgan Ward for John Skinner. Keenan was also named Best Junior Rider on a Horse.

 

Keenan has been paired with Parkland since the beginning of January and they had incredible success at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Keenan said, “After WEF, where he was really successful consistently, we gave him a little break. He went to South Carolina and had a nice vacation for a few weeks, just to get time away from a show. I think it’s good for them to get away and relax. This was his first show starting up again in the spring. He was fantastic. We did what we always do. He’s not a difficult horse to prepare, and he wants to win.”

 

One of their wins this week was in the Handy class. Keenen called Parkland “really game” and said that he has learned to be more handy and adjusted to her style. “I like to do tight turns and really gallop at the long approaches, to really test the boundaries,” she explained. “He’s gotten used to me and the way that I like to ride him. He’s really learned to go with it. He’s happy to do whatever I ask him. He’s really good at trot fences too, so it’s nice to have a horse that you can really spin back to that. He’s gotten really handy.”

 

 

Keenan plans to show Parkland at the Devon Horse Show. “He is really the kind of horse that you can count on for special events, so hopefully that works out for us. He’s fancy, and everything you’d want in your ride to go to Devon,” she remarked.

 

The Large Junior 15 & Under Hunter division awarded the championship to Catwoman, ridden by Ailish Cunniffe for Missy Clark, and Sophie Michaels and Further Lane Farm’s Mahalo picked up the reserve championship.

 

Bishonen, ridden by David Oberkircher for Southlands Farms LLC was named champion in the Large Junior 16-17 Hunters, while Cameo, ridden by Mallory Edens for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Caristo, was the reserve champion.

 

The Grand Pony Hunter Championship went to Isport, ridden by Morgan Ward for Redfield Farm. They won all four over fences classes and were third in the under saddle to win the championship in the Green Pony Hunters. The reserve champion in the division was Pride, ridden and owned by Francesca Dildabanian.

 

Fifteen-year-old Ward is from Milford, NJ, and started riding Isport this winter when they started the 11-year-old mare in Ocala. Competing in both the Green and Large Pony Hunters, Ward described, “She goes like one of my junior hunters. She’s very scopey and has a big stride. She’s always honest, with whatever you put her at.”

 

Imported from Europe by Emil Spadone, Isport had not competed in hunter classes before coming to the U.S., but she learned immediately. “She started out like this and she’s never changed. It’s really weird. We never get (horses like) these!” Ward said with a laugh.

 

 

Of the grand championship, Ward said, “It’s nice to have. It means a lot to me, especially on a green pony. It’s nice to have that from schooling her all week and it’s proven in the ring.”

 

The Small Pony Hunter division, sponsored by Gotham North, awarded the championship to Rolling Stone, owned by Further Lane Farm and ridden by Madeline Schaefer, while the reserve champion was Coco Fath and Blueberry Hill, owned by Jordyn Rose Freedman.

 

Mimi Gochman swept the Medium Pony Hunters with David Gochman’s True Love as champion and Truly Noble, owned by Pegasus Show Stable Inc., as reserve champion. For her great success this weekend, Gochman was named as the Best Junior Rider on a Pony.

 

In the Large Pony Hunter division, Pride and Francesca Dildabanian picked up their second championship of the week. Daisy Farish and her pony Beau Rivage were reserve champions.

 

The Grand Children’s Hunter Champion was They Say, ridden and owned by 16-year-old Page Soper of Southport, CT. They were awarded the Hunter Horse Challenge Trophy. The pair was the Children’s Hunter 15-17 champion. The reserve championship went to Qrocus Landais, ridden and owned by Sabrina Kalimian.

 

 

Soper and They Say won all three classes in their division along with the Marshall & Sterling Children’s Hunter Classic. Coming into the second round, they were leading the class. “I was a little nervous, but I knew I could trust him,” Soper said.

 

They have been together for a year and have competed at shows like Fairfield, Vermont Summer Festival, and Old Salem. This was their first Grand Champion award. “I’m really happy. He was so good. My trainer, Jenni Martin-Rudaz, was so helpful. He’s smooth and listens well,” she noted. Soper hopes to go to the Marshall & Sterling Finals later this year.

 

The Children’s Hunter 14 & Under championship went to Allura, ridden and owned by Samantha Cohen. For her top riding, Cohen was named Best Child Rider on a Horse. Reserve champion was Troubador, ridden and owned by Daisy Farish.

 

 

The Best Child Rider on a Pony Award went to Eliza Altman, who was champion in the Children’s Hunter Pony Large division. They were given a plate donated by Pegasus Therapeutic Riding. The reserve champion was Celtics Creek Irish Belle, ridden by Siena Vasan for Peacock Ridge LLC. In the Children’s Hunter Pony Small/Medium division, Beaucatcher, ridden by Sienna Pilla for owner Abigail Blankenship, won the championship and Canterbrook Prince Charming, ridden by Kathryn McCarthy and owned by Joe Currais, was reserve champion.

 

For full results, please visit www.horseshowsonline.com. The second week of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show continues on May 14-19.

 

The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows celebrate its 31st year in 2013 and offer two weeks of exceptional equestrian sport on May 7-12 and May 14–19 at one of the nation’s premier and newly renovated equestrian facilities, Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, New York. Old Salem’s beautifully manicured grounds, list of elite horses and riders, and fantastic social gatherings draw spectators from Westchester County and beyond to watch horses and ponies of every size compete for almost $500,000 in prize money. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows feature over 130 hunter and jumper classes each week, bringing together top competitors, including Olympic show jumpers, from across the country. For more information, please visit www.oldsalemfarm.net/mayhome.

 

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