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From Showring to Parades! Growing up fascinated by the equestrian units in the Rose Parade, I always dreamed of being part of a mounted parade team. I thought parade riding was easy. After all, you just walked down the road, right? I found out how wrong I was when I applied to be a part of the Escondido Mounted Posse last November. I thought my 17 year old palomino trail horse would love the new adventure but after she tossed me on the ground three times during practices I realized she didn’t share my dream. I’m 66 and the idea of broken bones now horrified me. I was going to give up the dream when my sister offered her 21 year old retired hunter jumper, Gracie. We had to work on sensitivity training for several weeks. Gracie was used to the controlled environment of the show ring but hadn’t much experience with the chaos of a street parade. Gracie and I did our training and she didn’t seem to mind all the extra weight and equipment she had to bear. She even let me hold a flapping flag. But nothing prepared either of us for all that was really involved with “walking down the street.” The street was packed with screaming kids, waving flags and balloons, weird clowns racing around like crazed mice, loud bands...an overload of unexpected sights and sounds that make most horses try to run away in terror. Gracie and I have successfully completed two parades. The Escondido Mounted Posse has supported our steep learning curve and continues to introduce us to the more chaotic parades very slowly. (Even seasoned horses can spook during a sudden fly over by the jet bomber) But as long as Gracie stays healthy and continues to enjoy the applause and cheers of the crowds, we’ll keep going. Neither of us is ready for total retirement. ~Cheryl Lacy
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The New Entrepreneur: Networked Mother Being a good mother makes for a worthy CEO Charleigh’s Cookies, founded in 2012 by Cordelia Wolf, is making its national debut in Nov’13 print and online, touting organic ingredients and nature’s flavors for its horse treats. It is a story of the ultimate networking: Ms. Wolf sought out experts in every facet of her operation to bring this grassroots business from hobby to national brand in just one year. Available online and in select retailers, Charleigh’s provides healthy horse cookies at a competitive cost – while honoring the bond we have with our horses, asking “Have You Thanked Your Horse Today?” THE BIRTH OF CHARLEIGH’S COOKIES As a new, single mother, Cordelia found herself drawn to wholesome food, preparing meals from her own garden for young daughter, Charleigh. A life-long equestrian, she was showing her daughter the power and joy of the horse/human connection -- realizing that all of her “babies” should have the same quality nutrition. “By the time Charleigh was two years old, we were making wholesome, homespun cookies for our horses. We poured, we scooped, we mixed together – and Charleigh’s Cookies was born” -- Cordelia Wolf, President & CEO, Charleigh’s Cookies
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my Dears as we approach the Holiday season the March of Insanity has started. It seems that a certain amateur hunter rider has mistaken Facebook for her Diary and Dear Abby all in one. She and her husband have been having difficulties it seems, and what better place to announce to the world that he has been having an affair with her trainer than on Facebook. Her status reads more like Diary of a mad, crazy woman as opposed to the CEO of a company, as she bashes him and her trainer. My Dears I have said it once and I will say it again; Facebook is not the place to air your dirty laundry. Once you say or do something you cannot take it back and once you post it on the World Wide Web it is out there forever, no matter how many times you delete!!! Facebook seems to be carrying its fair share of Mental Asylum escapees lately. For instance another amateur rider has decided to chronicle her fights and fallings out with just about everyone, including a rather disturbing account of her assault of a parking lot Santa Claus. Evidently Santa was daring to sell wreaths and had the audacity to ho ho ho as she walked by, “I said B^&* don’t be all getting in my face” …Because you know Suburban New York woman who went to Vassar routinely talk like that. She bragged how she wanted to slap his “annoying santa self” and how she “cussed him.” Now my Dears, you would think people would be mortified to be friends with someone like this…but no…she got 12 likes and comments like “I can’t believe they are starting Christmas so early.” Umm ok really… so your insane friend just attacked Santa and all you can come up with is high 5 B$%^& you show him and Christmas is coming too early? I just will never understand people “liking” behavior like that on Facebook.
Foxhunting is in full swing and so is the drama drag that comes with it. It seems that a hunt based in the mid Atlantic has seen more lunacy then solutions to a “Precious sized” drag queen’s girdle combination! To begin with, My Dears, if you are going to hunt, a little bit of spirit is fine, but if you are so drunk you are slobbering and drooling all over yourself and making crude comments to any victim unfortunate enough to be near you, then you need to check out at the next check! But no, the oaf continued to drink, splitting his pants over a coop…and showing the field he chooses neither briefs nor boxers as he continued to ride exposing his bits and pieces…without any shame!!! So when politely, too politely in my opinion, he was asked to return to the trailers, he punched the poor Whip square in the face! The debacle that ensued involved children crying and a melee of cursing and threats…all with his genitals squarely exposed and flopping around as he was restrained from further violence by three men. You would think that this hunt had had enough to deal with but now, the same night at the Breakfast one of the members was found completely naked passed out in her car…there was no explanation as to how she got there or what she was doing…she stayed there in plain view until well after the hunt when Lady Godiva must have woken up and driven herself home. She is lucky she was not stopped…can you imagine explaining that one to the cops! It seems being naked and exposing one’s self has hit the horse crowd like a bucket list challenge of sorts. One pony breeder and her good friend, a well-known event rider from Virginia, were caught by police and arrested for various drug charges, after being found doing drugs completely naked in a hotel room. The police evidently responded to a disturbance at the hotel and instead saw the couple with their curtains completely open watching cartoons and doing drugs on one of the beds. Like the naked hunt member, I don’t believe there was any explanation to what they were thinking!! The Holidays bring out the worst in people, from stampeding like rabid cows in Walmart to shooting people at Target over a TV. The Holidays are like candy cane flavored crack turning semi sane people into werewolf like maniacs! It seems one trainer in Virginia is regretting her decision to invite one of her clients to her home for Thanksgiving. Evi-
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dently from my sources, the rider consumed 3-4 bottles of wine while at the trainers house then proceeded to throw up all over several guests and the house….evidently the crowning event was when the trainer and her husband, looking like Carrie after the pig blood scene, but covered in vomit instead, were carrying the drunk guest down the stairs when she projectile vomited down into the entry foyer and all over the trainers 84 year old mother!! Aunt Esther’s purse needs to slap this guest for a good 20 minutes!!! Well My Dears’ until next time…oh look the over-sharer on Facebook is now talking about her sex life and bashing her husband and some stranger in the supermarket in line with her…all in one sentence! That’s all for now, until next time…keep those eyes and ears open. You never know what you might see and hear.
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Hey guys! Since Christmas is approaching quickly, I thought it would be a good idea to ask some riders and trainers if they could get any horse (past or present) as a Christmas gift, which it would be? Most of the people I asked told me the horse they would take would be their own horse. If I was choose one, I would bring back my pony Scottie (One Way or Another). Even though Scottie would sometimes buck me off he taught me how to hang on and actually ride. We also did very well at the bigger horse shows. One way or Another taught me that the cutest ones are sometimes also the toughest. I’m the rider I am today because of him. Crystal young, trainer at Paragon Farm has been to all of the big horse shows like Devon, Capital Challenge, Zone Finals, and Lake Placid. She has also spent a summer in Belguim riding for a team. She has been teaching for 15 years and has been riding since she was 5; starting out western and switching to english. She rode with Ann Sullivan. When I asked Crystal what horse she would want for Christmas she told me that it would be Gem Twist. She said because when she was young she used to watch him and always admired him. She thought he had the best jump. “He was so athletic” she said; how he landed and kicked out after the jumps. Crystal always wanted a horse with that athletic ability. Morgan Alessi is one of my close friends so i thought it would be interesting to see what horse she would want under the tree. She chose Pappilion 136, who has been at Beacon Hill for several years. Pappilion has won some of the most prestigious equitation finals, but more importantly taught each one of his riders to be confident and accurate. I think that’s awesome and a special reason to pick this horse. Brian Feigus is a trainer for his family farm in Howell, NJ. He has been teaching at Nevergreen Farm for the last 3 years. Nevergreen Farm has had many talented riders do well at such shows as Hits, Zone 2 Finals, and Harrisburg. Brian also placed 10th in the 2012 USHJA International Hunter Derby. Brian said he would have to pick the first horse he ever imported as his Christmas present. His name was Winston and he was truly special. Brian says he was always willing to please. He also said his demeanor and personality were
incomparable. Winston has since found a wonderful home, but Brian would love to call him his again. My trainer Jennifer Alessi teaches at Beacon Hill Farm. Her response was that though there were and are so many great horses from the past like Gem Twist, Touch of Class, Touch the Sun, Stocking Stuffer, she picked her own Calling Card. Jen didn’t pick her because they had a lot of great success, but for something that she was taught way behind the winners circle. Hard work and determination does pay off and she lives by it. A life lesson learned and lived by to this day. When i asked Keri Guanciale, she said it would be Thoughtful (aka “Flag”). He was a horse of a lifetime for her. “He was the most dependable horse; he always tried to win for me” said Keri. “We just clicked from the moment we met, and he was my perfect ride”. I liked how Keri said “he was my perfect ride”. If he was the perfect ride for her then I would want him under the tree too! Keri is a trainer alongside her father in the family business. They own Glen Ridge Farm in Clarksburg,Md. I also asked Pam Baker of Warrenton, VA the same question. Pam has spent a life time in the horse business. As a trainer she has guided champions and reserve champions in all of the major east coast “AA” shows. She said that was a hard question to answer. She has had horses all her life and quite a few are very special. Most of them have belonged to clients or friends or professionals that she has helped along the way. Pam said she would have to pick Reflections or Private Collection. She owned both of them. Both were plain brown thoroughbred mares. Private Collection was champion or reserve at such shows as Devon, Harrisburg, and the National Horseshow. Refection she had less than a year, but ended up champion at Devon. Both gave her such joy, and were instrumental in the careers of their riders. I was never really one to get caught up in the celebrity part of horseback riding so I really don’t know many well-known horses. If I were to choose one besides my own, it would be Mon Gamin. He was a jumper ridden by Brianne Goutal. The reason why I would pick him is because as a kid I had his Breyer horse. I would always pick him to play with. So he was kind of a part of me growing up. Happy holidays! Thanks for reading, see you next month!
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Buddy’s Tail... Not much has been happening. I’m waiting for my first batch of treats to arrive... I guess I’m not as irresistible as Buddy was...he got all kinds of things sent to him to review...I haven’t gotten anything so far. Hopefully people take a liking to me and send me something soon so I can do a review because to be honest...I’m rather bored. Buddy liked being retired but I’m not sure I do. I amuse myself in the pasture. I have the neighbors on both sides of the fence trained to come see me and give me treats. I exercise my pal Wilbur everyday (yes...that means I chase him a little)...I keep myself fit by doing airs above ground whenever I can scare someone (one day ask me about the water trough incident...trust me...it was VERY FUNNY!!!!)
I’m hoping the boo boo I had that made my mom decide to retire me heals with the winter off. I thought retirement was a good thing... but like I said...its quite boring. If I were a human, I’d be that old guy working at Mickey D’s or driving a bus or something...just for something to do. Getting old is tough. Your brain still feels young...but your body disagrees. I don’t think I like it. I’m smarter now than I was...and remember that old cliche if you knew then what you know now...how true that is. Guess that’s about all I have to say for now. I sure hope I get more interesting as time goes on... otherwise one of the dogs will be trying to take my column over!! I do hope everyone has a wonderful holiday... whatever one you celebrate. If I did have something to say...it would be to appreciate what matters. Family. Loved ones. Good Friends. Do something kind for someone who needs it. The holidays have become so commercialized...sometimes we forget that little things matter too. Do something nice for someoneno matter if its big or small. A gift that is well thought out and meaningful...I think is better than an expensive one. It’s not about what you spend on gifts...its about the thought. Remember the important things this holiday...and have a great one! Until next time...eat and enjoy life...it’s too short not to!
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The Judges from the New England Equitation Championships: (L-R)
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I received my small “r” on my 21st birthday. I was anxious
to get out there and judge locally at the “B” shows and at that time I was still in college so it was easier to fit in judging four or five shows a year. 15 years later I have a lot less time to judge because of my busy show schedule but the three times I judge a year with my large “R” I come away as a better rider, trainer, and exhibitor. I finished judging in 2013 at the New England Equitation Championships and I am looking forward to judging WEF, Pin Oak and Evergreen Classic next year. This isn’t a piece on judging it’s a piece on what you can learn from the judge’s box and this is my own opinion. There are plenty of judges who may or may not agree with me. Judging makes you a better exhibitor. When you are sitting in the judges box there is nothing you appreciate more than a good horse and rider other than a great exhibitor. To me a great exhibitor gets to the ring on time. They present a neat horse with clean tack and go to work when they get in the ring. I have often heard in the hunters and the equitation you are at an advantage if you go towards the end. After judging I strongly disagree. I appreciate an exhibitor that is prompt and confident that they can bring the best horse in the ring at any time and they will get the score they deserve and sitting with other judges, I am not the exception this is the norm. Everyone has conflicts at horse shows but as a trainer who usually takes between 20-30 horses to shows, if I can get to the ring on time I would expect most other trainers and exhibitors can as well. I appreciate an exhibitor who comes in with a sound horse and a smile on their face and jogs their horse with a good trot to the end of the ring in the hunter jogs.
As judges we want you to do well and we root for you not against you. So go in there and let us give you a score in the 90’s, please I’m begging you. I hate giving a 62.75 because I have used up all my 60’s. As a trainer I go home or go to a show and feel as if I am motivated to teach better and simpler after a week of judging. I say that in the fact that usually a class judges itself and if I could have coached my riders to be stronger in their lower leg for the equitation, have a better canter in the hunters to the first fence that could change more thirds into firsts than any technical coaching I could give them. I also see that we want riders to take smart risks not stupid ones. Ride the track that sets you up for success and that may not always be the inside forward option. We want you to ride good and get the best jump out of your horse, no matter what! The other thing I always take home with me to remind my students is how important it is to watch other riders do the course if the opportunity presents itself. If I can learn so much from watching all day I promise you as a rider can too. Watch your course!!! I can tell you that the bending line rides a little in and up but if you can watch five or ten riders do it then you can visually prepare yourself for what works and what doesn’t. Also juniors and amateurs should go watch riders they respect and want to emulate. You can pick up so much from watching them perform. I also feel like when I get home the best thing I can do is get the most out of my horses and riders is get them happy and prepared. That doesn’t mean I have to jump 100 jumps or courses, it means I need to teach them problem solving. I need the riders to be able
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to smoothly adjust to a long or short distance, to be able to know what pace is ideal for them and their horse. I need to make them understand how to better communicate to their horses how to relax and do good flatwork between the jumps. I am convinced after a week of sitting in the judges box that nearly 90% or more of the problems that occur other than at the very, very top levels of our sport could have been fixed if the rider had done something different in the flatwork before the fence. This may be that their horse fell behind the leg, dropped their shoulder in, got heavy in their hand, was counter bent, and the list goes on. I also believe that horses can’t perform well if they aren’t feeling good. You watch a horse come in stiff and sore and rarely will that horse give you his best effort. Choose to do one less show a year and spend that money on finding out if your horse needs something that might be adequan, different food, joint injections, ulcer medicine, ice boots or just a week off . As a judge you often see trainers walking courses or at the back gate and I notice how important it must be to parents, owners, and exhibitors that us group of professionals act and dress professionally. Don’t be on the phone while you are walking a course or at the back gate. Dress like a professional whether that is jeans or riding pants. Dress like you deserve to be collecting that money from your clients and that you are good at what you do. Tuck in your shirt, don’t wear flip flops, polish your boots in the morning, look and act professional. It makes a difference not in my score but it makes a difference in how we as professionals are perceived and that is something I get to see when sitting in the box waiting for the next class or the next horse.
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their amateur does it so I better teach it to move on. I am constantly watching professionals pull up a horse roughly or give it a big kick when it was obvious the rider just made a mistake. Every horse will need a kick or to be pulled up at some point but when you make a mistake own up to it and move on. No it wasn’t the judge, the weather, the footing, the horse, the tack, it was just a mistake…get over it. Even if you aren’t a judge, sometime sit and watch a full class and take notes. Try to give them scores and keep them in order. Watch for what you like and don’t like and then imagine doing it for five days in a row for an average of 8 hours a day. Take away the stuff you can learn, how it’s harder than it looks, and how as a rider, trainer and exhibitor that there are things you can do to make all aspects of this sport better. Stop looking for something or someone to blame and work harder to get better. You can learn so much from watching and it doesn’t cost anything so try it.
The biggest thing I take away after judging is a want to ride better and I get ideas of how to do that after I watch all week. I often see things I know I do when I ride and it offends me when I judge so I really don’t want to do it when I get I back and get on a horse. I know after a week of judging I ride my first fences with a forward canter and I do my lead changes on a straight line before the corner. It is so ugly to watch a rider in any division crawl to the first fence and yes I am often an offender! Another thing I find is that I love horses that jump beautifully off of both leads so I go home and really practice teaching horses to land on both leads over small verticals so that they land softer and jump more square. Judging makes me also realize that everybody makes mistakes and handling those mistakes is as important as preventing them. I don’t ever want to chip but yes Chip happens. I want to ride well enough to always be able to prevent them but if it happens I want my horse to think ahead instead of behind them. I see good people chip and the ones who I find do it less can move on and still make their horse learn something from a round. I want my horses to be able to not get worried when
Hope glynn is a professional rider from Northern California. She owns and operates Sonoma Valley Stables in Petaluma,ca and hour north of San Francisco with her husband Ned. She was the CPHA horseman of the year for 2013 and was the leading money winner in the international derbies for the southwest region.She has had her judges card for 15 years but only judges 2-3 times a year with her busy show schedule. She is also the mother to 8 yr old pony rider Avery Glynn.
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(From left to right) Helen’s Little Man owned/ ridden by Tyra Wiegers, Sweet Emotion (JC Karakorums R Wild) owned and ridden by Amy Bernstiel; The Real Deal (JC Midnite’s Perspiration) owned and ridden by Brittney St Clair; Silent Partner (JC La Dominican) ridden by Brittney St Clair Sweet Emotion (Champion TIP Adult Pleasure, Res Champ Colonial Downs Open Pleasure and Training Level Dressage) owned and ridden by Amy Bernstiel and The Real Deal (Champion TIP Western Pleasure and Colonial Downs Open Pleasure and Res Champ TIP Sr Pleasure) owned and ridden by Brittney St Clair. Both trained by Brittney St. Clair.
Bokus owned by Michael Bordwell and shown by Baily Hale Dent at the TCHS Final show. She won the High Point for the Suffolk Hunter division winning the Powerful Storm Trophy.
Baily Hale Dent with student Stephanie Guerlain and her horse Camden who was the T.I.P winner for the Novice Combined Test at TCHS.
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Briana Kenerson with Relic’s Hope after winning the $150 Thoroughbred Incentive Program Handy Hunter class at TCHS
Marlene Allen at the All Thoroughbred Show at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on A Plus Student
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Marlene Allen at the Virginia State Fair in Richmond in the early 1980’s on “Double Call” in the Regular Working Hunter Division
Tinsel Town, (TJC name Wes River by Weshaam) an 8 year old gelding who was reserve champion in the Introductory Dressage Division and TIP High Point Champion. Rider and Owner is Sue Simon. Of special note, this was this horse’s very first time showing dressage!
From the Thoroughbred Celebration Show Top left: Adams Intro and Erika Grizzard * Bottom left Positively Macho handling leadline duties * Middle: Ho Hum Ho and Eliza Cart * right: Positively Macho and Olivia Stanley
Tremendous Turnout at Thoroughbred Celebration Horse Show Two hundred and three Thoroughbreds registered with The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) traveled from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia, Canada and all points in Virginia to enter the Paulick Report Paddock and demonstrate their abilities beyond the track at the October 25-27 Thoroughbred Celebration Horse Show in Lexington, Virginia. As part of the 2013 Thoroughbred Alliance Show Series, which consisted of eight all-Thoroughbred shows throughout the mid-Atlantic regions, members were competing for final points of the year.
and excelled in multiple careers beyond the track. Perfect Image (TJC name: Relic's Hope), a 1998 unraced daughter of Relic Relic Relic out of Noble Whisper, by Princely Native won The Jockey Club T.I.P. Handy Hunter with owner Briana Kenerson of Maryland in the irons.
Made You Look-TJC name Storming Marine
Winning the first class of the weekend, the Fasig-Tipton Model, was Made You Look (TJC name: Storming Marine), a 2004 son of Stormy Atlantic out of My Lady Marine, by Little Missouri, who raced 27 times winning $135,960. Made You Look received a handsome dress cooler sponsored by The Clothes Horse. He also earned The Jockey Club T.I.P. High Point Hunter Low - Junior Award with owner Selina Petronelli of Maryland riding.
The Hunter Style Award, sponsored by Bill Rube and Pat Michael, was given to The Patriot (TJC name: Testamonialy), a 1996 son of Reputed Testamony out of Don't Pass Me By, by Parfaitement. The Patriot and owner/rider Kara Evans of Maryland, also earned The Jockey Club T.I.P. High Point 3' - Senior Award.
Kaydeross Kid
The Jockey Club T.I.P. Western Pleasure Champion was The Real Deal (TJC name: Midniteperspration), a 1994 son of April Axe out of Intimate Dinner, by Best Turn, with owner/rider Brittney S.t Clair of Pennsylvania. The Real Deal also received the 2013 R. Huey Versatility Award, sponsored by Hannah Ong in honor of R. Huey who raced 65 times
Hunter competition concluded with Fappy (TJC name: Fappy Nekia), a 2007 son of Wild zone out of Wakonda, by Fappiano, winning the $1,500 @After the Finish Line Hunter Stake with Jocelyn Martin riding for the owner Foxcroft Farm and Robin Schuler Durkin of Virginia. After the Finish Line, the 501 (c) 3 funding non-profit for rescued Thoroughbred racehorses, received $3,750 from the silent auction, ribbon recycle program and a portion of the proceeds from The Jockey Club T.I.P. Pleasure classes at this show. Visit www.afterthefinishline.org for more information.
Winning the Ladies' Side Saddle Hack and the championship was Kaydeross Kid with Lauren Ryalls riding for the owner Terri Ryalls of Virginia. Kaydeross Kid is a 2004 unraced son of Take Me Out out of Expletive Deleted, by Dr. Blum. The Jockey Club T.I.P. High Point English Pleasure Award was won by High Noon (TJC name: About Noon), a 2003 son of Intensity out of Image's Image, by Better Arbitor, with owner/rider Sarah Zube of Virginia.
The Leadline Class, sponsored by Claddagh Manor, was won by Macy Longest riding Cold Harbor for owner Cyndi Camejo of Virginia. Cold Harbor (TJC name: Silver Delight) is a 2008 son of Medford out of Silver Foy, by Gallipiat.
High Noon -TJC name About Noon
Tinsel Town - TJC name Wes River
The DreamOTTB.com Dressage Arena hosted more than sixty five rides ranging from USDF Introductory Level to USEF Second Level, and USEA Beginner Novice through Preliminary. The Jockey Club T.I.P. Introductory Dressage High Point was won by Tinsel Town (TJC name: Wes River), a 2005 unraced son of Weshaam out of Tyndrum, by Virginia Rapids, with owner Sue Simon of Virginia riding. The Jockey Club T.I.P. Green Combined Test High Point Thoroughbred and Beginner Novice High Point Awards went to Mr. Popps, a 2008 son of Fusaichi Pegasus out of Westlake, by Honour and Glory, with
owner/rider Rebecca Barber of Virginia. Petey Cap, a 2008 son of Dance with Ravens out of Intimate Moments, by Benefice, was selected by the judge to receive the Jumper Style Award, sponsored by North Shore Design and The Ginaven Family.. Petey Cap is owned and ridden by Emily Daignault of Pennsylvania.
Petey Cap
ABOUT THIS MONTHS COVER
The show concluded with the hotly contested $1,500 Take2 Jumper Stake being won by Money Makes Money, a 2003 son of Talk is Money out of Soak, by Devil's Bag. He is now a two-time $1,500 Take2 Jumper Stake winner, having also won this class at the June Thoroughbred Celebration. Money Makes Money is owned and ridden by Karen Benson of North Carolina.
Money Makes Money
Macy Longest riding Cold Harbor - TJC name Silver Delight
Fappy - TJC name Fappy Nekia
This months cover is courtesy of artist Stephen Filarsky. It is called “The White Horse” and is a 3’ x 4’ oil on canvas. From Stephen’s website:
The Patriot - TJC name Testamonialy Mr. Popps
“I’m the tall guy with the easel painting at the side of the horse show, or by the side of the river, out in a field or on a city sidewalk. Up in the mountains or down by the sea, sometimes even in my studio.” Visit his website:
www.smfilarsky.com Perfect Image - TJC name Relic’s Hope
The Real Deal - TJC name Midniteperspration
All photos in this press release courtesy of Official Horse Show Photographer Danny Young/Action Shots Photography.
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