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August 2nd & 3rd : $25,000 Franktown Meadows International Hunter Derby and $2,500 National Hunter Derby In a little over 50 days the $25,000 Franktown Meadows International Hunter Derby and $2,500 Franktown Meadows National Hunter Derby will commence. Equestrians will make their way to the beautiful Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility in Carson City, NV. The weekend of exceptional hunter horses and first-class hospitality is scheduled August 2-3, 2013 and will benefit the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Both derbies are part of the United States Hunter Jumper Association Hunter Derby Series. Each derby is considered a separate USEF Licensed event. For trainers, owners, and equestrians this means the same or different riders may compete on the same horses each day. For more information about the Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby or for sponsorship opportunities please go to www. FMHunterDerby.com or contact Aimee LaFayette at (775) 722 – 1699. For his third year as show manager and course designer, Phil DeVita will provide riders with unique hunter derby courses on the, “finest grass jumping field in the country,” declared by George Morris as Judge in 2010. The names of past hunter judges that have been to this event reads like a list of ‘Who’s Who’ in the hunter world. The $2,500 Franktown Meadows National Hunter Derby judges will include Raizy Goffman and Carol Dean-Porter, while the $25,000 International Hunter Derby judges are Keith Hastings, Robert Crandall, Linda Hough and Tammy Provost. The weekend activities will begin with a draw on Thursday, August 1, for the National Hunter Derby. On August 2, the National Hunter Derby will begin with the first horse on course at noon. That same evening, the draw will occur at 6:30 p.m. for the International Hunter Derby. Saturday, August 3, begins with the ability to flat over the competition field at 8 a.m. At 10 a.m. the jog will occur, followed by a course walk, champagne brunch, Calcutta, calling of the hounds, and the start of the derby at 1 p.m.
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Buddy’s Tail... So it’s Tour de France time …but I’m not watching. Lance Armstrong drew me into the sport and he also pushed me away from it. I watched him for so many years…I cheered for him… worried for him when he had a bad day and thought he was a true inspiration to everyone. Here was a guy who beat the odds and went on to become something really special. It was easy to get behind him and root for him. I thought wow…this guy works harder than everyone else…trains harder… plans better…etc…THAT’s why he keeps winning…but no…that’s not true. He did train…he did plan…but he also cheated. His reasoning was that he was only playing on a level playing field if he did cheat. If everyone did it…then he had to do it or else he couldn’t be competitive. Is this true of all sports? If one person cheats…does everyone think they have to as well to be able to compete? In baseball, how many did/do steroids? In the horse industry, how many medicate their horses with illegal drugs to be competitive? Is winning this important? How can you feel good about an accomplishment if you had to cheat to accomplish it? Is the end result all that matters? Whatever happened to trying to be the best you could be? It’s very easy to become disillusioned with some sports. Why even participate in them if they are made up of cheaters? The sad thing is many people feel like Lance and think they HAVE to “cheat to compete”. If everyone does it, everyone else has to or else they won’t be competitive. Does the fault lie in the individuals who succumb to the pressure or the organizations for not being able to stop this from happening? I guess that is like the chicken and the egg issue. Hard to say who holds the main responsibility…but in my mind it falls on the individuals. How about being a role model…not for winning but for
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doing things RIGHT! We all know that if you do things correctly and keep working at them…you will succeed. You don’t have to take short cuts. Sadly I don’t think this will ever happen. It makes me very sad to see our sport going this direction. It’s sort of like comparing old time movie stars with those of today… James Dean vs. Justin Bieber…NO comparison! I’m going to head back out to my field and ponder this issue. It’s a very sad state of affairs that one person, Lance Armstrong, could turn me away from something I loved…but then I realize it wasn’t just him…it was the sport in its entirety…he was just the front guy…everyone is at fault that cheated even a little. Small cheating is still cheating…it’s like Bill Clinton not inhaling…it’s a yes or no thing…no real gray area…you break the rules or you don’t…you are a role model or you aren’t….which will you choose to be? Until next time...be an original and don’t run with the herd!
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“You didn’t hear it from me...” ly drunk guest, but only succeeded in looking like two soggy blankets wrapped around each other. The Final Scene was one for the Oscar committee. She literally grabbed the fiancés hair and just glared at her with this insane look on her face and her teeth barred and spitting. When she was forced to let go of the poor woman’s hair she was thrown out of the restaurant where she proceeded to lurk in the parking lot, roaming up to patron’s cars as they pulled out leering at them. Stephen King couldn’t create a horror story like this woman!
Well My Dears... it seems you can’t keep a good hot
mess down. Everyone’s favorite fake equestrienne has been at it again, running through her town pretending to be some social royal, when in fact she looks more like a jacked up cabbage patch doll on drugs. Her latest antics were beyond ridiculous. After bursting into a well-known mid Atlantic horsey crowd luncheon uninvited and in riding pants that were most likely meant for someone 5 sizes smaller, she proceeded to loudly proclaim to the restaurant about her new this and her new that. “She was not even looking at us at all” one unfortunate victim, stuck at the table told me. “She was looking around like Linda Blair in the exorcist” but instead of pea green vomit, spewing out of her mouth it was just a lot of crap.” “All she wanted was attention” another lunch goer said, she was yelling in the direction of people she wanted to impress, but none of them even looked up to notice” another witness said. Well if her luncheon theatrics were not enough, a few days later she showed up at her Polo playing ex-husbands birthday party and proceeded to cause a scene that would make “Single White Female,” look like a lullaby. After glaring at her ex-husband’s new fiancé, for most of the night, she stormed over and demanded he talk to her. When he refused she threw her drink and stormed away, only to come back again with her head tilted back laughing like one person described as “a complete F&*() maniac” When that failed to impress anyone, she then decided to try her hand at making her ex jealous, by throwing herself all over another equal-
It never ceases to amaze me how much of a mess people make out of their lives by disrespecting themselves. One well known hunter rider has done everything wrong. After splitting from her fiancé, it is like she read “How to lose a guy in ten days” and took it as a challenge or something. When someone humiliates you, no matter how hurt you are or how heartbroken, trying to win them back while letting them treat you like crap is always the wrong way to handle it. In an unprecedented desperate move, this rider pulled up in the middle of her trip because she saw him talking to another woman, and she started yelling at him and calling the woman a “tramp” among other things I’d rather not have in print! Her trainer ran out to the ring and literally dragged her horse out with her around-the-worlding-it to face him and the woman, who looked absolutely horrified. As they exited the ingate the rider got off her horse and ran towards her ex-boyfriend swinging at him like a floundering mermaid. While I would tend to feel sorry for someone in her case, this is the same rider who dated said boyfriend when she knew his girlfriend at the time was pregnant with his baby and she made fun of the poor woman while having an affair with her husband. Karma always comes back my friends, it may take its sweet time sometimes, but it always comes back. Instead of” lions and tigers and bears oh my” the famous song from the wizard of Oz should be replaced with “liars and cheaters and back stabbers oh my!” for a certain barn in the Midwest. This was the same barn that last year a group of adult riders ganged up on one poor teenPolly...continued on page 16
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age working student to the point she almost dropped out of school and stopped riding. It seems that the crazy click of amateur women took a dislike to a new rider at the barn and the people who befriended her, so instead of just staying out of her way, the leader of the group, who honestly looks like an over microwaved burrito, went around telling lies on the woman… everything from her supposed drinking problems to her alleged abusing horses. It got so bad that the woman left the barn, but the “Bully” wasn’t finished, so she started harassing the woman left and right, following her to shows and stalking her at tack stores, but Karma stepped in. The “Bully” has now found herself out with the barn crowd and the one facing constant bullying…and the irony is they use her tricks on her…. Facebook attacks, etc…well my Dears that’s all for now, until next time! Well my Dear’s that’s enough for now, until next time, remember to keep your eyes and ears open. Until next time!
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Horsemanship Stable Challenge Open! The USHJA announces the debut of the 30-Day Horsemanship Stable Challenge, which will begin June 14 and run through July 15. Here’s a great way to reward your favorite trainer! When at least three junior and/or amateur students per trainer* take the online Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Practice Quiz between June 14 and July 15, the trainer will be in the running for a unique trainer inspired award package which includes a Trainer Certification Program Manual, one year free subscription from EquestrianCoach.com, a ball cap, gift certificate, insulated lunch cooler and a copy of “Equine ER” provided by Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and Veterinary Pharmacy, 10 free bags of grain provided by Nutrena, a Charles Owen Tote Bag, a Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Presenting Sponsor Sweet Briar College Gift Pack and a USHJA package of polo wraps, grooming brush and a hoof pick. At the end of the 30-day challenge, the three top scores under each trainer will be averaged to provide an overall score and the highest scoring trainer in each zone wins the awards package! USHJA hopes that with this firsthand experience of the challenge, trainers will encourage their students to participate in the Horsemanship Quiz Challenge program presented by Sweet Briar College in which USHJA members under 21 years of age test their horsemanship knowledge and may have the opportunity to compete in the Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Finals. For additional information or questions please contact Carrie Vaught via email or by calling (859) 225-6703. * Trainers, coaches and riding instructors must be current USHJA members and be declared professionals with USEF.
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Showplace Productions’ Spring Spectacular is Nothing Short of Spectacular By Brenda Mueller/ChicagoEquestrian
For Chicago’s hunter and jumper competitors, the highlight of the season is always Showplace Productions’ Spring Spectacular I & II in June at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois. The competitions together offer $400,000 in prize money distributed across divisions from 3’ hunters to grand prix jumpers. In keeping with Showplace Productions philosophy, even beginners have the opportunity to ride for generous prize money in their classics. This year’s series was particularly awaited as the many expected improvements to the facility were anticipated all winter. “I’ve always been confident that this great facility could host international caliber events if an investment were made to upgrade the surfaces in the main competition and warm up arenas to the latest footing technology,” said competition organizer and manager, Pat Boyle. “New owner, Nina Koloseike Moore, has spent more than a million dollars on redoing the rings and other enhancements. Now in addition to being one of the most beautiful venues in the country, it offers horses safe, resilient, consistent arena footing no matter what the weather is.” The two-week Spectacular Series is nothing short of its name, “Spectacular”, with not only top prize money and great competition, but plenty of parties. Riders had the opportunity to cool their heels between rounds in the Animo Riders Lounge while all competitors could attend Friday and Saturday night exhibitor’s parties with food and music provided by generous sponsors such as Wisconsin Equine Clinic and Hospital and Messenger Hill Farm. Ice Cream Socials each week sponsored by Cinderella’s Hope Cat Rescue cooled off the pony riders and great VIP parties took place in the covered spectators area with a perfect view of the Grand Prix each week.
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Even though Spectacular I opened with typically chilly and wet weather, there were no puddles in the Grand Prix ring as the 1.30meter jumpers vied for $2,500 in prize money offered by Prairie Equine Vet Clinic. . Pony Lane Farm came out on top in the $10,000 Welcome Stake with Manneken Du Cory with Maggie Bracco piloting the way and Wilhelm Genn and Happy Z took the $30,000 WeatherTech Grand Prix. More jumper money was sponsored for the taking with the $10,000 NAL Low Jr/Am Jumper Classic sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors and Bull Run Equestrian Center, the $10,000 High Jr/Am Jumper Classic sponsored by Meadow View Farm, the $5,000 NAL Adult Jumper Classic sponsored by Prairie Equine Vet Clinic, and the $5,000 NAL Children’s Classic sponsored by the Scarnechia Family Showplace Productions...continued on page 22
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Week II started off with a quite Spectacular Derby Day, featuring the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby won by Tammy Provost and Alliy Moyer’s Safari, sponsored by the Harrington, Harvey and Wasson Families. Exhibitors could attend an elaborate breakfast sponsored by Wisconsin Equine Clinic and a luncheon sponsored by Canterbury Farm and Michelle Dupretti Events while taking in the Pony Hunter Derby sponsored by The Casas Family, The $2,500 Showplace 2’6” Derby sponsored by Chicago Equestrian, and the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby sponsored by Galway Farm.
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More prize money and sponsored events continued in Week II with featured events such as the Atlantic Plant Services $5,000 Low Jr/Am Gambler’s Choice, $5,000 CWD High Jr/Am Gambler’s Choice, the $10,000 Low Jr/Am Jumper Classic sponsored by Wisconsin Equine Clinic, the $20,000 High Jr/Am Jumper Classic sponsored by Pony Lane Farm, the $10,000 Open Welcome Stake sponsored by Nutrena, won by Maggie Bracco and Thomas Edison, and the $30,000 Barrington Saddlery Grand Prix, won by Hunter Holloway and Yolo. Young jumpers were generously sponsored by CWD, who also sponsored the Open jumpers with Taylor Harris Insurance. Classics galore were the theme of the weekend with an array of jumper classics for every height sponsored by CWD, Canterbury Farm, Luxmax USA and the Scarnechia Family. $2,500 Hunter classics for the Open Hunters and Juniors were sponsored by Pony Lane Farm with the Amateurs sponsored by Canterbury Farm and Pre-Greens sponsored by Messenger Hill Farm. Showplace Productions will also hold their Fall Classic Horse Show September 10-15, 2013 at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. For prize list visit www.showplaceproductions.com.
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Pre-Green Incentive Program 2014 Championship Qualifying Continues Through 2013 Competition Year The Inaugural Pre-Green Incentive Championship is quickly approaching and horses may qualify by participating at competitions with a start date through July 31, 2013. Any 2013 PGIP Stake class held at competitions that start after July 31 will count toward the 2013 series standings and awards, as well as qualifying for the 2014 Championship. Exhibitors can get a jump start on the 2014 Championship while continuing to accumulate money won toward year-end ribbons and prizes. As of June 21, 2013, 254 horses are enrolled in the program, which continues to grow in popularity. The guaranteed base prize money for the Championship, before the entry fee addback, has reached $100,000 - prompting more exhibitors to enroll their horses and seek out the Stake classes that will qualify them to compete for a portion of that still-growing purse. If you are interested in hosting a PGIP Stake class please contact Kelley Douglas at (859) 225-6717 for further information.
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Ringside with Mckinley Plaid Horse Junior Reporter
Hello my name is Mckinley
DeAngelo, but my friends call me Kinney. I have a medium pony named Bees and his show name is The Bees Knees. I have been showing since I was four and riding since I was three. I truly eat, sleep, and breathe horses because of my grandpa’s farm next-door. This weekend my pony and I traveled to Middlesex Horseshow at the The Horse Park of New Jersey to show in the medium pony hunters and to interview a few pony riders. The reason why I chose to interview pony riders on their favorite classes is because I wanted to know what kids in my division liked about showing. I asked them what class was their favorite and why. Then they responded with the handy, model/ conformation, hack or regular division classes. Then I thought that it depends on what kind of pony you have to tell in which ways you have fun. The reason why I like all of the jumping is because my pony isn’t the best mover so I mostly get my higher ribbons in the jumping. The handy is my favorite because my pony is good at tight turns and I love trying to figure out with my trainer where we are going to try to make it handy and different from the other kids The first pony rider I interviewed is Leah Toscano. She is thirteen years old and is from Chadds Ford, PA. I saw that Leah was showing two ponies, one in the medium pony hunters and the other in the large pony hunters. Her favorite class is the handy because she
likes how you can cut corners and I quote she likes “how you don’t have to be perfect.” Leah can have double the fun because she shows in the handy twice. I can relate to Leah’s answer because I also like how in the handy you can take a few risks like cut in front of a jump or jump it on an angle and not be penalized. After Leah I interviewed Emma Callan. She is nine years old and is from Lebenon, NJ. Her favorite class is also the handy but for another reason. Emma likes the handy because she likes the equitation aspect of it and the sharp turns you have to make to gain points. In the medium pony hunters on Thursday, Emma showed in the handy and won the class. When I showed on Thursday I was lined up right behind Emma and I heard her and her trainer planning her route around the ring for the handy. The last person I interviewed was Maggie Junkin. She is ten years old and is from Jenkintown, PA. Her favorite class is the under saddle because her pony is a good mover and that’s the class she can count on for a win from that class. I can’t relate to Maggie’s wins in the under saddle but I can relate to my wins and me counting on the jumping for a win just like Maggie can for the under saddle. In conclusion, most of the pony riders except a few, enjoy the handy the most because of the imperfection aspect of it. There are many other pony riders out there who I didn’t interview but can put themselves into one of these classes as their favorite. Thanks for reading, talk to you next month.
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Addition of Dressage, Hunter Trials and Combined Tests Offer Most Diverse Thoroughbred Celebration Show to Date The Virginia Horse Center Foundation celebrated the fourth anniversary of the Thoroughbred Celebration Horse Shows (TCHS) on June 7-9 with increased class offerings and prize money. Thoroughbreds registered with The Jockey Club traveled from Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, West Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, and all points in Virginia to compete in more than eighty classes over three days of competition, vying for more than $4,500 in prize money, $8,000 in prizes, and nearly 600 ribbons. Thoroughbreds flooded the Daily Racing Form Winner’s Circle all weekend, many making an appearance there for the first time.
Lauren Schock and ridden by Nina Davidowski. Belvedere was awarded the Foxhunter Award by the judge and and Lauren Schock earned the High Point Senior Hunt Member, representing Radnor Hunt Club, which was the High Point Hunt Club. Frankly My Dear, whose TJC name is Struggler’s Legend (Struggler x Legend’s Daughter, by Alleged), was First Flight Field Hunter (3’) Champion with owner/rider Katie Gardner. The judge selected Apologies Accepted, whose TJC name is Class Spree (Class Secret x Complete Spring, by Spring Double), owned and ridden by Andrea Cushing, to receive the Eventer Style Award.
The Dressage arena had more than 50 rides throughout Friday, including USDF Introductory Level, USEF Training Level, and USEA Beginner Novice through Preliminary levels as part of the Combined Tests offered. Travision (Pollard’s Vision x Tra, by Farma Way) was USDF Introductory Level Champion, with owner/rider Jess Bowen. Lump Sum (Deposit Ticket x Anniversary Star, by Never Down Hill) was USEF Training Level Champion with owner/rider Hannah Ong.
Winner of The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) $150 Handy Hunter class on Friday evening was Haley’s Comet, whose TJC name is Greg’s It (Believe It x Mar Toon, by Talinum), owned by Christine Rocca and ridden by Marlene Allen. Haley’s Comet was also selected by the judge to receive the coveted Hunter Style Award, sponsored by Bill Rube & Pat Michael.
Combined Test results came at the conclusion of the Stadium Jumping rounds on Sunday morning. USEA Beginner Novice Senior was won by Millennium Sunrise, whose TJC name is Millenniumsunrise (Millennium Wind x Into the Sunset, by Magic Prospect) with Kate Samuels riding for owner Michael Bordwell. USEA Beginner Novice Junior was won by Unsolved Mystery O, a 2006 unraced mare, with owner/rider Sydney Ormandy. USEA Novice Senior was won by Reasonable Doubt, whose TJC name is Show Respect (Not For Love x Respectful, by Honour and Glory), with owner/ rider Jennifer Wolz. USEA Novice Junior was won by Envious (Dance Brightly x Northland Belle, by Carnivalay) with owner/rider Allyson Rice. USEA Training was won by Altair, an unraced mare whose TJC name is Altair Key Moment, with Karen Conk riding for owner Bobby Jankauskas. USEA Preliminary was won by Taquito, whose TJC name is Don Taco (Private Terms x Gleaming Field, by Metfield) with owner/rider Kiki Osbourne. Hunter Trials were held Saturday on the cross country course. The Future Field Hunter (2’-2’3”) Champion was Belvedere, whose TJC name is Madame Belvedere (Prince Joseph x Call Me Madam X, by Power of Mind), with owner/rider Lauren Schock. The Second Flight Field Hunter (2’6”) Champion was King Max (Louis Quatorze x Apalady, by Apalachee) also owned by
Participants enjoyed the Virginia Thoroughbred Association’s Exhibitors’ Dinner and the running of the Belmont Stakes before 33 qualified entries took the arena in the $1,500 After the Finish Line Hunter Stake on Saturday evening. The Real Deal, a 19 year-old gelding whose TJC name is Midniteperspration (April Axe x Intimate Dinner, by Best Turn), owned and ridden by Brittney St. Clair, won the class. The Real Deal was also The Jockey Club T.I.P. English Pleasure Hunter Champion, winning the Walk/Trot and placing second in the Walk/ Trot/Canter. He was also awarded the ‘Oldest Horse’ award, sponsored by Hannah Ong in honor of R Huey. The $1,500 Take2 Jumper Stake also saw a record number of qualified horses competing, with 28. The winner was Money Makes Money (Talk Is Money x Soak, by Devil’s Bag) with owner/rider Karen Benson. Money Makes Money also brought home Reserve Championship honors in the Belmont Jumper division. Gaming Fool (Crafty Friend x Corrairy, by Corridor Key), owned and ridden by Bethany Hume, was selected by the judge to receive the Jumper Style Award, sponsored by North Shore Design and The Ginaven Family. The TCHS strives to help other Thoroughbreds find new beginnings when their racing days are over. With support from donors, bidders and competitors, TCHS will give $2,000 to After the Finish Line, a 501 (c) (3) fund-
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ing non-profit. The silent auction, ribbon recycle program and a portion of the entry fees for T.I.P. English Pleasure classes at this show raised these funds. Visit www.afterthefinishline.org for more information. The Soar to New Heights by Adopting a Thoroughbred program, headed up by TCHS volunteer Sasha Moran, showcased many lovely Thoroughbred prospects. Additionally, several adoptable Thoroughbreds competed at the show and one was adopted! Merlin, available through TRF James River (www.jamesriverhorses.com), who came to the show pre-qualified for both the Hunter and Jumper Stakes, was adopted after the show. Lisa Molloy Training Stables represents several organizations (www.horses4adoption.com) and brought One Bad Texter and Awyn’s Forte, both available through Turning For Home; Direct Current, available through Akindale (but as of this writing has an adoption pending!) and Wicked Climb, also available through Akindale.
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