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In the 20-year history of the WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular, one well-known name never made it on to the roster of winners until now. Scott Stewart, of Wellington, FL, showed in almost every year of the competition in his long running and decorated career as a top hunter rider, but the winning prize had eluded him. On Saturday night at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), Stewart finally got his victory with a nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding named Catch Me, owned by David Gochman. The United States Hunter Jumper Association’s (USHJA) World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) competition welcomed hunter riders to center stage Saturday evening under the lights of the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The country’s best professional, amateur, and junior hunters vied for honors in the $100,000 feature event. Stewart and Catch Me took top honors, while Kelley Farmer and Like I Said finished second, and Chris Payne and Truman placed third. Twenty-nine qualified entries jumped the first round course in Saturday night’s Hunter Spectacular with the top 12 returning over a handy test in round two. Scores were tallied from three panels, including judges James Clapperton and Tammy Provost on panel one, Scott Williamson and Rachel Kennedy on panel two, and Karen Healey and Mary Lisa Leffler on panel three. First round scores were combined with handy scores for a two-round total and overall placing. Scott Stewart and Catch Me first approached the course from the 24th position in the order of go and jumped to second place in round one with a score of 91.33. The pair then returned in round two to earn the highest handy score of 93.83. Their two round total of 185.16 earned Stewart a memorable win. For his victory, Stewart was presented the Dark Continent Perpetual Trophy, donated by Jim Green, as well as the Let’s Dance Perpetual Trophy, donated by Gene Mische. Catch Me was recently named the USHJA WCHR Hunter of the Year for 2015 and also received the WCHR Peter Wetherill Cup on Saturday night. Darragh Kenny and Red Star D’Argent Fastest for $130,000 Grand Prix CSI 3* Victory Scott Stewart and Catch Me Win $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular Darragh Kenny and new mount Red Star D’Argent were the fastest in a three- horse jump-off for grand prix victory. © Sportfot Ireland’s Darragh Kenny was the winner of Friday night’s $130,000 Grand Prix CSI 3* aboard a brand new mount, Red Star D’Argent, during week six at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Competing under the lights in the International Ring at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Kenny topped a three-horse jump-off over Laura Chapot (USA) and ISHD Dual Star in second, and Sayre Happy (USA) aboard Ludwig’s Joker B in third. Richard Jeffery (GBR) set the course for 42 starters in Friday night’s grand prix with only three clear rounds for the jump-off. Sayre Happy qualified her mount Ludwig’s Joker B, but had a refusal at the second fence in the short course and chose to retire after her horse lost a shoe. Laura Chapot jumped next with Mary Chapot’s ISHD Dual Star, completing a clear round in 39.48 seconds. Last to go, Darragh Kenny and Red Star D’Argent clocked in two-tenths of a second faster to take the win in a time of 39.27. Kenny just recently got the ride on Red Star D’Argent, an 11-year-old Selle Francais stallion by Quick Star. The horse was previously shown under Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya and is now competing with Kenny to be sold. Red Star arrived in the U.S. in the beginning of January, and Kenny has taken his time to get to know his new mount over the last several weeks before stepping up to Friday night’s grand prix. “My relationship with him is very new,” Kenny detailed. “He was formerly ridden by a very good friend of mine, Sergio Moya. We had talked about the horse coming this winter for me to ride a little bit. He came about five or six weeks ago, and I have just really been getting to know him the last few weeks. He has jumped a lot of good rounds, but has had an unlucky jump down. Today he was fantastic. This was the first grand prix I have jumped him in. I have jumped some WEF (Challenge Cups) and some 1.50m (classes). I did not feel 100% comfortable that I knew him, that I had the right bridle, and everything like that. This week, he felt fantastic. He was really unlucky in the WEF, but fantastic today.” “The idea is to sell the horse, and that is why he came here for me to ride and show,” Kenny continued. “I have had a lot of horses come and go lately. Some have gotten sold, some have gone to other people, and it does not really bother me because I am trying to produce new horses all of the time so that they can get sold and I can have horses to ride at the top level. The last few weeks I have been very unlucky, so to get this win is really great.” Commenting on his jump-off round, Kenny said, “I did not actually watch Laura. I know that Laura is an extremely fast rider, and the horse is a super horse. I had one of my friends, Hardin (Towell), watch her. He said that you basically just have to go for it and see what happens.” “The horse is very easy to turn, and Please turn to page 12 Please turn to page 14 EDITOR: JENNIFER WOOD WEEK 7 February 24-28, 2016 Scott Stewart took his first victory in the WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular with David Gochman’s Catch Me. © Sportfot
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In the 20-year history of the WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular, one well-known name never made it on to the roster of winners until now. Scott Stewart, of Wellington, FL, showed in almost every year of the competition in his long running and decorated career as a top hunter rider, but the winning prize had eluded him. On Saturday night at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), Stewart finally got his victory with a nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding named Catch Me, owned by David Gochman.
The United States Hunter Jumper Association’s (USHJA) World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) competition welcomed hunter riders to center stage Saturday evening under the lights of the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The country’s best professional, amateur, and junior hunters vied for honors in the $100,000 feature event. Stewart and Catch Me took top honors, while Kelley Farmer and Like I Said finished second, and Chris Payne and Truman placed third.
Twenty-nine qualified entries jumped the first round course in Saturday night’s Hunter Spectacular with the top 12 returning over a handy test in round two. Scores were tallied from three panels, including judges James Clapperton and Tammy Provost on panel one, Scott Williamson and Rachel Kennedy on panel two, and Karen Healey and Mary Lisa Leffler on panel three. First round scores were combined with handy scores for a two-round total and overall placing.
Scott Stewart and Catch Me first approached the course from the 24th position in the order of go and jumped to second place in round one with a score of 91.33. The pair then returned in round two to earn the highest handy score of 93.83. Their two round total of 185.16 earned Stewart a memorable win.
For his victory, Stewart was presented the Dark Continent Perpetual Trophy, donated by Jim Green, as well as the Let’s Dance Perpetual Trophy, donated by Gene Mische. Catch Me was recently named the USHJA WCHR Hunter of the Year for 2015 and also received the WCHR Peter Wetherill Cup on Saturday night.
Darragh Kenny and Red Star D’Argent Fastest for $130,000 Grand Prix
CSI 3* Victory
Scott Stewart and Catch Me Win $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular
Darragh Kenny and new mount Red Star D’Argent were the fastest in a three-horse jump-off for grand prix victory. © Sportfot
Ireland’s Darragh Kenny was the winner of Friday night’s $130,000 Grand Prix CSI 3* aboard a brand new mount, Red Star D’Argent, during week six at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Competing under the lights in the International Ring at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Kenny topped a three-horse jump-off over Laura Chapot (USA) and ISHD Dual Star in second, and Sayre Happy (USA) aboard Ludwig’s Joker B in third.
Richard Jeffery (GBR) set the course for 42 starters in Friday night’s grand prix with only three clear rounds for the jump-off. Sayre Happy qualified her mount Ludwig’s Joker B, but had a refusal at the second fence in the short course and chose to retire after her horse lost a shoe. Laura Chapot jumped next with Mary Chapot’s ISHD Dual Star, completing a clear round in 39.48 seconds. Last to go, Darragh Kenny and Red Star D’Argent clocked in two-tenths of a second faster to take the win in a time of 39.27.
Kenny just recently got the ride on Red Star D’Argent, an 11-year-old Selle Francais stallion by Quick Star. The horse was previously shown under Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya and is now competing with Kenny to be sold. Red Star arrived in the U.S. in the beginning of January, and Kenny has taken his time to get to know his new mount over the last several weeks before stepping up to Friday night’s grand prix.
“My relationship with him is very
new,” Kenny detailed. “He was formerly ridden by a very good friend of mine, Sergio Moya. We had talked about the horse coming this winter for me to ride a little bit. He came about five or six weeks ago, and I have just really been getting to know him the last few weeks. He has jumped a lot of good rounds, but has had an unlucky jump down. Today he was fantastic. This was the first grand prix I have jumped him in. I have jumped some WEF (Challenge Cups) and some 1.50m (classes). I did not feel 100% comfortable that I knew him, that I had the right bridle, and everything like that. This week, he felt fantastic. He was really unlucky in the WEF, but fantastic today.”
“The idea is to sell the horse, and that is why he came here for me to ride and show,” Kenny continued. “I have had a lot of horses come and go lately. Some have gotten sold, some have gone to other people, and it does not really bother me because I am trying to produce new horses all of the time so that they can get sold and I can have horses to ride at the top level. The last few weeks I have been very unlucky, so to get this win is really great.”
Commenting on his jump-off round, Kenny said, “I did not actually watch Laura. I know that Laura is an extremely fast rider, and the horse is a super horse. I had one of my friends, Hardin (Towell), watch her. He said that you basically just have to go for it and see what happens.”
“The horse is very easy to turn, and
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EDITOR: JENNIFER WOOD
WEEK 7 February 24-28, 2016
Scott Stewart took his first victory in the WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular with David Gochman’s Catch Me. © Sportfot
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Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) welcomes Suncast® as the title sponsor of week seven at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, WEF 7 runs February 24-28, 2016, featuring CSI 5* jumper and “AA” rated hunter competition.
The highlight event of week seven is the $380,000 Suncast® Grand Prix CSI 5* on Saturday, February 27 at 7 p.m. The week also features the $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 7 on Thursday afternoon, $35,000 FEI 1.45m speed classes sponsored by Douglas Elliman (Wednesday) and Illustrated Properties (Friday), and the $85,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic on Sunday.
One of the biggest supporters of the Winter Equestrian Festival, Suncast® is now in its eighth year of sponsorship. In addition to their title sponsorship during the circuit, Suncast® also presents the 1.50m Championship Jumper Series, always an exciting and competitive division throughout the winter season. In 2016, the series will offer a total purse of $699,000 with 10 FEI world-ranking classes.
“Suncast® is excited to continue our long standing sponsorship of the 1.50m championship series as well as various other Grand Prix events during the winter circuit,” said Suncast® President and CEO Tom Tisbo. “The hard work and dedication that the rider athletes, and their supporting teams, exhibit to continually raise the level of competition is truly amazing and it is rewarding to know, that while we use these opportunities to build awareness of the Suncast brand, we are helping to grow this wonderful sport. These are the same attributes that I see daily in the 1,600 Suncast associates that work tirelessly to ensure that each Suncast product exceeds the expectations of our consumers.”
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PBIEC Week 7 Upcoming Events:
AMERICAN EQUESTRIANS GOT TALENT
The American Equestrians Got Talent Auditions continue on Wednesday, February 24, at 7:30 pm at the White Horse Fashion Cuisine. The event is open to the public. Each week’s audition and the Finale will be live streamed on The Chronicle of the Horse, which is brought to you by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC. Every week the winner is chosen by audience applause and receives $1,000 prize money. Didn’t win? Come back the following week and try again! For auditions, please email [email protected] to sign up. For table reservations at White Horse Fashion Cuisine, please call 561-847-4549. The AEGT Finale is on March 20 with a $10,000 grand prize!
LUNCH & LEARN SERIES
On Thursday, February 25, the Lunch & Learn Series will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Wellington Club. This informational and educational series has a variety of subjects for horsemen and women to learn more for their horses. Admission is free for riders, trainers, and owners, while all others are $25. Register at the door for a chance to win exciting prizes. The season finale door prize includes a custom trunk provided by Clever Jumps & Trunks and TheraPlate. The subject for WEF 7 is “Innovative Product Panel” Equine Technology with NightWatch™, CeeCoach™, and Accuhorsemat™. Contact Laura Bostwick at 561-784-1130 or [email protected] for more information.
“FRIDAY NIGHT STARS”
Dressage returns to Friday night this week on Friday, February 26, with gates opening at 6 p.m. The FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CSI-W 3*, presented by Axel Johnson Group, will feature horses completing their freestyle choreography to entertaining music ensembles. Also on Friday night during the break in competition is the Pony Leadline class – see the dressage stars of the future!
“SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS”
The $380,000 Suncast® Grand Prix CSI 5* is the second five-star event of the season on Saturday, February 21, and will see the best horses and riders compete for speed under the lights of the International Arena. Gates open at 6 pm, general admission is free.
SAVE THE DATE FOR WEEKS 8 & 9 UPCOMING EVENTS
WEF SPORT HORSE AUCTION VIEWING
On Tuesday, February 23, at 3 p.m., there will be a presentation of VDL auction horses under saddle jumping in the International Arena at the WEF show grounds of PBIEC. Refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres will be provided and a cash bar is available in The International Club.
GRAND PRIX RIDERS TEAMING UP TO BENEFIT THE EQUUS FOUNDATION
On Friday, February 26, the EQUUS Foundation’s Fete Cheval Etoile will feature the second annual Best Performance Team Invitational showcasing teams of
grand prix riders judged on their style, function, and execution by Timmy Kees and Frank Madden with live commentary by Don Stewart and Jimmy Torano. 100% of event proceeds benefit horse welfare in the United States. Starting at 6 p.m. in PBIEC’s International Club, guests will enjoy cocktails, an auction, dinner, and a tribute to the 2016 Horse Stars Hall of Fame inductees. Tickets and tables are still available. RSVP at equusfoundation.org/fete. Contact Shannon Coakley at [email protected] or 203-259-1550.
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The Humane Society of the United States and Richard Schechter, Chairman and CEO, The Bainbridge Companies, and member of The HSUS National Council and Equine Leadership Council and Ariana Rockefeller, CEO of Aldrich Rockefeller Designs LLC and equine welfare advocate, invite you to a special evening to support the life-saving work of the HSUS Equine Protection Program and enjoy the $380,000 Suncast® Grand Prix CSI 5* on Saturday, February 27, at The Gallery. For more information, please contact HSUS Special Events at
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RIDE & LEARN WITH CHARLIE MOORCROFT
The Ride & Learn Series will take place each Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. during WEF. Each week will feature a mounted riding clinic instructed by highly esteemed industry professionals and will be held in various venues and arenas at PBIEC. Week 8 features top trainer Charlie Moorcroft teaching pony hunters at the AGDF/PBRA grass field at The Stadium at PBIEC (AGDF show grounds) on Tuesday, March 1. The clinic is sponsored by Draper Therapies®. Participation to ride in the clinic is $100 per horse/rider per clinic, with a maximum of 12 horses, so sign up today! Auditing is Free. For more information or to sign up for a clinic, please contact Jessica Nichols at 561-784-4275 or [email protected].
WEF SPORT HORSE AUCTION
Each year the WEF Sport Horse Auction offers an exclusive opportunity for individuals to acquire the next generation of top champions from VDL Stud. Riders, owners, and trainers have the ability to purchase their next star in an exciting live auction atmosphere. The 2016 edition of the WEF Sport Horse Auction is set to take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, at The Stadium at PBIEC. General admission is free. For more information on the WEF Sport Horse Auction please visit www.WefSportHorseAuction.com or www.facebook.com/WEFSportHorseAuction.
GIVE A BUCK PONY DERBY AND GALA
It will be an enchanted evening of dancing, dining, and live entertainment in celebration of the pony derby gala in The Gallery overlooking the International Arena on
Located in the Special Events Pavilion, The Suites offer prime viewing, a full buffet, and premium bar options in a semi-private suite. Each suite accommodates up to 22 people, or just buy individual tickets or tables. The Suites are available for $150 per person for WEF 10 – March 19, WEF 11- March 26, and for $200 per person during the CSI 5* weeks: WEF 7 - February 27, WEF 9 – March 12, and WEF 12 – April 2. Availability is on first-come, first-served basis, so book now before they all fill up! Contact Patti Miele at 561-784-1125 or [email protected] today.
Friday, March 11, from 6-9:30 p.m. It will be a “A Night in Neverland”, presented by Baxter Hill to support Give a Buck for Special Equestrian’s mission of providing horsepower that heals. Tables and individual tickets are available. The Give A Buck Pony Derby will
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WEF 6 Hunter Champions Gallery © Sportfot
Airport 48 and John Ingram were the Hunt Ltd. Amateur-Owner Over 35 Hunter champions.
Daryl Portela rode Winner to the championship in the Karina Brez Jewelry Amateur-Owner Over 35 3’3” Hunters.
The UHealth Ear Institute 3’3” Junior Hunter Division was split last week with Lili Halterman and Genuine winning one section.
Mimi Gochman and Papyrus won the second section of The UHealth Ear Institute 3’3” Junior Hunter Division.
Emma Kurtz was another double championship winner, shown here with Prologue in the CWD Saddlery Large Junior 15 & Under Hunters, and she won in the Equestrian Sotheby’s Small Junior 15 & Under Hunter division with Wisdom.
Giavanna Rinaldi and Outlook were the EnTrust Capital Small Junior Hunter 16-17 champions.
Stephanie Danhakl won two championships during WCHR week, including in the Bainbridge Companies Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters with Golden Rule shown here, and in the Osphos® 3’3” Amateur-Owner Hunter 18-35 division with Quest.
Garfield and Lilli Hymowitz were the Bruno Delgrange Large Junior Hunter 16-17 champions.
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The arrival of World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival heralds the traditional beauty of the hunter discipline, which is featured all week long in the main International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC).
Perennial favorite Scott Stewart of Flemington, NJ, captured two championships on Thursday; he rode Dr. Betsee Parker’s A Million Reasons to the tricolor in the High Performance Hunter division and David Gochman’s Catch Me to the Equine Tack & Nutritionals Second Year Green Working Hunter championship.
Stewart topped two of the three over fences classes and placed second in the under saddle with the nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding. Havens Schatt settled for the reserve honors with Shaw Johnson Price’s 11-year-old Mecklenburg gelding, Custom Made, topping the under saddle and earning a fifth and two second place ribbons over fences.
Stewart and A Million Reasons won the stake round of the High Performance Hunters with a score of 88 and placed third in another of the three over fences classes. A Million Reasons also earned a blue ribbon in the under saddle class.
Kelley Farmer and Like I Said settled for the reserve honors after winning two of the three over fences classes. The pair also placed sixth in the under saddle. Like I Said is an eight-year-old Mecklenburg mare, who was recently purchased by Pony Lane Farm.
Farmer and Like I Said moved up to the top tricolor ribbon in the Equine Tack & Nutritionals First Year Green Working Hunter. Farmer, who splits her time between Lexington, KY, and Wellington, piloted the mare to wins in two of the three over fences classes. The pair also placed fourth over jumps to clinch the tricolor win.
Reserve champion honors in the First Year Green Hunters went to Victoria Colvin and Style. Style, who is a seven-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Take the High Road LLC, earned a second place ribbon in the under saddle, and a first and a sixth over fences.
Farmer topped another division in the Shapley’s Grooming Products Green Conformation Hunters with Clever Conversation, a seven-year-old Warmblood gelding by Celestial owned by Kensel, LLC, and Woodland Way, Inc. They placed second in the model, won the under saddle, and were first, second, and second over fences.
Farmer also rode the reserve champion in the division, It’s Me, owned by Farmer, Pinney, & Hill. The seven-year-old Warmblood stallion by Quality won two over fences classes and was third over fences, and placed third in the model.
Chris Payne of Cincinnati, OH, brought home another championship for the circuit with Truman, a nine-year-old Westphalian gelding owned by Debbie Bass and Maypine Farm, in the Shapley’s Grooming Products Regular Conformation Hunters. They won two over fences classes and were third in the remaining over fences class, and won the model and the under saddle.
The reserve champion in the division was Lucador, ridden by Scott Stewart for Dr. Betsee Parker. They were third in the model, second under saddle, and first, second, and third over fences. Stewart plans to compete Lucador in the Hunter Spectacular on Saturday night.
A field of 58 horses vied for the Performance Working Hunter 3’6” championship, resulting in a California split of the division. Elizabeth Boyd piloted Stella Styslinger’s O’Ryan to one of the two championships following two wins and a fourth place ribbon over fences. The pair also placed fourth in the under saddle. Brady Mitchell rode Cassanto to the second championship title. The pair placed first and second over fences and topped the under saddle. Cassanto is a nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Emily Perez.
Jimmy Torano piloted Mia Holstead’s Sutherland to one of the Performance Working Hunter 3’3” division championships. Torano placed second in the under saddle and earned fifth, second, and first place ribbons over fences on the 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding. Victoria Colvin also earned a championship tricolor aboard Havana, who is a 16-year-old Hanoverian mare owned by Take the High Road LLC. The pair topped the under saddle class and earned a second and two third place ribbons over fences.
Stephanie Danhakl wrote the perfect ending to a comeback story for her nine-year-old Warmblood gelding Quest in the culmination of the Osphos® 3’3” Amateur-Owner Hunter 18-35 division Friday. After much success with Danhakl’s trainer Scott Stewart in First Year competition in 2014, Quest suffered a rare complication involving the veins in his hooves that required over a year of rest to completely regrow healthy hoof.
This week marked the two-year anniversary of his First Year championship at WEF with Stewart, and he celebrated it
by carrying Danhakl to first and second over fences, fourth under saddle and a win in the handy on a score of 91 for champion in the 3’3” Amateur-Owner Division.
Scoring first and third over fences and second under saddle, Vivian Yowan piloted Anytime, owned by Saddle Ridge, LLC, to reserve champion behind Danhakl.
In the Karina Brez Jewelry 3’3” Amateur-Owner 36 and Over Division, Daryl Portela and Winner, owned by Isalou, Inc., claimed champion after jumping to reserve honors during Week 5. Portela and Winner were first and fifth over fences, second in the handy, and third under saddle to clinch the tricolor.
Reserve champion honors in the Amateur-Owner 36 and Over 3’3” division was awarded to Lynn Seithel and her own Walk the Moon after a third place finish over fences and a blue ribbon in the handy.
The UHealth Ear Institute 3’3” Junior Hunter Division saw stiff competition during WCHR week and was split into two sections with Lili Halterman and her own Genuine taking champion in Section A and Mimi Gochman earning champion in Section B aboard Papyrus for owner David Gochman.
Mimi’s sister Sophie Gochman collected reserve champion in Section B with Last Man Darling, owned by David Gochman. She won Friday’s over fences class after Emma Kurtz piloted Last Man Darling to fourth over fences and second under saddle earlier in the week.
In the Bainbridge Companies Amateur-Owner 18-35 3’6” Hunters, Stephanie Danhakl and her own Golden Rule, a 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding, took the championship after they placed first and second over fences and were third under saddle.
The reserve champion was Chablis, ridden by Kelly Tropin for Libertas Farm LLC. They were second in the under saddle and won an over fences class.
John Ingram qualified for his second consecutive appearance in the WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular with 13-year-old Holsteiner gelding Airport 48 by jumping to champion in the Hunt, Ltd. Amateur-Owner Over 35 division.
Airport 48, owned by John and Stephanie Ingram, LLC, won the handy and stake over fences rounds.
Reserve champion honors in the Amateur-Owner Over 35 division were presented to Jessica Cherry and Blue Note
after they took first over fences and fourth in the handy.
Fifteen-year-old Emma Kurtz of Hudson, OH, continued her dominance in the junior hunters this week with two horses that are a bit more familiar to her than her usual catch rides. Both Prologue and Wisdom spent the summer with her, where she got to ride them every day and get to know them. Kurtz trains with Amanda Lyerly.
Kurtz and Prologue, an 11-year-old Warmblood gelding by Padinus owned by Rendezvous Farm, were champions in the CWD Saddlery Large Junior 15 & Under Hunters. They won all three over fences classes and were sixth in the under saddle. Prologue is trained by Cookie Beck with Chrystal Knight.
The reserve championship in the Large Junior 15 & Under Hunters went to Cuba, owned by Missy Clark & North Run and ridden by McKayla Langmeier. They placed second, third, and fifth over fences and were fourth in the under saddle.
Kurtz also garnered the Equestrian Sotheby’s Small Junior Hunter 15 & Under championship riding Rivers Edge’s Wisdom, an eight-year-old Holsteiner gelding by Casall. They placed first, second, and fifth over fences and won the under saddle.
Daisy Farish rode Casares for James Lala and Virginia Confer to the reserve championship after they were first, second, and second over fences and sixth in the under saddle.
Giavanna Rinaldi dominated the EnTrust Capital Small Junior Hunter 16-17 Division this week, jumping Natalie Jayne’s Outlook to Champion and Bugsy Malone to Reserve Champion for owner Alex Jayne. Rinaldi, 16, was first over fences, won the stake, and scored second in the handy to secure high-point honors with Outlook. Collecting two second-place ribbons – one over fences and one in the stake – in the irons of Bugsy Malone, Rinaldi swept the division titles.
Rounding out the Bruno Delgrange Large Junior Hunter 16-17 Division, Lilli Hymowitz and Garfield, owned by Rose Hill Farm, topped all contenders over fences and collected third in the handy for the championship.
Teddy Vlock and his own Grey Street were named reserve champions after winning the handy and taking fifth in the stake, as well as under saddle. n
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WEF 6 Winners Photo Gallery ©Sportfot
Truman was named the Shapley’s Best Turned Out Horse at the WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular.Maggie Savoie and Ksenyio were the Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal winners.
Jacqueline Thorne, here with Marla Holt of the USHJA, won the High Score Adult Amateur Hunter Award with Sunset Hill.
The Florida Medium Pony Hunter Classic winners were Caroline Passarelli and Sterling.
Smitten and Hana Bieling, shown with ringmaster Christian Craig and USHJA’s Marla Holt, were the Children’s Hunter 15-17 division champions and winners of the Classic.
Sophie Gochman swept the Small Pony Hunter division championships, sponsored by Visse Wedell, Douglas Elliman, with Love Me Tender and Bit of Love.
Arriana Boardman rode Adelina to the Triple Crown Blankets/FarmVet Adult Amateur Hunter 36-49 championship and were named the Grand Adult Hunter Champions.
The Florida Small Pony Hunter Classic victory went to Zayna Rizvi on Canterbrook Prince Charming.
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David Raposa is presented with the “Best Presented Horse” Award and prizes from Manfredi Equestrian by Elena Couttenye of Equis Boutique during Week 6 at the Winter Equestrian Festival. © Jump Media
The Leading Lady Jumper Rider Award, presented by Martha W. Jolicoeur of Douglas Elliman, went to Sayre Happy. © Sportfot
The Champion Equine Insurance Hunter Style Award went to Kelley Farmer and Like I Said, shown here with Bucky Reynolds. © Sportfot
The Omega Alpha Healthy Horse Award was presented to Cooperstown, pictured with Phyllis Cervelli (riding) and owned by Grace Webster.
Madison Goetzmann and Wrigley were the Champion Equine Insurance Jumper Style Award winners, presented by Laura Fetterman. Madison also won the $25,000 Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix, presented by Guido Klatte and Carlene Ziegler of Artisan Farms.
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Kaely Tomeu claimed a $1,000 bonus in the SSG Gloves “Go Clean for the Green” promotion for wearing SSG ‘Digital’ riding gloves on her way to victory in the $15,000 Maybach – Icons of Luxury High Amateur-Owner Classic aboard Gentille.“I don’t do it for the bonus check, I do it because they are the best gloves!” said Tomeu, who split her bonus money with groom, Milton Portillo. Earlier in the week, Ireland’s Conor Swail collected a $3,000 SSG Gloves bonus following his win riding Dillinger in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round VI. © Jump Media
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Final Results: $130,000 Grand Prix CSI 3*
1. RED STAR D’ARGENT: 2005 Selle Francais stallion by Quick StarDARRAGH KENNY (IRL), Oakland Ventures & Sergio Alvarez Moya: 0/0/39.27
2. ISHD DUAL STAR: 2002 Irish Sport Horse mare by Quick Star x ConcordeLAURA CHAPOT (USA), Mary Chapot: 0/0/39.48
3. LUDWIG’S JOKER B: 2005 Oldenburg gelding by Ludwig von Bayern x Fierant XXSAYRE HAPPY (USA), HC Sport Horses: 0/Ret.
4. FOR FREEDOM Z: 2005 Zangersheide gelding by For Pleasure x Baloubet du RouetKEEAN WHITE (CAN), Angelstone Partners: 1/82.15
5. COUP DE FOUDRE V: 2007 KWPN gelding by Vittorio x VoltaireVALERIA SOKOLOVA (RUS), Valeria Sokolova: 2/86.94
6. PALOMA: 2006 Holsteiner mare by Canaletto S x Henzo de la BrasseriePETER WYLDE (USA), Kathleen Kamine: 4/77.64
7. ALEX: 2004 Westphalian gelding by Arpeggio x Mon CheriAUDREY COULTER (USA), Copernicus Stables LLC: 4/78.90
8. LUCIFER V: 2006 Westphalian gelding by Lord Dezi x GrandeurHARDIN TOWELL (USA), Jennifer Gates LLC: 4/79.44
9. HOMER DE REVE: 2007 Belgian Warmblood by Nabab de Reve x HeartbreakerLORENZO DE LUCA (ITA), Stephex Stables & VDB Equestrian Stables: 4/80.33
10. ARON S: 2005 KWPN gelding by Tadmus x KarandasjKENT FARRINGTON (USA), Alexandra Crown: 4/80.40
11. BOKAI: 2006 KWPN gelding by Up To Date x FerroHARRIE SMOLDERS (NED), Axel Verlooy: 4/80.42
12. PERLE DU MARAIS: 2003 Selle Francais mare by Diamant de SemillyJORGE MATTE (CHI), Jorge Matte: 5/82.76
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he jumps even better when you turn him back up to jumps,” Kenny continued. “He really tries and is really careful, with good technique, so it makes it easy to turn really short with him.”
Knowing that Red Star turns so well, Kenny had planned to show the horse in Friday night’s grand prix in the smaller arena at The Stadium for the last four weeks.
“I had the aim of jumping him this week. I think this venue suited him,” Kenny said. “He is agile; he is good in a small ring. I knew it would be a careful course, (and) he is very careful.”
Chapot thought she may have been able to take more risk in hindsight, but the rider was very pleased with her jump-off round
aboard ISHD Dual Star.
“I thought she jumped fantastic tonight,” Chapot stated. “I do not think she even came close to touching a rail. I think I just played it too safe in the jump-off. I probably should have made at least one of the inside turns, either after the double or to the last line. But with only three in the jump-off and the first one obviously being out, I wanted to put a little pressure on Darragh and not make a mistake. With the way my horse was jumping, I probably should have gone ahead and done that, and that would have made the difference.”
Although Sayre Happy had to retire from her jump-off round, the rider was happy with the way Ludwig’s Joker B jumped on Friday night. The horse was double clear and fourth on Thursday and continued to
jump well for his third place finish under the lights.
“My partner and I bought the horse to sell, and I do not think we knew he would be as good as he is,” Happy noted. “I got this horse in July and just did some smaller 1.40m, 1.45m, and this is the biggest class I have jumped with him. The stop was my fault; I was a mile away. He tries his heart out every time, and he is a really fun horse.”
Speaking of the night’s course, Happy stated, “I honestly thought there were going to be a few more clear. Yesterday, the course I walked was what I rode. I watched a bunch of people go and thought, ‘Oh my gosh, maybe I should change my plan.’ But I stuck with it. Tonight I felt the same way. It kind of rode what he set when I walked it, and I stayed with my plan. I thought he
did a great job.”
Kenny also spoke of the course, noting, “When I walked the course, it did not look so difficult, but always in this ring, the jumps come up so fast. It ends up riding much more difficult. It suited a smaller horse with more blood. There were a lot of questions here and there about the numbers, but in the end I think he did a super job on the course.”
Chapot, agreed, adding, “This ring rides a little bit more like an indoor ring, and after coming off riding in the International Arena, which is so wide open, it was difficult for horses to adjust that quickly. I thought he posed a lot of questions all throughout the course, and he had rails everywhere.” n Lauren Fisher
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Looking back, Stewart recalled, “I have shown in this class a lot and I have been second a lot, and lower, so I am thrilled. He is an amazing horse. After what he went through last year, it is just amazing that he is back and doing it. If you had asked me last week who I would ride in this (class) this week, it would not have been this horse. He is a great horse, but he is really careful and I thought he would be too spooky. Terence (Prunty), who takes care of him, got him ready. He really deserves most of the credit. I just got on.”
Speaking of the aforementioned situation, Stewart stated, “He was great in Florida last year. He went to Kentucky Spring and won every jumping class. Then the week before Devon, he apparently came down with botulism, and Terence caught it right away. He went to Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center immediately, which is pretty much what saved his life. He was in there for two months. He was in bad shape, but he made a comeback. He kept going from there.”
Catch Me, who normally competes in the Second Year Green Working Hunters and was champion of that division earlier in the week, came out like a pro for his classic round and returned with a brilliant handy round, finishing with a bold gallop down to the final oxer that sealed the deal.
“He is really a fun horse to ride, and he is probably the most careful horse I have ever ridden,” Stewart said of his winning mount. “He was actually better under the lights than during the day. I thought he felt awesome. Round one, he was great. He was maybe this much long to jump one because he was so relaxed and quiet. He could not have been any better in the handy. I was a little nervous going to the last jump because it was almost too much, but he came up with it.”
Kelley Farmer, of Keswick, VA, guided her mount Like I Said to a second place finish with an overall score of 181.46. The eight-year-old Mecklenburg mare (whose sire is fifth place finisher Carrico) scored an 89.30 in round one and earned the second highest handy score of 92.16 to move up in the standings.
The mare was owned by Glefke & Farrington LLC up until this week, but was purchased by Maura Thatcher’s Pony Lane Farm. To qualify for the night’s class, Like I Said won the Equine Tack & Nutritionals First Year Green Working Hunter championship this week.
Speaking of her mount, Farmer stated, “We have not had her very long. This is the third week we have shown her. She has just been great every time she walks in the ring. She gives 110%. She is really brave. We just sold her to the Thatchers, so I got to briefly ride her, and she will be moving on. She is an unbelievable mare.”
Top grand prix show jumper Kent Farrington purchased Like I Said and imported her from Europe. She did some jumpers, but at the end of the second week of WEF competition, Farrington called Farmer and said that he had a hunter.
“He was right,” Farmer agreed. “She is quiet. She can jump enough and she is careful, but I think he thought she was a hair too quiet. Kent likes them a little bold. I think that was his intent (for her to be a jumper), but when she got here he decided she would probably make a better hunter. She is careful, and scopey, and light. She is just a blast to ride.”
Chris Payne, of Cincinnati, OH, was aboard Debbie Bass and Maypine Farm’s Truman for his third place finish and also accepted the Charlie Weaver Perpetual Award for the highest scoring horse in the first round with a mark of 92.16. The pair then earned an 88.50 for their handy round to total the third place score of 180.66.
Truman, a nine-year-old Westphalian gelding, was champion of the Shapley’s Grooming Products Regular Conformation Hunters to earn his qualification for Saturday night. Payne imported Truman as an inexperienced five-year-old from Europe and was pleased with his mount’s performance in his first night class. The horse had a light schedule last year as Payne went through chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The rider has been back in the saddle for about four months now after completing his treatment.
“I was quite happy with him. He did not do much last year because of me,” Payne stated. “He just came into this showing a couple times this year. I was not sure if he would get nervous under the lights. He really rose to the occasion and rode beautifully. I thought he jumped wonderfully and was a delight.”
“I went in for the Best Turned Out Award and the Charlie Weaver Award (in between the first and second rounds), and something caught his eye on the side and he got a little bit buzzed by that,” Payne noted. “I think he was just a little more suspect of the crowd after that, but I am thrilled with how he went and could not be happier.”
To come back so strong after a difficult year was exciting for Payne and he thanked Truman’s owner and praised his mount.
“It absolutely is amazing. After everything I went through, I went into this thinking I am the luckiest person and I am just going to go out and have fun,” Payne smiled. “Debbie Bass has been an amazing owner and allowed me to take my time with him, to piece my way through it and come back. I just wanted to say thank you to be able to be here with this wonderful horse and have the support.”
Brady Mitchell earned both the fourth and fifth place prizes with two talented mounts. Mitchell rode Cassanto to the fourth place finish for owner Emily Perez with scores of 89.66 and 88.16 for a 177.82 total. His mount Carrico, owned by Callie Seaman, placed fifth with scores of 88 and 89.66, totaling 177.66. Farmer jumped her second mount, It’s Me, owned by Farmer, Phinney and Hill, to sixth place with a score of 177.49 (88.16, 89.33). Stewart and Dr. Betsee Parker’s Lucador finished seventh with a score of 175 (87, 88). n Lauren Fisher
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Faces of WEF: Terence PruntyTerence Prunty didn't ride Catch Me to win the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular last Saturday night, but he did get much of the credit.
Last year, the 28-year-old rider and manager for The Gochman Family rehabbed the horse affectionately called “Snoopy” from a rare diagnosis of Botulism - a debilitating and potentially fatal disease that quickly causes paralysis and nerve deficits within the head and neck of the horse. This weekend, Catch Me carried Scott Stewart to the prestigious WCHR win and wrote the ending to his miraculous story. Prunty, an equine studies graduate from Delaware Valley College, hails from Cranford, NJ, and was born into a family of 9-5 business professionals. He, however, chose a different path, and this past week that choice pushed him into the spotlight. HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT TERENCE PRUNTY:
How did you get your start with horses?My mom always says she doesn't know where I got it. I was three, and it was all about horses. I begged and begged to ride. When I was 10, my neighbor was doing it and she said, “Okay fine, you can go with her.” Whenever I could I would ask her to drop me off at the barn. Sometimes she wouldn't be able to pick me up until six o'clock at night, so I would muck stalls, clean tack, brush a horse or sit there and watch. I watched and if I could get a ride, I would, and if I didn't, it was okay. I would rather be at the barn than anywhere else. I was born with it.
I showed a little as a junior, but I didn't have the money behind it so I would go to horse shows with my friends that did. I rode for IHSA and that's where I got a lot of showing experience. A couple years ago Becky (Gochman) lent me one of her horses, and I did the Developing Professional Challenge at Capital Challenge and that was a great experience, but I almost enjoy getting the horses ready and standing at the gate and watching them go myself more.
When did you make the decision to go professional?I always knew. I was in my early teens when I realized I could go to college for horses. I wanted to go to college for the experience, but it was awesome to be able to do both. Sitting in an office behind a desk – I could never do it. People still ask me, “When are you done with work?” and my response is always “When work is done.” Every day is different, and I can't imagine doing anything else.
How do you fit into the Gochman's business?I do a little bit of everything. Mostly, I manage the care of the horses from medications to vet work to feeding and work schedules. But, what I've realized I love to do is teach and train. When Scott or Ken are busy or with other clients, I step in and help the girls.
Tell the story behind Catch Me's comeback.Two weeks before Devon last May, I walked into the barn on a Tuesday and went to look at all the horses like I always do on my way in. He was eating his grain, but it was spilling all over the place. I compare it to when you have Novocaine – one whole side of his mouth was drooped. The vet was already coming to look at some horses, and she told me he
had Botulism and to get him to the clinic right away. We threw him on the truck right away and down the road he went. He had two doses of anti-toxin within the first few hours and for the first week he went downhill. He was weak, down all the time, had muscle tremors. They moved him to a stall with a hoist, and he had to stay there for a month. He was incredibly malnourished, and two weeks prior when we were getting ready for Devon he was muscled, beautiful and conditioned. It went fast, and he was skin and bones. Then, it was a waiting game. The vet told me that every case they had come across the horse had never survived and they had heard of h orses surviving, but becoming pasture animals. The disease attacks the nerve endings and they have to regenerate. He came home mid-July and we started him back slowly with turnout and work on the treadmill. They said to start riding him after two weeks. I got on him that first day, and he walked around like nothing happened.
Describe your relationship with Catch Me.As soon as he came into the barn last winter, I always had a bond with him. He's cool, and he's lovely to ride. But, while he was in the hospital I would go sit in the stall with him. He looked sad, he didn't know what was going on, and he was by himself. I would go in the morning, go to work, and then go back in the afternoon and sit and read a book. To this day I'm very protective of him. Everyone in the barn knows if I'm sick he gets to have the day off.
What was your initial reaction when Scott landed off that last oxer during the Hunter Spectacular?I watched [Catch Me] gallop, and I've never seen him gallop like that before. He went up in the air and snapped his knees up. I sat on the ground and stared at the scoreboard until they gave us the score. He's a winner, and he knows it.
What are you reading right now?This week I'm going to read “John Courage” (a novel set in the competitive hunter/jumper show world which launched this week at WEF). Ironically I'm on the cover of it. I was out to dinner and Mimi Tashjian (the author of “John Courage”) walked in and I was talking to her. She asked me what I was doing the next day. I said, “Nothing”, and she asked me if she could take some pictures of me. I showed up, and it was a real photo shoot. So, if horses don't work out, I could model on book covers.
Describe your perfect horse show Monday?I don't sleep in. Ideally, I would go to the gym and then the beach. I like to cook – I'm not very good, but I like to do it. What normally happens though is errands and then I will sit on the couch for a couple hours and do nothing and before I know it, it's 3:30. n
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Week 6 Jumper Classic winners:$15,000 MAYBACH – ICONS OF LUXURY SJHOF High Amateur-Owner Jumpers – Kaely Tomeu and Gentille
$10,000 Sleepy P Ranch SJHOF High Junior Jumpers – Jordyn Rose Freedman and Feeling
$10,000 Animo USA Medium Amateur-Owner Jumpers – Taylor Burns and Cordero Zaffiro
$10,000 Martha Jolicoeur, Douglas Elliman Low Amateur-Owner Jumpers – Allison Stawarz and RF Black Pearl
$10,000 Rosenbaum Mollengarden PLLC Adult Jumpers 18-35 – Olivia Lawton and G.P.S. Brilliant Disguise
$10,000 Engel & Völkers Adult Jumpers 36-49 – Alissa Kinsey and Grisset
$10,000 Maria Mendelsohn, Douglas Elliman Low Junior Jumpers – Abby Funk and Dulce de Leche SCF
$10,000 Hollow Creek Farm Medium Junior Jumpers – Eve Jobs and Quickley 3
$10,000 Horseware Ireland Don Little Masters – Helen Julianov and Jackson V
Week 6 Jumper Champions:Palm Beach International Academy Children’s Jumper 14 & Under – Taje Warrick and Dersey
Equis Children’s Jumper 15-17 – Phoebe Alwine and Zenith Dance
FarmVet Adult Modified Jumpers – Flo Fulton and Mirell
Griffis Residential Children’s Modified Jumpers – Rosalie Biedron and Buttercup v/d Heffinck
Equiline Low Adult Jumper 18-35 – Renee Portnoy and Blue Crush
Pegasus Builders Low Adult Jumper 36 & Over – Nina Simons and Grace Farm’s Sabrina; Zoellen Speelman and Sonora B
Tucci by Newstar Low Children’s Jumper – Sophie Gochman and Sundance
WEF 6 Award StandingsLeading Lady Jumper Rider, sponsored by Martha Jolicoeur of
Douglas Elliman Real Estate (after 12 qualifying events)
1 Laura Kraut (USA): 6482 Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
(GER): 476 3 Tiffany Foster (CAN): 422
4 Amanda Derbyshire (GBR): 4105 Laura Chapot (USA): 389
Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic Series (after 6 qualifying events)
1 Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum
(GER): 173
2 Shane Sweetnam (IRL): 155
3 Eric Lamaze (CAN): 136
4 Laura Kraut (USA): 129
5 Richard Spooner (USA): 125
Hermès Talented Young Rider Award (after 26 qualifying events)
1 Jessica Springsteen (USA): 4592 Emanuel Andrade (VEN): 428
3 Chloe Reid (USA): 420
4 Katie Dinan (USA): 3225 Lillie Keenan (USA): 250
Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix Series, pres. by The Dutta Corp. in assoc. with Guido Klatte
(after 6 qualifying events)
1 Madison Goetzmann (USA): 2322 Kelli Cruciotti (USA): 194.5
3 Lucy Deslauriers (USA): 182.5
4 Emily Moffitt (USA): 1805 Lucas Porter (USA): 160
Week six of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) began Wednesday morning with jumper competition at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. While hunters took center stage on the main show grounds for World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week, the international jumpers got a fresh change of scenery competing in both the International Ring and the Derby Field at The Stadium Wednesday through Sunday.
For the opening $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Jumper Classic on Wednesday, Canada’s Vanessa Mannix jumped to her first victory in an FEI World Ranking Class at WEF. Mannix and her own Dooley’s Deluxe topped a starting field of 48 competitors over the Richard Jeffery (GBR) designed speed track.
Nineteen entries jumped clear through the course as time came into play. Mannix and Dooley’s Deluxe clocked the winning round in 65.38 seconds. The pair pushed Shane Sweetnam (IRL) aboard Sweet Oak Farm and Seabrook LLC’s Main Road into second place with their time of 65.88. Cormac Hanley (IRL) and Peacock Ridge LLC’s Lumiere finished third in 67.47 seconds.
Also competing at The Stadium on Wednesday, the $6,000 1.40m speed, sponsored by Illustrated Properties, was held with a win for Quentin Judge and Double H Farm’s HH Memphis.
Richard Jeffery (GBR) set the course for 70 starters in Thursday’s $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 6. Ten entries cleared the first round course to advance to the jump-off where only four jumped double clear.Laura Kraut (USA) and Cherry Knoll Farm, Inc.’s Constable were first to clear the short course in 42.29 seconds, eventually finishing third. Sayre Happy (USA) cleared the track next with HC Sport Horses’ Ludwig’s Joker B to finish fourth in a time of 44.29. Conor Swail was next to clear the jump-off course with Ariel and Susan Grange’s Dillinger, stopping the clocks in the winning time of 39.98 seconds. Last to go, Peter Wylde (USA) jumped into second place with a time of 41.28 seconds aboard Kathleen Kamine’s Paloma.
The $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic was featured in the grass derby field on Saturday afternoon with victory for Ignacio Maurin (ARG) and Unico.
For the $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic, course designer Richard Jeffery saw 34 starters with five clear rounds to advance to the jump-off.
Emanuel Andrade (VEN) was first to jump-off with his horse U and dropped one rail in 45.22 seconds to eventually finish fourth. Laura Kraut (USA) was next to go with Cherry Knoll Farm, Inc.’s Constable, clocking the first clear round in 46.08 seconds for second place honors. Chris Surbey (CAN) and Linda Southern Heathcott’s Quetchup de la Roque returned next with four faults in 45.19 seconds to place third. Josephina Nor Lantzman also finished with four faults in 48.91 seconds to take fifth place honors aboard Unlimited. Last to go, Ignacio Maurin had nothing to lose with Stransky’s Mission Farms’ Unico. The Argentine rider cleared the course in the winning time of 45.51 seconds aboard the 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Odermus R x Wuzo). n
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Ignacio Maurin and Unico, owned by Stransky’s Mission Farm, won the $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. © Sportfot
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Competition on the derby field at The Stadium kicked off Sunday morning with the $25,000 Artisan Farms U25 Grand Prix, sponsored by EnTrust Capital, at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF).
Course designer Richard Jeffery (GBR) whittled down the contestants from 64 starters, to 16 in the jump-off, and six clear entries in round two. Stephen Moore (IRL) and Teddy Vlock’s Team de Coquerie were first to clear the short course in 40.60 seconds to eventually finish fifth. Madison Goetzmann (USA) and Wrigley were next to go and blazed the winning time of 37.63 seconds that held on to the end.
Two rounds later, Eve Jobs (USA) and Sandor de la Pomme clocked the second place time of 37.93 seconds. Wilton Porter (USA) and Sleepy P Ranch LLC’s Delinquent JX then jumped into third place with their round in 39.40 seconds. Emily Short and Coco II crossed the timers in 40.40 seconds to finish fourth, and last to go, Jennifer Gates and Pumped Up Kicks jumped into sixth place with a time of 41.03.
Goetzmann (15), of Skaneateles, NY, was thrilled to get first win in the U25 aboard her experienced mount, Wrigley, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare (Padinus x Burggraaf).
Goetzmann stated, “This is my first year being eligible to do the U25, so since week two I have been eager to come and win a class, but I have definitely been taking my time and being careful with the bigger courses and the more difficult tracks. I am very happy with my horse and how she jumped today.”
“Every time I sit on this horse I feel so confident and comfortable to go in and win or have top results,” Goetzmann praised. “She has never let me down, and each time we go in the ring, I feel like we get better and better as a team. I have a very strong relationship with her.”
Speaking of her first year competing in the series, Goetzmann stated, “This is such an amazing experience. I have already learned so much about competing at the higher levels with the more experienced riders. Each week I continue to get more insight on how to do things better. I think all of the riders have aspirations to compete at higher levels with international riders, and it really bridges the gap between the junior and professional divisions.”
For 17-year-old Eve Jobs, of Palo Alto, CA, this is not only her first year competing in the U25 Series, but also her first time competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Jobs finished second in the day’s competition aboard her 14-year-old Belgian Sport Horse gelding Sandor de la Pomme (Vigo d’Arsouilles x Darco) and trains with Missy Clark and John Brennan.
Jobs noted, “It is very exciting being here with all of the top riders, and to be doing
well is phenomenal. I am so happy to be here.”
Speaking of her jump-off round, Jobs detailed, “I was lucky enough to go eighth, so I was able to watch one go first and get a feel for how the track rode. Going in there, I know my horse has a big stride, and he covered it beautifully. I just tried to go as fast as I can. Madison is so fast with Wrigley. It is a really hard one to beat and she rode it great, so I am really happy with the outcome.”
Wilton Porter (22), of Wellington, FL, had a great ride with his mount, Delinquent JX, on Sunday. Porter showed the nine-year-
old Warmblood gelding (Darco x I Need You) in young jumper classes this summer in Tryon, NC, but noted that the classes at WEF are much more competitive.
Porter stated, “I cannot believe how many riders there are (in the series), with over 60 in this class. This is not an easy course. Anything 1.45m and higher is respectable if you can get around that, and to see all of these kids do that including myself, it is really competitive.”
Remarking on the series, Porter added, “I have done all of the under 25 competitions this WEF, and I have done it for the last four years. I love this division. Especially for someone like me who is no longer an amateur, this is a great opportunity to have something to compete in on the weekend. I love the team event, that is always fun, and I am looking forward to the rest of the series. Thank you to the Zieglers, and the Dutta Corporation, and Guido Klatte for sponsoring.”
Competition on the derby field at The Stadium kicked off on Saturday morning with the $10,000 Artisan Farms U25 Welcome, sponsored by EnTrust Capital, during week six of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The speed
Goetzmann and Deslauriers Top Artisan Farms U25 Classes, sponsored by EnTrust Capital, at WEF 6
track set by Richard Jeffery (GBR) saw 71 starters with a win for 16-year-old Lucy Deslauriers and Hester. The pair completed the fastest of 17 clear rounds in 60.73 seconds.
Madison Goetzmann and her own Wrigley took second place honors in a time of 62.37 seconds. Allison Toffolon and Toffolon Partners’ Gatsby finished third in 62.68 seconds. Emily Moffitt and Poden Farms’ For Sale 6 clocked in fourth in 62.86 seconds. Emma Heise and Old
Willow Farms’ Viper Vrombautshoeve Z placed fifth in 63.91 seconds, and Eve Jobs and her own Sandor de la Pomme rounded out the top six with a clear round in 63.98 seconds.
Owned by Lucy Deslauriers’ mother, Lisa Deslauriers, Hester is an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding by Wandor van de Mispelaere x Palestro. The pair has been partnered since 2014 and has earned many top accolades together. n
Lucy Deslauriers rode Hester to the win in the Welcome class. © Sportfot -
Madison Goetzmann and Wrigley were victorious in the $25,000 Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix, presented by EnTrust Capital.
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Katie Dinan jumped to victory in the $50,000 WEF 6 National Grand Prix with Dougie Douglas on the grass derby field at The Stadium at PBIEC on Sunday. They contested a course that featured some of the natural obstacles on the derby field.
Richard Jeffery (GBR) set the final course on the derby field for Sunday’s $50,000 National Grand Prix, with 20 competitors and three clear rounds. Harrie Smolders was first to go over the short course and set the pace with a clear round in 41.77 seconds to eventually finish second aboard Copernicus Stables’ Aiyetoro. Katie Dinan was next to go aboard Grant Road Partners’ Dougie Douglas and crossed the finish line in the winning time of 39.59 seconds. Last to go, Wilton Porter placed third with his four-fault round in 40.09 seconds aboard Sleepy P Ranch LLC’s Patriot.
Class winner Dougie Douglas is an 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (ARD VDL Douglas x High Roller) that Dinan just began competing at the beginning of January. She purchased the gelding from English rider Holly Gillott, who had been riding the horse for most of his career from the age of four onwards.
“I must say that she did an unbelievable job producing him because he is a joy to ride, and he seems to love show jumping as much as I do,” Dinan said of her mount. “He has had a lot of experience on big grass fields, so it was always my plan to jump him in the grand prix here on the grass field this week. I am very happy with how it went. I could not have hoped for it to go better and he loved being out there.”
Commenting on the jump-off, Dinan stated, “There were only three in it, so I knew I was going to get a good ribbon no matter what, and it seemed like a good moment to try to be competitive. I saw Harrie go before me, and I knew that he is always a very fast rider, and he looked quite fast. That, in a way, took the pressure off a little bit because I had to go fast and see what happened. It was my first time trying to go fast with this horse and he got really excited and very into it. We were having fun out there, so it was really a nice feeling. Also, Wilton is fast too, so it was not over until it was over.”
She also noted, “This class used to be a derby, and originally I was hoping it still was a derby, but it was nice that they included the hedge jump, and the water jump, and the
planks. It was something a little bit different for the horses and to diversify our winter for the horses is great.”
Dinan is completing her final semester at Harvard University and looks forward to getting back to riding full-time in May. She has been training with Swiss equestrian and Olympic team silver medalist Beat Mändli for two years now.
Clocking in a close second to Dinan, Harrie Smolders was happy with his finish aboard Aiyetoro, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmlood gelding (Concorde x COlino) owned by Copernicus Stables. Smolders got the ride on the gelding a little over a year ago.
“Originally he is from England, and I think you could see that today, just like Katie’s horse,” Smolders detailed. “They used to have more of those natural fences when they were young over there. I never did a course with him like this, but I felt that he was also quite comfortable with it. I think you could see the horses that did well knowing those fences. I must say, Katie did a very good job today. Her horse jumped very well, and she rode fantastic, so she really deserved to win.”
Porter’s mount for the national grand prix was his longtime partner, Patriot, a 13-year-old Holsteiner gelding (Colman x Sir Shostakov) that he has been riding for five years.
“We have had a great career together,” Porter stated. “This is the perfect class for him because these jumps impress him a little bit and he is really fit right now, so the length was not too big of a deal. I let him shift a little over those planks (in the jump-off) and I think that is why we had it down. We were obviously trying to catch Katie’s fast time, but overall I had a great day. I cannot really complain.”
Patriot also has a great background competing on the grass and Porter has jumped him in derbies at Spruce Meadows and the Hampton Classic as well, so the horse is a veteran in those kinds of classes. n Lauren Fisher
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Hunter competition was in full force this weekend at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. While the WCHR hunter divisions took center stage this week, the non-WCHR ponies and horses also battled it out for championship titles in the hunter ring.
Some of WEF’s greenest young horses competed in the Gold Coast Baby Green Hunter division. Jimmy Torano and Centerfold took home the top honors, winning three of the four over fences classes and placing seventh in another. Centerfold is a nine-year-old Hanoverian mare, who is owned by Mary Ronald of Rehoboth Beach, DE. Pingree, ridden by Winn Alden, earned the reserve champion title. The seven-year-old gelding placed first, second, third, and fifth over fences. Owned by Southern Arches LLC, the gelding also earned an eighth place ribbon in the under saddle.
Some of WEF’s youngest riders also impressed this week in the Carolex Stables Cross Rail Hunter Younger division. Molly Bryan rode Stars and Stripes for owner Sawyer Lyons, winning both jumping classes and the under saddle. Stars and Stripes is a 17-year-old German Riding Pony gelding. Sarah Hersh and Lucky Ventures LLC’s Power Puff Girl were the reserve title winners. Hersh placed second in both over fences classes and earned a third place ribbon in the under saddle.
A very competitive Low Children’s Hunter 2’6” division resulted in a California split. The Engel & Völkers sponsored division crowned two champions and two reserve champions this week. Arianna Reid dominated, earning a championship title aboard Paparazzi and a reserve title with Mahalo. Reid placed third in the under saddle with Paparazzi, a 15-year-old Hanoverian gelding. She also earned first
and fourth place ribbons over fences with him. Reid topped the under saddle with 16-year-old Warmblood gelding Mahalo, also earning second and eighth place ribbons over fences. Kierstin Antoniadis was also crowned champion on Without Question, placing first and second over fences, and second in the under saddle. Without Question, owned by Ponies and Palms Show Stables LLC, is a 20-year-old Bayerisches mare. Olivia Gruverman rode Iron Street Equine Partners’ Rhetorical to the second of the two reserve titles. She placed first in the under saddle and earned two fourth place ribbons over fences.
Chick Flick and Helen Ryan topped the Palm Beach Riding Academy Short Stirrup Hunter division. The pair earned second in the under saddle and a first and second place ribbons over fences. Chick Flick is a 20-year-old Welsh Pony Cross mare owned by Alexandra Talmage of East Hampton, NY. Allison Coleman and Sweet Oak Farm’s Strawberry Shortcake were the reserve champion winners. Coleman placed first and seventh over fences with the 19-year-old Welsh Pony mare and earned fourth in the under saddle.
Thoroughbred hunters duked it out for championship honors in the Take2 Thoroughbred Hunter division. Parker Wright piloted Brownsablaze to the top tricolor honors, winning three of the four over fences classes. The 11-year-old gelding also earned a second place ribbon over jumps and placed third in the under saddle. Lions Paw and Hunter Kay took home the reserve title. The pair earned a blue ribbon in the under saddle and a third, fourth, and two second place ribbons over fences.
Hunter competition will resume for week 7 of WEF on Wednesday, February 24. n Callie Seaman
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The Adult hunters took their turn competing in the International Arena on Sunday morning. Fifty-six horse and rider combinations competed in the first round of the Peggy Cone Memorial Adult Hunter Classic, with the top 12 coming back to compete in a second round. Hunter Kay earned an impressive 85.75 in the first round aboard Jill Knowles’s Euro Sport Warmblood mare Temptation. He then rode beautifully in the second round, earning a high score of 87, which placed him securely in the lead with a total of 172.75.
Lynn Rogers and her own Sedgewick were close behind Kay, earning an overall score of 168.75 to come in second. Rounding out the top three was Kaile Rudy aboard her horse Coltrane, who earned an overall score of 168.
Hunter Kay, a 22-year-old recent graduate of the University of South Carolina, has been riding with Ron Danta and Danny Robertshaw for three years. A native of Charlotte, NC, Kay plans to continue riding before pursuing a master’s degree.
Kay has had a long partnership with Temptation. He began riding the 16-year-old mare three years ago when he started training with Danta and Robertshaw, and saves the mare for special occasions like WCHR week. “It’s extra exciting to win this week. This is the big week for the hunters, so everybody wants to come out and do their best,” Kay commented.
Kay and Temptation have developed a strong bond over the years. “She’s definitely a little opinionated; she’s definitely a mare,” Kay laughed. “But, she’s really sweet and she wants to win, and she never lets me down.”
Stephanie Danhakl concluded her incredible WCHR week with a win in the $5,000 WCHR Amateur-Owner 3’3” Hunter Classic. She and Quest, a nine-year-old Warmblood gelding by Verdi, scored a high of 90 in the first round and kept their lead with a second round score of 84 for a total of 174 for the win. Becky Gochman and Touchdown placed second with scores of 83.5 and 88 for 171.50. Scoring 83 and 85 for a total of 168, Lynn Walsh and Outta The Park placed third.
Quest, who picked up the championship in the Amateur-Owner 3’3” Hunter division earlier in the week, is back to his winning ways after a year off due to a rare hoof disorder.
“I’m still kind of getting used to riding him again,” Danhakl said. “I was going out
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there to have fun and put in a nice round on him. In the second round I think I rode a little more defensively because I was nervous, but we still ended up getting an 84, enough for the win.”
The classic was held in the International Arena, and Danhakl enjoyed getting to compete again in the big ring. “He went in there today and had his ears up. He was taking me around the course, and he felt like he was happy to be there,” she said. “Just being able to show in this ring is so exciting. It’s so fun to have a different venue and let the horses gallop around, to ride and not worry what the next turn in.”
It was the first time showing together this week for the winners of the $5,000 WCHR Junior 3’3” Hunter Classic. Ashley Hartman (18) of Doylestown, PA, rode Vogue, an eight-year-old Swedish Warmblood mare, to the win for owner Georgia Saad.
Vogue scored an 83 and an 82 for a total of 165 for victory. Mimi Gochman had a 78 in the first round and jumped up to an 85 in the second round for a total of 163 for second place. Aizlynn Radwanski and Picture This had a total of 162 for third place after scoring 79 and 83.
Vogue’s trainer, Leslie Emerson of Marigot Bay Farm, said, “She’s a sale horse at Marigot Bay Farm. Ashley catch rode her for us this weekend. We could not be more proud of both of them.” n Callie Seaman and Jennifer Wood
Hunter Kay rode Temptation to the $5,000 Peggy Cone Memorial Adult Hunter Classic.
Stephanie Danhakl had a fantastic week of competition with Quest, who won the $5,000 WCHR Amateur-Owner 3’3” Hunter Classic.
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