Alex Trolli and Hey Sailor concluded HITS Ocala as the overall circuit champion title in the Low 3’3″ Junior Hunter division.
Alfano and Jersey Boy Capture Hunter Derby Win at Pin Oak Charity Horse Show
Ocala, Fla. and Katy, Tx. – March 23, 2015 – SBS Farms, Inc. concluded its successful outing at HITS Ocala and ended the circuit on top. Alex Trolli claimed multiple ribbons throughout the winter and proved her consistency by claiming both the champion and reserve champion circuit titles in the Low 3’3″ Junior Hunter Division.
Trolli took the overall circuit champion title, earning 118 points with Hey Sailor, owned by the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center and captured the reserve champion circuit honors with her own horse, Del Piero.
Her stellar performance during Week IX contributed to her overall top two circuit spots, where she highlighted a champion title in the Junior Hunter Low 3’3″ division on Del Piero. Trolli captured the lead in the handy, and the second and place finish in the over fences with a third in the competitive under saddle, which led her to the overall victory. The winning didn’t stop with Del Piero, but she also took top honors in an over fence class in the same division with Hey Sailor.
SBS Farms’ winning ways didn’t end when the winter circuit in Ocala did; instead, they brought their success right to the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show, where Jennifer Alfano kicked it up a notch in Katy, Tx.
Alfano brought the decorated Jersey Boy out to compete in just the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby and showed he was fresh and ready to win. The dominating pair finished the first round of the Derby with an impressive score of 96, which put them in the second position heading into the handy round, right behind Peter Pletcher. Alfano navigated Jersey Boy to a slick handy round performance, earning a 96, which allowed them to surpass Pletcher and steal the overall victory.
The wins continued past the first place finish for Alfano. She also collected the fourth place ribbon on Billie Steffee’s Maggie May, who was High Performance Champion earlier on in the week and good ribbons with her new 6-year-old, Miramar.
Alfano navigated Castle to many victories while in Texas including the win in the Pre-Green Incentive, the Texas Shoot Out and they ended as reserve champions in the High Pre-Green Hunter Division. She also took many respective ribbons on Heartbreaker in the Pre Green Hunter Division and captured the champion title on Candid in the competitive Second Year Green Hunter Division.
Based out of Buffalo, NY, SBS Farms’ Susie Schoellkopf and Jennifer Alfano run one of the foremost show hunter training operations in the country, and travel nationwide to compete in the nation’s most prestigious horse shows. SBS Farms, Inc. continues the proud tradition of the Saddle and Bridle Club as one of the top show stables in the northeast. Schoellkopf is also the Executive Director of the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center, which houses both The Buffalo Equestrian Center as well as SBS Farms. Built in 1922, the 160-stall facility is a historical landmark, with its unique English Tudor and gothic style architecture.
For more information on SBS Farms, please visit www.sbsfarms.com. For more information on SBS Farms and the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center, please visit www.thebtrc.org.
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