Lauren Tyree and Karnavall win Pessoa USEF Hunt Seat Medal at 2010 Kentucky Spring Classic. Photo © 2010 Lindsay McCall/PMG.
Lexington, Kentucky – May 21, 2010 – Equitation was the focus of the competitors at Kentucky Horse Show’s Kentucky Spring Classic. In the Stonelea Arena the final class concluded with top ribbons presented to the outstanding riders of the Pessoa United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Hunter Seat Medal class. Edging out the competition with their well-executed test was Lauren Tyree and Karnavall. In second place with a note-worthy finish were Eirin Bruheim and Say No More.
The Pessoa USEF Hunter Seat Medal course was designed by Bobby Murphy and featured multiple turns and single fences. The USEF Hunter Seat Medal test course included five of the ten fences from the original course. The test started with a canter from the center line-up off the right lead over a single oxer. Then riders took a tight right turn and cantered two the second fence. Riders continued by transitioning to a trot over an outside vertical followed by a roll back on the right lead to a single fence followed by an broken line to a single oxer. Riders finished on the left lead and headed back to the line-up.
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Todd Minikus and Pavarotti tied with Cara Raether and Ublesco for the first place prize in the $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix at the Kentucky Spring Classic. Photo By: Lindsay Y McCall/PMG.
Lexington, KY – May 22, 2010 – Tonight’s amazing finish in the $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix, sponsored by Audi of Lexington, will go down in history. The crowd went wild when Todd Minikus and Pavarotti crossed the finish line in an exciting 35.24 seconds to take over the lead during the jump-off, but when Cara Rather and Ublesco managed to stop the timers at the same 35.24 seconds the night became historical.
The fantastic grand prix at the Kentucky Spring Classic was held in the Main Stadium, site of the show jumping events for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, with the course designed by Conrad Homfeld. The first round had 16 jumping efforts that included a liverpool, a double combination, and a triple combination. Ten riders were able to complete the first round without fault and advance to jump-off. The short course began over a single vertical and a made a sharp right turn to a single oxer before making a left turn to the oxer-vertical double combination. Riders then made a made dash to a single vertical, which they had to slice before continuing to a single oxer. Finally they made a full circle to a single vertical before galloping home over a large oxer towards the gate.
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Tags: equestrian competitions, equestrian disciplines, Grand Prix, hunter/jumper, Kentucky Spring Classic, Show Jumping
