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Miss Lucy Wins $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby during Second Week of Pin Oak

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Me Again Won the First Year Green Working Hunter Championship.

Wellington, FL – March 31, 2015 – SBS Farms had a very successful outing for the second week of the 70th Pin Oak Charity Horse Show, presented by Irish Day Farm. Miss Lucy may have only been making her second derby start since 2012, but she absolutely dominated the $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Valobra Master Jewelers. Jennifer Alfano rode the 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare for owner Helen Lenahan to the top of the ribbons in the first round, and finished second in the handy to clinch the win.

Miss Lucy illustrated just how beautiful a hunter can be, putting in flawless trips on her way to claiming the top prize in the Derby.   In the handy, Alfano had scores of 91 and 85 with bonus points of 6 and 4 with three high options. She finished with a victory six points above Fleur De Lis Farms’ Bowie with Courtney Calcagnini, who came in second. Miss Lucy was the recipient of the Paula Sparks Perpetual Trophy, donated by William Sparks, for best turned out horse for the second week of the derby.

She helped Alfano claim the Antares Leading International Derby Award, which was awarded to the highest points earned by a same rider/horse combination from both USHJA International Derbies during week one and two. Alfano received $1,500 and an Antares saddle for her impressive rides.

Miss Lucy was also extremely successful in the High Performance division, claiming one third place and a triad of second place finishes over fences, as well as coming in second under saddle to finish as the reserve champion.

Billie Steffee’s Maggie May was twelfth in the first round of the Hunter Derby, but had an impressive move up to finish fifth in the second round. The pair of Maggie May and Alfano ended up fifth overall out of a field of 41.

Helen Lenahan’s Me Again and Alfano won two of the First Year Green Working Hunter over fences classes in impressive company. The pair claimed the top prize in the handy and sixth in the stake class out of 15 entries. This near sweep captured the division championship.

Castle had good ribbons in the High Pre-Green over fences classes, finishing fourth in the stake class. He was fourth in the Texas PG Super Stake and was third in the USHJA Pre-Green Incentive. The $2,500 Texas Pre-Green Super Stake is designed to promote and showcase the Pre-Green Horse throughout the southwest via a series of stakes classes, with all horses enrolled being eligible for the year end $25,000 Added Pre-Green Super Stakes Final.

Candid was reserve champion in the Second Year Green Working Hunters, finishing with good ribbons over fences, a second in the under saddle and handy, and winning the stake class. Heartbreaker brought home good ribbons in the Low Pre-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.

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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Alex Trolli Ends HITS Ocala Winter Circuit on Top

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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.

Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy captured the 2015 $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show.
Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy captured the 2015 $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show.

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.

Media Contact: Kendall Bierer
Phelps Media Group, Inc. International
phone 561.753.3389 fax 561.753.3386
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Baylor University’s Parker Takes the Collegiate Invitational at Pin Oak

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Parker & Texas Checkmate (Tricia Booker Photography)

Katy, Texas. – Paige Parker, of Baylor University, rose to the top of the Collegiate Invitational today with three consistent performances on three different horses.

The Invitational was one of the featured events of the concluding day of the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show I. The event, presented by Max Bowl and the Boatright, Dougherty and Roberts families, brought eight student athletes together for head-to-head competition on catch rides.

The class followed the current Varsity Equestrian bracketed format. Riders were paired at random for the preliminary rounds, where they competed head-to-head on the same horses. Each rider with the highest score then moved forward to the second round, and then the top two individuals rode-off on the same horse to determine the champion.

Parker, 20, a second-semester sophomore pre-business major, was pleased with her three rides, especially the championship match where she and reserve champion Carlin Savage rode Arabel McFarland’s Bravado.

“I felt like he was a horse I could go out there on and try to impress the judge, so that’s what I aimed for from the get go,” she said. “I just tried to ride forward, get him up to the jumps and hold him together. I knew he had a nice jump, so I wanted to show that off and show that I could get his best jump.”

Parker’s score of 82 topped Savage’s 78 for the championship.

“I really wanted to win this because the last two meets I came off upsetting loses for me,” said Parker. “This year I’d gone undefeated in fences, and the past two meets I lost. It was pretty weak on my part, so I told my coach, ‘I’m going to win this to make it up for it.’ So I really did want to win it.”

Parker’s first ride was David Cook’s Texas Checkmate, above, and she scored a 78 to advance to the second round where she guided Patty Roberts’ Capello to an 82.

“She was beautiful today, so consistent,” said Baylor Coach Anna Schierholz. “She was the most consistent girl out there. She definitely followed the game plan, read her horses very well, read the courses very well. It was very smart riding all the way through, and she definitely earned her championship today.”

Parker, originally from Medford, New Jersey, rode with Tustin Farms as a junior, which prepared her well for the Varsity Equestrian format. She started at Baylor as a preferred walk-on and then earned a scholarship. She’s now one of the team’s starters.

“I love the head-to-head competition,” said Parker. “I get really nervous watching my girls go, but I don’t get as nervous for myself. It’s a lot different than the juniors, and I like getting on a lot of different horses. I catch rode a lot during my junior career, so it’s something I’m used to, getting on different types of animals and learning to ride all of them.”

“Paige is absolutely instrumental to our success every single day,” added Schierholz. “In the barn, in the classroom, on the back of a horse, she really makes it happen for us. We adore her, and she’s phenomenal.

“I want to thank everyone, the sponsors of the class, the horse donors, the course designer, our judge Carl Hansen, everybody involved in putting this on today,” continued Schierholz. “They all did a great job, and we had a great time.”

Arabel McFarland’s Bravado, the horse used in the final bracket, was named The Best Horse of the competition by Judge Hansen.

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Peter Pletcher and NLF Shakespeare’s Rhythm Win $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Pin Oak Charity Horse Show II

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Peter Pletcher and NLF Shakespeare's Rhythm. Photos By: Shawn McMillen

Wellington, FL – April 4, 2012 – The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show continues to be a highlight event for Nordic Lights Farm, where the horses and riders claimed top ribbons throughout the week. During the second week of competition, Peter Pletcher piloted NLF Shakespeare’s Rhythm to victory in the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, while sisters Eirin and Lene Bruheim had their own success in the jumper arena.

Pletcher and NLF Shakespeare’s Rhythm started out the week in a winning fashion, sweeping the over fences classes in the High Performance Working Hunter division. Their efforts earned the division’s championship award for the second week in a row, and made them favorites going into Saturday night’s main event.

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