Gemma Paternoster and Figarro D won the $35,000 Antares Sellier Grand Prix to close out the Atlanta Summer Classics. Flashpoint Photography.
The Georgia International Horse Park was jumping with activity from June 9 through the 22nd during the Atlanta Summer Classic when more than a thousand horse and rider teams competed for prize money both in the hunter rings and the Olympic Grand Prix Stadium.
The $35,000 UlcerGard Grand Prix and the $35,000 Antares Sellier Grand Prix were both winners with top riders and horses competing for the championship. A special congratulations goes to Gemma Paternoster of Wellington, Florida and Figarro D. The $35,000 Antares Sellier Grand Prix was not only Figarro’s first grand prix, but his first grand prix win! Kudos!
Week One of the Atlanta Summer Classics opened with Anne Kursinski as the clinician during the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program and there were more than 40 participating in it each day.
Week II started out with horseman and clinician Pat Bostwick conducting a riding clinic compliments of Zone 4. The clinic was well attended and everyone had a great time.
The Hunt Scene
The $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby saw more than 30 horse and rider teams both weeks compete over the hunter courses designer by Official Course Designer Allen Rheinheimer of Zionsville, Indiana.
World renowned hunter rider Hunt Tosh of Milton, Georgia won the class the second week in the irons of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wheeler’s Brigadier. During Week I, Timothy Maddrix of Birmingham, Alabama rode Abigail Beaty’s Third Day to the win. Week II saw Pansy Winters of Social Circle, Georgia and her own Wheels of Fortune take second place and Maddrix received a third place in the irons of Missy Nolen’s Special.
Up and Coming Hunt Scene
World renowned hunter rider Hunt Tosh watched his daughter Maddie Tosh show in her first short stirrup class during the Atlanta Summer Classic. Maddie rode Hillcrests Ima Blue Too in the Short Stirrup Hunter and Equitation classes as well as the Short Stirrup Classic! Congratulations to Maddie and the next generation of hunter riders! “I was really nervous because it was my first time showing but I had a great time doing it because I have the best pony ever!” she said.
Six Bar a Success!
More than a thousand flocked to the ring to watch the inaugural $10,000 Six Bar class and the Outback Steakhouse Charity dinner was a sold out success with funds benefiting the Hope Clinic for its eighth consecutive year.
Classic Company Gives Back to the Hope Clinic
The $10,000 Six Bar class coincided with the Annual Outback Steakhouse Charity Dinner to benefit the Hope Clinic. The Hope Clinic was founded in 2002 by Dr. William Martin to provide an affordable alternative to the hospital emergency room for the primary care medical needs of the uninsured. The clinic is a vital part of Gwinnett’s healthcare safety net and supplies over half of the available charitable primary care capacity in the county. Dr. Martin and the team of providers at the Hope Clinic specialize in internal medicine and chronic care diagnosis. The Classic Company has supported the Hope Clinic for the past 8 years. “This is an incredibly worthy group. They provide a tremendous amount of services to the local community and provide the less fortunate with needed medical services. The Classic Company is one of their largest fundraising groups and we are so happy to work with them and help make a difference.”
As the Classic Company bids farewell to the Georgia International Horse Park until November, when it returns for the Atlanta Fall Classic, it is already en route to the Charleston Summer Classic where sun, fun and beaches and show jumping converge to make the best show-cation of your life!
In other news… show-cation!
Did you book your beach condo? The Show-cation destination is coming up at the Charleston Summer Classic which starts July 8 through 19. Beach front condos a few minutes from the show grounds are where the riders stay, so don’t miss out on the best show-cation of your life! Bring the family, friends, dogs and horses! Minutes from the beach and only a short drive to historic Charleston, this is the show that offers something for everyone from fishing to kayaking, to shopping to wave jumping, from walk-trot to weekly grand prix and hunter derbies. This is your Show-cation destination!
Anyone who has shown with the Classic Company knows what sets them apart from the rest: Classic Shows are FUN! Friday night exhibitor parties, Saturday night grand prix, complimentary ringside Saturday pizza and luncheons all with the exhibitor in mind! And remember, Classic Company does not charge extra office fees for credit card transactions nor is there a scratch or add fee! Classic Company wants to make your showing experience the best ever!
The Classic Company is a USHJA’s Members Choice Award winner, recognized for producing top quality show jumping events in the United States. For more information on Classic Company and its exhibitor-friendly, top quality hunter jumper events, please visit them at www.ClassicCompany.com or call them at 843.768.5503.
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See you at the ring,
Bob Bell
The Classic Company, Ltd.
www.ClassicCompany.com
Phone/FAX: (843) 768-5503
Post Office Box 1311 Johns Island SC 29457