Marian Nilsen, owner of Healthy Horse Boutique, a one stop shop for healthy food for horses, has recently added a new company to her line-up of tried and tested products: StemPhase Biomedical Ltd.
The StemPhase program is a clinically proven breakthrough technology that is geared towards restoring soundness in horses and canines through the use of stem cell fluid. The biomedical therapy program is all natural, does not test and is drug free.
What’s good about this program is that the fluid is an easy to administer injection given under the skin. It is supported by nutrient specific oral supplements which help “prep” the horse for increased absorption and continued healing.
Since this is not about administering stem cells but rather the stem cell fluid, the associated costs are less and the survival rate of cellular fluid at the injury site is longer than that of actual stem cells. It has also been proven that prolonged exposure of injured tissue to cellular fluid supports stronger and faster recoveries.
Marian was able to test StemPhase on her own horses by taking part in the early trials.
“I had a horse suffer a catastrophic injury. After following my vets protocol for two years (surgery, stem cells, Shock wave, PRP, hand walk regime, etc.) my horse was a grade 2+ lame. When the vet suggested more of the same, I decided to be part of the pre-clinical trial StemPhase was doing. Two Months later my horse was sound enough to have a rider ‘tack walk’ him. By month three he was trotting. It took some time to get basic fitness after such a long layup but he has remained sound and is now ridden five or six times a week. I think StemPhase worked so well for my horse because it treated him as a whole. It doesn’t just treat the injured site but it helps systemically to fix the ENTIRE body and the supplement program supports him on a daily basis to continue the healing,” Marian explained.
While Marian has this example of her own, others have used the StemPhase technology for many things including: Arthritis; Joint Deterioration and Skeletal Disorders; Soft Connective Tissue Injuries; Lumbar Spine Problems and Neck Injuries; Tendon, Suspensory and Ligament Injuries; Navicular, Ring and Side Bone Disease and Post-Operative.
“I only carry products in my Healthy Horse Boutique online store that I have tried and have seen proven results from. I’ve tested many of the StemPhase products and I use them because they work,” concluded Marian. “Naturally once I saw that these products are not only all natural but really work I made the decision to join StemPhase as its exclusive California distributor.”
For more information, email hhboutique@gmail.com or call Marian Nilsen 970-309-4223. To order products from Healthy Horse Boutique, including the StemPhase line, visit the Healthy Horse Boutique web site at www.healthyhorseboutique.com. Feel free to contact Marian as she is happy to help guide you every step of the way to ensure that you are properly administering any of the products you purchase from her online store.
One of the hardest things I’ve ever learned to do is the one-tempi changes. It’s like a whole new gait I didn’t know I could do. I was confused and a little bit frustrated when Jane started teaching me to do them. There was a point when felt exasperated, and I wanted to give up. But I know that life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you. They’re supposed to help teach you what you’re really made of. These challenges help you discover who you really are.
I’m an athlete. I know that. I made the decision that I wasn’t going to accept failure. So after a deep breath, I calmed my mind and really concentrated on what Jane was asking. Suddenly I was doing multiple one-tempis down the long side of the arena! Jane was so thrilled, she stopped, jumped out of the saddle, and hugged me around the neck! I knew I’d finally done it!
Today the one-tempis are easy for me. But it’s taken a lot of practice to get to this point. The key has been that we never even considered giving up. We accepted the challenge, took it one day at a time, and spent a lot of time visualizing, breathing, and practicing each piece of the puzzle. And now I’m showing at Grand Prix!
I’ve heard people around the barn say that life is hard. You can simply accept that and be upset about it if you want to. Or, you can take that negative idea as a positive challenge to see what you’re made of. The only wrong answer to the question “Can I do it?” is: “I’m not going to try.”
Come to the barn and watch me skip down the long side! I’m really good at it now!
Love, Moshi
From Indy:
There’s nothing I love more than to spend the day in the water. I get so excited when Rhett and Jane throw sticks in the pond for me to retrieve. The sticks keep moving as they float away in the waves, so it’s a challenge to grab them. I love a challenge.
I decided I would see if I could catch the stick before it hit the water. I would jump as far as I could into the pond, just as Rhett threw the stick. Occasionally I caught it in the air, before I even got wet! It was great fun.
Yesterday I jumped into the water just as Rhett let go of the stick, and it landed on my head instead of in the pond. It really hurt! I cried. Rhett felt bad and decided to take me home. But in a few moments the pain subsided, and I was ready to go again! I wasn’t going to let a little setback stop our fun! I let him know that I was okay and ready to try again.
I could have concentrated on the bump on my head and had a bad day for the rest of the day. I probably could have stretched it out for a week if I really wanted to. But I decided to put my attention on what I wanted, which was to have fun, instead of what I didn’t want, which was the sore bump on my head.
Do you ever think more about the bumps and bruises of life than the good places where you’d rather be headed? Just being aware of that tendency is the first and most powerful step in changing it.
Are you good at throwing sticks? Let’s go to the pond and see how far you can throw one! I’ll bring it back to you.
Kristian Roberts repeated as Men’s Gold Division National Champion in Denver (Lynne Owen/VaultingPhotos.com)
Denver, CO – Seven USEF Vaulting National Championships were awarded at the National Western Complex on Sunday when competition in all six individual divisions and the open Pas de Deux division wrapped up. The day saw Kristian Roberts repeat as Male Gold Division National Champion, Elizabeth Ioannou get the best of a three-time defending champion to take top prize in the women’s division, and the Palmer sisters stake their claim as USEF Open Pas de Deux National Champions.
Women’s Individual Championships
Coming into the individual competition in Denver, the story was Mary McCormick looking for a fourth consecutive title in the Gold division, but it was clear from the beginning that she would have competition. The best of that competition came from Mt. Eden Vaulting Club’s Elizabeth Ioannou. Ioannou (Saratoga, CA) was coming off a team championship win on Saturday, and a strong first round individual score of 8.558, before ensuring herself a National Championship with a fluid freestyle effort in round two, and an overall 8.450. Just enough to get the better of McCormick (Woodside, CA) who finished second, and Emily Hogye (Ben Lomond, CA) in third. Ioannou vaulted on Jan Garrod’s 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding Urfreund Rosengaard and was lunged by Emma Seely.
Earning the women’s Silver National Championship was Woodside Vaulter’s Siddhartha Kreaden (Sunnyvale, CA), vaulting on Woodside Vaulters’ nine-year-old Limerick (an Irish Sport horse gelding that has only been a vaulting horse for about eight months) and lunged by Krista Mack.
In the Bronze division, 10-year-old Kristen Kuhn (San Mateo, CA), also of the Woodside Vaulters vaulting club, won the National Championship while vaulting on Limerick and being lunged by Krista Mack.
Men’s Individual Championships
In the Male Gold division Kristian Roberts of Half Moon Bay, California, and representing the Half Moon Bay Vaulters, successfully defended his title with strong performances that scored above seven in both rounds. Vaulting on Jill Palmer’s Shire/Thoroughbred cross gelding Hudson, and lunged by Carolyn Bland, Roberts earned a total score of 7.498. Following him in second with a 6.983 was Eric Garcia (Novato, CA) of the Tambourine Vaulters, and in third with a 6.808 was Gabe Aniello (Redwood City, CA).
Watch a video of Kristian’s freestyle test here (courtesy of JC Enterprises Vaulting Videos – http://vaultingvideos.com – Official Videographer of the AVA National Vaulting Championships).
In the Silver division, Warm Beach Vaulter’s Kaleb Patterson (Stanwood, WA) earned the National Championship vaulting on Patti Skipton’s 12-year-old Belgian gelding Prize and lunged by Patti Skipton.
Bronze division National Championship honors went to Daniel Janes also of Stanwood, Washington’s Warm Beach Vaulters. Janes vaulted on Patti Skipton’s 15-year-old Belgian gelding Promise and was lunged by Elise Valsquier.
Kimberly and Cassidy Palmer, Open Pas de Deux National Champions (Kate Revell/VaultingPhotos.com)
Open Pas de Deux Championship
Sisters Kimberly and Cassidy Palmer (Half Moon Bay, CA) of Half Moon Bay vaulted on Sydney Frankel’s 16-year-old Percheron gelding Cheval to a 7.836 final score, and into the USEF Open Pas de Deux National Championship. The sisters beat out Leah Coe (Golden, CO) and Kristy Nicolo (Hebron, CT) in second place and Kalli Roberts (Silvana, WA) and Daniel Janes in third.
By Andrew Minnick
USEF Team Vaulting Championships were awarded earlier in the week. To read about them, click here.
Confetti and Julie Curtain. Holly Ridge Photography.
August 13th, 2013 – Week I of the 2013 Atlanta Summerfest show series wrapped up on Sunday. The event took place at Chattahoochee Hills (Bouckaert Farms) in Fairburn, GA. Highlights of the week included a $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby taking place Friday and a $5,000 Jumper Classic which took place Saturday evening. Sponsors of the show included: Fenwick Equestrian, Dietrich Equine Insurance, Equi-Fit Inc., The Mark Lexton Collection, One K Helmets, Sidelines Magazine, The Barn Book, Gamboa Veterinary Services, and DFG Stables. Hospitality sponsors throughout the three week series providing daily hospitality, ice cream socials, and Friday and Saturday evening exhibitor’s parties included: Dr. Juan Gamboa DVM, Hillford Farm, Four Seasons Farm, New Vintage Farm, Patchwork Farm, Sidelines Magazine, Stevehaven Stables, The Barn Book, and The Tack Room, Eurimports, and Chattahoochee Hills Eventing.
Julie Curtain had a banner evening Friday taking the top two spots in the USHJA National Hunter Derby. First place honors and the blue ribbon went to Mimi Wasburn’s Confetti and second place to Donna Basinger’s Miramax. Julie also took seventh place honors on Golinkski Equine, LLC’s Rainbow Road. “We’re so incredibly proud of Confetti!” said owner Mimi Washburn. “He’s come an incredibly long way in the year we’ve been at New Vintage Farm with Julie Curtin and we couldn’t be more thankful for everything she has done for us.” Chattahoochee Hills Eventing sponsored a pizza party for all exhibitors, trainers, and spectators during the class.
Saturday featured a $5,000 Jumper Classic and exhibitor’s party sponsored by Eurimports. Mario Garcia of Fort Lauderdale and Mistletoe Farm’s Pacha De Nantuel took home blue ribbon honors in the Jumper Classic topping the field with a fast jump off time of 33.271. Garcia has just recently purchased the 10 year old French bred gelding from Reed Kessler earlier this year. Second Place went to Claudia Styslinger’s Uluxion with Timothy Maddox aboard bringing home a time of 34.103. Mario Garcia also picked up the third place award on Corona Du Domaine Z owned by Mistletoe Farms and Carl Bouckaert rounded out the top four taking fourth place honors on his Cyrano Z.
Week II of the 2013 Atlanta Summerfest kicks off on Thursday of this week and features a hunter derby Friday evening along with the Lake Side Cookout following the class sponsored by Dr. Juan and Jennifer Gamboa. The $10,000 Summerfest Jumper Classic will also be featured on Saturday evening with an exhibitor’s party sponsored by Sidelines Magazine and The Barn Book. For more information and complete horse show results, please visit www.equusevents.com.
Hublot Polo Gold Cup Gstaad – 15th-18th August 2013 — D-3 and counting before the start of the traditional Hublot Polo Gold Cup in Gstaad. The organising Committee is working hard to make sure they welcome the polo players in the best conditions.
This year, some of the best players have been announced:
Olavo Novaes (BRA) hcp 8, Frankie Menendez (ARG) hcp 7, Francisco and Gonzalo Fucci (ARG) hcp 6, Santi Cernadas (ARG) hcp 6, Marcos Riglos (ARG) hcp 6 and Juan de Ezcurra (ARG) hcp 5.
The tournament will run over 4 days and will also offer many social events including cocktails and a gala night.
The polo grounds open on Thursday August 15th at 11h and matches will start at 13h30. The first match will enable teams to gauge themselves and the cohesion between their players. Each team totalling a 14 goal handicap requested by the rules of the tournament.
On Friday August 16th at 16h, all players and horses will parade through Gstaad, a spectacle not to be missed.
On Saturday August 17th, the Official Village will open at 11h and competitions will start at 13h30.
Once again, the Saturday night Gala in the VIP marquee will be the highlight of the event thanks to the performance of many artists, notably the talented Rob Spence.
The Final will take place on Sunday August 18th from 13h30.
Entrance is free to the public and the Kinder Paradise will ensure children are treated with the best animations (pony rides, inflatable castles, etc.).
The best brands will be present in Gstaad such as the 4 Team Sponsors Hublot, Banque Baring Brothers Sturdza SA, Gstaad Palace & Star Design.
The Polo Club of Gstaad was founded in 1995 and the first polo tournament was held in 1996.
In 2006 Pierre Genecand became President of both the Club and the Tournament. Hublot joined force in 2008.
In Polo handicap varies from -2 to +10 (10 being the highest level). Only a few Argentinian players have a 10 handicap.
The tournament takes place on the Gstaad Saanen airport field. Free entrance.
Shops and Kinder Paradise will be open in the Official Village on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 11h onwards.
For further information, please contact:
ComPeaR, Magali Dubois Vaucher, press@pologstaad.ch Tel +41 78 608 03 23
Polo Club Gstaad, Nathalie Daenzer, info@pologstaad.ch Tel: +41 33 744 07 40 or visit: www.polo-gstaad.ch.
Paul O’Shea and Primo de Revel Win$75,000 Equestrian Estates Planning Group Grand Prix at Silver Oak. Photos By: Tammy Hardy.
Hampton Falls, NH – August 11, 2013 – The inaugural edition of the Silver Oak Jumper Tournament drew to a close on Sunday, under gorgeous sunny skies, low humidity and perfect temperatures in mid 70s. The fantastic weather put an exclamation point on what can only be described as an extraordinary debut for what certainly will become one of the nation’s premier show jumping extravaganzas. A huge Sunday crowd documented the success of the local promotion that went into this first year event. From the three deep folks that lined every available spot along the rail, to many sold out luncheon tables in the numerous VIP tents surrounding the grand prix ring, the throng on hand enjoyed a great Sunday of big-time show jumping in the Granite State of New Hampshire.
“A lot of work went into this event. Seeing this great crowd on Sunday is very rewarding to me and those of us that love the sport of show jumping,” said Show Chairman Jeff Papows. “Although this first year was everything we expected and more, we’re already looking ahead to next year and the different improvements we can make. I’m confident that there will be more money offered next year and a few changes will make this wonderful event even better. I am confident my good friend David Birdsall would be proud.”
The first round course designed by Olaf Petersen Jr. of Munich, Germany, proved to be king today, yielding only one clear round. Twenty-six riders showed over the track, and only Charlie Jacobs of Boston, MA, left all the fences intact aboard Flaming Star, but 10 would return for the winning round format. The course featured an open water and a vertical-oxer double combination, but the most daunting task was the oxer-vertical-oxer triple combination coming off a tight turn for home, which caused 22 horses to lower 28 rails.
“It was a big, long and wide opening galloping course, but then at the end, it was a short turn to home for a tight triple combination, so you really had to get your horse back and under control,” said Course Designer Olaf Petersen, Jr. “But I was surprised that so many people had trouble through there, to be honest.”
The lone clear rider, Jacobs, stated, “The combination was quite difficult. I had seen a number of riders get stuck in there. The footing was pretty deep in there, so when I went in I looked at the jump and saw how deep it was and I tried to stay as far left as I could through the turn so my horse could have the best footing possible. I came in real quiet, sat up, and kicked real hard to get out in two.”
The format for today’s class invited the top 10 finishers from the first round to return for the jump-off in reverse order of faults and time, with only Jacobs returning on a score of zero. The shortened track began over an oxer-vertical line to a new vertical oxer line, before bending to a third oxer. Riders then rolled back and galloped over the first two fences in the triple combination and finished over a vertical towards the gate.
Kevin Babington and Mark Q
Irish rider Darragh Kenny set the original score to beat in the jump-off, clearing the course in 48.590 seconds with Quiz. His total of four faults from the first round would hold up for fourth place. Fellow Irishman Kevin Babington and Mark Q soon bested him, shaving off valuable time through the rollbacks and clearing the course in 46.276 seconds, which would earn the second place award, also with four faults from the first round. Ramiro Quintana of Argentina followed aboard Whitney. The pair was right on Babington’s heels, but fell just shy of the time breaking the beam at 46.972 seconds to take home the third place award.
When Paul O’Shea entered the ring he had his eye on the prize with his experienced mount Primo De Revel. The luck of the Irish was on his side, as he quickly made his way around the arena, never wasting a second in the air and leaving each rail in place in a time of 45.112 seconds, and just his first round four faults.
“My plan was just to be a little bit faster than Kevin,” explained O’Shea. Between the third and fourth fences I did one less stride, and then to the last fence I also left a stride out. I had the advantage of watching him and everyone else go, so that was a big help.”
All of the pressure fell on Jacobs and Flaming Star, because with less than four fault they would claim the win. Unfortunately, that would not be the case. They lowered the height of two fences, bringing their grand total to eight faults, finishing in eighth place to seal O’Shea’s victory.
“Hats off to Paul O’Shea; he had a great week,” stated Jacobs. “Olaf had built a very similarly difficult course last year. One horse jumped clean and won the class. I was hoping to win the class as the one clean, but I came back and had a couple rails, and those are the breaks. It was fun; it was a good class. We’ll keep going and jump next week at Fieldstone before the Masters at Spruce Meadows.”
“The first round did not walk as hard as it rode,” admitted O’Shea after his win.” The triple combination walked a little short, and with my horse, when I jumped in, I really supported him up front. He was good in front, but knocked it behind. In the jump-off I just kept my hand really soft and he jumped it really well in front and behind.”
O’Shea continued, “We have this format a lot in Europe, and sometimes it has worked to my advantage and sometimes it has not, but today it really did, so I was very happy about that.”
O’Shea has been riding Primo De Revel, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, for six years. “We’ve had a lot of fun,” he noted. “He hasn’t jumped since Lake Placid when he won the grand prix, and before that he won the grand prix in April during the spring series in Wellington. I am over the moon with him. He’s a really fantastic horse. He’s a real trier. He’s very easy to ride, very straight forward; I just have to get him to the jump. He does everything else.”
The Silver Oak Tournament already resulted in one win for O’Shea, who has had a wonderful week in New Hampshire. “I love this show; everything has just been fantastic,” he expressed. “The ground was fantastic today, there was a super crowd, they had a band, there was great food, they thought of everything for the horses and the riders. The stalls are actually a stall and a half. They are huge stalls. I’ve never been at a show where the stalls are so big, which is very nice for the horses. I think the horses really enjoyed it!”
The $15,000 Agero Speed Stake was held earlier this morning with 26 entrants competing over a technical track that included a liverpool fence, two vertical-oxer double combinations, and multiple rollbacks. Ireland’s Darragh Kenny was fourth in the order aboard Manta, owned by Oakland Ventures of Ocala, FL, setting the early time to beat with a clear effort in 63.824 seconds. His lead was short lived, though, when Greek rider Myrto Iliadis-Koutsikos and Voila HE sped through the timers three rounds later in 63.736 seconds, just 1/10th of a second faster, which would hold up for third place, while Kenny settled for fourth place.
At the end of the class, Peter Wylde broke through to the top of the leader board with Wiesielotti, owned by Winley Farm of Millbrook, CT. The duo sped through each turn, dashing through the times in 60.776 seconds with all the rails in place.
Ramiro Quintana and Ollywood Des Horts
Ramiro Quintana was a not about to let Wylde capture the win though. He and his experienced mount Ollywood Des Horts picked up a fast gallop and never held back. They rolled back very short to both of the double combinations and sped easily through the last line, never touching a fence and crossing the finish line in 59.191 to claim the victory while Wylde placed second.
“Luckily I went after Peter and he took the lead right before me,” admitted Quintana. “My horse is very experienced and naturally fast. I got him right after Florida to be sold, and he’s been moving up and getting really consistent results. He can do the speeds really well, but he can also jump bigger tracks. He’ll go to the Hampton Classic after this to do the 1.50m classes.
So, for many, it’s on to the Fieldstone Summer Showcase, the Hampton Classic and beyond. For the organizers here, preparations begin for the 2014 Silver Oak Jumper Tournament. We’ll see you next year in Hampton Falls!
Eva Moller and Sa Coeur became one of an elite group of double champions when adding the Six-Year-Old title to last year’s victory in the Five-Year-Old category at the FEI World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses 2013 in Verden, Germany today. Photo: FEI/Karl-Heinz Frieler.
Verden (GER), 11 August 2013 – Eva Moller and Sa Coeur became one of an elite group of double champions when adding the Six-Year-Old title to last year’s victory in the Five-Year-Old category at the 2013 FEI World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses in Verden, Germany today. And it was Lena Stegmann and Scara Boa who topped yesterday’s Five-Year-Old division when earning an overall score of 9.6 including a perfect 10 for submissiveness. These Championships were marked by the determination of the judges to reward good training, good riding and the cooperation and obedience of the horses.
“It was more or less a perfectly organised Championships, providing the best possible conditions for young horses to show themselves in the best way. It wasn’t necessarily the most spectacular horses who came out on top; it was well-trained horses with good basic gaits and submissiveness who were the medal winners,” explained FEI Director of Dressage, Trond Asmyr.
Together, FEI and WBFSH have organized the World Breeding Championships for Sport Horses (WBCSH) in Dressage, Jumping, and Eventing since 1992, and this year the Dressage Championships attracted a field of 84 talented young horses from 21 countries. Almost 42 percent of the entries were German-born, with 15 competing for the nation of their birth and 20 competing for other countries.
Five-Year-Old Championship
The chestnut Hanoverian mare Scara Boa (by Scolari x Wolkenstein ll) produced a lovely test to win the Five-Year-Old Final in which Andreas Helgstrand slotted into silver medal spot with the Oldenburg stallion Floricello 2 (Florencio 1 x Dormello) and Emmelie Scholtens took the bronze with the KWPN stallion Dorado (Krack C x Rousseau).
The judges for the this Final were led by The Netherlands’ Ghislain Fouarge and included Jacques van Daele (BEL), Linda Zang (USA) and Sandy Phillips (GBR). They awarded the winning marks to the mare bred by Rixtra Stolter and owned by Ingo Pape from Hemmoor in Germany. Lena Stegemann has been riding Scara Boa for less than a year, and the 30-year-old German rider achieved 9.5 for trot, 9.0 for canter, 9.7 for walk, a full 10 for submissiveness along with 9.8 for general impression. Stegemann admitted to being suprised by her wonderful result – “We were already happy when it became evident that we qualified for the Championships – I would never have imagined to win!” she said.
The liver-chestnut Floricello, bred by Germany’s George Siverding, earned a score of 8.72, having been awarded 9.8 for his wonderfully expressive trot, 8.0 for walk, 8.8 for canter, 8.0 for submissiveness and 9.0 for general impression. Danish rider Helgestrand took the stallion to the Swedish fixture at Falsterbo this summer in preparation for these Championships, and the experience gained on that trip paid off handsomely when they clinched the silver.
Dutch rider, Emelie Scholtens, admitted that her hopes for success had been invested in her other ride, Desperado, who however didn’t perform as well as expected when finishing seventh on a score of 8.32. Instead it was the chestnut stallion Dorado who rose to the occasion, receiving scores of 9.6 for trot, 8.0 for walk, 9.0 for canter, 7.9 for submissiveness and 9.0 for general impression to take bronze on a final tally of 8.70.
Six-Year-Old Championship
Eva Moller was under plenty of pressure following her victory with Sa Coeur (Sir Donnerhall x Don Davidoff) at last year’s Championships. Moller is a busy lady at any time as a mother of four children and with a very successful career as a producer of top-quality young dressage horses at the world-famous Kasselmann Stables where she has been working for the last 15 years.
The Oldenburg Sa Coeur was bred by Gestut Lewitz and originally owned by Hof Kasselmann but sold at last year’s PSI auction for a staggering €2.3m. The gelding’s new Russian owner returned Sa Coeur to Moller so that he would contest the World Championships once again as a six-year-old, and the faith shown in his rider was well-rewarded today.
With scores of 9.2 for trot, 9.2 for walk, 8.9 for canter, 8.7 for submissiveness and 9.2 for general impression, the overall mark of 9.04 left the pair clear winners. They pinned reigning Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage champion Helen Langehanenberg and the Westfalian mare Damons Delorange (Damon Hill x Rubin Royal) into silver medal position while the Oldenburg gelding Discovery (Dimaggio x Classiker) took the bronze.
The judges for the Six-Year-Old Final were Isabelle Judet (FRA), Annette Fransen-Jacobaeus (SWE), Kurt Christensen (DEN) and Dr Dietrich Plewa (GER), and they awarded the silver-medal-winning partnership with 8.2 for trot, 9.4 for walk, 9.2 for canter, 9.0 for submissiveness and 8.8 for general impression which rounded Langehanenberg’s score with Damon’s Delorange to 8.92.
Heiner Schiergen steered Discovery into bronze medal position having racked up 8.7 for trot, 8.9 for walk, 9.0 for canter, 8.6 for submissiveness and 8.8 for general impression which brought their total to 8.80.
Winning rider Moller admitted that her horse’s history piled extra pressure on them both, but now that Sa Coeur has done what they both set out to do in recording the significant double of wins over two consecutive Championships she has high hopes. “His future plan is that he stays with me to train as far as we can go together, and then… well, who knows!” she said this afternoon.
Lexington, KY – The final day of the 2013 US Pony Finals was dedicated to equitation and the US Pony Medal Final. A total of 193 riders headed into the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena to demonstrate their skill and proficiency in front of the judging panel of Bill Moroney and Julie Winkel.
In round one Bobby Murphy tested riders over an intricate course which featured a two-stride combination as well as a trot jump and called for riders to halt before continuing on in the canter over a vertical. Twenty-five riders were called back for a second round which again tested their equitation abilities. This time riders were asked to once again trot a single vertical, negotiate a one-stride line as well as perform a change of lead in the middle of a line. Following the second round, four riders, three from the Medium section and one from the Large section, were called back for a test on the flat.
Olivia Woodson, Emma Kurtz, Emma Lemke and Charlise Casas would return to the Alltech Arena for a third time in order to determine the outcome of the 2013 US Pony Medal Final.
In the test, riders were asked to show sitting and rising trot, canter and a hand gallop. However, the deciding factor of the 2013 championship was when the judges called for riders to turn-on-the-haunches.
Woodson (Wellington, FL) was declared the winner of the 2013 US Pony Medal Final after displaying two stylish jumping rounds and an acute understanding and accuracy on the flat, especially when it came to turn-on-the-haunches.
“I just wanted to go in and do my best; I love flatting,” said the 13-year-old of her mindset heading into the test. “So when they said turn-on-the-haunches, I just thought, ‘Well here we go; walk to turn-on-the-haunches to walk’.”
It was especially meaningful for Woodson to top Sunday’s class as it is likely it will be the last time she rides at the US Pony Finals.
“This is my last year at Pony Finals. Next year I’m moving up to the big Eq., so I was really happy to win,” said Woodson. “It still doesn’t feel real.”
Collecting second place and the Silver medal was Kurtz (Hudson, OH). Sunday’s Medal Final closed out an unbelievable 2013 US Pony Finals for the 13-year-old. Over the course of the week she rode to the Reserve Grand Champion Hunter Pony, Reserve Grand Champion Green Hunter Pony, Large Regular Pony Hunter Championship, Medium Green Pony Hunter Championship, and the Small Green Pony Hunter Championship titles.
The Bronze medal was awarded to Lemke of Franklin, Tennessee.
Earning fourth place was Casas, the only rider in the final four test to ride a Large Pony.
The following riders rounded out the top 10 placings:
Kelley Farmer and Mythical make history in the Traders Point USHJA International Hunter Derby.
Zionsville, IL – August 11, 2013 – The Traders Point Hunt Charity Show grounds were abuzz with activity anticipating the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby held in the Grand Prix field of the gorgeous Wild Acres Farm. The horse show did not disappoint spectators with activities for the whole family including pony rides, bouncy houses, shopping and plenty of food. Spectator and VIP tents were adorned with flowers and filled with both local and out of town spectators to watch the big event. What spectators didn’t know was that they were witnessing history being made.
Phil J. Devita designed the thirteen jump derby course, making use of the hills in a serpentine type course with jumps donated by Diane Carney. Jumps included coops and split rails, a sod roll top, a snake jump, some rustic gates and a special Trader’s Point natural jump on top the small hill in the middle of the field. Nineteen horses took on the challenge to catch a score from the four judge panel that would get them into the top 12 for the handy round. The judges were Linda Andrisani, Sue Ashe, Scott Hoffstetter, and Jimmy “Walter” Lee.
A few rails and refusals narrowed the field to the top 12 with Kelley Farm, Keswick, VA, leading the way with Mythical, owned by Kenneth Garber and Larry Glefke, with a smooth round and a score of 190. Close behind was Holly Shepherd with her Grand Prix mount Triompf, owned by Loretta Patterson. Shepherd was very smooth and consistent, galloping to a score of 185. Taking the third spot in the first round was Aaron Vale and Zenith UHS owned by 2VR Showjumpers. Vale piloted the handsome bay to a 181.
Finishing fourth were the Caroline Weeden of Antioch, IL and The Spy, followed by two more Farmer mounts, On Q and Skorekeeper. Seventh went to Corvine ridden by Piper Benjamin and eighth to Relevant and Kalvin Dobbs. Taking the ninth spot was Belle Fulmer’s All That ridden by Emily Williams and Ferrari with Russell Frey, filled the tenth place. Finishing off the top twelve was Crack On with Caroline Weeden and Tory Burch, another ride for Emily Williams.
After a small course adjustment changing the direction of the oxer oxer two stride and the final green and white oxer, riders battled out the handy round for the top handy scores. Returning in reverse order, low score to high score, the top horses in the handy round galloped the first four jumps then had to roll back to a trot jump placed next to the open water jump in the field. When walking the course, several riders made mention that the water might possibly spook their horses. But the water didn’t seem to shake this field. Many in the second round chose not to do some of the higher options. Riders tried to make handy turns to the Traders Point jump on the hill, then tidy to the two stride and finish with a gallop to the single oxer.
Returning in the tenth spot, Frey and Alexis Cohen’s Ferrari galloped a smooth round and moved up the ladder with a 186 to finish second in the handy round. A few horses later, Farmer and her mount On Q were the first and only pair to make a tight inside turn from the Traders Point hill to the two-stride combination, earning them generous handy points and clinching the third spot in the second round with a 182.5. Vale and Zenith UHS, returning in the third slot from the first round, galloped a beautiful track in usual Vale style, but had a heart wrenching stop at the trot jump, knocking them to the lower slots.
Left to battle out the second round was Shepherd with Triompf and Farmer with Mythical. Shepherd kept a good gallop, as her Grand Prix mount is no stranger to a speedy second round. But it was Farmer and Mythical who galloped to the smoothest handy round and a score of 202. After doing the inside turn on On Q, Farmer opted to take the longer approach to the combination on Mythical, earning high scores for smoothness and form.
Farmer commented, “We love the derby on the grass here. The jumps are big and tough. It definitely helps get ready for the finals.”
Kelley Farmer is the first hunter rider to earn $1 million in prize money, thanks to the Hunter Derby program
When the dust settled, it was Farmer taking the top two awards and the prize money to go with them, putting her total hunter rider earnings over the $1 million dollar mark. Farmer is the first hunter rider in history to join the Million Dollar Club and currently, 9 other U.S. jumper riders, including Aaron Vale, who have won over a million dollars in prize money.
“I wasn’t sure it was going to happen, especially before finals,” said Farmer regarding the earnings. “I owe it to the derbies; otherwise it would still be a difficult thing to do. As much as Larry won in his career, it just wasn’t possible before to win that kind of money. It’s an amazing accomplishment and it’s not only mine but everyone’s. I owe it to USHJA, the sponsors, the owners, the great horses we have and Larry. It’s a milestone for everyone.”
The USHJA (United States Hunter Jumper Association) began tracking earnings in 2005 and awards riders for their achievements. The first USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals was held in 2009. The popularity of the USHJA International Hunter Derby continues, now offering 61 Member Event classes throughout the country. The 2013 Derby Championship is scheduled for August 16 and 17, 2013, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. The Derby Championship offers over $100,000 in prize money. The program was designed to bring interest back to the hunters and improve basic riding principles.
The Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show, now in its 36th year, continues with the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby and the $75,000 Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Proceeds from the event benefit the Riley Children’s Foundation.
For more information on the Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show, please visit www.stadiumjumping.com.
Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show and Country Fair Fast Facts:
What:
The Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show and Country Fair is pleased to announce their 36th benefit horse show and country fair in Zionsville, IN. The location makes for a relaxing and fun show experience. Competitors are welcome to enjoy the horse trails on the property.
Highlights:
The Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show has a Jumper 5 star rating, is Hunter rated AA and is a WCHR member event. 2013 highlight events include:
$75,000 Grand Prix of Indianapolis
$35,000 Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fortune Jr. Memorial Grand Prix
$15,000 PNC Bank Junior/Amateur-Owner SHF Jumper Classic
$15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby
$5,000 NAL Low Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic
$2,500 Adult Jumper Classic
$1,000 Adult Hunter Classic
$1,000 Children’s Hunter Classic
$1,000 Junior Hunter Classic
Garden Party benefitting Riley Hospital for Children
A Taste for the Cure
Paws to Applause Dog Show
The Riley Children’s Foundation Kids’ Day and Country Fair
For general inquiries please contact:
Debra Jaramillo at 317-205-5827 or TPHCHS@aol.com
For more information, please contact:
Stabling Office 317-873-5552 (During Show Dates)
Show office 317-873-3418 (During Show Dates)
Address: P.O. Box 402 Zionsville, In 46077
Beneficiary: By supporting the Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show, you are helping to bring hope and healing to children from every county in Indiana. The Riley Children’s Foundation honors its mission – to improve the health and well-being of Indiana’s children – through Riley Hospital for Children, Camp Riley for Youth with Physical Disabilities, and the historic James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home. To learn how you can do more to help Indiana’s most seriously ill and injured children, visit RileyKids.org.
Lexington, KY – August 10, 2013 – Daisy Farish capped an outstanding week at the 2013 United States Equestrian Federation Pony Finals by claiming the Grand Pony Hunter Championship with Sassafras Creek. Farish and Sassafras Creek, owned by Redfield Farm of Califon, NJ, were awarded the Medium Pony Hunter Championship on Thursday, and none of the small or large ponies could match their impressive total score of 1035.5, which earned them the Grand title and the International Jumping Derby Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mason Phelps, Jr.
Emma Kurtz and Westside came the closest to besting Farish and Sassafras Creek, as they took home the Large Pony Hunter Championship with a cumulative total of 1020.9 after collecting scores of 86.85, 83 and 80.85 in today’s Large Pony Hunter Over Fences class. Their division winning efforts also earned them the Reserve Grand Pony Hunter Championship.
“I have never been grand or reserve grand at Pony Finals, and before this week I had only been champion once,” Farish said. “So my second time being champion and being grand means a lot to me. It may be my last Pony Finals, so that makes it even better.”
Farish continued, “Sassy has her name for a reason. She is a princess. She likes everything to be her way. When it is, she is just a really great, easy pony. There are no tricks to her. She’s very simple.”
Farish worked with trainer Patricia Griffith of Heritage Farm to prepare for Pony Finals. “I think Heritage and Patricia really helped me because they helped my confidence,” Farish said. “I showed four ponies this week, and Patricia has helped me with every one of them.”
Griffith added, “We monopolized our main ring at home, which they never let us use for the ponies because it’s the biggest sand ring. We took all the horse jumps out and made it a pony explosion! I had our carpenter make us all these little jumps, and we saved them all so that when they walked in the ring they’d never seen any of those fences.”
Griffith’s efforts with Farish and Sassafras Creek, or simply “Sassy,” earned her the Emerson Burr Perpetual Trophy, donated by the 2000 Hunter Pony Committee, and presented to the trainer of the Overall Grand Pony Hunter Champion.
Emma Kurtz and Westside
Reserve Grand Pony Hunter Champions Kurtz and Westside, who was recently purchased by Dr. Betsee Parker of Middleburg, VA, took the third place ribbon in today’s over fences class, the final phase of the Large Pony Hunters. Their strong finish clinched their Large Pony Hunter Championship title and the Reserve Grand Champion award.
“He was really good,” Kurtz said after their round. “Going by the end, he got a little nervous, but he was awesome other than that. He’s really fun, and he’s pretty easy. His jump is so smooth.”
Kurtz, like Farish, has had a series of impressive results at Pony Finals this year, including winning both the Grand and Reserve Grand Green Pony Hunter Championship titles with Yes It’s True and Show Me Love, respectively. Westside, trained by Scott Stewart, is a relatively new ride for Kurtz, and the pair is working to develop a partnership in both the hunter and equitation rings.
“Scott and I are like a couple of Indian chiefs. We get to pow-wowing, and we kind of have fun because we come up with the best ideas when the two of us work together,” said Dr. Betsee Parker. “We didn’t have a medal pony at the national level for our two new young riders, Emma Kurtz and Taylor St Jacques, and we really wanted to support them with a real top-flight medal pony for the next year.”
With that idea in mind, Parker purchased Westside this week with the goal of providing a top equitation horse for Kurtz and St Jacques. The win in the Large Pony Hunters came as an unexpected bonus.
“He really surprised us,” Parker said. “Westside just really did his thing today. We were pretty excited.”
First place over fences, along with the Large Pony Hunter Reserve Championship, went to Aleece Jarman and her own Valentino. Jarman, of Pace, FL, earned scores of 87.2, 83.5 and 84.5. Isabel Ryan of Locust Valley, NY and her own Woodlands Misty Rain finished second over fences on scores of 86.5, 80.75 and 84.5.
Taylor St Jacques and Enjoy The Laughter
This year’s Hunter Pony Championships, presented by Sallee Horse Vans, concluded with the Under Saddle Champion Class, which brought back top finishers from all of the week’s under saddle classes to square off for the title. Judges gradually narrowed down the field of 23 until the top 10 combinations remained in the ring. They began pinning the class, calling horses into the middle one by one until it was a head-to-head competition between Dr. Betsee Parker’s Enjoy the Laughter, ridden by Taylor St Jacques, and Addison Piper’s Goldfish, ridden by Isabella Di Benedetto. St Jacques was finally named the winner, making it two in a row for Enjoy the Laughter, who took last year’s title with Cloe Hymowitz aboard.
An afternoon awards ceremony was held in the Alltech Arena to recognize the week’s best performers in the hunter divisions. The High Score State Team Award went to the Florida team comprised of Kurtz and Westside, Jarman and Valentino, and Bernadette Chungunco and Donald Stewart’s Steal the Crowd. They received the International Challenge Trophy.
The Buttons ‘n’ Bows Sportsmanship Trophy, donated by Mr. R. Bates Newton in memory of Maxine Best, was awarded to 8-year-old Hagen Hall of Thompson Station, TN. Blue on Blue, ridden by Sarah Boston and owned by Chloe D. Reid LLC, received the Betsy Fishback Memorial Trophy, given to the best turned out hunter pony. Kurtz was recognized for her achievements with the Mindy Darst Perpetual Trophy, awarded to the equestrian athlete with potential to become a top professional in the future.
The USEF Pony Finals conclude Sunday with a shift in focus to equitation, as the nation’s best pony riders face off in the Pony Medal Finals.
For more information about the 2013 USEF Pony Finals, please visit www.usef.org.
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