Dominus and Jim Anderson (Sportfot)

Wellington, Fla. - Over two days of competition Jim Anderson, from New York City, dominated the Camping World Adult Amateur Hunter 50 and Over section B with Maria Takacs' horse, Dominus. Anderson guided Dominus to a first, second and two thirds over fences to finish as division champions. 

Laurie Stevens rode her own Santiago to reserve champion honors. Stevens and Santiago had a first and second over fences, paired with a third place in the under saddle.

Dominus and Anderson beat out 16 other competitors in just their third show together. "I showed him [Dominus] for the first time at the Hampton Classic Horse Show in August and was lucky enough to be able to lease him for the WEF circuit," Anderson commented.

Although Anderson and Dominus are a new pair, Dominus is veteran in the hunter ring. In past seasons Dominus has competed with Takacs in the Amateur-Owner Hunter 3'3, but Takacs is now busy with her daughter's riding career and does not have time to compete on her own.

Along with Dominus, Anderson also has previous experience in the hunter ring. Anderson explained, "I came back to riding about five years ago after having an Amateur-Owner Hunter career in the 90s, and it's been great!"

While Anderson is excited to continue to show Dominus in the Adult Hunters, he also has a younger horse coming to Florida later in the season. Anderson hopes that his trainer, Christopher Payne, will be able to get his other horse started in the Pre-Green Hunters.

With only one month of the WEF circuit complete, Anderson is looking forward to upcoming weeks. One of the weeks Anderson is most looking forward to is WEF 6, which is a World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) sponsored week.  Anderson is a co-founder of the WCHR program and still is active in it today.

When Anderson is not competing he lives in New York City where he owns his own marketing company.