Olivia Dorey And Ali Baba B Win $5,000 NAL Low Jr/AO Jumper Final Presented By Ultroz Inc. (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com)
Dorey and Ali Baba B, a seven year old gelding, were one of six horse and rider combinations to go clear over the first course to advance to the jump off round. Many of the other pairs had faster times than Dorey, but could not leave all the fences intact.
"The course seemed made for my horse," said Dorey. "I get excited when I look at a course and see left hand turns, because he's really good at those, he has a natural left drift. The left turn after jump 2 really helped us out because he landed right on that left standard and galloped right on to the next jump."
The left drift paid off for Dorey as she and Ali Baba B left all the fences up and crossed the timers in 36.296 seconds, a full 3 seconds faster than the only other double clear, posted by second place recipient Christina Firestone with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Firestone's Chantilly, who cleared the tract in 39.287 seconds.
"I have ridden him for a year and a half and have owned him for a year," said Dorey of Ali Baba B. "I rode him in the six and seven year olds, so he is a young jumper and I've been paired up with him ever since, and he has won a lot of classes along the way. I've never trusted any horse as much as I trust this one. You point him at a jump and he just goes. I absolutely love him. I've never done jumpers indoors, this was my first real Final event so it was a lot of fun."
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Recognized as a premier equestrian event, The Pennsylvania National Horse Show runs October 8-17 and has been held indoors at the State Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, PA since its inception in 1945.
Known locally for its contributions to the community and globally for excellence in competition, PNHS attracts top Hunters and Jumpers, sport horse enthusiasts and spectators who find the show exciting, educational and inspiring. Visitors enjoy the intimacy of one competition ring, a full concourse of shops and a variety of special events.
Proceeds from the show benefit the Harrisburg Kiwanis Youth Foundation dedicated to youth programs and The Pennsylvania National Horse Show Foundation supporting equine programs. PNHS is proud of its contributions, proud to be consistently recognized by the Show Hunter Hall of Fame and the North American Riders Group, proud of its heritage and looking forward to a bright future.
$5,000 NAL LOW JR/AO JUMPER FINAL Presented by Ultroz Inc.
Plc Horse / Sire x Dam Rider / Owner R1 TA:66 JO TA:47
1
793 ALI BABA B Olivia Dorey
Olivia Dorey 0 63.939 0 36.296
2
1235 CHANTILLY Christina Firestone
M/M Bertram Firestone 0 64.466 0 39.287
3
804 TISSEM Reid Patton
Reid Patton 0 57.619 4 34.392
4
1088 MACH 5
Concorde Dana Wille
Dana Wille 0 59.114 4 35.590
5
1020 ESQUILINO BAY Caelinn Leahy
Bellis Ltd 0 62.519 4 35.774
6
904 MEMPHIS BELLE
OLYMPIC LUX x JOKERS GIRL Louisa Brackett
Louisa Brackett 0 59.299 12 39.522
Compete results from this class can be found by using the following link:http://ryegate.com/SHOWS/PNHS/results.php?class=229.