Saugerties, NY – Riding to victory on Christy Russo’s High Cotton (seven-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding), Jack Hardin Towell, Jr., of Camden, SC, went out with the championship title at the fifth annual Show Circuit Magazine/USEF National Junior Hunter Championships—East Coast in Saugerties, NY, August 1-2. The 17-year-old Towell, Jr., received the Show Circuit Magazine perpetual trophy, a crystal trophy that he will be able to display until next year’s championships. The trophy, donated by Show Circuit Magazine, tops a list of prizes, including a Pessoa saddle and a Blue Ribbon Blanket by Royal Rider.

Sixteen-year-old Lexy Reed, of Ocala, FL, was named reserve champion, riding her horse, Double Cinco (12-year-old Westphalian gelding), trained by Don Stewart, Jr.

Other proud winners include:
Small Junior Hunters 15 and Under: Maggie McAlary, 15, of Amherst, NH, riding Fern Walk (nine-year-old Thoroughbred gelding), owned by Don Stewart, Jr.
Small Junior Hunters 16-17: Jack Hardin Towell, Jr., 17, of Camden, SC, riding High Cotton (seven-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding), owned by Christy Russo
Large Junior Hunters 15 and Under: Kacey McCann, 14, of Palmyra, PA, riding Trebuchet (nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding), owned by Jonathan and Jeffrey Phillips
Large Junior Hunters 16-17: Jessica Van Brocklin, 17, of Alexandria, VA, riding Second Hand News (seven-year-old Mecklenburg gelding), ridden and owned by Jessica Van Brocklin
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