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FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival: Week Eleven Wrap-up

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | Mar 26, 2012, 4:00 PM

The 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championships and Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games concluded on Saturday evening with an exciting fourth and final round under the lights at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. It was a full house of over 7,000 spectators as veteran competitor Margie Engle and young rider Reed Kessler tied for the championship title and shared the victory gallop.

The competition this week was held as both the national championship and the selection trials for this summer's Olympic Games concurrently. For the national championship, riders scores carried over through each of the four rounds of competition and $200,000 was awarded to the top twelve competitors overall. Those standings also helped to determine the long list for the riders that will compete in the Olympic Games in London this summer.

Alan Wade of Ireland set the courses for all four rounds of competition held throughout the week and finished out with another great course on Saturday. Twenty competitors returned for the final round, and just three were able to clear the course without fault.

The final two horse and rider combinations on course were Margie Engle and Indigo and Reed Kessler and Cylana. Each came into the last round carrying cumulative scores of eight from the previous three rounds. Both pairs then had a score of four over Saturday night's course to finish with twelve fault totals. The riders agreed to jump their horses no further in a jump-off and share the championship honors.

In addition to her ride aboard Cylana, Kessler was the first rider to clear the course without fault on Saturday with her horse Mika. Kessler and Mika carried 13 faults into the final round and kept their final score at just that. The pair finished in a three-way tie for third place overall with Mario Deslauriers and Jane F. Clark's Urico and Rich Fellers and Harry & Mollie Chapman's Flexible.

Kent Farrington and RCG Farm's Uceko also jumped a clear round over Saturday night's course and finished on an 18 fault total to earn the fourth place prize overall.

Beezie Madden and Abigail Wexner's Cortes 'C' were the only other pair to clear the course. Madden and Cortes 'C' carried 20 faults into the night's round and remained at that score for the overall standings. She ended up tied for the fifth place prize with Laura Kraut and Stars and Stripes' Teirra.

Commenting on the decision to share the title and not jump another round, Engle explained, "I actually thought beforehand that it was a lot of jumping that the horses had done and it has been really hot all week. Four rounds in basically three days is a lot. My horse had plenty of energy, but it is a lot of jumping big jumps and you want to have a little bit left, have something left at the end. We still have two more observation trials and an Olympics. I went to Reed, and for the welfare of the horses, it was the best idea to save them and not do anymore pounding. They jumped their hearts out and I think it was best to try and save them for what's really important for what's ahead. It was a quick decision for me. This way there are no losers. Both of us are happy this way."

Kessler agreed with the decision, but left the ultimate choice up to her trainer, Katie Prudent. "I don't make those big decisions; Katie does. But for Katie, it immediately made sense," Kessler stated. "I agree with Margie. We have the jog first thing in the morning and these horses have been jumping huge tracks all week. I would hate to be greedy and make them do one more round and god-forbid something went wrong for the jog tomorrow. I'd hate to be greedy just for the money or the title. I thought that was a great idea and Katie made the decision. I said it was awesome because she (Margie) was 99% probably going to beat me."

Engle's mount Indigo is a twelve-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding by Indoctro, owned by Griese, Garber, Hidden Creek and Gladewinds.

Engle spoke about the night's class in comparison to the difficult track that they jumped on Thursday night. "I thought it was a good course. After the other night, it's what I expected," she said. "My horse felt great. The rail that I had was more my mistake. I kind of rushed the turn a little bit. I was kind of worried about the time. I just hurried a little bit and I pushed him at it. He's very sensitive, so if I push him too much...I just got a little bit past it. The rest he felt great. I was really proud of him. I didn't come into this where I wanted him, jumping fitness-wise, but he's got so much blood and so much heart. He just digs down and just keeps trying harder and harder all the time."

Kessler's mount Cylana is a ten-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare by Skippy II x Darco. The pair has been together just five months.

Kessler's voice shook with emotion as she took in the magnitude of her accomplishments this week. Earlier in the week, she was the only rider to jump double clear through the first two rounds. Although she had rails with both of her horses in the later rounds, she still remained at the top of the standings in a field of exceptional horses and riders, and now the possibility of an Olympic dream lies open.

"I just can't even believe I'm sitting here. I really didn't think I would be in this position," Kessler said after the class. "I was just looking forward to having a really positive first experience and so far it has been that! I think it would be unrealistic of me just to expect to be on the team. I have no experience and Cylana and Mika are both relatively green at this level too. From here on in, I'll do whatever (Chef d'Equipe) George (Morris) tells me and I'll do my very best. It has just been the best week of my life. I couldn't predict any further because I could not possibly have predicted this."

Kessler spoke about the difference between her two mounts, explaining, "They are polar opposites. Mika is in general pretty nervous. We spoil the daylights out of him to get him to be cheeky and confident. He has become such a confident horse. I think just finishing the trials like this has really raised his level. Normally the way I ride him, I just pick up a lick and don't use that much leg at the jump because it just flattens him out. He has such a tremendous amount of scope for how little leg I use. It has been a really interesting experience for me because through the trials. He has jumped and jumped and gotten more fatigued, and I have had to change my ride a bit. I can't describe the amount I have learned about my horses and myself through this experience."

"Cylana on the other hand is the total workman. She is so brave and so unemotional," Kessler declared. "We joke that she doesn't have that much of a personality. She's kind of bratty in the barn. She's not the most lovely and delicate little thing, but she is all business all the time. She is so scopey and so easy. They're really both very different, but they're both phenomenal. With her, it is two different experiences. Before Florida, she had never jumped above 1.45m. I've only had her for about five months. At night she has only done one or two other night classes now. She got very electric with how much pressure I was under. I was a little electric too! I think I had the last jump down because I pushed her a little and got a little excited. During the day, it's a normal ride helping her at the base of the jump, cantering and lifting and supporting. Under the lights, it's a lot less leg."

Jumper Results: Wednesday through Sunday

Week eleven of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival kicked off on Wednesday with the exciting first round of the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. Eight of the USA's top show jumping duos stood out from the pack with clear rounds in Selection Trial #1, including Reed Kessler and Cylana, Charlie Jayne and Athena, Margie Engle and Indigo, Laura Kraut and Teirra, Kirsten Coe and Baronez, Kent Farrington and Uceko, Christine McCrea and Romantovich Take One, and Mario Deslauriers and Urico.

Wednesday's class was the first of four challenging rounds in the USEF Selection Trials.
Four horse/rider combinations have already been named to the USEF Show Jumping Long List for the 2012 Olympic Games and did not have to contest the Selection Trials: McLain Ward and Sapphire, McLain Ward and Antares F, Laura Kraut and Cedric, and Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo.

Thirty-seven of the United States' top horse and rider combinations showed on Wednesday in Selection Trial #1, held in a speed format over a course set by Alan Wade of Ireland. Riders were not competing against the clock since only their scores count, but there was a 90-second time allowed. Eight entries cleared the course without fault to tie at the top of the standings.

Seventeen-year-old Reed Kessler, of Armonk, NY, and her mount Cylana were the first pair to produce a clear round. Kessler is showing in her first Selection Trials and was thrilled to go clear through the challenging course. Cylana, a ten-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare by Skippy II x Darco, is also showing in her first Selection Trials and this was the pair's biggest class together to date. Kessler also showed her horse Mika today and had one rail.

Charlie Jayne, of Elgin, IL, immediately followed with the second clear round aboard Athena, owned by The London Group. Athena is a twelve-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare by Toulon x Capital.

Wellington residents and Olympic veterans Marige Engle and Laura Kraut were the next two to go clear. Engle cleared the course aboard her top mount Indigo, owned by Griese, Garber, Hidden Creek & Gladewinds. Indigo is a twelve-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding by Indoctro, who Engle hopes to take to his first Olympic Games this year. Indigo got an abscess in his hoof a few weeks ago and had some time off, but seems back to form.

Laura Kraut has already been named to the Long List with her 2008 Olympic partner Cedric, owned by Cherry Knoll Farm, Inc., and rode her second horse Teirra, owned by Stars and Stripes, to a clear round on Wednesday. Teirra is a twelve-year-old KWPN mare by Tolano Van Het Riethof x Aldatus.

A few rounds after Kraut cleared the course, Kirsten Coe, of Johnston, SC, was the fifth rider to jump clear aboard her own and Ilan Ferder's Baronez. Baronez is an eleven-year-old Warmblood mare by Heartbreaker.

2011 Pan American Games Show Jumping Team gold medalists Kent Farrington, of Chicago, IL, and Christine McCrea, of East Windsor, CT, were the next two to jump clear. Farrington guided Lara Kelly and RCG Farm's Uceko, an eleven-year-old KWPN gelding by Celano x Koriander, to the sixth clear round of the day.

McCrea and Windsor Show Stables' Romantovich Take One (who were also Pan Am Individual Gold Medalists) followed with their faultless trip through the course. Romantovich Take One is a twelve-year-old KWPN gelding by Numero Uno x Karandasj.

Mario Deslauriers, of New York City, NY, and Urico, owned by Jane F. Clark, were the final pair to clear the course without fault. Deslauriers and Urico, an eleven-year-old KWPN gelding by Zandor Z x Fedor, were most recently a part of the U.S. Show Jumping Team at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and hope to claim their spot on the Olympic Team.

In addition to the trial on Wednesday, the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic was held in the morning in the International Arena. Laura Kraut rode Azzaro Van't Hagenhof, owned by Susan Grange, to the win. Twelve of 43 entries went clear to jump-off, and Kraut had the fastest of seven double clear rounds for the victory. Johannes Ehning (GER) and Winley Farm LLC's Cayenne 162 finished second, while Conor Swail (IRL) and Donatello, owned by Haras De La Rogue & Normandie Connection, were third.

On Thursday, Margie Engle and Indigo, Rich Fellers and Flexible, and Reed Kessler and Cylana were all tied at the top of the standings after round #3 of the USEF Selection Trials.

Riders showed in round #1 on Wednesday afternoon and round #2 earlier in the day on Thursday. The scores from all three rounds carried over to Saturday evening when competitors rode in a fourth and final round.

Thirty horse and rider combinations showed in round #3 on Thursday night over a demanding course set by Alan Wade of Ireland. Wade's course tested the power, scope and stamina of all of the competitors, and none were able to clear the course without fault.

Brianne Goutal and Remarkable Farms' Nice De Prissey and Mario Deslauriers and Jane F. Clark's Urico were the only two to come close, each finishing with one time fault. Rich Fellers and Harry and Mollie Chapman's Flexible and Margie Engle and Garber, Griese, Hidden Creek and Gladewinds' Indigo each completed the course with four faults. Reed Kessler and her own Cylana completed an eight fault round.

In the overall standings, Engle and Indigo, Fellers and Flexible, and Kessler and Cylana all carried eight faults total after the first three rounds.

Kessler and Cylana, a ten-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare (Skippy II x Darco), were leading the standings coming into the night's class as the only pair to jump clear through both rounds one and two. Their eight fault total over round three's challenging course left the pair in the three-way tie at the top.

Engle and Indigo jumped clear in round one, then incurred four faults in both rounds two and three for their eight fault total.

Rich Fellers and Flexible also carried eight faults after Thursday night's class. The pair had four faults in round #1, jumped clear in round #2, and had four faults in round #3. Flexible is a sixteen-year-old Irish Sporthorse stallion by Cruising x Safari.

Sitting just behind the three eight-fault scores, Mario Deslauriers and Urico carried nine faults into Saturday night's final round after finishing Thursday night's course with just one time fault. The pair jumped clear in round #1 and finished round #2 with eight faults. Urico is an eleven-year-old KWPN gelding by Zandor Z x Fedor.

Seventeen-year-old Reed Kessler certainly showed how it was done in Thursday afternoon's USEF Selection Trial # 2. She was the only rider to go clear on two mounts, and was the only rider to have a double clear score. Going first on Mika, she noted a clear round, and finished with another on Cylana. She led the field after Trial # 2 with Cylana and was tied for second with Mika.

The clear rounds in Thursday afternoon's class started with Rich Fellers of Wilsonville, OR, on Harry and Mollie Chapman's Flexible. Fellers was the veteran of the group of clear-round riders, this being his third Selection Trials for an Olympic Games. Following Fellers and Kessler, the next clear round came from 26-year-old Charlie Jayne on Pony Lane Farm's Uraya, a horse he started riding in February of 2011.

Immediately following Jayne, 20-year-old Saer Coulter of San Francisco, CA, rode Copernicus Stables LLC's Springtime to a clear round.

First thing in the morning, there were 26 entries in the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 11 on Thursday. The class saw 11 clear rounds advance to the jump-off, and once again it was Nick Skelton and Beverley Widdowson's Big Star that sped to the win. They knocked almost two seconds off the winning time and finished in 33.77 seconds. Ben Maher, who went first in the jump-off with Tripple X 111, led for almost the whole jump-off with a time of 35.39 seconds, which would stay in second place. Laura Kraut and Joan Kalman's Woodstock O put in a time of 35.61 seconds for third place.

Fifty-eight entries showed in Friday's $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge with twelve clear rounds over the Richard Jeffery designed course. Peru's Michelle Navarro-Grau had the fastest clear round in 62.493 seconds aboard her eleven-year-old gelding Tibetano to earn the top prize.

Darragh Kenny and Sandor De La Pomme, owned by The Wannahave Group, finished second in 63.815 seconds. Lillie Keenan and Chansonette Farm LLC's Vanhattan were third with their time of 65.806 seconds. Saer Coulter and April, owned by Copernicus Stables, finished fourth in 67.827 seconds.

Also showing on Friday, Laura Chapot continued her winning streak with her string of talented horses. In the morning, Chapot began the day with a victory in the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic riding Mary Chapot's Shooting Star. The pair jumped the fastest of three clear rounds in the speed class against a field of 37 starters.

Prior to the final Trial on Saturday, a full schedule of jumper competition was held throughout the day in the International Arena. Kelsey Thatcher started out the day with a win in the Surpass Medium Amateur-Owner Jumpers aboard Pony Lane Farm's Klotaire Du Moulin. Kira Kerkorian earned a victory in the Griffis Group High Junior Jumpers riding Lisa Kerkorian's Malcolm. Randy Levesque and his own Lyla won a class in the Masters Jumpers. Meagan Nusz then jumped to a win in the $15,000 SJHOF High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic with Amalaya Investments' Vesuvius.

Week eleven of the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival concluded on Sunday with a victory for Great Britain's Scott Brash and Intertoy Z in the $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. The pair won over Ben Maher (GBR) and Quiet Easy 4 and Cian O'Connor (IRL) and KEC Alligator Alley in second and third.

Sunday's course in the International Arena was set by Richard Jeffery of Bournemouth, England. The 1.50m class brought 40 entries to the ring in the first round, but none were able to clear the course without fault. Thirteen entries finished the round with four fault scores, and a jump-off was held to break the tie.

In the 13-horse jump-off, only four jumped clear, and their times were the deciding factor. Ben Maher and Mrs. Phillips' Quiet Easy 4 were the first to clear the course and stopped the clock in 40.854 seconds, which finished second.

Cian O'Connor and KEC Alligator Alley, owned by Sinead and Oonagh Kennedy, were next to jump clear and their time of 41.065 seconds placed third.

Great Britain's Tina Fletcher and her own Unique IX also cleared the course, and their time of 43.420 seconds took home the fourth place prize.

Last to go in the jump-off, Scott Brash and Intertoy Z jumped the final clear round to take the lead, crossing the timers in 40.403 seconds.
Paige Johnson and Salamander Farm's Chiron S had the fastest time in the jump-off in 38.453 seconds, but dropped a rail to finish with the fastest four-fault round for fifth place.

The Junior and Amateur-Owner Jumpers also showed in the International Arena on Sunday. The $10,000 Griffis Group High Junior Jumper Classic started the day with a win for Charlotte Jacobs and Alexandra Carter's Cyrina Z. In the $10,000 Charles Owen Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, Danielle Cooper and Fidelity Farm's Calantus were the winners.

Week 11 Classic winners:
$10,000 Equine Tack and Nutritionals Adult 18-35 Jumpers - Carol FZBZ and Sophie Gracida
$10,000 Martha Jolicoeur Adult 36-49 Jumpers - Amigo and Craig Waller
$10,000 Charles Owen Low Amateur-Owner Jumpers - Calantus and Danielle Cooper
$10,000 South Florida SportChassis Low Junior Jumpers - Can Be Good and Alexandra Crown

$10,000 Masters Jumpers - Asgard 17 and Lucy Mitchell-Innes
$10,000 Surpass Medium Amateur-Owner Jumpers - Amagedon 3 and Paige Johnson
$10,000 Reist Industries Medium Junior Jumpers - Monsieur Reverdy and Victoria Colvin

Week 11 Champions:
Children's Jumper 13 & Under - Opera and Andre Mershad
Farmvet Adult Modified Jumpers - Rusi and Anna Mcwane
Children's Jumper 14-17 - Mephisto and Hannah Patten

Children's Modified Jumpers - Mighty Mouse and Brett Burlington; Sweetness and Jackson Brittan
Low Adult Jumper 18-35 -Shady and Grace Duy Paddock Cakes Low Adult Jumper 36 & Over - Charina and Julia Jenkins
Paddock Cakes Low Children's Jumper - Hudson and Kate Pressman
Pony Jumpers - Little Freebie and Alexa Schwartz

Hunter and Equitation Results: Thursday through Sunday

Kelley Farmer of Keswick, VA, wowed judges this week in the High Performance Working Hunter division atop her mount, Taken. Farmer scored three firsts and a third over fences and finished second under saddle to claim the championship tricolor with 40 points. Reserve honors went to Cynthia Williams of Somers, NY, atop her eight-year-old German Warmblood, Smoking Gun. Williams collected a second, third and two fifths over fences and topped the under saddle to bring home the reserve tricolor with 22 points.

The winning steed, Taken, is a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood imported by Ali Nilforushan, and owned by Nancy Amling. The bay gelding began his show career in 2010 as a First Year Green Working Hunter, and has since competed as a Second Year Green, High Performance and 3'3" Amateur-Owner hunter. This week's victory earned Taken the Sanctuary Peak Performance Award along with a gift certificate to The Sanctuary at PBIEC.

In the equitation arena on Thursday, Schaefer Raposa of Clinton, NY, demonstrated her versatility as a hunter/jumper rider, winning the WIHS Equitation overall. Raposa finished second in the WIHS Jumper Phase and third in the Hunter Phase of competition atop her mount, French Kiss, an entry owned by Heritage Farm, Inc. Second place honors went to Catherine Tyree and her mount, Co Co Pop, while Charlottoe Jacobs and Stallone VDL claimed third.

The 5th Annual George Morris Excellence in Equitation Championships were held on Friday evening in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. A feature event for the junior riders at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, the victory gallop was led by 14-year-old Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL.

The class was held in three rounds with thirty-four riders competing in round one, the top 13 coming back for round two, and the top four returning for the third and final round. The course walk and schooling were the sole responsibility of the riders. Competitors were allowed no contact with their trainers during the class and were responsible for time management, warm up, and schooling of their own horses with the assistance of one groom.

The course was designed by Richard Jeffery, of Bournemouth, England, in conjunction with the judges. The riders were judged by two panels and also received a score in the schooling area after the first and second rounds. Judging Panel 1 included George Morris and Kirsten Coe; Panel 2 included McLain Ward and Kent Farrington.

After two rounds of competition, the top four returned for the final round and switched horses. The top four riders were Victoria Colvin, Schaefer Raposa, Catherine Tyree, and Michael Hughes.

Michael Hughes, of Morriston, FL, rode Missy Clark and North Run's Oban to scores of 92.50 and 88 for a total of 180.5 in the first two rounds. Hughes then jumped the final course aboard Catherine Tyree's original mount Co Co Pop, also owned by Clark and North Run. Tyree, of Barrington Hills, IL, scored an 89 and a 92 for a total of 181 aboard Co Co Pop in rounds one and two and then returned for round three aboard Oban.

Schaefer Raposa, of Clinton, NY, and Heritage Farm, Inc.'s French Kiss scored a 92 and an 89 in the first two rounds for a 181 total going into round three. Raposa then jumped Victoria Colvin's mount VIP Z, owned by Scott Stewart, over the final course. Colvin, of Loxahatchee, FL, rode VIP Z to scores of 90.5 and 95.5 in the first two rounds of competition for a two round total of 186, and then returned for the third round aboard Raposa's mount French Kiss to complete the class.

After a final deliberation from the judges, Colvin was deemed the class winner. Raposa finished in second, Tyree in third, and Hughes in fourth.

Rounding out the top twelve were Charlotte Jacobs in fifth, Shawn Casady in sixth, Liza Finsness in seventh, Lauren Tyree in eighth, Megan MacPherson in ninth, Anna Cardelfe in tenth, Kelcie Brophy in eleventh, and Michael Janson in twelfth.

Hilary Jean of Castle Rock, CO, earned her second division championship in the Low Adult Hunter 2'6" division atop her mount, D'Amour on Friday. Jean scored first, second, third and fifth over fences and finished fifth under saddle to win the championship tricolor with 22 points. Reserve honors went to Holly Caristo of Saugerties, NY, on a twelve-year-old Saxon Anhalt Warmblood gelding named Saint Patrick. Caristo collected first, second, fourth and fifth place ribbons over fences and finished fourth in the under saddle, earning 21 points total.

The winning mount, D'Amour, is a six-year-old Oldenburg imported by Hillary Jean and Libby Copeland. The chestnut gelding has found success at FTI WEF in both the Low Adult and Pre Green Hunter divisions.

Additional hunter champions this week include Gina Day and Sheila Motley. Day topped the Camping World Adult Amateur Hunter 51 and older division with 30 points with her mount, Premier, a ten-year-old Holsteiner gelding. Motley finished at the top of the Horseware Products Adult Amateur 3'3" Hunter division, earning 26.5 points on her mount, Poker Face, a seven-year-old Holsteiner owned by Gary Young.

Tracy Scheriff-Muser of Wellington, FL, rode to the top of this week's Bainbridge Amateur-Owner Hunter 18-35 division atop her mount, Absolut. The pair scored two firsts, a second and a third over fences and finished second under saddle to capture the championship tricolor with 36 points. Reserve honors were awarded to Moshi, an eight-year-old Belgian Warmblood ridden by Stephanie Riggio. Riggio and her mount finished second, second, third and fourth over fences and third under saddle, earning 22 points for reserve.

The winning mount, Absolut, is a ten-year-old KWPN by Cassini. The dark grey gelding was imported by Morgan Thomas as a five-year-old and purchased by Scheriff-Muser within a week of his arrival. Dubbed "JJ" in the barn, Absolut began his show career as a Pre-Green and First Year Green Hunter and has since found success in the Amateur-Owner Hunter ring.

Additional hunter champions this week include Right In Time, who won the 2'6" Low Hunter division, and South Hill, who topped this week's Pre-Green 3 & 4 Year Old division. Right In Time is a six-year-old bay Warmblood owned and shown by Elizabeth Ott, while South Hill is a four-year-old bay Warmblood owned by Stephen Dixon and shown by Wayne McLellen.

Lauren Henry of North Kingstown, RI, captured the championship tricolor in this week's Coldwell Banker Children's Hunter 15-17 division atop her mount, Esteban La Paz. The pair scored two firsts and a fourth over fences and finished sixth in the under saddle to top the division with 22.5 points. A close reserve went to Ashley Raynes of New York, NY, who collected two blue ribbons, one over fences and one under saddle, on her mount, Savannah. Raynes and the thirteen-year-old Oldenburg brought home the reserve tricolor with 20 points.

In the pony hunter arenas this week, Hannah Lupica and Daisy Farish wowed judges with their mounts, Valeska, Rico Suave and Soprano. Lupica topped the Laura Hanson Large Children's Pony division, earning 22 points on Valeska, a thirteen-year-old large pony owned by Circle R Farms LLC. Farish also proved unbeatable in the Gotham North Small Pony and Small/Medium Green Pony Hunter divisions, earning 22.5 points on Rico Suave, a twelve-year-old small pony owned by Suave Pony LLC, and 32 points on Soprano, an eight-year-old medium pony owned by Kathy Kunsman.

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