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Written by Michelle Bloch
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Friday, 25 September 2009 13:07 |
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 The Equitation Championship Weekend, presented by BigEq.com, kicks off the 16th annual Capital Challenge Horse Show. The Capital Challenge is pleased to announce BigEq.com as a new sponsor this year and welcomes them to the family of sponsors at the show.
BigEq.com is a natural fit as the presenting sponsor for a weekend of events, which will draw equitation riders from across the nation to compete for prizes and acclaim.
Riders may compete in Saturday’s age classes to warm up for, and with the hopes of winning, the coveted blue ribbons in Sunday’s premier classes: the North American Junior and Adult Equitation Championships; and the Taylor Harris Insurance Services National Children’s Medal Finals.
Saturday’s classes are held indoors and out, giving riders the opportunity to assess their competition. For many West Coast riders it is a chance to prepare for the autumn indoor circuit. Tina DiLandri of La Jolla, CA, said last year that she came to Capital Challenge with no expectations. She said, “He hasn’t been indoors in a while because the West Coast doesn’t have any indoors. It was a good test to go in there and put your feelers out. He just went in and did his thing.”
Dilandri ended up dominating the 16-year-old equitation division and earned the championship with 20 points. She then went on to win the North American Junior Equitation Flat Championship and finished fourth in the North American Junior Equitation Championships class on Sunday afternoon.
Last year’s winner of the Junior Equitation Championships was Matt Metell of Falmouth, MA, riding Cadeau.
Following the THIS National Children’s Medal Finals and the Junior Equitation Championship, Sunday’s final class in the Show Place Arena will bring together adults to compete in the North American Adult Equitation Championship.
Last year’s winner, Jessica Tindley, dominated the class aboard Cotton Eye Joe, posting a two-round total of 178.
The course designer for the Equitation Weekend will be Mike Rheinheimer of Willoughby, OH.
This year’s Capital Challenge Horse Show will run from September 26 through October 4 at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. The horse show is conveniently located off of Route 4, just seven miles east of the Capital Beltway.
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