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Written by Michelle Bloch
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 01:16 |
The $25,300 Future Hunter World Championship was the first Championship class held indoors on Wednesday. Sandy Ferrell and Showman, who were crowned Grand Future Hunter Champions, carried away the World Championship with two scores of 90.2. Showman is owned by Alexa and Krista Weisman. They also collected the EMO Trip of Show for the Futures, with a high score of 91.
John Ingram of Nashville, TN, rode his horse Hush to victory in the World Champion Hunter Under Saddle Senior class. Hush is no stranger to the winner’s circle in this class, and he floated across the ground to win the blue ribbon.
In the evening session, the up-and-coming riders in the hunter/jumper industry showed their stuff in the $5,000 Emerging Professional Rider Challenge. In the one-round class, it was all or nothing with one score determining the winner. Nineteen-year-old Katherine Newman rode a precise, smooth round on Daydream, owned by Mimi Abel-Smith, to score an 87.66 from the judges for the win.
Newman is riding in her first year as a professional for her parents Gerry and Kathy Newman, and their farm, Allwyn Court. She showed Daydream for five years, since his Pre-Green year. Newman was excited to do the Emerging Professional Challenge. She remarked, “I think it’s a really cool opportunity to do a special class.” She noted that the course “had a really good flow to it.”
The final class of the day was the $15,000 WCHR Professional Challenge. After the first round earlier in the day, the top 12 were asked back for the second round. Scott Stewart and World Time won the first round with a score of 90.83 and won the second round with an 89.66 to score a total of 180.49 for the win over John French and Rumba, who scored 176.74, and Hunt Tosh on Rosalynn with 173.66.
Stewart bought World Time as a five-year-old in Holland, and he showed World Time lightly in the Second Year Green Hunters this year. Last year, they were First Year Green Hunter champions at the Washington International Horse Show.
World Time came to Capital Challenge mainly to compete in the junior hunters with Victoria Colvin. Stewart decided two days ago to take World Time in the WCHR Professional Challenge over his other, greener horses. “He’s the most straightforward horse,” Stewart explained. “He’s really dependable. He’s so simple, but he’s so careful and not spooky. He always comes in and tries to do it right. He’s a blast.”
Because he has not shown World Time recently, Stewart felt added pressure for himself. “I was more nervous for myself because I haven’t ridden him around, but I knew he was going to be perfect…which sort of adds to the pressure to me because he always does it right,” he commented.
All of the hunter courses have been designed by Michael Rheinheimer of Willoughby, OH, and Stewart felt that today’s courses were very fitting for the Challenge class. “The courses were nice because there was a lot of galloping room,” Stewart explained. “The jumps seemed more like Second Year (height), especially the oxer width. You could ride up to the jumps and get the good jump.”
Stewart was pleased with his win today and for qualifying for Friday’s WCHR Professional Finals, where the top six hunter riders in the nation will compete head-to-head for bragging rights as the best hunter rider. The top six riders that are qualified for Friday night’s competition are Scott Stewart, Ken Berkley, John French, Peter Pletcher, Hunt Tosh, and Kelley Farmer.
Future Hunter World Championship
1. Showman, Sandy Ferrell, Alexa & Krista Weisman: 90.20+90.20= 180.40
2. Vibe, Peter Pletcher, Becky Gochman: 85.25+88.80= 174.05
3. Good Humor, Hunt Tosh, M/M Douglas: 86.75+ 87.10= 173.85
4. Listen, Kelley Farmer, Jane Gaston: 88.25+83.05= 171.30
5. Rosebud, Kelley Farmer, Spencer Ranch: 83.50+86.90= 170.40
6. Saratoga, Kim Zindel-Buzby, Sissy Wickes: 84.76+83.20= 167.96
7. Second City, Kelley Farmer, Jane Gaston: 81.90+81.20= 164.45
8. Summer Place, Scott Stewart, Scott Stewart: 84.50+79.00= 163.50
9. Prudence, Sandy Ferrell, Torrey Pines: 84.00+78.80= 162.80
10. Gladiator, Kristen Coe, S & L Farms: 81.90+76.00= 157.90
11. Sanzibar, Ken Berkley, Karen Long: 85.20+58.20= 142.00
12. Premier, Ken Berkley, Gina Day: 84.70+45.00= 129.70
World Champion Hunter Under Saddle Senior
1. Hush, John Ingram
2. Sunday Morning, Havens Schatt
3. Dubari, Will Roberts
4. Winter’s Tale, Scott Stewart
5. Bijou, Havens Schatt
6. Absolut, Havens Schatt
7. Krystal, Scott Stewart
8. In The Black, Clara Lidner
9. Czech, Teddi Jo Mellencamp
10. Farewell, Rachel Koggan
World Champion Hunter Rider Professional Challenge
1. World Time, Scott Stewart 90.83+89.66=180.49
2. Rumba, John French 90.08+86.66=176.74
3. Rosalynn, Hunt Tosh 87.66+86.00=173.66
4. Rio’s Echo, Peter Pletcher 89.66+84.00=173.66
5. Virtue, Katie Huber 84.66+86.66=171.32
6. Lyle, Jenny Karazissis 87.66+82.33=169.99
7. Lemieux, Sandy Ferrell 83.58+83.66=167.24
8. Endo Fino, Amanda Steege 85.00+78.66=163. 66
9. Andiamo, Emily Williams 81.00+80.66=161.66
10. Sterling, Jennifer Bauersachs 83.50+78.00=161.50
$5,000 Emerging Professional Rider Challenge
1. Daydream, Katherine Newman 87.66
2. Collin, Chad Keemum 87.00
3. Cecret Weapon, Molly Sewell 84.83
4. Fair Wind, Caitlin Venezia 84.33
5. Daisy May, Christina Serio 84.00
6. Smart Pak, Tim Maddrix 83.33
7. Chelsea, Kim Zindel Busby 82.33
8. Czech, Teddi Jo Mellencamp 79.66
9. Rock Star, Alexandra Garrity 79.00
10. King Lear, Jennifer Bliss 78.00
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