 Management at Capital Challenge Horse Show announces a change in results at the 2016 event, which was held October 1-9 at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD.
The champion of the Junior Hunter 3’3” Section B division was incorrectly announced. The champion of the division was Cambiaso, ridden by Grace Pearson for Highland Horses LLC. The reserve championship was awarded to Elise Buhl and Chabliano Z. Pearson and Cambiaso, a 13-year-old Warmblood gelding by Cassini I, were first and third over fences, fifth in the handy stake, and third in the under saddle to garner the top tricolor ribbon. They also went on to win the WCHR Junior 3’3” Challenge and the WCHR Junior 3'3" National Championship. Capital Challenge Horse Show apologizes for the error. The 2017 Capital Challenge Horse Show will be held once again at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD, on September 30 – October 8. Emma Kurtz Named Grand Junior Hunter Champion for Second Yearat Capital Challenge Horse Show10/9/2016
 Emma Kurtz won the Grand Junior Hunter Championship for the second year in a row, this year riding Evermore, owned by David Gochman. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography Upper Marlboro, Maryland – The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by the World Equestrian Center, came to a close on Sunday with the best junior riders in the country competing. Junior and Children's riders were featured in the Show Place Arena and the outdoor ring, and six championships were presented throughout the day.
Emma Kurtz won the Grand Junior Hunter Championship for the second year in a row. This year she rode Evermore, owned by David Gochman. Iceman and Caroline Passarelli were named Grand Children's Hunter Champions and the Grand Junior Hunter 3’3” Championship was awarded to Stella Buckingham and Luisant. The Capital Challenge Horse Show hosts the premier hunter competition in the United States and welcomed more than 1,200 horses to Prince George's Equestrian Center over the past nine days. Sophie Gochman Repeats Top Performance As Grand Pony Hunter Champion at Capital Challenge Horse Show10/8/2016
 Bit of Love and Sophie Gochman Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography Upper Marlboro, Maryland – The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by World Equestrian Center, featured the smallest athletes on Saturday morning and afternoon. Capturing the Grand Pony Hunter Championship was Sophie Gochman, riding Dr. Betsee Parker’s Bit of Love. In the evening session, Sandra Zimmerli and Zaza won the $10,000 North American Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Challenge Cup Final Round, sponsored by Johnson Horse Transportation and the overall Challenge Cup, sponsored by Ariat International. The Capital Challenge Horse Show, held at the Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD, concludes on Sunday, October 9. Every class of the show is live streamed and available to watch online at tv.coth.com or www.capitalchallenge.org.
Thirteen-year-old Sophie Gochman of Palm Beach, FL, stepped into the winner’s circle for top honors for the second year in a row. She rode Bit of Love, a 10-year-old Welsh Pony Cross gelding by English Lad, to the Small Pony Hunter championship, sponsored by Mike and Alexandra Borissoff Wright, with two firsts, two seconds, and a fourth. Alexa Lignelli and IParty were the reserve champions. They won the under saddle and were second, third, and fifth over fences.  John French led through all three rounds of competition in Friday's $5,000 WCHR Professional Finals at the Capital Challenge Horse Show. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography Upper Marlboro, MD – Hunter and equitation expertise were featured at The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by World Equestrian Center, on Friday. In the WCHR Professional Finals, sponsored by Madison Hills Farm, the top six hunter riders in the country went head to head over three rounds, with John French leading the victory gallop. Allison Fithian won the ARIAT National Adult Medal Finals, sponsored by ARIAT International.
The Capital Challenge Horse Show, held at the Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD, runs through Sunday, October 9. Every class of the show is live streamed and available to watch online at tv.coth.com or www.capitalchallenge.org.  Stephanie Danhakl rode Quest to the championship in the Amateur-Owner 18-35 3'3" Hunters before claiming the Grand Amateur-Owner 3'3" Hunter Championship on Thursday at the Capital Challenge Horse Show. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography Upper Marlboro, Maryland – Adult and Amateur-Owner riders had the spotlight on Thursday at the Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by the World Equestrian Center. Four divisions of amateur-owner hunters and three divisions of adult amateur hunters competed throughout the day at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center.
Stephanie Danhakl, of Pacific Palisades, CA, swept the Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Championship and all four of the Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunter championships and reserve championships. Dawn Fogel and Spotlight won the Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship. During the evening session, Lindsey Tomeu and Bonapart were the fastest in a large jump-off field to win the $10,000 Children’s/Adult Jumper Challenge. The Capital Challenge Horse Show continues through Sunday, October 9. Every class of the show is live streamed and available to watch online at tv.coth.com or www.capitalchallenge.org.  Scott Stewart and Private Life earned the win in the $25,000 Future Hunter North American Championships, sponsored by the Wheeler Family and Madison Hills Farm, on Wednesday at Capital Challenge. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography Upper Marlboro, Maryland – The Wednesday afternoon session of the Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by the World Equestrian Center, featured the $25,000 Future Hunter North American Championships, sponsored by the Wheeler Family and Madison Hills Farm, and the awarding of the professional hunter grand championships. Scott Stewart rode Private Life to the win in the $25,000 Future Hunter North American Championship, while Boss claimed the Grand Hunter Championship with John French in the irons. The 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show, held at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center, continues through Sunday, October 9. Every class of the show is live streamed and available to watch online at tv.coth.com or www.capitalchallenge.org.
Scott Stewart and Catch Me Repeat WCHR Pro Challenge Victory at Capital Challenge Horse Show10/5/2016
 Scott Stewart and Catch Me. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography Upper Marlboro, MD – October 5, 2016 – The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by World Equestrian Center, continued on Wednesday evening with two major classes for professional riders. Repeating their 2015 victory, Scott Stewart and Catch Me won the $25,000 WCHR World Champion Hunter Rider (WCHR) Professional Challenge, presented by The Gochman Family. In the $5,000 WCHR Developing Professional Challenge, presented by the John R. Ingram Fund, Amber Henter rode Si Bene to the win. The Capital Challenge Horse Show, held at the Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD, runs through Sunday, October 5. Every class of the show is live streamed and available to watch online at tv.coth.com or www.capitalchallenge.org.
The $25,000 WCHR Pro Challenge had 33 entries, and 12 were called back for the second round. Stewart and Catch Me, a nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding by Casiro owned by David Gochman, set the scores to beat in the first round with judges’ scores of 95, 93, and 92 for an average of 93.33.  Scott Stewart and Catch Me. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography Upper Marlboro, Maryland – Eight championships were awarded on Tuesday at the Capital Challenge Horse Show, recognizing the best hunter horses and riders in the country. The Capital Challenge Horse Show, presented by the World Equestrian Center and held at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center, continues through Sunday, October 9. Every class of the 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show is live streamed. Watch online at tv.coth.com orwww.capitalchallenge.org. The professional hunters will conclude their divisions on Wednesday. Highlight classes of the week for the professional hunter riders include the $25,000 World Champion Hunter Rider (WCHR) Professional Challenge, sponsored by the Gochman Family, on Wednesday, October 5, and the $5,000 WCHR Professional Finals, sponsored by Madison Hills Farm, on Friday, October 7. The championship in the Second Year Green Working Hunters went to Catch Me ridden by Scott Stewart of Wellington, FL, for owner David Gochman. Stewart and the nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding came into the day with two first place finishes over fences and a second place under saddle. The pair earned an additional win over fences on Tuesday before claiming the championship. Christopher Payne of Cincinnati, OH, and Truman, owned by Debbie Bass and Maypine Farm, won Tuesday’s Second Year Green Handy Working Hunter Stake and the division reserve championship. In 2015, Catch Me suffered from a rare case of botulism that nearly took his life, but thanks to the exceptional team surrounding the gelding, he returned to the show ring and has been nothing but a consistent winner since. At the 2015 Capital Challenge Horse Show, Stewart rode Catch Me to the Grand Hunter Championship, the First Year Green Working Hunter Championship, the Grand Green Working Hunter Championship, and the win in the WCHR Professional Challenge.
“He’s just been really wonderful,” Stewart said. “He’s just such a fun horse to ride. He tries to do it right every time.” Stewart and Catch Me not only topped the division’s first over fences class of the day, they did so with an impressive high score of 93. “That felt about as good as he could go,” Stewart said. “He went perfectly. I thought he jumped great, and I thought he really deserved the score.” Katherine Strauss Claims North American Junior Equitation Championship Victory at Capital Challenge10/2/2016
 Katherine Strauss of Southampton, NY, rode San Remo VDL to the win in the Private Tutoring Services North American Junior Equitation Championships. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography Upper Marlboro, Maryland – The Capital Challenge Horse Show hosted three major equitation finals at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center on Sunday as part of Equitation Weekend, presented by BigEq.com. In the Private Tutoring Services North American Junior Equitation Championships, the win went to Katherine Strauss of Southampton, NY, riding San Remo VDL. Alexa Aureliano of Old Brookville, NY, was victorious in the Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) National Children’s Medal Finals on Qualitat. Allison Fithian of Monterey, CA, captured the win in the North American Adult Amateur Equitation Championships riding Lucky D’Etenclin. The Capital Challenge Horse Show continues through Sunday, October 9, with hunter competition beginning on Monday, October 3. Every class of the 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show is live streamed. Watch at tv.coth.com or www.capitalchallenge.org.
A field of 103 entries in the Private Tutoring Services North American Junior Equitation Championships contested the course set by Kenneth Krome with assistance from Joe Carnicom. Riders were scored by a panel of six judges including: Jeff Ayers, Jim Clapperton, Shane George, Scott Hofstetter, Tony Sgarlata, and Scott Williamson. At the end of the first round of competition, Strauss and San Remo VDL sat in third place with a score of 89.08 while Emma Kurtz of Hudson, OH, and Clearway held the lead with a score of 91.33. The top 20 returned in reverse order of their standings for a second round, and Strauss’s second round score of 91.33 quickly shot her to the top of the leaderboard with an overall score of 180.41. Capital Challenge Names First 2016 Champions During Equitation Weekend, Presented by BigEq.com10/1/2016
 Sophie Simpson and You Wish. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography Upper Marlboro, Maryland – The 2016 Capital Challenge Horse Show opened Saturday at Prince George’s Equestrian Center with Equitation Weekend, presented by BigEq.com. Championships were awarded in the adult amateur equitation and to junior riders in five age group-based equitation divisions. The equitation championships resume on Sunday, October 2, and competition at the Capital Challenge Horse Show continues through Sunday, October 9.
Riders in each of Saturday’s equitation divisions competed in two over fences classes, one held outdoors and one indoors, as well as an indoor flat class prior to the naming of the division champions. The 17-Year-Old Equitation division championship, sponsored by Old Salem Farm and Frank Madden, was awarded to Sophie Simpson of Wellington, FL, and You Wish, owned by Ashland Farms. The pair finished first and fourth over fences and third on the flat. The reserve champion was Katherine Strauss of Southampton, NY, riding Canterbury. Simpson, who trains with her mother, Nicki Simpson, and Ken and Emily Smith of Ashland Farms, just started riding You Wish about two months ago, immediately after the 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding was imported from Europe. “His first show as an equitation horse was the Hampton Classic, and this is his first indoor start,” Simpson said. “He’s so awesome. He’s just got a great brain. He’s just really been so super easy to do. Everywhere that we’ve gone so far, he’s been great.” |
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