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Nov. 19, 2009
HORSETRADER Thoroughbred
Californian Zazou Hoffman wins ASPCA Maclay Nationals
Special to the Horsetrader
S
YRACUSE, N.Y. — The prestigious 2009
ASPCA Maclay National Championships
came to a close Oct. 31, and it was 17-year-
old Zazou Hoffman of Santa Monica, Calif., who
prevailed through three rounds to win the coveted
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equitation final riding the horse Ivy. The ASPCA
Maclay National Championships were the highlight
event of the 126th National Horse Show, which was
featured within the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse
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Tournament held at the War Memorial Arena in the
Oncenter Complex.
Californians were among the 150 riders from
across the United States who qualified to compete in
the ASPCA Maclay National Championship Finals.
In the second of three rounds, Hoffman chose to
Zazou Hoffman aboard Ivy wins the 2009 ASPCA Maclay National Championships Oct. 31 during the 126th
take turns off the left lead, which is Ivy’s strength,
National Horse as part of the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament in Syracuse, N.Y.
and to keep everything moving forward and fluid.
“I tried to do as much as I could off the left. It’s my
She and Ivy, the horse she rode last year, running and most historical of the equitation finals.
better lead on Ivy,” Hoffman said. “I kept it open
performed a smooth test and made the work “It’s unreal; it’s nice to see that I’ve improved that
and flowing and did things that would make sense.
without stirrups look very easy. On riding without much over last year,” she said. “I was just so excited
I didn’t take too many ridiculous risks. I hand
stirrups, Hoffman said: “I wasn’t too concerned. We that it finally happened and that I finally did it.”
galloped the brush jump because I was less likely to
do enough of that at home, but Ivy does have a big Hoffman trains with Missy Clark, John Brennan,
have a rail there. The rest just worked out.”
enough jump that it could have been bad!” and Kristy McCormack at North Run and spends
The Top 4 riders returned for the final, third
Hoffman feels that she and Ivy have a special much of her time on the East Coast as a working
round, which included a broken line, two rollbacks
relationship. “Ivy is just amazing. He’s the coolest student.
to oxers, and a bending line down the long side of
horse I’ve ever ridden,” she said. “He has such a Other California riders who finished in the Top
the ring to finish—with the catch that the riders
great canter and the best rhythm. I get along with 10 were: Samantha Harrison of La Cañada on Triple
had to do this without stirrups.
him great. He’s a little bit more sensitive, and he Lutz (trainer: Karen Healey) in 4th place, and Lucy
The last to test was Hoffman, who had to feel the
doesn’t need much leg. He’s really soft and has a Davis of Los Angeles on Patrick (trainer: Archie Cox)
pressure of being on top. Hoffman placed third in
great jump.” in 6th place.
the National Championship last year, and this was
The judges rewarded Hoffman’s style and ■ MORE ONLINE! To read the rest of this
her last competition as a junior rider.
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