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Top Junior Hunters traveled from with a mix of normal hunter jumps Man. Laying down impressive trips
throughout the west and into sunny and brilliant flower natural obstacles. around the jumps, this horse jumped
Southern California to compete for the From the opening oxer to the last big better each effort and everyone took
top honors in the USEF West Coast flower wall, the horses jumped great, notice, particularly the judges. With an
Junior Hunter Finals on a grass field traveled across the ground with ease amazing final average of 87.667, and
at the Oaks Blenheim show grounds and made the final tabulations a math coming into the Classic with an 80 av-
in August. Over a beautiful course set project in itself. Coming into this final erage from the Handy and 83.333 from
by Scott Starnes, most of the horses class with points from the Handy and the Under Saddle, Melissa set the pace
jumped in spectacular form, a pleasure under saddle, the addition of the totals start to finish. Riding to almost per-
to watch. fection, any doubt
The Handy course that she owned this
proved to be a bit Junior Finals went
difficult and taxing away as she cleared
for some of the the last jump and
horses. The course quietly galloped
was just that, handy, across the ring and
and the judges then walked out the
loved it. Among gate to the waiting
other things, riders smiles of her train-
had to navigate a er, Tracy Baer, and
bounce combina- her mother Pam.
tion in front of the Standing at the
spectator tent, se- back gate, Ar-
lect an option from chie Cox added
a three part fence, his resound-
bring your horse to ing appreciation
a stop and take a sip (or pretend) from and averages from one more outstand- of the ride. Archie is the consum-
a bucket of water and then stop at the ing class took some time. mate professional if there ever was
gate and remove the rope gate to exit. By far and away the ride of the day one. He loves a good trip, and ex-
The Classic course was different went to Melissa Doddridge on Best presses that whether the rider is his
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