Winning Ways at Washington International by Katherine Rizzo
T e 53rd annual Wash- ington International Horse Show wrapped up the East Coast in- door circuit on October 25-30 at the Verizon Center in Washing-
ton, DC. T e competition was fi erce, as usual, with an array of juniors, amateurs and pros all trying to claim those few championship honors.
The Hunter Horse Starting the competi-
tion were the Confor- mation and Working Hunter classes on Tues- day, October 25. Many of these horses played double duty during the week, being ridden by pros fi rst and then junior riders later on. Rachel Kennedy of
Brookeville rode True Quintender for owner Jillian Clay (Deale) in the First Year Green Working Hunter classes. With Rachel in the irons, the big bay gelding placed third in the Under Saddle class, sixth in the Hunter Stake class and seventh in the Hunter class. Later in the week, Jillian stepped onboard herself to win the Large Junior Hunter 16-17 Under Saddle class. T e pair also placed third in the Large Junior Hunter 16-17 Stake class. In the Second Year Green Working Hunter division, Winn Alden of Virginia rode Darprin Enterprises LLC’s Prince. T e group is based out of Washington, DC. Winn and Prince placed third in the second Hunter class, earned a pair of fi fth place ribbons for the Under Sad- dle and fi rst Hunter class, and wrapped up the division with 10th place in the Hunter Stake class. A junior rider also rode Prince later on in the week.
Ashton
Alexander rode the gelding to third place in the Small Ju- nior Hunter 15 & Under class, plus a pair of fourth place ribbons in the second Small
Junior Hunter 15 & Under class and the Hunter Stake class. Zivago, owned by Wilder Mountain Farm
LLC (also based in Washington, DC), was back at the Verizon Center after previously be- ing ridden by Mary Lisa Leffl er in 2010. T is year, Archie Cox of California rode the grey gelding in the Regular Conformation Hunter division and the Second Year Green Working Hunter division. T eir best placing was second in the fi rst Second Year Green Working Hunter class.
Amateur Success T e Amateur divisions also
Adult Amateur Hunter Champi- on Elise Ledsinger & Practical
got started on Tuesday with the Working Hunter and $10,000 WIHS Adult Amateur Hunt- er Championship. Winning the championship this year was Bethesda rider Elise Ledsinger aboard her own Practical. Also placing in the division was Jessi- ca Lohman of Poolesville riding Alan Lohman’s Wise Counsel. T e pair placed sixth. Holly Bossert of Ellicott City
won a blue riding Ebony in the Amateur-Owner Hunter 35+
class. T e pair also earned ribbons in all the classes in the Amateur-Owner Hunter 35+ division. In the same division, Dorli Burke of Salisbury piloted Czolitude to a second place in the Under Saddle class, as well as a third and fourth in the Hunter classes. Keri Guanciale
of Clarksburg rode T oughtful to a blue in the Amateur-Owner Hunter 18-35 Stake. T e pair also placed second in the Under Saddle and Hunter classes earning her the division reserve championship. T is comes right on the heels of her championship honors at Harrisburg. Also noteworthy in the Amateur
Madeline Schaefer, Best Child on a Pony, with Cardiff Mardi Gras (grey) and Hi Lite (chest- nut), Best Pony Stake Round
WIHS Children’s Hunter Championship. T e highest placing Maryland entry was Devan Graham from Chevy Chase. Devan rode Nim- rod to fourth. Annie Friedman of Washington, DC piloted
Prestige to sixth place while Sahara Reiz of Chevy Chase rode Jan Barr’s (Massachusetts) Calveen to eighth. Carlin Savage of Salisbury rode Dé Gagé to 10th. In the Large Junior Hunter 15 & Under divi-
sion, Ashley Foster of Brookeville rode Rolling Acres’ Just Dessert to a blue in the Under Saddle class. T e mare is no stranger to WIHS, having won ribbons with both Mary Lisa Leffl er and Kimberly Saul in 2010. In the same division this year, Chloe Reid of Washington, DC rode Pavarotti to a seventh place rib- bon in the Hunter class for owner Teri Kessler (New York). Sara
Adult Amateur Jumper Champion Kalye Pratt & Shane
Steinberg of Freder- ick earned a fourth place call riding Master of
Ceremonies for owner Cary Chenoweth in the Large Junior Hunter 16-17 Under Saddle class.
Perfect Ponies
Owner classes is Clarksville’s Nicole Shaw who rode Rembrandt to eighth place in the Amateur-Owner Hunter 18-35 Stake class.
Junior Hunters
Kaitlin Campbell of Brookeville rode Rocky W in the WIHS Presi- dent’s Cup
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On the same night as the Adult Ama- teur Hunter Championship, the juniors got a chance to shine in the $10,000
T e big winner of the pony divisions was Mad- eline Schaefer of Westminster. She rode a pair of ponies in the smalls to championship and reserve championship honors. With Hi Lite, owned by Madison Maners of North Carolina, Madeline won the Small Pony Hunter and Small Pony Hunter Stake classes. T e pair also placed sec- ond in the Under Saddle class and fourth in the continued...
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