The NAPEC Returns to Maryland, continued...
DC), who fi nished third, and Ofc. Candace Sewell (MNCPP-PG), who fi nished fi fth. Christie Dowling of the newly formed How-
ard County Police Auxiliary took home second place in the Expert Auxiliary class while Anne Pelicano, an MNCPP volunteer, was fourth. Former member of the PA State Police
Tactical Mounted Unit and lifelong horse- woman Colleen Shelly had an equally dif- fi cult task judging the Novice division. T e blue went to MNCPP-MC again, with Ofc. Marc Fanelli earning fi rst. T e remain- ing slate of ribbon winners was chock full of Marylanders. Second place went to Ofc. Myrical Gratton (MNCPP-PG) with third going to Ofc. Joshua Scully (MNCPP- MC). Fourth went to Ofc. Robin Szewczyk (Metropolitan Police Dept.), sixth to Ofc. Samuth Keo (MNCPP-PG), ninth to Ofc. Shane Skeet (MNCPP-PG) and 10th to Ofc. Robert Jones (MNCPP-PG). Howard County Police Auxiliary mem-
ber Jacki Edens placed second in the Nov- ice Auxiliary division.
The Show Stopper
T e Obstacle Course class is the true test of the police horse’s mettle. It is the course that
makes this event diff erent from other horse shows, one that sparks fear and awe deep in the heart of non-police horsemen. T is course would send most horses galloping for the hills,
ing, “Are you nuts?” Designed by a committee consisting of Lt.
Jake, being ridden by Lisa C. Rakes of the Lexington Police Department, did not seem to mind the Men in Black popping out in front of the White House. The obstacles were created at Chris Brighoff’s New Windsor farm.
for as we all know, horses run fi rst and ask questions later. But the police horse needs to put those fears aside and perform quietly while amid unruly crowds, in traffi c and in just about any situation where other horse folks are think-
Stacy Collins (USPP-DC), Capt. Kevin Pis- catelli (NJ, retired) and Corp. John Ardovini (MNCPP-PG), the goal was to develop a patrol-oriented course. Lt. Collins ex- plained, “A patrol horse does not stand in a box waiting to be scared. Our horses move. Everything in the obstacle course simulated something a patrol horse could be exposed to on patrol.” T e designers also wanted the course of 10 obstacles to be equitable for city and ru- ral patrol horses alike. Each obstacle had an almost equal number of hesitations, if not fl at-out refusals. T e competitors were presented with such monsters as giant bags suspended from a frame that they had to walk through, a Metro bus with screech- ing brakes, a steam grate, and a simulated Occupy Tent City that was complete with loud music and noises blaring constantly. T ey also faced challenges such as step- ping into a box fi lled with water. Chris
Brighoff , whose New Windsor farm was used for construction to maintain secrecy, explained, “Horses don’t like to step into still water. T ey will walk into running water, but they don’t know where the bottom is in standing water.”
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