Maryland-bred Forthegreatergood Wins Mega-Makeover, continued...
told me that if I didn’t buy him, she would!” Although Kubo Cat was lovely to look at and
was put together very soundly, he had a few be- havioral problems that O’Dwyer and her hus- band, Laurel Park-based trainer Jerry O’Dwyer, had to work through first. “It took most of the year just to get him happy to work,” she ex- plained. O’Dwyer felt that although he loves to jump in the open fields, his uphill canter and natural balance led him to be most suited for Dressage at the Mega-Makeover. O’Dwyer took Kubo Cat to the Kentucky Horse Park a few weeks before the Mega- Makeover to compete in a local dressage show, “to do a practice run” for the whole trip. “He was perfect. He’s exactly like he is at home,” she said. When the real competi- tion started, O’Dwyer said, “he’s very good in atmosphere” and the pair scored a 77.586% in their test. Tey led the competition from start to finish to win the 2021 Dressage divi- sion. Kubo Cat also earned the Top Louisi- ana-Bred Horse, sponsored by the Louisiana Toroughbred Breeders Association. O’Dwyer also was Dressage champion in 2019 with Fifth Ace and in 2017 with Chap- ter Two. Both horses have gone on to careers with top eventers, and Chapter Two is already competing at the Intermediate level with young rider Rebecca Roth. It seems Kubo Cat
will be following in his predecessors’ footsteps as O’Dwyer just sold him to five-star rider Leah Lang-Glusic. “When I have these really nice horses, I really want to source them to someone who can take them really far,” O’Dwyer said.
O’Neil Tops Juniors Fourteen-year-old McKenna O’Neil is a C1
pony clubber with Elkridge-Harford Pony Club and an avid fox chaser with the Elkridge- Harford Hounds. Her pony club and hunt club
U.S. Pony Clubber McKenna O’Neil earned the U.S. Award in Memory of E. Marilyn Searle riding Jarir to third in 2021 Show Jumping and fourth in 2021 Field Hunters.
Go from a busy day to a blissful country setting.
Discover it all at
Waredaca.com An MHIB Discovery Center
Bowman’s Checkerboard Challenge Starter Events TOP SENIOR RIDER: Cathrin Weiss
TOP JUNIOR RIDER: Penelope Roesler TOP TRAINER: Abby Gibbon
See Latest News on
waredaca.com for current COVID guidelines 301-570-4191 •
www.waredaca.com EXPERTS IN SERVICE and CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
lead to her family buying Jarir. Jarir is a 2013 bay gelding, bred in Great Britain by Deerfield Farm and imported by steeplechase great Ir- vin Naylor. Te gelding earned $47,492 in the United States with two wins, five seconds, and five thirds. Trained by Cyril Murphy, Jarir last raced at the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup in 2019. O’Neil initially had no plans to do the Mega- Makeover and her family had purchased Jarir because, “I was just looking for a fun horse to make into a show jumper and to do pony club rallies with.” Ten one of her mother’s friends mentioned wanting to do the Mega-Make- over with her own OTTB and convinced them to join in. Te trip was well worth it as O’Neil won the USPC Award in Memory of E. Marilyn Sear- le, which is sponsored by Beverly Strauss and MidAtlantic Horse Rescue in memory of their dear friend. O’Neil was the highest placing current U.S. Pony Club member in the compe- tition, having finished third in the 2021 Show Jumping and fourth in 2021 Field Hunters. She was also the Top Junior in both divisions. “I have been in USPC since I was six years old so it was really awesome to be recognized for that special award at RRP,” she said. “It didn’t seem like there were a lot of junior rid-
continued...
SALTBOX CONSULTING
legal advice for the life sciences industry Kimberly K. Egan, Esq. | Founder
kim.saltbox@
gmail.com | 443-931-7662
www.thelawofl
ifesciences.com
www.equiery.com | 800-244-9580 THE EQUIERY YOUR MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL PUBLICATION | DECEMBER 2021 | 17
0621 1221
1221
Each Winner Won a Cash Prize of $250!
Congratulations to Our Series Winners!
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60
