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Collegiate Saddle Recall T e WeatherBeeta company issued a volun-
Bythemissal Wins $125,000 Potomac Pace at Rosecroft
Bythemissal, owned by Weaver Bruscemi,
dominated the $125,000 Potomac Pace at Rose- croft Raceway in Fort Washington on Novem- ber 9. Trained by Ron Burke, the four-year-old gelding was the favorite going into the race and racked up his 11th win of the season. His last race was a victory in the Breeders’ Crown Open. Bythemissal (Downbytheseaside x Dismissal) currently has won 25 of 32 lifetime starts. Bythemissal was slow to start but took over the
lead in the fi rst quarter mile with driver Yannick Gingras. His fi nal time was 1:48 for the mile long race. “He’s just a great horse,” said Gingras, the leading money-winning driver in North America this year. “He can do it any which way.” Tattoo Artist fi nished second with last year’s winner, Allywag Hanover, in third.
tary recall on October 30 for certain Collegiate saddles that were manufactured from March 2019 to July 2023. T e following models have been recalled: Collegiate Graduate Close Con- tact Black, Honour Close Contact Brown, Honour Close Contact Black, Integrity Mono Dressage Black, Lectern Dressage Black, and Warwick Close Contact Black. In addition, WeatherBeeta is also recalling all Lectern models, regardless of manufacturing date. According to WeatherBeeta and the Colle- giate team: "T ere have been several instances where the top rivet securing the stirrup bar to the tree has broken. T is could lead to a rider losing the use of a stirrup with a potential risk of a fall and possible injury. We have notifi ed the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Com- mission) regarding this issue and registered the recall. We are actively participating in their Fast-Track Voluntary Recall program.” More information about the voluntary recall and how to trade in your saddle, should you have an aff ected saddle, can be found here:
weatherbeeta.com/collegiate-recall WeatherBeeta also issued the following state-
ment, “We sincerely apologize for any inconve- nience caused. T e safety of our customers is our top priority. While unfortunately necessary, this voluntary recall is the best way to ensure that the Collegiate quality standards are upheld now and in the future. Please note, the rest of the Col- legiate range, including saddles not included in the recall are entirely unaff ected by this issue.”
Former Marylander Wins Pan Am Gold
Equiery readers
Birthday Funds for Mini Rescue Ten year-old equestrian Jocelyn Cooper
had a birthday recently, and she decided to use the opportunity to raise funds for the Miniature Horses at Fox Lea Mini Horse Rescue in Dickerson. Cooper rides at Happy Hiccups Equestrian, LLC, in Dickerson and raised $1,100 for Fox Lea.
may remember Julio Mendoza Loor, who trained here in Maryland for many years. Mendoza Loor has since relo- cated to Colum- bus, NC, and last month earned a Pan American Games Indi- vidual Dressage Gold medal in Santiago, Chile. He rode Jewel’s Goldstrike for
the win, scoring an 87.23% in their freestyle performance. Jewel’s Goldstrike is a 12-year-old Dutch
Warmblood gelding that had previously shown through the Prix St-Georges level with his then owner Eliane Cordia van Reesema of Jewel Court Stud USA. Reesema invited Mendoza Loor to Wellington to try Goldie, who was not then publicly for sale in 2021 and he quickly purchased the horse. In 2022, Mendoza Loor rode Goldie to the Adequan/USDF Horse of the Year Grand Prix Reserve Championship. Mendoza Loor rides for Ecuador and his win
in Santiago was the country's fi rst Pan Am win for Dressage. T e win also earns him a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Mendoza Loor said, “I can’t believe it – history for Ecuador and I got my spot for the Olympics today so it’s really exciting!” T ere were two in- dividual slots for the Paris games off ered to the region, with Mendoza Loor earning one of them and Svenja Grimm of Chile who fi nished eighth.
2023 PATH Intl. Winners
T e Professional Association of T erapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) an- nounced the winners of its 2023 PATH Intl. National Awards on November 9. All winners were recognized during the association’s In- ternational Conference Awards Luncheon in October. Winners were selected by a panel of judges who reviewed submissions from win- ners of each region’s awards. Kaylah Hill was one of the nine national win-
ners. Hill volunteers at MHC-member Mary- land T erapeutic Riding, Inc., in Crownsville. She was named PATH Intl. Youth Equestrian of the Year.
Regional EHV-1 Cases According to the Equine Disease Com-
munication Center (EDCC), there were two reported outbreaks of Equine Herpesvirus – Neurologic (EHV-1) in the region in October. Neither outbreak was in Maryland. On October 26, three confi rmed cases of
EHV-1 were reported at an equine clinic. All three cases were horses purchased by an equine rescue in Maryland from an auction house in Shippensburg, PA. T ese horses were shipped directly to the isolation barn at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, VA, which is why the offi cial case
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