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paigning HSH Golden Boy and placed third at the AECs in the Junior Beginner Novice divi- sion. Tey also won the Beginner Novice divi- sion at the Waredaca Classic Tree Day Event last year and finished the season by winning Full Moon Farm’s Fall event. HSH Golden Boy, who is owned by Hedgerow Farm, was ranked number one on the Beginner Novice Horse list for 2023. Eva Reynolds finished the season in fifth
place for the Beginner Novice Young Adult Rider list.
Reynolds,
who is from Holly- wood, rode Ballyknock On Time to top 10 fin- ishes at all five events where they competed in 2023, including a sec- ond at Millbrook in July and a second at Spring Bay Horse Trials in March. Te pair placed fourth in the Beginner Novice Horse division at the AECs. Teir stel- lar season earned Reyn- olds third place on the Beginner Novice Inter- collegiate list as well. Emma Makovitch of Annapolis placed ninth
Jeannette Lussi was ranked eighth on the Master Rider list for Beginner Novice. Lussi, who is from Gibson Island, finished 13th in the Master Beginner Novice Amateur division at the AECs with Rock’N Ranger and ninth in the Beginner Novice Area II Championships. Lussi also was ranked fifth on the Beginner Novice Master Amateur Rider list. Rock’N Ranger placed seventh on the Beginner Novice Horse list for 2023.
Jousting Champions Delany Hawks rode Viviane
Nicole Barnett Solomon won the Na- tional Amateur Jousting Championship with Skipps March Maddness.
Fisher-Flaherty’s horse Pock- ets to be crowned National Jousting Association cham- pion for the Novice Class. Ni- cole Barnett Solomon earned the Amateur Class champi- onship riding her own Skipps March Maddness. Michaella Patrick rode her own Sally to win the Semi-Professional Class championship while Bob Enfield rode his own Paddie O’Shine to win the overall National Jousting Championship title.
on the Interscholastic Eventing League Begin- ner Novice List. Makovitch rode Twoggeron to win at the Maryland Horse Trials in July and finished out the year with a Novice win at Waredaca’s October event. Megan Nock of Girdletree finished fifth on the Beginner Novice Adult Rider list. Nock rode Tidewater’s Breeze to ninth place in the Begin- ner Novice Rider division at the AECs and won the Senior Beginner Novice Rider division at the Virginia Horse Center in November.
Cleveland Bay Lifetime Achieve- ment Award
Purebred Cleveland Bay gelding, Bellthorn
Krusader, earned the Cleveland Bay Society of North America Lifetime Achievement Award from his successes in 2023. Owned by Mike and Beth Earl and trained by Kina Davis, Bellthorn Krusader is one of only a handful of horses to earn this honor according to owner Beth Earl. “Te award acknowledges the Cleveland Bay
horse and their owners who actively strive to educate the public, improve the horses, improve
Bellthorn Krusader earned the Cleveland Bay Society of North America Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.
the public image, and highlight the versatility of this rare breed,” Earl stated. Bellthorn Kru- sader and the Earls are based out of Spring Gap Farm in Cumberland.
Garber Enters Volunteer Hall of
Fame Honors On November 7, 2023, Carolyn A. Garber, sec-
retary of the Carroll County Equestrian Council, was inducted into the Carroll County Recreation and Parks’ Volunteer Hall of Fame. Garber start- ed her volunteer journey with CCEC in 1985. She has also volunteered with both the Bear Branch and Piney Run Recreational Councils and was a member of the Carroll County Rec- reation and Parks Advisory Board from 1994- 2000 and again from 2013-2020. One of Garber’s most notable achievements
was coordinating the first National Trails Day event in 1993. Tis even garnered national at- tention and put CCEC on the map by earning the prestigious “Trail of Tomorrow” award. Tis award has only been issued to 10 organizations nationwide. Garber has since coordinated trail workdays on National Trails Day, and through- out the year, for 30 years. She is also an advo- cate for accessible multi-use trails.
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