WHITESTONE Farm's inaugural hunter show series has concluded on a high note as turnout increased with each show and plans are made for next year's shows.
The High Point Trainer award went to Carol Hawley, who had an unusually large group of leadliners and pre short stirrup riders.
High Point Owner, a new award to honor the quiet person with the checkbook, went to Shannon Stepp. Her pony Fancy won the Pleasure Pony championship with Shannon riding, and her horse Racefield Royalty, ridden by Beth Linton, won the Maiden Championship.
Kassidy Scott and her pony Baxter won the Large Pony hunter championship. Kassidy also won equitation awards with a champion in Pony equitation and a reserve champion in Student equitation. These awards show that Kassidy is a well-rounded rider.
Next season Whitestone Farm plans to start the season with a team classic April 19, only for those riders who are members of a team. Each team can be from four to six members.
"The best strategy for a team would be that team members do not compete against one another. It would be ideal to have a winning rider in each division," said Kathleen Bonner, show manager.
Teams members do not all have to come from the same barn and the teams should have names. Points will be tallied as usual with ribbons for places 1-6 and champions and reserve in each division. In addition, there will be team championships and reserves with prize money totally $1,500.00.
The points earned during the Team Classic will not count toward the Whitestone year-end awards but will count toward the VHSA and BHSA year-end points.
For further information about year end awards and next years shows visit whitestonefarmva.com.
Show Results Whitestone 2007 year-end awardsLeadline champion--Elizabeth Mueller; reserve--Koelber Hawley.
Pre short stirrup champion--Skylar Cooke; reserve--Sadie Pond.
Short stirrup champion--Dalton Cooke; reserve--Allegra Massey-Elim.
Student equitation champion--Tayloe Clements; reserve--Kassidy Scott.
Pleasure pony champion--Fancy, o/r Shannon Stepp; reserve Meadowview's Sundance Kid, r/Morgan Bland, o/LinMorland Farm.
Green pony champion--Fenway Public Gardens, o/r Michael Mahoney; reserve--Dreamboat Annie, o/r Emily Moritz.
Pony equitation champion--Kassidy Scott; reserve--Peyton Smith.
Small/Medium pony champion--Heaven's to Betsy, o/r Skylar Coates; reserve--Meadowview Sweet Sidda Lee, r/Tayloe Clements, o/Nokomis Horton.
Large pony champion--Baxter, o/r Kassidy Scott; reserve--Never Been Kissed, o/r Kaitlyn Fitzgerald.
Jr. pleasure horse champion--Cleopatra, o/r Samantha Jones; reserve--Hansel, o/r Morgan Eackles.
Sr. pleasure horse champion--B. Bolder, o/r Margaret Ray; reserve--Heaven's Silver Lining, o/r Brandi Eden.
Maiden champion--Racefield Royalty, r/Beth Linton, o/Shannon Stepp; reserve--West Side Story,
Green champion--Legendary Walk, o/r Hannah Pond; reserve--Cleopatra, o/r Samantha Jones.
Low champion--Mr. Wilson, o/r Erin Grampp; reserve--B. Bolder,
Working champion--Rescue Me,
Children's equitation champion--Kayleigh Burke; reserve--Lindsay Bland.
Adult equitation champion--Erin Wittle; reserve--Brittany Pomeroy.
Children's hunter champion--Shirley You Jest, o/r Kayleigh Burke; reserve--Manhattan on the Rocks, o/r Sarah Echelberger.
Adult amateur champion--One a Dime, o/r Kellyn Schlesinger; reserve--Red Stripe, o/r Kris Nordlie.
High point trainer--Carol Hawley.
High point owner--Shannon Stepp.
Whitestone Farm show, Oct. 13Leadline champion--E. Mueller;
Pre short stirrup champion--S. Cooke; reserve--S. Pond.
Short stirrup champion--D. Cooke; reserve--S. Pond.
Student champion--Maxie Sayer;
Pleasure pony champion--Fancy, o/r S. Stepp; reserve A Dunn Deal, o/r Olivia Oliver.
Green pony champion--Fenway Public Gardens, o/r M. Mahoney; reserve--A Dunn Deal, r/ Amelia Harris, o/ O. Oliver.
Pony champion--Prince Charming,
Jr. Pleasure champion--Cleopatra,
Sr. pleasure champion--B. Bolder,
Maiden champion--West Side Story, r/E. Grampp, o/M. Manch; reserve--Racefield Royalty, r/B. Linton, o/S. Stepp.
Green champion--Legendary Walk, o/r H. Pond; reserve--Cleopatra, o/r S. Jones.
Low champion--Mr. Wilson, o/r E. Grampp; B. Bolder, r/C. Mason,
Working champion--Rescue Me, r/C. Mason, o/M. Ray; reserve--Shirley You Jest, o/r K. Burke.
Child/Adult champion--Shirley You Jest, o/r K. Burke; reserve--Skye's the Limit, r/Kristen Hager, o/Paige Ganger.
Pony equitation winner--K. Scott.
Children's equitation winner--K. Burke.
Calendar
Oct. 19-21: Arabian Fall Classic, VHC
Oct. 21: Carter Oak; Kelly's Ford; Hollow Oak
Oct. 21-22: CDCTA HT, Commonwealth Park
Oct. 25-28: Great American USDF Reg. 1 Championship, VADA and Qualifying show, VHC
Oct. 26-28: Va. Equine Extravaganza, Richmond
Oct. 27: Aquia Harbour; NHS Western Schooling, Nokesville; Cowboy X Games. Pamplin.
Betsy Carter can be reached at The Free Lance-Star, 616 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, Va. 22401 or by fax at 540/373-8455.