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Skyllar Beckel and Lyons Creek Action Take $10,000 NAL Children’s Jumper Final

Skyllar Beckel and Lyons Creek Action Take $10,000 NAL Children’s Jumper Final

Skyllar Beckel and Lyons Creek Action Win The NAL Children’s Jumper Final – Al Cook – www.alcookphoto.com Seven horses out of a starting field of 30 made it through a difficult first round course to contest over the jump off round.  Course designer Michel Vaillancourt peppered the courses with questions for the Children’s Jumper riders […]

Mandli Pilots Celina To Victory in $34,000 Keystone Classic

Mandli Pilots Celina To Victory in $34,000 Keystone Classic

It was a speed duel between Swiss rider Beat Mandli with Celina, owned by Grant Road Partners, who had a fault free performance over the fences in a time of 58.75 and Irish rider Conor Swail and Cita, owned by Susan and Ariel Grange, who also jumped without penalty in a time of 58.79.  Mandi […]

Balou Performs Admirably At Pennsylvania National HorseShow

Balou Performs Admirably At Pennsylvania National HorseShow

Balou and Lisa Arena Davis – Al Cook — www.alcookphoto.com “He is the best.  I am so lucky to have him,” said a beaming Davis.  “He is 15.2, so he is little, but you would never know it when you see him go.  I have never shown him here before, but here I am, Grand […]

Lucador Is Perfection

Lucador Is Perfection

The EMO Agency Professional Hunter High Five Award is presented to the professional hunter rider with the highest numerical score.  This year it was a three way tie.  Stewart and Lucador posted a score of 91 in the Regular Conformation Over Fences class, Hunt Tosh piloted Dr. Betsee Parker’s Cold Harbor to a 91 on […]

Two In A Row For Irelands Conor Swail and Simba De La Roque

Two In A Row For Irelands Conor Swail and Simba De La Roque

The Michel Vaillancourt designed course took its toll on many of the riders, but seven managed to post clear first round trips to advance to the jump off.  The most challenging combination seemed to be the bending line from fence seven to fence eight, a large square oxer with a Liverpool.  The oxer came down […]

Conor Swail and Simba de la Roque Dashed to Victory in Dash for Cash Open Jumper Class

Conor Swail and Simba de la Roque Dashed to Victory in Dash for Cash Open Jumper Class

Conor Swail and Simba de la Roque – Al Cook – www.alcookphoto.com Conor Swail of Wellington, FL dashed to victory on Simba de la Roque, owned by Susan Grange, in the $10,000 Dash for Cash Open Jumper class at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show.  The pair stopped the timers in 57.028 seconds going clear in the speed class on […]

Kelsey Parisi and Indian Rain Dance Win A Home for Every Horse’s Equine Comeback Challenge

Rescue Horse in Equine Comeback Challenge Negotiating One of the Obstacles – Al Cook – www.alcookphoto.com Kelsey Parisi, 25, of Norristown, PA and Indian Rain Dance took top honors in A Home for Every Horse’s Equine Comeback Challenge at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Tuesday evening.  The pair may have been declared the victors […]

Elizabeth Reynolds and Own the Moment Own the Win in the $10,000 North American League Adult Hunter Finals

Elizabeth Reynolds and Own the Moment Own the Win in the $10,000 North American League Adult Hunter Finals

Elizabeth Reynolds and Own the Moment  Own the Win in  the $10,000 North America League Adult Hunter Finals Elizabeth Reynolds of Southampton, NJ and Own the Moment owned highest honors in the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Adult Hunter Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Monday. Reynolds could not believe her good fortune […]

Kelli Cruciotti Wins Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Final at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Kelli Cruciotti Wins Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Final at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Kelli Cruciotti of Elizabeth, CO, won the Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Final at the 70th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Sunday.  The 17-year-old bested a field of 280 competitors, the third largest in the history of the Medal Finals.  Hunter Holloway, 16 of Topeka, KS, was named the Reserve Champion and Mckayla Langmeier, […]