| October 4, 2005 Contact:
Amy J. Daum, (703) 779-0440 ext. 3017; Amy@useventing.com
2005
USEA/Spalding Labs Young Event Horse Series Championships Some
of the best young event horses in the nation made their way to Leesburg, Virginia
for the 2005 USEA/Spalding Labs Young Event Horse Series Championships, held September
30 in conjunction with the Morven Park CCI* and Advanced Horse Trials.
Thirty-two horses, from as far as Idaho, competed for top honors and prizes
from Spalding Labs, Stackhouse Saddles, and Fleeceworks. Jungle Tale, ridden
by Donna Smith, won the four- year-old
division on a score of 85.6. The gray Irish Sport Horse is by Cougar out of Winter’s
Tale, and owned by Jacqueline Badger Mars, of The Plains, Virginia. (Jungle
Tale, ridden by Donna Smith, is pictured at the right receiving their trophy from
Jo Whitehouse.) Close on their heels was reserve champion Folk Lore,
ridden by Allison Springer. The bay Hanoverian gelding is by Feiner Stern
out of Vast N Bright (Thoroughbred), and owned by Kaiti Saunders, of Falls
Church, Virginia. Free and Clear, ridden by Phillip Dutton,
took top honors in the five-year-old division on a score of 85.3. The bay Irish
Sport Horse gelding, by Mountain Pearl out of Rare One (Thoroughbred), is owned
by Colleen Hofstetter, of Mars, Pennsylvania. (Phillip and Free And
Clear are pictured at the left below.) Orujo de la Galerna took the
reserve champion position with a score of 84.8. The bay Thoroughbred stallion,
by Agamenon and out of Cartelera, is owned and ridden by Pedro Gutierrez, of
Mexico. The Series follows somewhat after the Irish model, with
classes designed specifically to showcase  the
potential of four- and five-year-old event horses, giving breeders and owners
a stage to promote their youngsters’ talents among fields of their peers.
Classes were held throughout the year at 21 horse trials around
the country that offered qualifying divisions. Horses that received scores of
70 or higher (out of 100) at one event qualified for the Championships. Winners
in each division at each of the qualifying competitions received Fleeceworks complete
saddle pad packages and certificates for six-month supplies of fly predators from
Spalding Labs. A Stackhouse saddle and Spalding Labs certificate were awarded
to the 2005 Champions.
Four-Year-Old Division
Horse Rider (Owner)
Breed Score
1. Jungle Tale, Donna Smith (Jacqueline Mars) Irish
Sport Horse - 85.6
2 . Folk Lore, Allison Springer (Kaiti Saunders)
Hanoverian - 84.3
3. Abby Road, Darren Chiacchia (Darren Chiacchia)
Trakehner - 83.9
4. Twister, Craig Thompson (Marie Treiber) Thoroughbred
- 81.6
5. Loyal Dancer, David O'Connor (O'Connor Equestrian, Inc.) Thoroughbred
- 80.0
6. My Resolute, Allison Springer (Stacy Cahill) Thoroughbred
- 77.6
Five-Year-Old Division
Horse Rider (Owner) Breed
Score
1. Free and Clear, Phillip Dutton (Colleen Hofstetter) Irish
Sport Horse - 85.3
2. Orujo de la Galerna, Pedro Guitierrez (MEX) (Pedro
Guitierrez) Thoroughbred - 84.8
3. Southern Gentleman, Liz Riley( Dale
Bowers) Oldenburg - 84.1
4. My Beau Forever, Katie Wherley (Katie Wherley)
Thoroughbred - 78.0
5. Mr. Dancer, Darren Chiacchia (Darren Chiacchia)
- 77.8
6. Ballylaffin Bracken, Kristin Schmolze (Kristin, Janet &
Bill Schmolze) Irish Sport Horse - 77.6
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