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Karen O'Connor, fifth after Cross Country with Let's Make a Deal, set the standard for the top placed riders with a double clear Show Jumping round and everyone who was in the four slots above her answered the question. Thus, the results of the CCI** at Radnor on Sunday saw four of the five top placed competitors finish on their Dressage scores. (Second place Donna Smith had picked up .4 of a time fault on the Cross Country for one second over the Optimum Time.)

Antipodeans ruled, as they had after Cross Country, with Australia's Phillip Dutton in the Champions' place riding Rebecca Broussard's Lucky Stripe (Phillip and Lucky Stripe are pictured at the right.) and New Zealand's Donna Smith in the Reserve Champion's place with Mrs. Jacqueline Mars' Rocket. (Donna and Rocket are pictured at the left below.)

Kim Severson placed two horses in the top six. Choo Choo Magoo moved from ninth to sixth in the Show Jumping phase and Tsunami retained her fourth place position on a double clear. Both are owned by Linda Wachtmeister's Plain Dealing Farm.

Tsunami, a seven year old thoroughbred mare was name both The Highest Place Mare and The Best Young Horseat the Radnor CCI** for 2006. (Kim and Tsunami are pictured at the left, the last picture down.)

Will Coleman's Kiki du Manoir, and eight year old Selle Francais gelding who finished in third place, was named the Best Conditioned Horse. Will who lives in Gordonsville, Virginia and is in his senior year as a history major at the University of Virginia, won the trophy for the Best Rider between the Ages of Twenty-two and Twenty-five. (Will and Kiki du Manoir are pictured at the right below.)

Erin Spohr, who lives in Tahoe City, California, placed tenth riding Corner Street. She won the Prize for the Best Young Rider. Nate Chambers who placed sixteenth with Rolling StoneII, was named Reserve in this category. (Had there been a prize for the rider who had travelled the farthest to compete at Radnor, Erin very likely would have won it.)

Tremaine Cooper, who is the the Course Designer at Radnor for the second year, for both the Cross Country and Stadium Jumping, said, "This setting is ideal for the Short Format. Without the Steeplechase (there is) a great opportunity to bring fences into the infield (of the race course)." When asked why the Fox Drop caused so many problems this year Tremaine answerd, "I change the arrow head to a different striding." He also indicated that the first few fences were on a quiet loop and that the horses came over the brow of the hill and were confronted by large crowds for the first time. This, of course, has not changed over the years the drop has been on the course.

"It is a better course than going across the street," Cooper declared, in somewhat defensive posture.

Tremaine continued, "I did set up a fair amount of questions at the end so that you (the riders) couldn't let down your guard."

2006 marked the first year that Australia's Phillip Dutton has ever won the Radnor CCI**. He repeated, "You want to be sure, before you move up to a three satr, tht you have ridden a championship course."

Phillip continued, referring to Lucky Stripe, "He's been a difficult horse for me. I've hit the dirt twice off him. I usually don't ride them after that." He continued that he would have to consult with Rebecca Broussard, the owner, as to Lucky Stripe's future. "Cindy Burge was killed in a riding accident with him. He's a very good jumper; but, he gets too aggressive."

Final Results CCI** Radnor International:

1. Phillip Dutton (AUS), Lucky Stripe - 43.5 (DCSJ)
2. Donna Smith (NZL), Rocket - 45.0 (DCSJ)
3. William Coleman III, Kiki du Manoir - 46.2 (DCSJ)
4. Kim Severson, Tsunami - 47.1 (DCSJ)
5. Karen O'Connor, Let's Make a Deal - 50.2 (DCSJ)
6. Kim Severson, Choo Choo Magoo - 62.8 (4 faults SJ)
7. Sharon White, The King's Spirit - 62.9 (DCSJ)
8. Hillary Moses, Dene Court - 63.1 (DCSJ)
9. Susie Beale, Isabella II - 64.4 (4 faults SJ)
10. Erin Spohr, Corner Street - 67.6 (12 faults SJ)

Final Results Open Preliminary Section "A":

1. Gillian King, Kildonan Tug - 35.8 - (DCSJ)
2. Buck Davidson, Ballynoe Castle - 36.5 (DCSJ)
3. Doug Payne, King 268 - 38.2 (DCSJ)
4. Megan Montegue, It's Otto - 39.0 (DCSJ)
5. Elizabeth Ferber, Janraffole - 43.0 (DCSJ)
6. Lisa Barry, Just a L'il Bit - 45.8 (DCSJ)
7. Cathy Wieschhoff, Pantera - 50.5 (DCSJ)
8. Terri Impson, Karoo - 51.1 (4 faults SJ)

Final Results Open Preliminary Section "B":

1. Sarah Cousins, The Robber Baron - 34.2 (FODS)
2. Debbie Adams, Ludwig - 36.4 (DCSJ)
3. Sonya Crampton, Kenlis Cavalier - 40.7 (DCSJ)
4. Paul Ebersole, Traveller's Tale - 41.0 (DCSJ)
5. Ann Glaus, Rahy Lux - 41.9 (4 faults SJ)
6. Karen Schlingmann, Elwood - 42.1 (DCSJ)
7. Madeline Blackman, Scarva - 43.3 (DCSJ)
8. Susie Beale, Petra - 45.7 (12 faults SJ)

The Following Statement was Issued Regarding Gibson, the horse who was Injured on Cross Country on Saturday:

" Horse # 106, Gibson (Kyle Carter CAN), injured his left hind leg while jumping obstacle # 5 on the Radnor CCI** cross Country course, on Oct. 14 2006. The horse was pulled up immediately by his rider Kyle Carter. The left hind leg was stabilized with a padded bandage and a splint. The horse was transpoeted in an ambulance directly to New Bolton Center. Further evaluation confirmed an injury to the peronius tertius, (a ligament that is an essential part of the "stay" apparatus that coordinates flexion of the hock and stifle.) The horse is resting comforatably and is expected to recover.

Catherine W. Kohn, VMD
Veterinarian Delegate

Lisa M. Crump, DVM
Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Kohn explained further that recovery (with stall rest) would take six months to a year and that this was an injury that was more frequently seen in younger horses - as young as weanlings.