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Shawn Casady and First Lady in a Clean Round to Claim the High Amateur-Owners/Junior Jumpers Victory
 Shawn Casady and First Lady won the top prize in the High Amateur-Owner/Junior Jumpers at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. Photo By: Whitney Campbell. Lexington, KY – July 31, 2010 – It was another beautiful day at the Kentucky Horse Park, host of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, and ultimately, the FEI World Equestrian Games this coming fall. Being clean and fast was key for competitors in today’s High Amateur Owners Junior Jumper class. Having a timed first round required riders to be fault free and with the fastest time possible to be in ribbon contention. The course in today’s class was designed by Richard Jeffery and consisted of fences anywhere from 1.35 meters to 1.45 meters. Beginning with a wide open oxer, riders were then challenged with a vertical-rollback-vertical combination to a galloped open water jump with the pole only being scored. The course went on to include a one stride vertical combination, a triple bar oxer, an oxer to vertical combination, and an oxer with a Liverpool. It was a bright beginning with the first rider to go, Dr. Fernando Cardenas and Orphan Car who went through a clean round in 74.728, well under the time allowed of 83 seconds. It was just two more rounds until Audrey Coulter registered the second clean round aboard Copernicus Stables, LLC horse Titania, just a tick quicker in 74.301. Out of a field of 27 competitors, only five riders went clean. Near the end of the class, it was Megan Fellows and her horse, Le Supra, who took a commanding lead with a clean round in 71. 051. But Fellows stay at the top was short-lived as the next to go was Elizabeth Boyd’s First Lady, ridden by Shawn Casady. The pair re-set the stage with another flawless round and stopped the clock in a blazing 69.843, good enough for the win. “Everything went so well, smiled Casady after his winning ride, “We got out in an open gallop and everything just kept coming up nicely. She jumped very careful and I am learning a lot from her,” He went on to add, “She’s owned by Liza (Elizabeth Boyd) and she wants to keep doing hunters, so First Lady is currently for sale.” When asked about how he is enjoying his time at the Kentucky Horse Shows, Casady replied, “I come to the spring and summer shows a lot because it’s in the middle of the north and south, so a good place. It has good people, a great facility, good footing and jumps, fun rings to ride in, and beautiful hunter rings.” The next class in the Walnut Arena was the Low Amateur Owners Junior 1.15m-1.25m class. The course was also designed by Richard Jeffery and despite the lowered jumps, it demanded more turns and attention to lines. Starting with an oxer immediately to a rollback to a vertical and next to an oxer, gave the rider a sense of the focus necessary to complete the course. The rest of the course included another vertical, roll-back, vertical combo, a Swedish oxer, and a vertical to oxer combination. The time allowed was 69 seconds and was also a timed first round. Being that the class consisted of 60 competitors, the ending outcome resulted in a double pinning, or the so called California split, for first. Stopping the clock at 54.383 was Marquee Cincotta and Vianco, owned by Centennial Farm, to take home a blue ribbon. Alison Register and her horse Droxello were the next fastest time of 54.822 to earn the other blue. Earlier in the day, the Young Jumper classes were held in the Walnut Ring. Twenty-three duos competed in the mid-summer heat for the top prize in the 7 & 8 Year Old young Jumper Championship Qualifier. Course designer Richard Jeffrey presented a challenging track for the up and coming jumper horses, which included an optional open water jump, a vertical-vertical combination, and a liverpool. The water obstacles resulted in the most snafus for the young horses, as several balked at the unfamiliar sight. The jump off contained three more jumps that weren’t included in the original 12-obstacle course. Eleven pairs had a clear effort in the first round to continue to the jump off. The most accurate attempt came from Sergio Campos aboard Kristianna Lindgren’s 7-year-old Holsteiner mare, Circa. Campos negotiated the track expertly as he turned Circa midair and they blazed from jump to jump, keeping each obstacle standing. As Campos cross the timers at 27.179 seconds, which put him in the lead, the crowd was cheering. His time was more than a second faster than runner-up Aaron Vale’s, with Tatra Farm’s Gunner. Show jumping competition will continue tomorrow, and the main event will be the $40,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix sponsored by Audi of Lexington, starting at 6:00 p.m. in the main stadium. Also featured will be the finale to NAJYRC, as the individual medals are awarded. The NAJC individual final competition begins at 7:30 a.m. in the main stadium, and the NAYRC individual final begins at 2:00 p.m. For more information on the Kentucky Summer Horse Shows, please go to www.kentuckyhorseshows.com. RESULTS AO-JR JPR HIGH 1.35m-1.45m II 2b AO/JR JPR LOW 1.15m-1.25m II 2b YJC QUALIFIER-7 & 8 YEAR OLDS 1.30-1.35m,II 2b Media Contact: Mason Phelps No comments yet. Leave a comment |
