Celebration of Hunters – Gulf Coast 4

I am not even sure where to start to tell you about the stellar week in Gulfport.  It was a “celebration of hunters” for sure.  The show was a WCHR event and on Thursday afternoon, Janet McCarroll hosted a USHJA Lunging Clinic in both Spanish and English.  She had about 50 people attend the clinic and I was told over and over what a great job she did along with Dr. Juan Gamboa to explain the safe and proper way to lunge a horse. Great Idea Janet and congrats on the success.

On Friday, The Gulf Coast Magnolia Classic hosted the USHJA International Hunter Derby with 43 exhibitors.  Paul Jewel and Allen Rheinheimer along with the entire Gulf Coast Classic Company crew worked long into the night cutting brush and setting an incredible course.  If you want to watch a round or 12, click here: http://equisvideo.com/winnerscircle/index44.html.

The days started with a breakfast sponsored by Dr. Gamboa and Adequan. Everyone loved those home made biscuits… Thanks Juan and Caroline for your support.  We then watched great class.

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Wilhelm Genn – Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler at the Gulf Coast Winter Classics Third Week

Wilhelm Genn & Chantal ©Flashpoint Photography

GULFPORT, MS — FEB. 28, 2010 — Translated to English, “let the good times roll” easily sums up the series that Lebanon, OH based Wilhelm Genn continues to enjoy in Gulfport with two $25,000 Grand Prix victories this week. Riding the Laura Ryan-Barnaclo owned Chantal, on Friday Genn celebrated victory in the $25,000 EMO Insurance sponsored Grand Prix and again on Sunday in the $25,000 Nutrena Grand Prix.

2008 Beijing Olympic co-course designer Steve Stephens arrived in Gulfport with one goal in mind, to test the mettle of week three’s competitors over his infamously complicated layouts. Friday’s $25,000 EMO prix consisted of 12 fences/15 efforts, which included 3 sets of double combinations, two triple bars, and several tight rollback turns all set across the vast grass field with the expectation of completing the course cleanly in less than 90 seconds. Genn partnered with his chestnut fireball, 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Happy Z, and was the first of 30 entries to take on Stephen’s quiz. “I thought it was a good course. Similar to last week I was concerned that it could have been a little bigger, but again it was built to be careful. And it was a very careful course!” Happy Z posted the first clean time of 86.021 and only ten others would duplicate her feat. Among them Columbus, NC resident and show jumping veteran Vick Russell piloting Creed for owner Helen Terranova with a clear round in 86.438, two slots later it was Kelsey Baker riding the Oxford Holding Company entry Lucy Lectric III coming in clear with a time of 84.710 and five rides later Genn added the 12-year-old Holsteiner Chantal’s name to the jump off list with a time of 86.054. “This was a course of keeping your horse sharp everywhere; you could have gotten a rail any place,” Genn offered an opinion to the numerous rails dropping in round one. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=10402

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Week Two Gulfport MS

We had a great week in Gulfport this week.  Fine weather and lots of horses. On Friday night we started with a great steak dinner and I live band.  Happy Birthday to Eirin Bruheim and thank you Nordic Lights Farm for being the party sponsor.

Highlights:

$15,000 Jr AO Jumper Classic was won by Mary Antonini aboard Saladin.

2. Ariado, Misty Davenport

3. Merlin, Francis Land

4. Lucky One, Lillian Hahn

5. Qarco VT Merelsnes, Nordic Lights Farm

6. Lucy Letric III, Oxford Holding Company

7. Cicero 75** Nortic Lights Farm

8. Corsavita, Blue Gate Farm

$25,000 Gulf Coast Grand Prix was won by Chantal** owned by Laura Ryan Barnaclo with WIlhelm Genn in the irons.

2. Karona V Schl’hof’ Taylor Land

3. No Worries, Barbara Rowland

4. WIll of Iron, Kathleen Kamine

5. Paradox, Thomas Bruinsma

6. Cicero 75** Nordic Lights Farm

7. Carmen** Deana Blackburn

8. Happy Z, Wilhelm Genn

9. Life is Life 15, Blue Gate Farm

10. Ruben Z, Sarah Paterson

11. Orome, Fleur De Lis Fams

12. VDL Umilion H, Captivate Farm

Congrats to all.

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Tags: Classic Company, equestrian competitions, equestrian disciplines, Gulfport, hunter/jumper