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Red Panda and Hayley Barnhill Named 2010 USEF Junior Hunter Finals-East Coast Grand Champion

Thursday, August 5th, 2010 | *Featured & Spotlights, Championships, Competitions, Contributors - Press, Equine & Equestrian Event Happenings, Equitation, Hunter, Kentucky Horse Park, PMG, Riding Disciplines | Comments

Hayley Barnhill and Red Panda won the 2010 USEF Junior Hunter Finals-East Coast Grand Championship. Photo By: Alyson Sanderford/PMG.

Lexington, KY – August 4, 2010 – High temperatures made for an intense final day of competition for the USEF Junior Hunter Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park. Today’s classic round determined both Reserve Champion and Champion for each division, as well as overall High Point Mare, Reserve Grand Champion and Grand Champion. Today’s course was designed by Bobby Murphy and involved multiple bending lines, rollback combinations, a triple combination down the diagonal towards the in-gate, and finally a strong gallop to an oxer.

Small 15 & Under Junior Hunters were first in the order of go and it was 15-year-old Caitlin Ziegler aboard Safari making a comeback from the Handy Round to receive scores 87-86-86 for a total of 259 and the blue ribbon in the Classic Round. Ziegler and Safari, an eight-year-old Hanoverian, earned an overall score 634.5 points, which was good enough to claim division championship. Shawn Casady and Scout, owned by Mattie Warsham, came out of the Classic Round in fourth and received the reserve championship prize with 629.5 points. Hanging on for third in the division was Meg O’Mara and Fernwalk, owned by Don Stewart, finishing with 622.5 points.

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Hayley Barnhill and Red Panda Seize the Lead at USEF Junior Hunter Finals – East Coast

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 | Competitions, Contributors - Press, Equine & Equestrian Event Happenings, Hunter, Kentucky Horse Park, PMG, Riding Disciplines | Comments

Hayley Barnhill and Red Panda Lead USEF Junior Hunter Finals - East Coast on Day One. Photo By: Alyson Sanderford/PMG.

Lexington, KY – August 3, 2010 – The sun beat down on the Walnut Ring today for a hot opening day at the USEF Junior Hunter Finals – East Coast, held at the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park. Junior riders from up-and-down the East Coast qualified their mounts throughout the past horse show season to compete in this week’s events. After four divisions of competition, the lead is currently being held by Hayley Barnhill and Red Panda who won both the handy round and the under saddle class in the Small 16-17 Junior Hunter division.

Today, riders were faced with a tricky handy round created by course designer Bobby Murphy. This opening round tested riders with tight inside turn options, an exit of the ring up a large bank followed by a natural trot jump. Riders then tackled a hedge jump before cantering an uphill two-stride consisting of two verticals.

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