Michelle Kerivan and Delaney Flynn Honored as West Coast Series Champions
Hannah Von Heidegger and Axl Rose are presented with their award from Show Jumping Hall of FameExecutive Director Marty Bauman and Board member and Olympic gold medalist Will SimpsonPhoto By (c) Amy McCoolLexington, KY – November 20, 2014 – Hannah Von Heidegger of Chatsworth, CA, won the $10,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame (SJHOF) Junior/Amateur-Owner West Coast Championship held at the Las Vegas National Horse Show. This marks the third year that the SJHOF Jumper Classic Series has held a West Coast Championship Final in addition to its traditional Final at the National Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky.
It was tough competition as only four horse-and-rider combinations out of the 24 starters made it through to the jump-off. Riding Monarch International’s Axl Rose, Von Heidegger produced a clear round in the fastest time of 28.877 seconds to clinch the win. It was a great day for Von Heidegger who also won the $5,000 NAL West Coast Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Final that same day.
After the first two riders in the jump-off had faults, Saree Kayne of Santa Monica, CA, and her own Woodpecker de Villar took the lead with a clean ride, crossing the timers in 30.05 seconds. As the last to go, Von Heidegger knew what she had to do and she pulled it off to win the class and drop Kayne to second place.
“It was nice getting to go last because I got to see what I needed to do to win,” said a smiling Heidegger. “It was a great jump-off and really fast. There were a lot of great riders in there!”
Sydney Callaway of San Diego, CA, and Callaway Stables LLC’s Wolf S took third place with four penalties, while Kelsey Van Ackeren and her own Vernon G took fourth place with a total of eight penalties.
Following the class, Michelle Kerivan of Huntington Beach, CA, was honored for winning the West Coast’s Amateur-Owner division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series. She won the division with a total of 530 points aboardConvaro. Delaney Flynn of Scottsdale, AZ, and Quite Quick earned a total of 350 points to clinch the West Coast’s Junior division.
Michelle Kerivan was honored for winning the West Coast’s Amateur-Owner division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series(c)Photo By Amy McCool
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame conducts the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series, held under Grand Prix rules and specifications. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series is designed to give amateur-owner and junior riders an opportunity to compete at higher levels and serves as a proving ground for many riders who aspire to someday represent the United States in international competition.
Any horse show offering a class that meets all the criteria set forth in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series specifications and has prize money of at least $1,000 is eligible to be part of the Series.
The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series hosts separate divisions for junior and amateur-owner riders in two Conferences-the East Conference and the West Conference. Series standings are used to help determine junior and amateur-owner entries for the National Horse Show and for the Las Vegas National Horse Show.
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2014 Show Jumping Hall of Fame West Coast Junior division champion Delaney Flynn (right) with trainer Janet Hischer
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The Las Vegas National Horse Show is a championship event featuring “AA”-rated hunters, open jumpers, junior/amateur jumpers, and grand prix jumpers. The 2014 event ran from November 11-16, at the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, NV. Show results are available at www.showpark.com.
The National Horse Show is a weeklong championship event featuring “AA”-rated hunters, open jumpers, junior/amateur jumpers, and the ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay Finals. The 2014 event ran October 28 – November 2, in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. Further information is available at www.NHS.org.
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The Show Jumping Hall of Fame was organized to promote the sport of show jumping and to immortalize the legends of the men, women and horses who have made great contributions to the sport. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame is located at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Plaques honoring those who have been honored with induction into the Hall of Fame can be seen at the Horse Park’s Rolex Stadium. Mementos and artifacts from the sport’s history are on display as part of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame collection at the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Wheeler Museum at the Horse Park.
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