Friday, July 11 2014 / Published in General

It was a “Dog’s Day Out” at The 2014 Lake Placid Horse Shows

Lake Placid, NY–July 10, 2014–On Sunday, July 6, the Lake Placid Horse Shows hosted their 22nd Annual Doggie Costume Contest, a popular competition at the show. All people with leashed dogs in costume were admitted to the horse show free of charge, and the contestants from the horse show and the local community took center stage in a special ring set up near the horse show’s Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix Field. The contest co-sponsors, Animal Planet and The Brown Dog Café & Wine Bar, presented the awards to this year’s “top dogs.” All canine contestants went home with a special event bag of doggie treats!

Rascal, a 4-year-old Shetland Sheepdog owned by Bruno Freeman of Bloomingdale, NY, took top honors as “China Dog.” Rascal received 4 scores of a perfect 10 with only one judge giving him an 8.5. Last year, Rascal received the Most Creative Costume award for his costume, “A Salty Dog.” He also won the overall best costume award in 2011 and 2012!

Rascal was honored as Top Dog at Doggie Costume Contest

Winston, a 6-year-old Corgi owned by Carolyn Desfor of Elverson, PA, came in second place as “A member of the U.S.A. Bobsled team.” Carolyn is a seasoned competitor in the Doggie Costume Contest, as Winston won in 2008, and her other dog Fluffy took first place last year!

Charli (a 3 month-old, Beagle Mix rescue dog from Danny & Ron’s) and Petey (a 6-year-old Dachshund), owned by Kim Storey and Schaefer Raposa of Clinton, NY, dressed as “Hot Dogs” and tied for third place with Fern and Elli, dogs owned by Margaret Walsh and Chrissy Daigle of Oyster Bay, NY. Fern and Elli were dressed as “Little Bo’ Peep”.

Charlie, a 4-year-old Labrador Retriever owned by Nora Van Veen of Havertown, PA, won the Lulu Perpetual Trophy for the funniest costume as “Robben van Barkie, a Dutch soccer player.”

Charlie won the Lulu Perpetual Trophy for the funniest costume as “Robben van Barkie, a Dutch soccer player.”

Honorable Mention was awarded to two residents of Lake Placid! Receiving one Honorable Mention was Sarah and Sophie, owned by Jasmine Bujold, who went as “The Tutu Trio.” The other Honorable Mention went to Scout, an 11-year old English Springer Spaniel, owned by Billy Bellows and walked by Addison Colby. This was Scout’s 10th year competing in the Doggie Costume Contest!

Lake Placid Horse Shows’ Doggie Costume Contest Past Winners

Year Costume Owner

1993 The Budweiser Hitch The Wyckoff Family

1994 LPHS 25th Anniversary Dog Audrey Lowe

1995 Junior Kroll Jumper Katie Ermilio & Tristen Fowler

1996 My Own Olympic Mascot Audrey Lowe

1997 Bathing Beauty Laura Antonelli

1998 Santa Paws Glenn & Evan Cocks

1999 Doggemora Dog Phil Calabrese

2000 Cleopatra Heather & Charlie Hooker

2001 Hurry Home Cinderella Heather & Charlie Hooker

2002 Yankee Doodle Doggie Laura Antonelli

2003 Voyage Through Neverland Heather & Charlie Hooker

2004 Over the Rainbow/Pink Heather & Charlie Hooker/The Jacobs Family

2005 Budweiser Hitch Charlotte and Melissa Jacobs

2006 Pirates of the Caribbean Charlotte and Melissa Jacobs

2007 Shrek Comes to Lake Placid Missy Clark’s North Run and Wide Rill Farm

2008 Winston the Grand Prix Rider Carolyn & Michael Desfor

2009 Scout the Cow Billy Bellos

2010 Barefoot and Pregnant Lisa Wentworth

2011 Some Pig! From Charlotte’s Web Bruno Freeman

2012 Plan K-9 From Outer Space The Buonanno and Freeman Families

2013 Fox Hunter Carolyn Desfor

2014 China Dog Bruno Freeman

The Lake Placid Horse Shows feature many of the nation’s best riders, including Olympic veterans and international show jumping stars. The three-week horse show series hosts all levels of competition, from those just beginning their riding careers on ponies all the way up to grand prix competitors, vying for over $750,000 in prizes.

Further information on the Lake Placid Horse Shows presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC is available by calling the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at 518-523-9625 or online at www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.