34 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
also
participated in the
Walk on Washington
, a grassroots event
at the nation’s capitol organized by the
All American Walking
Horse Alliance
to bring awareness to the issue of horse
soring, and the need for passage of the Prevent All Soring
Tactics (PAST) Act. So glad to hear that the HSUS and others
are working hard to make life better for walking horses.
Glad to see
EquiFit
CEO
Alexandra Cherubini
back in
the winners circle! After wining Adult Jumper Championships
last year at
Devon
,
Lake Placid
and the
Hampton Classic
,
she came back this summer to win the Adult Jumper Classic
during the first week of the Lake Placid Horse Shows on
EquiFit Carlos
.
Wedding bells are ringing for
TG Tobey
and
Norma
Valentine
. After a 10 year engagement they are planning a
small private ceremony before Christmas. They own farms in
Aiken, South Carolina, Vermont
and property in
Wellington,
Florida
. Norma showed in hunters and TG was an avid
foxhunter and polo player. Congratulations to the happy
couple!
The Snickersville Hounds
hosted their fifth
annual Crystal
Crown Competitive Trail Challenge
, which lived up to its
name, thanks to the course designed by whipper-in
Robyn
Harter
. More than 85 riders, English and Western, tackled
the nearly 10-mile ride with 10 judged obstacles, including
water crossings, gates, bridges, retrieve/carry items, situated
over the scenic and varied terrain of
Sunnybank Farm
in
Middleburg, Virginia. The ride awards Grand Champion,
Reserve Champion and up to six ribbons in each division;
points count toward year-end series. For information, see
Crystal Crown Series on Facebook.
Twilight Jumpers
, a fundraiser for the
High Performance
Equestrian Foundation
held its third show in July at
Great
Meadow
, The Plains, Virginia. Both classes featured jump-offs.
The all-time leading money winner at Twilight Jumpers,
Silvio
Mazzoni
, who is also the U.S. Eventing show jumping coach,
won the $5,000 Mini Prix with his own
Remonta Habano
.
Devon Walther
and
James T Kirk
(pictured here) bested the
early leader with a blazing fast jump-off for first place in the
$500 Children’s Adult Classic. The season finale of Twilight
Jumpers takes place on August 29. For more information visit
Photo by Lauren R. Giannini
