August, 28 th , 2013-The 2013 version of the Atlanta Summerfest Horse Show series wrapped up this past Sunday. The event again took place at beautiful Chatt Hills (Bouckaert Farms) in Fairburn, GA August8-25 th . “We were extremely pleased with this year’s show”, said show organizer JP Godard. “We were sold out again and it always a pleasure putting on an event at such an incredible facility”. The facility is an exhibitor favorite that boasts an over 8000 acre equestrian paradise filled with established pastures, lakes, and woodlands with ample room to ride all located along the Chattahoochee River. The footing and stabling are both exceptional and the schedule allots for early days so exhibitors can enjoy the nearby lake, Six Flags, or the hustle and bustle of nearby downtown Atlanta which is only minutes away. Highlights of the week included a $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby that took place Friday evening along with exhibitor’s party sponsored by The Atlanta Hunt Club. Alyssa Mansfield took home the blue ribbon honors in the derby on Stone Lane Farm’s Calice De Fuyssieu Z. Julie Curtain took home second through fourth place honors respectively; second place went to Jeffery Sutton’s Visible, third place to Helen Brown’s Tybee and fourth place to Mimi Washburn’s Confetti. Complete results are as follows: Calice De Fuyssieu Z and Alyssa Mansfield Photo by Holly Ridge Photography $2500 USHJA NATIONAL HUNTER DERBY Place Horse Owner Rider 1 CALICE DE FUYSSIEU Z STONE LANE FARM MANSFIELD, ALYSSA 2 VISIBLE SUTTON, GEOFFREY CURTIN, JULIE 3 TYBEE BROWN, HELEN CURTIN, JULIE 4 CONFETTI WASHBURN, MIMI CURTIN, JULIE 5 THE FINAL WONDER HOWE EQUINE LLC SWEAT, TIM 6 BLUE STEEL MANERS, MADISON MANERS, MADISON 7 CARTAIRE PATCHWORK FARM LLC LARIMER, QUINN 8 ZAZOU NESTLEDOWN EQUINE SERVICES, LLC LARIMER, QUINN 9 TRUFFLE KOORNICK, CHELSEA MARGER, MANDY 10 ROCKETEER CHEVALIER, TAYLOR CHEVALIER, TAYLOR 11 CELEBRATION SMITH, ANNA CLAIRE SMITH, ANNA CLAIRE 12 PLAYOFF HOWE EQUINE LLC HOWE, ADDISON The $10,000 Chattahoochee Hills Jumper Classic took place Saturday in the jumper ring. The hospitality sponsor’s provided the party hillside. This year’s sponsor’s included; Dr.
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