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For more information about the Standardbred
Equestrian Program, contact Jamie Coffy.
"Standardbred
Equestrian Program Congratulates High Point Winners"
by Anne Chunko
2003 was a very competitive year for the USTA Standardbred Equestrian
Program High Point Awards, with several close races between High
Point and Reserve finishers. Winners receive a gift certificate
to a tack supply store and a high point championship ribbon. Runners-up
receive a frameable reserve high point certificate.
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| Diann Landau and Frani fly over a cross-country
course at event. |
The winner of the Standardbred Under Saddle division was Diann
Landau, riding her mare Frani, with 149 points. The pair have worked
hard to move up in the eventing world. For the last several years,
they have done unrecognized events and combined training events.
In 2006, they plan to compete in USA Equestrian recognized 3-day
events.
The runner-up for the Standardbred Under Saddle division is Jody
Dillon, with her gelding TangoToVegas. Dillon and "Vegas"
performed well in competitive trail rides and endurance rides in
Ohio.
In the Versatility Division, Jackie Pamplona and her trotter Yankee
Mandate are the 2003 winners, with 178 points. Pamplona showed her
bay gelding in open shows, participated in parades and led docent
rides at the Irvine Land Ranch Reserve in Orange County, California.
It was a close race between Kim Earle with Guy's Khan and Becky
Pitcock with Venus for Reserve High Point in the Versatility Division.
Pitcock, with 137 points, beat Earle by only 6 points, to receive
the Reserve High Point Award. Pitcock showed Venus in open and Standardbred-only
events in Ohio, trail rode, and participated in demonstrations to
promote the breed. Earle and her brown gelding rode the trails and
showed dressage, huntseat and combined driving events in the Garden
State.
The Youth Division winner came down to a race between two Pony
Club participants on opposite ends of the country. The winner, Cassandra
Reppucci, earned 372 points with her mare Best Float Ora P. The
pair competed quite successfully in open shows, 4H shows and Pony
Club rallies in their home state of New Hampshire.
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| Katie Brewer and Barb's Alibi, runners-up for
the Youth division, earned points in Pony Club events. |
The Reserve High Point Youth is Kate Brewer of Vacaville, Calif.
Brewer showed her mother's mare, Barb's Alibi, in open shows, Pony
Club rallies, and combined training events, showing off their dressage
and jumping. A reprint of this article will appear in the January
issue of Hoof Beats magazine, and in the upcoming issue of the SEP
newsletter, Hoof Pics.
If you have enrolled your horse in the SEP Standard Activities
Database, you are eligible to participate in the year end awards.
For more information on enrolling a horse or getting your 2006 Point
forms, please call Jamie Coffy at 877-800-USTA ext. 3260, or email
sep@ustrotting.com.
Congratulations to all the 2003 High Point winners and their Standardbreds!
Best of luck in 2006!
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