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WASHINGTON, D.C. - OCTOBER 25, 2009 - Today marked the conclusion of the Washington International Horse Show at Verizon Center, as the Pony Hunter divisions wrapped up their second day of competition. Meredith Darst had a banner day, claiming two of the championship tricolors, and going on to win the Grand Champion Pony Hunter trophy with Elation. She was also presented with the award for Best Child Rider on a Pony, sponsored by the Arute Family, for her excellent performance.

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Later in the day, Darst continued her winning streak with Tuscany, owned by the West End Stables of Los Angeles, CA, in the Medium Pony Hunter division, sponsored by Bob Foosaner and Kris Gali. The duo took home The Shenandoah Sundowner Perpetual Trophy and the championship prize for their outstanding performance. The reserve championship honors went to Victoria Colvin and Promise Too, owned by Scott Stewart of Ocala, FL.

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“Tuscany jumped well, especially yesterday,” noted 11-year-old Darst. “He’s a lot of fun.”

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Darst began riding Tuscany this summer, and the pair was Grand Champion Pony Hunter at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show last week. “She absolutely loves him,” said Mindy. “He’s a wonderful pony and Harrisburg last week was a nice finish, and I’m very proud of what Meredith had accomplished here.”

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This is the fourth year that Darst has earned a championship tricolor at the Washington International Horse Show. “I love Washington, it’s my favorite horse show,” she commented. “Waking up early is hard but I like the show. Yesterday we got to the spy museum and that was fun.”

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Markies and Smith Take Top Honors in 2009 WIHS $10,000 Children’s Jumper Championships Friday, October 23, 2009 at 1:19am Washington, D.C. - OCTOBER 21, 2009 - The 2009 Washington International Horse Show continued today with the best horses and riders in the country competing in jumper championships. There were three jumper classes in total, and the first class victory went to Spencer Smith and Markies in the $10,000 Children’s Jumper Championship.

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Today was just the beginning of a week full of exciting jumper competition. The courses are designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. In the $10,000 Children’s Jumper Championship, 13 horse and rider combinations were clear from the first round to advance to the jump-off. The early lead was held by Lauren Tyree on Eurocommerce Rome, who was clear in the jump-off in 28.123 seconds. The lead changed hands when Rachel Brodsky and Elliot 92 lowered the winning time to 27.671 seconds.

But it was eventually Spencer Smith and Markies, who went second to last in the jump-off, that would find the winning ride in 25.935 seconds. For their win, they were awarded the H. Fenwick kollock Memorial Perpetual Trophy, donated by Friends of Fen.

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“He is different. He switches his leads a lot and swaps a lot, but he is really good. At first I didn’t like him, but now I do a lot,” Smith said of Markies. “He has taught me speed, and he taught me how to ride really.”

“I love going fast and I like the bigger jumps,” he continued. “I think I made up time at (fence) nine, that turn back to the oxer.”

This was Smith’s first time competing at the WIHS and he said of his win, “This is probably one of the best that we have done together.”

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Applications the Nation’s top equitation riders gathered in Harrisburg, for the Pennsylvania National Horse Show where the riders competed in the Pessoa / USEF Hunt Seat Medal Final. The competition took place over two rounds on a challenging set of courses by designer Steve Stephens.

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Ashland Farms had worked throughout the season to prepare young riders Paulena Johnson and Jennifer Waxman for the challenge of competing for the Nation’s top equitation prize and the pair of riders came through, posting outstanding performances.

Johnson and Waxman both qualified for the second round of competition and earned a pair of top ten finishes. Johnson rode her horse “Prosecco 24” to a ninth place finish, while Waxman, aboard “Falcon” finished just out of the top four in fifth position.

Waxman rounded out the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with a championship and high points finish in the 16-17 year old large junior division, riding “Vida Blue”.

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(Edited American Horse Council release) The American Horse Council announced that Ericka Caslin is director of the Unwanted Horse Coalition.

Caslin is a graduate of Virginia Tech’s Animal Sciences program and has been an active member of the hunter/jumper community for more than 10 years. For the past four years, she served as the administrative director of the Washington International Horse Show.

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The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

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“During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city.

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“The direct spending by WIHS to stage the show in October 2008 and the spending by vendors, exhibitors, competitors and attendees while in the city participating or attending the show generate significant economic benefits for the District of Columbia economy,” said Fuller.

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“The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region. The show’s unique offering, a competition including Olympic and professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year.”

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The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show's economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs locally and elsewhere in the broader economy.

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The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

About the Washington International Horse Show An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation's capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, unique boutique shopping, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org

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March 5, 2009 Gaithersburg, MD --- The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. “During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city. We want to ensure that the show not only continues to thrive but also contributes to Washington, our home for fifty years. We are very happy with Dr. Fuller's findings,” said Juliet Reid, President, WIHS.

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“The direct spending by WIHS to stage the show in October 2008 and the spending by vendors, exhibitors, competitors and attendees while in the city participating or attending the show generate significant economic benefits for the District of Columbia economy,” said Fuller.

“The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region. The show’s unique offering, a competition including Olympic and professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year.”

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The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show's economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs locally and elsewhere in the broader economy.

“The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.,” said Tony Hitchcock, Chief Executive of WIHS. “For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event,” he said. “Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event’s proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region.”

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The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. About the Washington International Horse Show An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation's capital for thrilling competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. S exhibitions, unique boutique shopping, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with fre rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military lea well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org

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Chief Executive Officer. Straus joins the executive leadership of WIHS--Juliet W. Reid, President, and Anthony F. Hitchcock, Chief Operating Officer--as the show prepares for its 51st edition in October.

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Secretary and Executive Committee member of the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. He also served as Executive Director of the American Horse Shows Association (now USEF) in 1996-1997.

Having served as Chief Executive Officer in turnaround situations and created marketing strategies leading to improved financial performance, Straus will look to increase awareness, audience and sponsorship for the show.

“Eric brings a wealth of knowledge both in business and equestrian events and we look forward to his new perspective and leadership,” said Hitchcock.

Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. For more information about the 2009 WIHS go to www.wihs.org or follow the action on Facebook, www.facebook.com/horseshow, and Twitter, www.twitter.com/wihs. For more information, contact WIHS at 202525-3679 or info@wihs.org.

About the Washington International Horse Show: An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions, who travel to the nation's capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, shopping in 55 boutiques, community and charity events as well as a familyfocused Kids Day round out this family-friendly show. This year will also feature an all new Washington’s “World of the Horse” on Sunday afternoon featuring many of the World Equestrian Games disciplines as well as terriers, barrel racing and more. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org.

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pages on Facebook, www.facebook.com/horseshow, and on Twitter to connect with the riders, trainers, owners and horse enthusiasts, who attend the annual horse show in Washington, D.C. Within two days, the show had more than 1,000 fans on Facebook, prompting the show’s leadership to look for ways to tap into the fans collective enthusiasm and knowledge of horse sports to help shape the future direction of the show.

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The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. About the Washington International Horse Show: An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington In Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions, who travel to the natio for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage ev the six-day show. Special exhibitions, shopping in 55 boutiques, community and charity events as well focused Kids Day round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Hor has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.o

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and Lexington started out the first round with a combined score from three judges of 232. They were consistent with their scores and were awarded a 237 in the second round for a total of 469 for the win. Dani DiPietro and Davenport came in second with a score of 466, while At Last and Leigh Anne Kline were third with 451 points. For their win tonight, Sumavielle and Lexington were awarded the H. Fenwick Kollock Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated b of Fen. Lexington, owned by Margaret Horowitz, is a 16-year-old gelding, and Sumavielle (14), of Ridgewood, N been riding him for two years.

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This was Sumavielle's first time showing at the WIHS and it was her goal to qualify for this year. "I was she said of the experience. "I was a little bit nervous coming in here for the first time, but then after I did round I just calmed down and my horse was great. He just went right around."

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Vermilion (right) led from the first round with a score of 252, and kept the lead in the second round with 246 for a total of 498 points. They beat Keep the Faith and Katie Meagher (481.25) and Kathryn Clapp

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I wanted to be sure to get to Verizon Center (where the show

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It began with a locked garage, which I finally managed to get into by tracking behind another car. Then it was trying to get to the level where everything was being setup. The elevators wouldn’t allow you to get off on the Event Level floor. If you went to another level the cages prevented you from going anywhere. If you tried to go in the way the horses will go in those doors were locked. So, I ended up using the same technique I’d done to get into the garage. I w someone to park and followed them up the elevator.

Actually luck was with me because the person who eventually came was Linda Awramik (Vice Presiden Administration). She coordinates all aspects of the horse show’s operation with the Verizon Center’s o Fortunately I knew Linda because she was helping connect me with the right people to get what I neede

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top of my list were keys for the storage room where I now have all my gear locked up. When I talked a job Linda made a point of saying, “of course it is really a team effort since there are so many aspects of show and given that we have worked with the horse show for so many years, generally all of our depart and do work independently with the corresponding horse show ‘department.’”

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The Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter division was the first to conclude today. Donovan and Confidential won yesterday's first over fences class, as well as today's stakes class with The Joan Robinson Hill Memorial Trophy and the under saddle class with The Rhea Gardere Robinson Memorial Perpetual Trophy. The pair was awarded the Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter Championship, and Confidential was named Grand Champion Junior Hunter, winning The Ides of March Perpetual Trophy. The Small

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Don Stewart of Ocala, FL, Confidential's owner, has been watching the eight-year-old gelding by Baloubet du Rouet very closely for the last two years. "I knew that he had championship qualities because he's a mover and a jumper," explained Stewart. "He's a very top quality horse, I'm sure he could jump a huge course of fences, he's a wonderful

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athlete. He won the Junior Hunter Finals this summer with Hasbrouck, and my daughter has been champion almost every time she showed him. " Stewart chose Donovan as a rider for Confidential because her style is very similar to his daughter Erin's, who rides Confidential in the Amateur-Owner Hunters. "Hasbrouck is very accurate and very passive," he noted. "She and Erin are both very soft riders with a nice feel and wonderful timing."

The Large Junior 15 and Under Hunter division was next, and the championship tricolor was presented to Samantha Schaefer and Bishonen, owned by Marianna Bishop Wade of Louisa, VA. The pair was the winner of today's stakes class and under saddle class. Donovan took home the reserve championship prize for her ride aboard her second mount, Quality Time, also owned by Stewart.

"I had a feeling he was going to be good," noted Schaefer. "'Bishonen is very brave and honest. He's only eight-years-old, so he's got a long road ahead of him, but he's very made for eight. I think that you could put anyone on him and they could get the job done. He's so fun to ride, because he's comfortable and he has a nice rhythm."

The Small Junior 16-17 Hunter Championship was awarded to Lyle, owned by Stephanie Keen of Ocala, FL, for the second year in row, this time with Abby O'Mara holding the reins. O'Mara and Lyle had blue ribbon rounds during yesterday's handy class and today's stakes class to earn the top award. The reserve championship ribbon was presented to Kelsey Thatcher, of Bluffdale, UT and Mirasol, who won yesterday's first over fences class.

Lyle was recently named Grand Champion Junior Hunter at the Pennsylvania National Horse, and O'Mara was excited to continue the winning streak.

"I love riding him, and being champion at any of the finals is exciting," she expressed. "He was a little nervous the first day, but he was still good and we were fourth. Then it just got better the next round, and today he was perfect."

Don Stewart found Lyle when he was six years old and he is thrilled to be part of such a legacy. "As a young horse he was quite frisky, but as an older horse, he's 16 this year, he's very easy to get in the ring," he explained. "He's very consistent and careful, and he's got perfect scope and hunter style. He's the whole package, you put him in gear, find him a nice distance and you're pretty much good to go."

"You have to be careful though," continued Stewart. "Everybody says always says, 'Oh he's won with so many riders,' but it really takes a certain rider to ride that horse. It has to be an accurate rider with a good feel and smooth riding. He does not like a rough hand at all."

O'Mara will continue showing Lyle next year during her final junior year. She is excited to compete at Indoors again, and admits she will be less nervous because she's already been successful once.

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championship prize was presented to Jennifer Waxman, who was aboard Vida Blue, owned by Laura King of Irvington, NY. The pair received The Chance Step Perpetual Trophy for their excellent performance. Jacqueline Lubrano and Charade, owned by Mahala Rummell of Jacksonville, FL, were the winners of this year's reserve championship honors.

"She's so talented," said Waxman. "Sometimes she picks one jump on course that she will jump as a perfect 10. There are only so many horses that can do that and she has a lot of natural ability. If I do my job, she does hers; she goes in there to win."

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So now is a perfect time to mention the winners in the various jumper classes. Markies with Spencer Sm topped the class in the WIHS Children’s Jumper Championships, a class which started with 31 qualified The WIHS Adult Jumper Championship was won by Grisset ridden by Alissa Kinsey. Amateur-Owner J winner on Wednesday night was Carneval, ridden by Susan Knoblauch. Continuing on Thursday, the A Owner Jumpers was won by Lucky One with Lillian Hahn aboard. Junior Jumpers were topped by Dros Navona Gallegos riding. Open Jumper Time First Jump-Off victory was claimed by McLain Ward on Co James, a horse he never competed on before. And the last jumper class so far was a Gambler’s Choice victory was claimed by Andres Rodriguez on Da Vinci. It was a costume class and what fun the costum The WIHS continues through Sunday with all the major competitions still to come.

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Diana also talked about the success of the Breakfast with the Park Polics which was pulled together by Linda and was a great draw for the media. It was a truly fabulous photo op.

Horse Show Co-Manager David Distler and Robert Ridland voiced their concerns that less is more and that the timing of the show needs to be thought through so that the show can start at 8:00 a.m. rather than at 7:00 a.m. and so that every evening session ends no later than 10:00 or 10:15.

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building courses or readying for other classes. Zak George and Venus worked well during these times as did the tshirt throws but perhaps there are other ways to fill that time as well.

Show Secretary Cindy Bozan applauded the fact that there office was set up earlier than ever before and how that helped them to create a better traffic flow for those coming in for entries. She further complimented her staff as did others on the call. “It’s a pleasant place to go to,” commented WIHS president Juliet Reid.

I talked about the feature section here on Central Equine and how we plan to keep people updated all year long and encouraged everyone to pass along their news. I also spoke about the bio section which is being developed and slowly implemented. I also spoke about the many photo opportunities and how well the crowd received me wandering around the stands clicking their photos.

I also talked about how I felt World of the Horse was a great addition to the show and has given the local community a reason to support the show.

Ainsley Hayes, Business Manager, talked about wanting to book hotel rooms and flights earlier. She encouraged a better stream of communication and also the need for various areas to be headed by one person so that two people aren’t doing the same thing. For instance, if she is in charge of booking hotel rooms than only she should be doing that.

All-in-all everyone agreed that WIHS has a great cohesive staff which Tony referred to as a “family,” who sometimes has its differences of opinion but always works as a unit.

Juliet closed the meeting with an upbeat note on how thrilled she was about the staff’s ability to bring together a great show despite all the hurdles and that for next year the show should be even bigger and better. Eric also added how thankful he was to everyone for all the hard work and extra hours they put in to make the 2009 WIHS a true success.

It was a great meeting and a good indication of what’s in store for the 2010 Washington International Horse Show.

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Nearly $7 Million Generated Annually for the District of Columbia by Washington International Horse Show Published : Mar. 09, 2009 Category : General

By Diana DeRosa The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, DC, since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, PhD, Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. “During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city. We want to ensure that the show not only continues to thrive but also contributes to Washington, our home for 50 years. We are very happy with Dr. Fuller's findings,” said Juliet Reid, President, WIHS. “The direct spending by WIHS to stage the show in October 2008 and the spending by vendors, exhibitors, competitors and attendees while in the city participating or attending the show generate significant economic benefits for the District of Columbia economy,” said Fuller.

“The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region. The show’s unique offering, a competition including Olympic and professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year.”

The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show's economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs locally and elsewhere in the broader economy.

“The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.,” said Tony Hitchcock, Chief Executive Officer of WIHS. “For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event,” he said. “Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event’s proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region.”

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held October 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation's capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, unique boutique shopping, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, DC, fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit www.wihs.org.

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Washington International Horse Show Announces Qualifying Periods for 2009 Published : Jun. 29, 2009 Category : Hunter -- Show

By Diana DeRosa Riders hoping to qualify for the 51st Washington International Horse Show still have time to earn points that will allow them to compete at one of the country’s leading equestrian competitions. Show officials announced the 2009 qualifying periods for hunter, jumper and equitation classes. Entries will close on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. The 51st annual Washington International will be held October 20-25, 2009, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Complete details on qualifying criteria as well as qualifying competitions are available on the WIHS official website, www.wihs.org, www.ryegate.com, or at www.wihs.org/competitors-lounge. $10,000 WIHS Championships (Children’s and Adult Hunter Championships; Children’s and Adult Jumper Championships) Qualifying Period: Classes held at shows starting on or after September 1, 2008, through shows starting on or before August 31, 2009. Horse/rider combinations will qualify for the finals based on points accrued during the qualifying period in WIHS-sanctioned classes or classics. Those wishing to compete in the WIHS Championship Finals at Verizon Center must enter on the WIHS entry blank. (There is no nomination fee for the finals.) Entries must be postmarked by the closing date of entries, September 1, 2009. Riders must be WIHS members in order for points to count.

WIHS Equitation and Pony Equitation Qualifying period: Shows starting on or after September 1, 2008, through shows starting on or before August 31, 2009. The top 30 riders will be invited to compete in the WIHS Equitation Finals and the top 25 riders will be invited to compete in the WIHS Pony Equitation Finals at Verizon Center. Invitations will be sent September 8, 2009. Riders must be WIHS members in order for points to count.

Hunter, Junior Hunter and Pony Hunter Qualifying for Hunter, Junior Hunter and Pony Hunter Divisions will be based on USEF National Horse of the Year points earned by horses/ponies at their best 15 shows starting on or after August 25, 2008, through shows starting on or before August 23, 2009.

Junior Jumper and Amateur-Owner Jumper Qualifying for the Junior Jumper and Amateur-Owner Jumpers will be based on prize money won at USEF-recognized shows starting on or after August 25, 2008 through shows starting on or before August 23, 2009.

Open Jumper Open Jumper riders will qualify based on their ranking on the USEF Computer List dated September 4, 2009.

“The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.,” said Tony Hitchcock, WIHS Chief Operating Officer. “For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event, and we are proud to offer riders, trainers, owners and spectators an exciting and memorable event in the heart of the nation’s capital.”

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held October 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Learn more at www.wihs.org.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2009 11:42 PM

WIHS: Putting Up the Washington International Horse Show

by Diana DeRosa

I can remember back in June when the new Washington International Horse Show COO, Tony Hitchcock, and the Director of Marketing, Linda Macklin, approached me to see if I would have interest in doing the advance equine PR for the horse show and be onsite during the week to take pictures. It is a show I’ve worked for many times before wearing all kinds of hats. Of course I was honored but I also recall thinking, it’s already June with so much to do and so little time.

Back then I also remember thinking to myself that the next few months were going to fly by and before I knew it I’d be onsite at Verizon Center in the heart of Washington, DC, wearing my photographer’s hat. Well, that’s where I am right now as I begin my daily (hopefully) blog to the ClubEquestrian readers.

The show doesn’t start until Tuesday, October 20, but as I write this, it is late Sunday, October 18.

I’m here already because I wanted a day or two to work through taking pictures, writing some stories and downloading my photos to ensure that I’d figured out all the quirks before the long days began (7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. followed by a few more hours of writing stories and downloading photos).

Being here early also is giving me a sense of what happens to put all the pieces in place for the show to be fully operational. When I arrived at the crack of dawn this morning the arena was and still is a cement floor. Before the footing comes in (which is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. tonight, Sunday night) they need to prep different parts of the arena, start setting up the stalls (inside and outside), begin the building of an indoor schooling area and so much more.

It’s a huge undertaking and there are a lot of busy beavers here all doing their jobs to ensure that when the horses arrive on Monday, the stalls are ready for them. The system for vanning into the City isn’t what you would expect. Trailers don’t come in independently.

Rather they have to go to the nearby PG Equestrian Center and then the WIHS official transporter takes care of transporting the horses to and from Verizon Center. This helps with congestion (which is essential for us to remain loved by the City especially at rush hour). It is also critical because there is so much switching of stalls.

Unlike at other shows where horses get settled in for the entire week at WIHS there are only 500 stalls, and so the horses have to constantly be switched in and out depending on who is showing when. It’s a delicate balance that is seamlessly handled by our own vanning people.

That delicate balance continues in every aspect of the show, from the building of the stalls, to the right mixture for the footing that will be appreciated by the horse and riders, to the actual running of the show and so much more.

I’ll be sharing a lot about all the behind and in-front-of-the-scenes action. My goal will be to tell you about the things that you probably are not aware of. It certainly has given me a great appreciation for the staff behind this horse show, and I hope it will do the same for you.

I hope to introduce you to the people who make it all happen as well because they deserve to be recognized for all they do to put together this great show, which is now in its 51st year. Not too many shows can say that, but the Washington International Horse Show certainly heads up the

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list of indoor shows.

In closing I want to end by saying that I welcome your questions or comments and when possible I will certainly get answers for you. So, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate to write me at dderosa1@optonline.net or post questions or comments below. I would enjoy hearing from the ClubEquestrian readers.

Below: Busy Office Staff (Linda Macklin, Juliet Reid, and Ainsley Hayes)

Below: Putting the stalls together

Below: It takes many dedicated people to put on a show of this magnitude here in the city.

Below: Linda Macklin

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Below: Tony Hitchcock

Below: Eric Straus

Below: Previous Posters from the Show

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009 9:47 PM

WIHS: The Horses Arrive and the Schooling Begins

by Diana DeRosa

Arriving to the Verizon Center arena this morning I was greeted with a perfectly set up arena. They’d spent the entire night moving in truckloads after truckloads of footing to prepare it for the first riders to school on.

Most of the stalls were up and ready to go except for some of the outside stalls, which were started early in the morning.

Wandering around the halls you could tell that the feeling was that people had arrived and were preparing for the first day. The trophy room was being organized with the trophies placed by day to make it easier for the presenters. The show secretaries were entering any late information to make it easier to check in people as they arrived.

We were in touch with the transporters who would be taking the horses from the PG Equestrian Center to Verizon Center and learned that the expected noon arrival would be more like 1:00. I wanted to catch that first horse and made it just in time to watch Inside Scoop being led down the ramp of the van transporting the first horse to step on the DC sidewalk.

It may seem normal but every year this is a memorable time because it truly is our feeling that the show is on once that first horse arrives.

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Before we knew it those empty stall downstairs were a sea of activity, and the grooms were busily preparing the horses for their owners to school. And that schooling was taking place in the same arena they will be competing in on Tuesday. It was a chance for the riders to allow the horses to accustom themselves to the setting with the distractions that surround an indoor arena.

It was fun to watch the horse show come alive but will be even more special to see that first horse enter in the arena to compete. By the time many of you read this Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be with camera in hand taking pictures of that first horse because the action starts at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

So stay tuned for more details and if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to contact me directly to make comments or ask questions email dderosa1@optonline.net or add your comments below. And stay with me all week as I bring you the latest WIHS action.

Below: Working on the arena footing.

Below: After the footing has been added.

Below: A horse in downtown Washington, DC--not something you see every day.

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Below: Trophies all ready for the big event.

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The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) at Verizon Center in Washington D.C. will be held from October 20-25, 2009. This event serves as one of the country's most prestigious and competitive indoor equestrian events, with prominent riders, Olympic Gold medalists, and superstar equines competing for top honors and fabulous prize money. The first horses were transported into downtown Washington D.C., on Monday, October 19, to prepare for the beginning of the competition.

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Inside Scoop traveled from Canby, OR, to compete in the professional hunter divisions. He will be shown by Sandy Ferrell, one of the top hunter riders in the nation. Also on the first trailer in was San Marino, who came with rider Jack Hammond from Seattle, WA. San Marino will compete in the Second Year Green Hunters.

This is Hammond's second time competing at the WIHS, but it is his first time coming to the Verizon Center.

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Competition began today at 7 a.m. with the Regular Conformation Hunters and will continue through the afternoon with professional hunters and two divisions of amateur-owner hunters. The evening session begin at 6:30 p.m. with the Children's Hunter Championships and finishes with the Adult Hunter Championships.

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Tickets may be purchased through Ticketmaster.com or by calling 202-397-SEAT. They also are available in person at Verizon Center Box Office.

For more on the WIHS, please visit www.wihs.org.

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The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a leading national equestrian event based in Washington, D.C., since 1958, is proud to announce a strong roster of corporate sponsors. WIHS welcomes The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Animal Planet, Chevron Corporation and Comcast among others.

“We are thrilled to have this support. Nearly half of the funds raised for the 2009 show have come from new corporate donors contributing cash and value in-kind. In past years the majority of the show’s funding has come from private donors and foundations, so this broader base of both corporate and private funding will allow WIHS to build a stronger foundation for the future,” said Eric L. Straus, WIHS Chief Executive Officer.

Boeing, Chevron and Honeywell, as well as Textron and Royal Bank of Canada have committed support to WIHS. This support is specifically focused on providing complimentary admission to thousands of military family members who will attend the show this year. Animal Planet has worked as a WIHS partner and created and coordinated this year’s public relations and advertising campaign.

“We believe this to be the best and most well-received campaign in the 51-year history of WIHS,” noted Tony Hitchcock, WIHS Chief Operating Officer. Comcast joins WIHS with support as a major media partner and will provide extensive airing of the dynamic new WIHS TV commercial created by the Animal PlanetDiscovery Channel team. New for 2009 is Comcast’s sponsorship of complimentary general admission for all children 12 & under at all WIHS performances before 5:00 p.m.

WIHS has developed new exhibitions and events to reach further into the local community audience to build the fan base for this equestrian event. “Our partnership with the Caisson Platoon, Horses and Humans Research Foundation, Autism Speaks and our youth and community initiatives have broadened our appeal.

We are seeing wonderful results with an increase in sponsorship, media attention and we expect to see it with attendance as well,” said Straus.

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Also new this year is Sunday afternoon’s World of the Horse exhibition in which more than 12 different equestrian acts (plus the show’s famed terrier exhibition) will showcase dressage, barrel racing, Friesians, sidesaddle, reining, the U.S. Park Police Mounted Patrol, and more—starting at 1 p.m.

Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held October 20-25, 2009, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.wihs.org.

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Markies and Smith, Grisset and Kinsey Take Top Honors in 2009 WIHS $10,000 Children's and Adult Jumper Championships

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

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The 2009 Washington International Horse Show continued on Wednesday with the best horses and riders in the country competing in jumper championships. There were three jumper classes in total, and the first class victory went to Spencer Smith and Markies in the $10,000 Children's Jumper Championship. Alissa Kinsey guided Grisset to first place in the $10,000 Adult Jumper Championship. Opening up the Amateur-Owner Jumper competition, Susan Knoblauch and Carneval won the $2,500 Time First Jump-Off class.

Wednesday was just the beginning of a week full of exciting jumper competition. The courses are designed

by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. In the $10,000 Children's Jumper Championship, 13 horse-and-rider combinations were clear from the first round to advance to the jump-off. The early lead was held by Lauren Tyree on Eurocommerce Rome, who was clear in the jump-off in 28.123 seconds. The lead changed hands when Rachel Brodsky and Elliot 92 lowered the winning time to 27.671 seconds.

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But it was eventually Spencer Smith and Markies, who went second to last in the jump-off, that would find the winning ride in 25.935 seconds. For their win, they were awarded the H. Fenwick kollock Memorial Perpetual Trophy, donated by Friends of Fen.

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Smith and Markies, a 24-year-old veteran show jumper, were quick in the jump-off and left out strides where possible. Twelve-year-old Smith of Wellington, FL, trains with his parents, Emily and Ken Smith. He has been riding Markies for two years and said that the seasoned horse has taught him everything he knows about the jumpers.

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"He is different. He switches his leads a lot and swaps a lot, but he is really good. At first I didn't like him, but now I do a lot," Smith said of Markies. "He has taught me speed, and he taught me how to ride really."

"I love going fast and I like the bigger jumps," he continued. "I think I made up time at (fence) nine, that turn back to the oxer."

This was Smith's first time competing at the WIHS and he said of his win, "This is probably one of the best that we have done together."

The last proved to be the best in the $10,000 Adult Jumper Championship. Alissa Kinsey of Ft. Myers, FL, and her 12-year-old Hanoverian mare, Grisset, scorched the jump-off course with a clear round and winning time of 24.709 seconds over 26 other competitors in the class. They were chasing another fast time set by

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Kenzie Donovan and Max (last year's Championship winners), who finished in 25.369 seconds. Donovan was the early leader and finished third with her horse Oyster, who crossed the timers in 25.501 seconds.

Kinsey and Grisset were awarded the Dorothy Foote "Goodie" Taylor Memorial Perpetual Trophy, donated

by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ashton Hill and Miss Linden Joan Hill.

Grisset has had a very successful year, including a Winter Equestrian Festival circuit championship, and multiple wins at the Vermont Summer Festival, Showplace Spring Spectacular, and the Devon Horse Show.

After an uncharacteristic rail last week at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Kinsey was a little worried going into the class, which led to a careful first round. In the jump-off however, she knew that she could go for the time and not worry about her horse.

"I was paranoid because of the rail at Harrisburg because that is not like her, so I was just worried that for some reason the indoor was bothering her. It never has before, so I just kind of was extra careful. It wasn't that smooth, the course overall was nice, but the way I rode it wasn't what I would have liked it to be normally, but I got it done," Kinsey said of her first round.

Of the jump-off, she described, "Then the jump-off was perfect for her. Whenever there is an option to leave strides out, that is where she can make up for it. She is good turning, but she is better running, and this course had the two long gallops for her and that was good. I ran so much I screwed up two distances, and I was really lucky. I think she paid me back for the rail at Harrisburg."

This was only Kinsey's and Grisset's second horse show indoors, and Kinsey was very happy to end her year on a high note. "I think it just kind of makes me happy that she's done for the year, and she still did her job until the very, very end," Kinsey remarked. "I am happy that she stayed consistent and happy and still likes her job."

The final class of the day was the first class of the competition for the Amateur-Owner Jumpers. Twelve entries went to post, but only two found a way clear to the jump-off. Both had trouble in the jump-off round, but the win went to Susan Knoblauch of Huntersville, NC, on Carneval, who finished with 11 faults in 48.028 seconds. Clara Lindner and Seraldo were second with 12 faults in 40.470 seconds. The fastest four-faulter from the first round was Lillian Hahn on Lucky One, who had a time of 57.023 seconds.

Knoblauch and Carneval won the "Footloose" Perpetual Trophy in remembrance of Ruth Ellen Wilmot and donated by the Curtin Family in honor of the 1990 winner, Footloose, ridden by Caroline Curtin.

The 2009 Washington International Horse Show continues on Thursday with the next class in the AmateurOwner Jumper division, the Time First Round speed class. It is followed by the first class for the junior jumpers and the first half of the class for the Open Jumpers, which features six Olympians in its roster. The evening session will begin at 7 p.m. with a special color guard presentation and will feature the second half of the class for Open Jumpers, followed by a special exhibition by Caroline Williams, terrier races, and a dressage exhibition by Olympic rider Ashley Holzer. The night finishes with the Open Jumper Gambler's Choice class.

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Scott Stewart and Declaration Garner Grand Champion Hunter Award at Washington International Horse Show

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The professional hunter divisions and the Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions wrapped-up their second day of competition on Wednesday, October 21, at the Washington International Horse Show with the presentation of Grand Championship awards. Scott Stewart and Declaration led the way, earning the Green Conformation Hunter Championship, and going on to win the Grand Green Working Hunter Award, as well as the Grand Champion Hunter Award. After his excellent performance, Stewart also received the Leading Hunter Rider Award, sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Ernest M. Oare.

Stewart, of Wellington, FL swept the over fences classes with Declaration, owned by Fashion Farms of New York, NY, during the Green Conformation Hunter division, sponsored by Penelope Ayers and Ravens Wood Farm. The pair took home the championship prize and the Valiant Hawk Memorial Challenge Trophy.

Shelley Campf and Costar, were victorious in the under saddle class and earned this year's reserve championship honors. Stewart's excellent performance with Declaration won him the Grand Green Working Hunter Award and the Grand Champion Hunter Rave Review Challenge Trophy.

"Declaration has been great all year," smiled Stewart. "He did the Green Conformation mostly in Florida, and I did Regular Conformation a few times as well. He does the four-foot easily, but he's still a bit green at it.

The four-foot really helped him at the three-six and it helped him just get a little mileage."

Stewart's winning streak continued when he was named First Year Green Working Hunter Champion for his ride aboard Way Cool. The Pryde Family sponsored the division. Stewart and Way Cool earned two firstplace ribbons over fences during Tuesday's competition. The reserve championship prize was presented to John French and Small Affair, owned by Iwasaki & Reilly of Pacific Palisades, CA, who won Tuesday's stakes class, as well as the under saddle class.

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This is the first year that Way Cool has competed at Indoors, and Stewart is very pleased with his performance. "Way Cool was amazing," he expressed. "Capital Challenge was his first indoor experience and he's still green. He has an amazing jump and he's really fun to ride."

Stewart bought the seven-year-old gelding five years ago after seeing a video of him free jumping. "I took my time with him," continued Stewart. "He was always jumping too high, but now he's leveled out. He has a great personality, and he's really just matured and grown up."

During the Regular Conformation Hunter division, sponsored by Mrs. Stephen C. Clark, Jr., it was Maggie Jayne and Francesca, owned by Pony Lane Farm of Bluffdale, UT, who claimed the Marry Farren Perpetual Trophy and the championship ribbon after winning three blue ribbons. Stewart and Declaration scored another tricolor victory by earning the reserve championship honors.

This is the second Regular Conformation Hunter Championship win for Jayne and Francesca, who also scored the championship prize at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. "It feels great," said Jayne.

"Francesca has been awesome, she's been very relaxed, and she hasn't been spooky at all. She got to go in the ring the first day, and other than that I've just been hacking her in the schooling ring. She's not at all

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spooky, and she's been fine."

Hunt Tosh also had an excellent day, claiming two championship ribbons. He scored a hat trick with Lone Star, owned by Douglas Wheeler of Keswick, VA, winning the Regular Working Hunter Championship at the Capital Challenge Horse Show, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, and now the Washington International Horse Show. The pair were presented with the "Not Always" Challenge Trophy for their victory.

The reserve championship ribbon was awarded to Jennifer Alfano for her ride aboard Jersey Boy, owned by SBS Farms Inc., of Buffalo, NY. "He's fabulous, he really does try every time he walks in the ring," commented Tosh. "He walked in there and won the first class yesterday (Tuesday), which he's done everywhere we've been. Then he came back and won again and was great for us. It's fun to have a horse like him."

Tosh also won Wednesday's Second Year Green Working Hunter Championship with Rosalynn, owned by Ernest Oare of Warrenton, VA. The Wasserman Foundation sponsored the division. Tosh and Rosalynn were the winners of Wednesday's Stake class and had the best trip for the second year in a row to win the Windy Acres Challenge Trophy. Jack Hammond and Sanmorino, owned by Ann Lindwall of Duncan, B.C., was the winner of this year's reserve championship prize.

Rosalynn competed with Tosh as a First Year Hunter, and this year the pair stepped-up to the Second Year Hunters. "She was great, she tried really hard in every class and was really good here," he said. "She was really good here last year as well, so this is a good horse show for her."

Tosh was very proud of how Rosalynn handled the new atmosphere at the indoor horse show. "She's great about the jumps and she's a quiet horse," he explained. "She's great about walking into new rings and not being spooky, so you don't have to worry about that at all."

The Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions competed next, and there was a tie for the Grand Champion AmateurOwner Hunter Award. Erin Stewart was the winner of this year's Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunter Championship with Confidential, while Teri Kessler and Pavarotti took home the Amateur-Owner 36 and Over Hunter Championship. The pair had an equal number of points for their performances and tied for the Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Championship.

Stewart, of Ocala, FL, and Confidential were the winners of the Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunter Championship after earning the top ribbon in the under saddle and the first over fences class. She was also awarded the Leading Amateur-Owner Rider Award for her excellent performance. The reserve championship prize was presented to Jessica Van Brocklin, of Alexandria, VA, and Second Hand News.

This is the first year that Confidential has competed at the Washington International Horse Show, and Stewart was concerned that he might be nervous. "Yesterday I rode him like he was going to be nervous," she explained. "I kept sitting there waiting for him to pick up and he didn't. Today he was amazing; he's really fun and pretty easy to ride. He's sensitive and he wants to do everything right."

Kessler, of Armonk, NY, had the win during the stake class and Tuesday's under saddle with Pavarotti to score the Amateur-Owner 36 and Over Hunter Championship, as well the co-Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Championship. Brad Wolf, of Memphis, TN, and Andiamo also performed well and earned the reserve championship honors.

Last week Kessler and Pavarotti won the Amateur-Owner 36 and Over Hunter Championship at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, and she could not be more thrilled with her horse's performance. "I'm walking on air," she smiled. "I'm really excited, and I think the world of my horse, but right now I'm a little bit in awe of him."

"He just wanted to jump well," Kessler continued. "I didn't even have to think about how to help him jump well; he was just trying the hardest and it seemed like he just wanted to jump well for fun."

Pavarotti went home and got turned out for a day after the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Kessler admitted when she came to Washington she was focused on riding well, because she felt Pavarotti had outperformed her at the last show. "He was wonderful, but there were a couple moments at Harrisburg where I felt like I had let him down," she said. "He doesn't want to be ridden badly or half way, and he knows the difference. When I came here I was thinking this time I really want to ride him well, and that's what really mattered to me."

The Washington International Horse Show is one of Kessler's favorite shows to attend each year. "The people who run this horse show are so devoted to it," she expressed. "This is a grassroots horse show because it reaches people who don't know anything about horses. On Friday and Saturday night you will see a lot of young kids that come out to see the horses. My mom took me to a horse show at Madison Square Garden when I was a little kid and that was the first time I knew I wanted to ride horses, and I'll be darned if I didn't. I wasn't a farm kid, no one in my family rode, and this show touches a lot of people like me who wouldn't see horses otherwise."

On Thursday, the Junior Hunter divisions will get under way at the Washington International Horse Show.

The top riders will receive championship and reserve championship prizes on Thursday after two days of competition. This week's highlight event is the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, which will be held Saturday, October 24, at 9:30 p.m. The show runs through Sunday, October 25, and will conclude with the presentation of the Grand Champion Pony Hunter prize and the Best Child Rider Award.

For more information about the Washington International Horse Show, please visit www.wihs.org.

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McLain Ward and Couletto K James Take First in $30,000 Open Jumper Class at 2009 WIHS, CSI****W

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and Lauren Fisher It was another exciting day of competition at the 2009 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), as the schedule featured four jumper classes for amateur-owner, junior, and open jumpers on Thursday. The highlight class of the day was the $30,000 Open Jumper Time First Jump-off class, and Olympic Gold medalist McLain Ward of the United States took the top prize on Couletto K James. Andres Rodriguez of Venezuala and Da Vinci were victorious in the $20,000 Open Jumper Gambler's Choice Costume class, presented by Honeywell International, Inc. Earlier in the day, Lillian Hahn won the Amateur-Owner Time First Round on Lucky One, and Navona Gallegos on Drossana took first place in the opening Junior Jumper Time First Jump-off class.

This week's courses are designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. In the $30,000 Open Jumper class, 30 horses went to post in the first round. There were six clear rounds that returned for the jump-off, with the first horse in the ring setting the pace. Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil and new mount Night Train, owned by Double H Farm, were double clear and stopped the timers in the jump-off in 30.45 seconds.

Next in, Hillary Dobbs of the United States and Quincy B had a fast time of 31.17 seconds, but a rail put them into fourth place at the end of the class. Jill Henselwood of Canada's Silver-medal Olympic team followed with Bottom Line, owned by Bradon Construction. They were clear in 32.44 seconds to finish third.

Ireland's Shane Sweetnam on Zamiro, owned by Spy Coast Farm, LLC, had eight faults in 32.00 seconds for sixth place.

The eventual winner, Ward and Couletto K James, owned by Katie Dinan, LLC, were able to leave strides out, thanks to the horse's large stride, and a sharp turn to the final vertical helped them bring the winning time down to 29.42 seconds for the win.

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The final pair in the class, Marilyn Little-Meredith and Raylyn Farms, Inc.'s Ragrusa H, had eight faults in 30.48 seconds for fifth place.

Ward was given the ride on Couletto K James for the WIHS and next week at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament, but the horse has been showing recently with his owner, junior rider Katie Dinan.

"I was a little nervous. I hadn't ridden him in a while, and Katie has been cleaning up with the horse. She was third in the small grand prix at South Hampton, third at Saugerties and you know, I didn't want to get shown up by a 15-year-old whipper snapper, so I wanted to make sure that we had a nice round," Ward joked. "I was lucky the way the jump-off played out. I didn't want to run him before the grand prix, but it wasn't super fast and he turns great, so I just tried to make tight turns and it worked out well. I think I did one less in a couple of places, and it just kind of averaged out a little bit ahead."

Although it has been seven years, Ward has had the ride on Couletto K James before. He rode the talented gelding for three years and said that now he is "a little more experienced, a little more clever." Ward added, "He has had a few miles under the hood now. He has always been a great, great horse, and it's very exciting

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for Katie's future. It is a pleasure to get to ride a great horse again."

For his win tonight, Ward was presented with the Ben O'Meara Memorial Challenge Trophy.

The last class of the night was the entertaining costume class for the $20,000 Open Jumper Gambler's Choice. While quite a few riders had a chance to catch the winning point total, it was Andres Rodriguez dressed as Sherlock Holmes and the seven-year-old Oldenburg gelding Da Vinci that scored the highest amount of points with the fastest time. Their clear jump over the Joker fence raised their total to 1,400 points, and their time of 56.31 seconds gave them the win. Margie Engle of the United States and Hidden Creek's Pamina L (57.60 seconds) and the U.S.'s Todd Minikus on Olinda (59.43 seconds) finished second and third.

Rodriguez, a 25-year-old from Venezuela, competed for five years in Europe with the Pessoa family before moving to the United States three years ago. This is his first time competing at the WIHS. He said of his win, "It is always good to win a class in a four-star (competition) with all of the big riders like Rodrigo (and) McLain. McLain was riding Goldika, which was one of the favorites."

His plan for the Gambler's Choice class, where riders make their own course, was to have the same jumps as Minikus, but to cross the finish line faster. That course of action worked. He remarked, "For the big joker I thought if I went in a straight line I could have a chance of having it down, so I just turned pretty tight to the big vertical and it was good."

Rodriguez said that although Da Vinci is young, "every time he goes in the ring he tries very hard," and while his second mount is his grand prix horse, Da Vinci "deserves equal if not more attention than the grand prix horse."

As the winning rider, Rodriguez was given the Crown Royal Trophy, donated by Crown Royal, and the Sue Ann Geisler Memorial Trophy, donated by the WIHS, for his winning horse.

A $2,500 Amateur-Owner Jumper class began the jumper competition this afternoon with the win going to Lillian Hahn and Lucky One. The class was held in a Timed First Round format, and Hahn and Lucky One had the fastest of only three clear rounds to take top honors with a time of 59.400 seconds. Benjamin Simpkins and Astro Z earned second place after jumping clear in 64.404 seconds. The third-place award went to Marley Goodman and U-2 with the only other clear round in a time of 70.736 seconds.

Hahn is a 23-year-old rider from Tryon, NC, and has trained with Vick Russell for 10 years. Lucky One is a 10-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding from Denmark. "I love him," Hahn smiled. "Every single girl that rides, from short-stirrup up to the ponies to the junior hunters, they dream about getting to the High Amateurs before the Open division and he is such the horse to take me there. He has taught me everything; he is so amazing."

Hahn explained her strategy in Thursday's class, stating, "I wanted to ride forward, and I just wanted to make sure that I gave him a really clean round. He is such a big horse. He is 18.5 hands high, but he can turn like an itty-bitty horse. These speed classes are his forte, so it's great."

This is Hahn's second year showing Lucky One at the Washington International Horse Show, and Thursday's victory followed a solid third-place finish in the first class of the Amateur-Owner Jumper division last night.

"He was amazing yesterday and he was just unbelievable today," Hahn acknowledged. "Last year he was good, he has been in the top ribbons every year, but this is the first class that we have won here, so that is very exciting."

"It is so incredible to see all of the amazing top riders and top horses here," she added. "You have already won once you have gotten here, so it is incredible to compete with the most unbelievable riders and trainers and horses from all over the country; it is a real honor."

Hahn was honored as well, with the Cover Story Perpetual Trophy, donated by Rolling Acres Farm.

The next class of the afternoon was the $2,500 Junior Jumpers with the winning round going to Navona Gallegos and Drossana. Six of the original 20 entries in the class went clear to jump-off, and Gallegos and Drossana had the faster of two clear jump-off rounds in a time of 39.072 seconds for the victory. Reed Kessler and Flight earned the second-place honors with their clear jump-off round in 39.805 seconds. Third place was awarded to Samantha Harrison and Santika with the fastest four-fault round in 39.424 seconds.

Class winner Navona Gallegos is 18 years old and from Santa Fe, NM. She rides with California trainer Karen Healey. Gallegos leases Drossana from owner John Huggins, and noted that the 12-year-old Westphalian mare is "very large and has kind of a tough mouth," but explained that she is very scopey.

This is Gallegos' first time competing at the WIHS. "I love it. I haven't been anywhere like this before, and it is really impressive," she smiled. "I have done indoors before, but this was my first year doing jumpers indoors.

I did Harrisburg, but this is amazing. Being in the city is very different; it gives you a lot of adrenaline."

"My jump-off strategy was basically to gallop," she continued. "There was so much space in between one and two, and the second to last two jumps. I decided to gallop and go around instead of trying to slow down and fit it in before the turn."

Gallegos was presented with the Eleanor White O'Leary Memorial Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ashton Hill and Miss Linden Joan Hill.

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Hasbrouck Donovan and Confidential Win Grand Champion Junior Hunter Trophy at Washington International Horse Show

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For the second time this week the Grand Champion cooler was awarded to Confidential at the Washington International Horse Show. Hasbrouck Donovan and Confidential were the winners of this year's Grand Champion Junior Hunter prize, after winning three first-place ribbons and claiming the Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter Championship. This is Confidential's second Grand Championship win this week, after earning the co-Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Championship title with Erin Stewart in the irons.

The Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter division was the first to conclude on Friday. Donovan and Confidential won Thursday's first over fences class, as well as the stakes class with the Joan Robinson Hill Memorial Trophy and the under saddle class with the Rhea Gardere Robinson Memorial Perpetual Trophy.

The pair was awarded the Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter Championship, and Confidential was named Grand Champion Junior Hunter, winning the Ides of March Perpetual Trophy. The Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter reserve championship honors were awarded to Genuine, owned by the Chansonette Farm, LLC, of New York, NY, with Lillie Keenan in the irons.

"It feels really good," smiled Donovan. "He went amazing and was unbelievable. I know he's going to jump all the jumps when I go in there, so I feel very comfortable on him. He's really fun and really smooth."

Don Stewart of Ocala, FL, Confidential's owner, has been watching the eight-year-old gelding by Baloubet du Rouet very closely for the last two years. "I knew that he had championship qualities because he's a mover and a jumper," explained Stewart. "He's a very top-quality horse. I'm sure he could jump a huge course of fences. He's a wonderful athlete. He won the Junior Hunter Finals this summer with Hasbrouck, and my daughter has been champion almost every time she showed him. "

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Stewart chose Donovan as a rider for Confidential because her style is very similar to his daughter Erin's, who rides Confidential in the Amateur-Owner Hunters. "Hasbrouck is very accurate and very passive," he noted. "She and Erin are both very soft riders with a nice feel and wonderful timing."

The Large Junior 15 and Under Hunter division was next, and the championship tricolor was presented to Samantha Schaefer and Bishonen, owned by Marianna Bishop Wade of Louisa, VA. The pair was the winner of Friday's stakes class and under saddle class. Donovan took home the reserve championship prize for her ride aboard her second mount, Quality Time, also owned by Stewart.

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eight-years-old, so he's got a long road ahead of him, but he's very made for eight. I think that you could put anyone on him and they could get the job done. He's so fun to ride, because he's comfortable and he has a nice rhythm."

The Small Junior 16-17 Hunter Championship was awarded to Lyle, owned by Stephanie Keen of Ocala, FL, for the second year in row, this time with Abby O'Mara holding the reins. O'Mara and Lyle had blue ribbon rounds during Thursday's handy class and Friday's stakes class to earn the top award. The reserve championship ribbon was presented to Kelsey Thatcher, of Bluffdale, UT, and Mirasol, who won Thursday's first over fences class.

Lyle was recently named Grand Champion Junior Hunter at the Pennsylvania National Horse, and O'Mara was excited to continue the winning streak. "I love riding him, and being champion at any of the finals is exciting," she expressed. "He was a little nervous the first day, but he was still good and we were fourth.

Then it just got better the next round, and today he was perfect."

Don Stewart found Lyle when he was six years old, and he is thrilled to be part of such a legacy. "As a young horse he was quite frisky, but as an older horse, he's 16 this year, he's very easy to get in the ring," he explained. "He's very consistent and careful, and he's got perfect scope and hunter style. He's the whole package, you put him in gear, find him a nice distance and you're pretty much good to go."

"You have to be careful though," continued Stewart. "Everybody says always says, 'Oh he's won with so many riders,' but it really takes a certain rider to ride that horse. It has to be an accurate rider with a good feel and smooth riding. He does not like a rough hand at all."

O'Mara will continue showing Lyle next year during her final junior year. She is excited to compete at Indoors again, and admits she will be less nervous because she's already been successful once.

The final division to compete was the Large Junior 16-17 Hunters. The championship prize was presented to Jennifer Waxman, who was aboard Vida Blue, owned by Laura King of Irvington, NY. The pair received the Chance Step Perpetual Trophy for their excellent performance. Jacqueline Lubrano and Charade, owned by Mahala Rummell of Jacksonville, FL, were the winners of this year's reserve championship honors.

"She's so talented," said Waxman. "Sometimes she picks one jump on course that she will jump as a perfect 10. There are only so many horses that can do that and she has a lot of natural ability. If I do my job, she does hers; she goes in there to win."

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McLain Ward and Vancouver Reach Great Heights in $25,000 Puissance at 2009 WIHS CSI****-W

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and Lauren Fisher Minikus, Farrington, Johnson, and Kessler in Winner's Circle for Jumpers The 2009 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) CSI****-W is one of the most exciting equestrian competitions in the country, and it is one of only two shows in North America that offer a puissance, or "high jump" class. Friday night's $25,000 Puissance presented by Chevron Corporation saw a very familiar face for the awards presentation. Seven-time winner McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, was victorious in the class on Vancouver. David Beisel of Cincinnati, OH, finished second with Patoile, owned by Harlow Investment Enterprises, Inc. This year's WIHS jumper courses are designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. Ward and Beisel were the only two riders out of a starting field of seven to reach the third jump-off round. The first round started with Shane Sweetnam of Ireland on Spy Coast Farm, LLC's Little Emir and Jonathan McCrea of Ireland on Promised Land, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, having rails on earlier fences on the course, although they both cleared the puissance wall that was set at 5'10" (1.78m). This eliminated them from the competition. Also eliminated for a fault at the wall was Andres Rodriguez of Venezuala on Tornado.

Along with Ward and Beisel, two other riders were clear in the first round to move on to the second round, where the wall was raised to 6'1" (1.85m). Charlie Jayne and Pony Lane Farm's Carentina III were clear, but chose to retire after this round. Irishman Darragh Kenny and Missy Clark/North Run's Gael Force were also clear to move on to the third round.

In the third round, the wall was moved up to 6'7" (2.01m), and the first rider to attempt the jump was Ward on Vancouver. They easily cleared the wall to move on to the final round. Beisel and the very game Patoile were also clear. The luck of the Irish was not with Kenny, however, who had a very unfortunate fault at the wall when Gael Force cleared it, but kicked out the top block with his hind legs as he was landing.

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The wall in the final round was raised to 6'10" (2.09m), but neither Ward nor Beisel were able to clear it.

Ward had trouble when Vancouver shifted right over the wall, and he took the top blocks down. Beisel, who had been galloping to the wall in previous rounds, took a more conservative approach and Patoile refused.

When he tried again, Patoile refused and Beisel fell off. Horse and rider were okay, but due to the fall, Beisel would have to take second place.

For his win, Ward was given the Congressman's Challenge Trophy, donated by the Late Honorable Rogers C.B. Morton and the Late Honorable F. Robert Watkins of Pennsylvania. Ward retired the trophy before in 2002 after he won three years in a row on Achat 6, and he also was the winner in 1994 and in 2006 and 2007 on EquiFit Pozitano.

Amazingly enough, this was Ward's first class showing with Vancouver, an 11-year-old New Zealand-bred Dutch horse. "We just got the horse about two or three weeks ago. He had jumped very successfully in New

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Zealand and done a few World Cup Leagues. He had a very good record before, and we brought him here because we knew he was very brave and thought he could go a couple of rounds in the Puissance," Ward explained. "It is a great event here at Washington and very good prize money, and we wanted to give it a try."

Ward said of his final round, "He performed great. I don't know him very well, and I don't think I rode him very well the last round. I actually thought I was coming in a bit slow to the wall and my thinking before the last round was to go with a little more rhythm and I think that was a mistake. I ended up being a bit too flat at it, but he really performed wonderfully and he is just a lovely horse."

This is Beisel's second time at the WIHS, and it was his and his horse's first ever Puissance class. He and the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare have been together for three years and they compete in the grand prix classes usually. At last year's WIHS, Beisel saw the class and wanted to compete in it this year.

"I have always wanted to do it. I watched McLain do it, and I thought it looked like fun," he remarked.

Afterwards he joked, "I did get slammed into the wall, but it was still fun. I think I got a little too slow. I got running the time before and she barely got her hind end out of the way, so I was trying to be patient and maybe got a little too patient there. She thought it looked awfully big."

Beisel is happy to compete in such a rare event like the Puissance. "I don't know if I would do them every weekend," he conceded, "but it is needed at big events like this where they have such a big crowd and all of the people out there. That makes it pretty special."

The first class of the night was the $20,000 Open Jumper 1.50m Faults Converted class. In a blaze of speed, Todd Minikus and Olinda, owned by Houlihan Lawrence, were the winners in a time of 49.52 seconds. Just behind them were Hillary Dobbs and Marengo in 50.99 seconds. Third place went to Christine McCrea on Romantovich Take One in 53.46 seconds.

"It looked like it was going to be a fast class to me," Minikus expressed. "So when I went, Hillary had the lead and when I caught Hillary, I knew that really put the pressure on McLain and that he was gonna have to go."

Minikus felt that Olinda was right on target for the speed class. "Actually she is very good at that. As long as she doesn't start anticipating, she is very good. If she starts anticipating she can get a little ahead of herself.

But that was fast, I don't care what anybody says!" he said.

He added, "This week I am showing Houlihan Lawrence's Olinda and Callie Seaman's horse Alaska. I would like to thank them and my Purina sponsorship, and I can't forget to thank Val Renihan who is the trainer of the horses."

The $15,000 Open Jumper Faults Converted was won by Kent Farrington and R.C.G. Farm's Samar this afternoon after the pair had the fastest of five clear rounds in 51.45 seconds. Last year's winners Hillary Dobbs and Marengo, owned by The Dobbs Group, earned the second-place honors in 53.98 seconds.

Jonathan McCrea and Victor E, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, came in third in 55.29 seconds.

Class winners Kent Farrington and Samar were presented with the General Dwight E. Eisenhower Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated by the late Arthur J. Morris, and the pair took the victory gallop following their winning round.

The $10,000 Ambassador's Cup Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic was held with an exciting victory for Paige Johnson of The Plains, VA. With her ride in the class, Johnson won the prestigious Ambassador's Cup Perpetual Trophy for the second year in a row, thanks to the generous donation of Ambassador and Mrs. Marion H. Smoak. Last year Johnson won the class with La Martinee, and this year she rode Chiron S to the victory. Both horses are owned by Salamander Farm.

Johnson and Chiron S were one of three pairs to clear the first round course and continue to the jump-off.

Erin Stewart and Devito jumped off first but had 12 faults in 35.948 seconds to finish in third place. Marley Goodman and U-2 jumped next and laid down a clear round in 37.660 seconds to finish in second. Johnson and Chiron S were the last to attempt the jump-off and the pair cleared the course in an impressive 35.420 seconds to earn top honors.

Following the Ambassador's Cup class, the Amateur-Owner Jumpers awarded their division championship to Lillian Hahn and Lucky One after their successful week of competition. The pair was presented with the Foxbrook Perpetual Trophy in honor of Space Citation and donated by Joy Slater. Carneval and Susan Knoblauch earned the division's reserve championship.

The junior jumpers also showed at the Verizon Center on Friday in a $2,500 timed first round class. The intricate course proved difficult for the horses and riders, as just two of the original 20 entries were able to jump without fault. Topping the class were Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, and her 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Flight.

The pair jumped clear in a time of 57.829 seconds to take top honors. The only other clear round was completed by Alexandra Thornton and Dunwalke LLC's Silvana, with their time of 64.169 seconds. Hayley Barnhill and Callie Schott's Toucan Tango had the fastest four-fault round in 53.230 seconds to earn third place. Reed Kessler and Flight were awarded the Beagle Brook Farm Perpetual Trophy for their win in the afternoon's class.

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and Lauren Fisher In an exciting three-horse jump-off, Todd Minikus and Alaska were the fastest clear round to win the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix World Cup qualifier presented by The Boeing Company. Kate Levy and Lirving du Volsin finished second, while Mario Deslauriers and Vicomte D were third. Earlier in the evening, Samantha Schaefer was victorious in the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals.

Saturday night's courses were designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil, and out of the 29 entries in the class, only three could find the path to the jump-off. Ken Berkley and Carlos Boy, owned by Alexa and Krista Weisman, just missed the jump-off by accumulating one time fault in 78.84 seconds to finish fourth. Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil kicked up his speed after having a rail down to finish as the fastest four-faulter in 67.17 seconds on Night Train, owned by Double H Farm.

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The first to return in the jump-off was Levy and Lirvin du Volsin, owned by LA Horsepower and Kate Levy.

She went for the safe, clear round, but was very efficient with her speed. She finished clear in 36.32 seconds and would have to wait and see how the riders chased her time.

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Levy noted, "I was really happy with my jump-off. This is definitely the biggest grand prix that I have had to do with that horse. I was not expecting much with these two behind me, so I just really wanted to jump a clear round and be as neat as possible because my horse is so game, but I didn't want to take too many risks and have a rail."

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New U.S. Equestrian Team rider Mario Deslauriers (formerly of Canada) piloted Vicomte D, owned by Jane F. Clark, next in the jump-off. Deslauriers turned up the speed and galloped down to the final oxer, but they had the front rail down for four faults in 34.48 seconds.

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"The last two big classes that I have done with him in the jump-off I have had the last fence down," Deslauriers said of Vicomte D, an 11-year-old Belgian gelding. "He has been jumping great and tonight he really put on a good show. It is just a matter of keeping at it, and the luck will come back because he is a very quick horse and he wins a lot of classes."

It all came down to Minikus as the final rider in the ring on Alaska, an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned

by Callie Seaman. Minikus made a very tight turn from the first vertical back to the next oxer and then continued that speed through the rest of the shortened course. He galloped over the final oxer and stopped the timers in 34.55 seconds for the win.

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"It looked like Kate did her jump-off just right. Not crazy, but prompt, and then it put the pressure on Mario and myself to have to go a bit," Minikus explained. "I got to the gate just to watch the end of Mario's and in typical Mario form he looked like he was going pretty quick and had a little bad luck at the last jump. I thought my turn from one to two was maybe a little quicker and then I did the same number of strides to the third jump and just tried to stay inside of the footprints."

Minikus had kind words for Alaska, who won multiple grand prix events this year including the grand prix qualifier in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. "He has a lot of quality. He is a careful horse, and he is very good with his technique. He doesn't have enough mileage really at this point, but he always gives it a good effort.

When he guesses, he usually guesses with the right answer, so he is a very enjoyable horse, and I am very glad I have him to ride."

It has been 19 years since Minikus last won the President's Cup Grand Prix, and he was happy to receive once again the President of the United States Perpetual Cup. "There is history behind the President's Cup; it is for sure one of our most prestigious grand prix. It starts off the indoor circuit, so any win is a good win for sure."

Minikus won the Leading Jumper Rider Award sponsored by the Blundon Family, and was awarded the Margaret Chovnick Memorial Trophy. Andres Rodriguez of Venezuela was named the Leading International Rider.

Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD, was the top junior rider in the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals. She led from the beginning with a top score of 87.92 in the hunter phase, and added a jumper phase score of 86.92. She was the last to return in the Top 10 work-off and was feeling the pressure from Chase Boggio, of Canton, GA, who had a high score in the work-off of 89.67. The top 10 riders switched horses, and Boggio masterfully rode Molly Braswell's The General to increase the leading point total to 261.999.

Although Boggio and Braswell both train with Bob Braswell and Christina Schlusemeyer, Boggio had never ridden The General before. "He is in the same barn as I am, but I had actually never ridden him before today.

I don't think I could have been any luckier with the draw though," he said. "I have seen him go enough to know what he is like. He was sort of similar to my horse. You just have to ride him forward like a hunter a little bit, so it wasn't too big of a difference."

Boggio won the equitation championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show and was seventh in the USEF Medal Finals. He said of his mount Graphiq, "I just feel like I really click with him. I have just gone in with really no expectations, and it has all just sort of come together all at once."

Schaefer returned on Lucy Davis' mount Patrick as the last to go. She had a smooth round and a bold final line. The judges rewarded her with a score of 91.67 for the work-off and a total of 266.498 for the win.

Schaefer trains with Andre Dignelli, Kim Stewart, Kirsten Coe, Patricia Griffith, and Don Stewart.

"It went really well. I thought I stayed pretty consistent through all three phases, and I got pretty lucky. I got a really nice horse to ride in the final phase too," Schaefer said of Patrick. "I didn't know anything about the horse. I have never seen it go, but they told me a lot about it and it rode just like they said. He was really easy. I think it is a young horse, but he has a really big stride and he doesn't really move you over the jumps."

This was only the third time that Schaefer has shown Travino. "I have never shown my horse in the jumper phase," she remarked. "He is young. He did the First Years earlier in the week. He is really sweet to ride, he is easy, and he has a nice rhythm. He is fun; I like him a lot."

Tina DiLandri of La Jolla, CA, had scores of 82.33 and 86 with her mount Cadeau and a score of 76 in the work-off on Boggio's Graphiq for a total of 244.330 and third place. Lucy Davis of Los Angeles, CA, finished fourth with a total of 243.582, while Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, was fifth with 240.999 points.

For her win tonight, Schaefer was awarded the WIHS Equitation Classic Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. G. Ralph Ours III. Schaefer's mount Travino, owned by Heritage Farm, won the Lugano Memorial Trophy donated by Stone Hill.

The $10,000 Senator's Cup Junior Jumper Stake kicked off the jumper competition on Saturday with a class of 20 entries. Eight of the original entries jumped clear over the first round course, and six of those jump-off rounds went clean to race against the clock. The horses and riders laid down rounds with increasing speed as they maneuvered the shortened course, and it was 16-year-old Samantha Harrison of La Canada, CA, and her 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Santika, who came out on top. Harrison and Santika jumped clear in a very fast time of 30.911 seconds to win the class. Laura Pfeiffer rode Thorstin, owned by Fox Meadow Farm of Temperance, MI, to the second-place honors with their clear round in 31.391 seconds.

Alexandra Thornton and Naomi, owned by Dunwalke, LLC, finished in third with the final clear round of the jump-off in 31.400 seconds.

Harrison and Santika were awarded the Swan Lake Perpetual Trophy, which was donated by Beagle Brook Farm in honor of the 1992 class winner Swan Lake, ridden by Jennifer F. Miller.

Along with her win in the class, Harrison was also awarded the reserve championship in the Junior Jumper

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division for her success in the classes throughout the week. Saturday's winners Reed Kessler and Flight were awarded the championship tricolor for their great week of competition. Kessler and Flight were awarded the Greenberg Challenge Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Greenberg.

Following the championship presentations, two riders were presented with special awards. Laura Pfeiffer was presented with the Shalanno Style of Riding Award, sponsored by Shalanno Farms. The award is presented each year to the Junior Jumper rider who best exemplifies the American style of equitation and the respectful, dignified manner of a true sportsman.

Hasbrouck Donovan was then presented with the award for Best Child Rider on a Horse, sponsored by Georgina Bloomberg. The DiVecchia Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick DiVecchia, was awarded to Donovan for demonstrating the highest quality in horsemanship and sportsmanship combined with good appearance and courtesy. Donovan rode Confidential, owned by Don Stewart, to the Grand Junior Hunter Championship earlier in the week.

The $15,000 Open Jumper Pairs Relay was held next with the win going to Shane Sweetnam aboard UnaDonja and Charlie Jayne aboard Carentina III. Marilyn Little-Meredith and Calmar 3 paired up with Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Pamina L for the second-place finish.

The 2009 Washington International Horse Show finishes tomorrow with hunter competition, including championships for the pony and local hunters. The World of the Horse special exhibition will conclude the show.

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WIHS: The Show Made My Heart Skip a Beat

by Diana DeRosa

If anyone ever wonders why tradition should continue, they needed to be at this year’s Washington International Horse Show. To hear the sound of the horn kick off each night’s performance and then to watch the nation’s finest talent vie for top honors was a true show stopper.

There are so many memories from this year’s show that I certainly can’t mention them all but I thought I’d start with a few of the highlights. To begin with it was thrilling to see the final competitors take the victory in the most prestigious class of the show. Bronze Pan Am Games medalist Todd Minikus rode a stellar round aboard Alaska, stealing the victory away from the two other riders who qualified for the jump-off--Kate Levy and Mario DesLaurier--in a heart stopping, electrifying, mad dash to the finish line. The crowd was at the end of their seats and then flying high cheering on his victory.

Then there was the success of the very first World of the Horse, an event that was organized very late in the game and one we weren’t sure would get a crowd because of the last minute organization. In fact the families were there and the number of youngsters under five years old was truly amazing. It was a fast-paced afternoon sampling different disciplines and breeds, which included barrel racing, dressage, Friesians, polo, Saddlebreds, sidesaddle, terriers and more. It

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was fast, fun and perfect family entertainment.

The Hunter Classic Challenge won by veteran Scott Stewart showed how those at the top of their game can continue to stay at the top even after years and years of winning. John French was another top hunter rider who claimed championship honors. Other talented pro riders included Sandy Ferrell, winner of the 2008 AHJF WCHR Pro Finals and Hunter Tosh, the recent 2009 winner.

There was also what was happening outside the arena that caught my attention; like watching horses and ponies being loaded and unloaded off of vans. Or seeing passersby spend time watching the horses stabled on the streets. Then there were the early mornings when I got some pictures before the sun even came up.

Wandering around the boutiques was exhilarating because at the times I meandered the concourse was filled with people looking or buying. And some of the items for sale were cute or practical and most with a horse theme.

Then there were the parties. I was pleased that they had a breakfast for the parents in one of the suites overlooking the arena. The final gala was back with a casino theme and it was flooded by veterans and newbieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, including the military from the Caisson Patrol, which was featured on Saturday night. What an overwhelming reception they received and many an eye shed a tear.

Other things were some special interviews. One was with Guilherme Jorge, the Brazilian course designer who will most likely be hired to do Rio de Janeiro in 2012. He builds show jumper courses that have subtle tests and his talent showed up more than once throughout the week.

Dressage rider Ashley Holzer was also a special treat because of her lively personality and her obvious love for the sport of dressage. Her famous Olympic mount PopArt has a following that she

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believes is stronger than hers. Their performance in the arena was received with obvious enthusiasm and appreciation.

There’s so much to include that I can’t say it all. However, I will end this report with a special thank you to our staff. To Tony Hitchcock, whose tireless efforts brought some new and innovative changes this year and whose watchful eye was careful to keep the budget where it needed to be. To Juliet Reid, who worked tirelessly next to the rest of us. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a president who was so hands-on as Juliet, and it is truly refreshing. To Linda Macklin, who oversaw the marketing strategy and to whom those on her team would turn to for advice and support. She has a sharp mind and a keen wit.

To Eric Straus, who came on very late in the game and stepped into his new shoes as CEO with magnificent style and finesse. To Diana Hosford, who worked on the local marketing efforts and along with Sarah, her assistant, did an amazing job in getting local TV to the show. To David Distler, who focused his energy on overseeing everything as co-manager of the show with Robert Ridland. To the Washington Post for sending a reporter daily to cover the show so that the local folk could get a sense of what a great event this is.

To the throngs of people who attended this year. And finally to all the volunteers that helped me, especially Dana, who followed me around with a video camera so that I could capture some moments on video.

This year is finally over but I am truly excited and looking forward to next year now that we really do have a head start. We plan to organize a team of volunteers to work together to do the promotion for the show. If you’d like to be on that team then do get in touch with me. We’ll call it Team WIHS! As always, I welcome your questions or comments to dderosa1@optonline.net or comment below.

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The Washington International Horse Show is now underway at the Verizon Center, 601 F Street, NW (7th and F Streets, NW) in Washington, DC. It began yesterday with the hunter classes and continues through Sunday, 25th, 2009.

Tickets are still available for all days of the show. Prices vary from $15 for daytime events ($10 for senior citizens and children 3-12 go free, but must have a ticket) to between $20 and $50 for the evening entertainment.

There will be both hunter and jumper classes on Thursday and Friday, culminating in Friday evening’s Puissance night. Puissance, Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/thowra literally meaning “power” in French, is a competition to see which horse can jump the highest. A single fence is gradually increased in height. The horse and rider partnership which clears the highest fence wins. It is always an exciting event, with world-class horses competing for big money. This year the purse is $25,000.

An even bigger prize is up for grabs on Saturday evening, $100,000 for the President’s Cup Grand Prix. Here you will see international show jumpers at their best.

New to the show is Washington’s World of the Horse, 90 minutes of the best of the best of the horse world with dressage, sidesaddle, Saddlebreds, barrel racing, jumping, reining, vaulting, terrier racing and lots more! This is the day to bring the family.

For those of you interested in the terrier races - a very popular event - they are also being held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

Just out of interest Photo by www'flickr.com/photos/australianshepherds you may like to take a look at the schooling schedule. It will give you an idea of how grueling a show like this is on horse, rider and grooms. For example, on a typical night like tonight, the Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/me'nthedogs jumpers can school over two fences from 11:00 p.m. till midnight. After one hour’s maintenance break, the horses can be lunged from 12:30 a.m. to 3:15 a.m.. There is another break for maintenance, then the hunters can practice over fences from 4:00

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a.m. till 5:45 a.m., when the show jumpers take over until 6:30 a.m. You can see the incredible dedication needed to be a successful competitor at this level of show!

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If you have time, walk round to the back of the Verizon Center this week and check out the ‘sudden stabling’ that has been put up for the horses. Sand has been spread on the road to make a base for the horses’ portable stalls and there are rows and rows of high class horses in them for you to admire!

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The Washington International Horse Show included the exciting puissance class on October 23rd 2009. The only other North American venue holding this class is the Charlotte Jumper Classic CSI 5* which offered it this year for the first time.

“Puissance” means “power” in French, and is used in the horse world for jumping a high wall, starting with a minimum height of 4’6” and often going over 7’. There are two puissance records – the indoor and the outdoor. Franke Sloothaak holds the outdoor puissance record, after jumping 7’ 10” on Leonardo in Chaudfontaine, Belgium in 1991. The indoor puissance record was set in 1983 by Anthony D’Ambrosio on Sweet ‘N Low, jumping 7’7½”.

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The puissance class has five rounds maximum, the first of which involves jumping four to six large obstacles, including the puissance wall. In successive rounds the fences, now comprising only a spread (see above photo) and optional practice fence in addition to the wall, are raised each time.

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This year the class was won by McLain Ward from Brewster, NY on Vancouver, an 11 year old Dutch warmblood, bred in New Zealand, owned by Peter Welles. The horse had only been ridden by Ward for a few weeks. Ward and Vancouver cleared the wall at 6’7”, as did David Beisel from Cincinnati, Ohio on his 12 year old Dutch warmblood mare, Patoile. A third rider, Darragh Kenny from Ireland also cleared the wall but unfortunately the hind legs of his horse, Gael Force, kicked a block off the top while landing.

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Ward and Beisel tackled the wall again, now standing at 6’10”.

Vancouver knocked off the top blocks. But Patoile refused and her rider fell off, ceding first place to Ward, a seven time winner. He took home $8,000 of the total $25,000 prize money with $5,000 going to Beisel and $3,000 to Kenny.

The puissance class is not to be confused with the equestrian high jump competition, which comprises a single, sloping fence. The record for this event is held by Alberto Larraguibel riding Huaso in Chile on 5th February in 1949.

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Washington, DC, August 4, 2009 – Now in its 51st year, Washington International Horse Show, one of the oldest horse events in the country, is turning to social media, like Facebook and Twitter, to help guide its future direction.

WIHS dipped into social media earlier this year creating pages on Facebook, www.facebook.com/horseshow, and on Twitter to connect with the riders, trainers, owners and horse enthusiasts, who attend the annual horse show in Washington, D.C. Within two days, the show had more than 1,000 fans on Facebook, prompting the show’s leadership to look for ways to tap into the fans collective enthusiasm and knowledge of horse sports to help shape the future direction of the show.

“Our first initiative is to ask our fan base what special exhibitions they would like to see at this year’s show,” said Anthony F. Hitchcock, WIHS Chief Operating Officer. “We created a survey with 12 possible choices, from terrier races and barrel racing to trick riding, dressage and miniature horses, and are asking for each respondent to select their top three in order.

The resulting data will help us make choices that build an event people will want to attend. After this year’s show in October, we’ll look to the fans to give their views on what worked and what didn’t and then help us plan for 2010.”

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“In these challenging times, it’s more important than ever to engage the horse community in this important year-end show,” said WIHS President Juliet W. Reid. “We need the enthusiasm of our riders, owners and trainers and their support as we enter our next chapter—our next 50 years, and what better way than to ask for feedback. Social media gives us a wonderful dynamic and interactive way to reach out.”

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Gaithersburg, MD - December 19, 2008 - Juliet Reid, of Washington, D.C., was elected President of the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a leading international equestrian competition, at the December meeting of the Board of Directors. Now in its 51st year, the WIHS is held annually at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

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"I am honored to be elected President of this 50-year-old Washington institution. The WIHS holds the distinction of being the last of the classic, major metropolitan horse shows in the U.S. and the pinnacle of the equestrian calendar. We are committed to the survival of this historic horse show and have a huge task before us. I am confident that we have the strong, committed

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Newly elected to the Board were Georgina Bloomberg, of New York, N.Y., and Victoria Lowell, of Brookeville, MD. Bloomberg is a leading equestrian competing in national and international show jumping events. Lowell is Senior Vice President of Marketing for Animal Planet Media, where she helped consult on production of the Animal Planet equestrian programming-HorsePower: Road to the Maclay, the Animal Planet Sporthorse Cup and the World Sporthorse Championships series. Lowell is a lifelong equestrian and rides as an amateur in the jumper divisions.

At the Board meeting, Ken Cort, of Potomac, MD, was re-elected Vice President and Kirsten Pollin of Washington, D.C. was re-elected Secretary. Anne Poulson, also of Washington, D.C., was elected Treasurer. Outgoing President, Jorge Carnicero, McLean, VA, will serve as Chairman.

Reid was instrumental in developing the WIHS' partnership with Autism Speaks in 2007, which has yielded nearly $385,000 for autism research over two years. "We want to continue to build our partnership with Autism Speaks and also reach out to and work with additional charity and community partners. We also are looking at various ways to expand our relationship with the local business community and the city. One of my personal goals for 2009 is to create a show that is an inclusive event for all to enjoy."

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Reid first joined the WIHS Board in 2007 and was elected Treasurer in 2008. "I am committed to helping the WIHS get a solid foothold even in this time of financial uncertainty," said Reid.

"WIHS is vital to the equestrian industry and is a proving ground for young riders, who will form our future Olympic, Pan American and world championship teams. I would like to see it reach its full potential."

Born in Ocala, FL, and raised in New York City, Reid was exposed to horses as a child but the love and dedication to equestrian sport came later when she began to travel on the equestrian show circuit with her daughter, Chloe, a nationally ranked rider. After years of attending these shows, Reid made it her goal to give back to the sport that gives so much to her daughter who loves it so dearly. The sport also has been a family tradition. Reid's mother, Charlotte Weber, is a leading thoroughbred breeder, trainer and owner. Her brother, Chester Weber, is a member of the U.S. Equestrian Team and six-time U.S. National Champion in Four in Hand Combined Driving. In addition, she sits on the board of Live Oak Foundation, which supports equestrian sport. Reid is a graduate of Brown University. She and her husband, Sam, and their two children live in Washington, D.C. About WIHS An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show brings top horses and riders from the U.S. and abroad, including Olympic champions, to the nation's capital to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show.

Special exhibitions, unique shopping in 55 boutiques and a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages.

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org. The 51st WIHS will be held October 20-25, 2009.

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"We are thrilled to welcome Tony to the Washington International Horse Show family," said WIHS President Juliet Reid. "His vast experience at running successful events like the Hampton

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Since 1978, Hitchcock has held leadership positions with a number of major national horse shows. For 28 years, he and Jean Lindgren, his wife and business partner, were the Executive Directors the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY, helping to grow it into one of the largest hunter/jumper horse shows in the country with 1,500 competitors. With close to 50,000 spectators annually and contributions of more than $1.2 million to its beneficiaries, the not-for-profit event is considered a model for events that combine sports and a strong social component.

Since 1993, Hitchcock has worked closely with HITS, Inc. (Horse Shows in the Sun), producer of horse show circuits in Thermal, CA, Ocala, FL, Culpeper, VA, and Saugerties, NY, serving initially as National Marketing Director and since 1999 as Senior Vice President. Hitchcock also served as Director of Equestrian Activities for the 1989 World Cup Equestrian Festival in Tampa, FL, and Producer of the National Horse Show at the Meadowlands (NJ) from 19921994. Hitchcock will continue in his role as Senior Vice President of HITS.

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"The Washington International is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.," said Hitchcock, 68, of Sagaponack, NY. "For decades, the Indoor Circuit has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and their customers work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event that generates more than $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia each year," he said. "Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event's proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region.

Hitchcock's multifaceted career also includes 12 years as an educator and administrator, and with Lindgren, he and his wife authored six regional guidebooks on country inns, lodges and historic hotels of the United States and Canada.

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

About the Washington International Horse Show An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation's capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, unique shopping in 55 boutiques, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org

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Nearly $7 Million Generated Annually for the District of Columbia by Washington International Horse Show Equestrian News Release Gaithersburg, MD, March 5, 2009 –The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted

by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. “During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city. We want to ensure that the show not only continues to thrive but also contributes to Washington, our home for fifty years. We are very happy with Dr. Fuller's findings,” said Juliet Reid, President, WIHS. “The direct spending by WIHS to stage the show in October 2008 and the spending by vendors, exhibitors, competitors and attendees while in the city participating or attending the show generate significant economic benefits for the District of Columbia economy,” said Fuller.

“The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region. The show’s unique offering, a competition including Olympic and professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year.”

The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show's economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs locally and elsewhere in the broader economy.

“The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.,” said Tony Hitchcock, Chief Executive of WIHS. “For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event,” he said.

“Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event’s proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region.”

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Eric L. Straus Joins Executive of Washington International Horse Show as CEO Washington, DC, USA The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) is proud to announce the appointment of Eric L. Straus as the Chief Executive Officer. Straus joins the executive leadership of WIHS--Juliet W. Reid, President, and Anthony F. Hitchcock, Chief Operating Officer--as the show prepares for its 51st edition in October.

"I'm excited about joining the Washington International Horse Show, a championship event rich in equestrian tradition with an economic impact in Washington, D.C., exceeding seven million dollars. I look forward to becoming part of the team building for the future," said Straus.

Straus comes to WIHS with proven expertise in both for-profit and not-for-profit environments. Straus also brings unique experience in the sports entertainment industry including equestrian competitions, Olympic events, marketing, operations, sponsorship development and financial operations.

"His diverse professional experience is an important asset to us as is his knowledge of the equestrian world. I feel he is the perfect person to help lead us into the next 50 years," said Reid.

Most recently Straus served as Senior Vice President for The Clark Estates, Inc., New York, NY, a family office whose clients include the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Fenimore Art Museum, The Farmers' Museum, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital and The Otesaga Hotel and Resort among other properties.

On the equestrian side, Straus has extensive experience as an organizer of hunter, jumper, dressage and combined training competitions. He is an active licensed official serving as a USEF judge, steward and FEI show jumping steward. Straus is the FEI Honorary Chief Steward General for Reining and has officiated at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in 2002 and 2006, and will serve in the same position at the upcoming WEG in Lexington, KY, in 2010. He was Chief Judge for Modern Pentathlon at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1987 Pan American Games.

Straus is a Trustee and Executive Committee member of the American Horse Council in Washington, D.C., and is Secretary and Executive Committee member of the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. He also served as Executive Director of the American Horse Shows Association (now USEF) in 1996-1997.

Having served as Chief Executive Officer in turnaround situations and created marketing strategies leading to improved financial performance, Straus will look to increase awareness, audience and sponsorship for the show. "Eric brings a wealth of knowledge both in business and equestrian events and we look forward to his new perspective and leadership," said Hitchcock. Š EWB News Service

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Riders hoping to qualify for the 51st Washington International Horse Show still have time to earn points that will allow them to compete at one of the country’s leading equestrian competitions. Show officials today announced the 2009 qualifying periods for hunter, jumper and equitation classes. Entries will close on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. The 51st annual Washington International will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Details on qualifying criteria as well as qualifying competitions are available on the WIHS official website, www.wihs.org and on www.ryegate.com. $10,000 WIHS Championships (Children’s and Adult Hunter Championships; Children’s and Adult Jumper Championships) Qualifying Period: Classes held at shows starting on or after Sept. 1, 2008, through shows starting on or before Aug. 31, 2009. Horse/rider combinations will qualify for the finals based on points accrued during the qualifying period in WIHS-sanctioned classes or classics. Those wishing to compete in the WIHS Championship Finals at Verizon Center must enter on the WIHS entry blank. (There is no nomination fee for the finals.) Entries must be postmarked by the closing date of entries, Sept. 1, 2009.

Riders must be WIHS members in order for points to count.

WIHS Equitation and Pony Equitation Qualifying period: Shows starting on or after Sept. 1, 2008, through shows starting on or before Aug. 31, 2009. The top 30 riders will be invited to compete in the WIHS Equitation Finals and the top 25 riders will be invited to compete in the WIHS Pony Equitation Finals at Verizon Center. Invitations will be sent Sept. 8, 2009. Riders must be WIHS members in order for points to count.

Hunter, Junior Hunter and Pony Hunter Qualifying for Hunter, Junior Hunter and Pony Hunter Divisions will be based on USEF National Horse of the Year points earned by horses/ponies at their best 15 shows starting on or after Aug. 25, 2008, through shows starting on or before Aug. 23, 2009.

Junior Jumper and Amateur-Owner Jumper Qualifying for the Junior Jumper and Amateur-Owner Jumpers will be based on prize money won at USEF-recognized shows starting on or after Aug. 25, 2008 through shows starting on or before Aug. 23, 2009.

Open Jumper Open Jumper riders will qualify based on their ranking on the USEF Computer List dated Sept. 4, 2009.

“The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.,” said Tony Hitchcock, WIHS Chief Operating Officer. “For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event, and we are proud to offer riders, trainers, owners and spectators an exciting and memorable event in the heart of the nation’s capital.” http://horsus.ning.com/

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By Nancy Jaffer October 25, 2009 -- The Washington International Horse Show puts the emphasis on "show," and that's what makes it so special, whether you're watching or riding. Lots of big cities in Europe host shows, but the International is the only fixture of its kind remaining in the heart of one of this country's major urban centers.

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Colorful exhibitions, terrier races and classes geared to attract spectators for the evening sessions make this as much entertainment as it is competition, and I think that's terrific in terms of popularizing horse sport.

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It's so neat to see blase commuters and preoccupied passersby do a double take when they see horses strolling down the sidewalk near the Verizon Center. Stabling for most is under tents in the streets (luckily the city closes three of them for the duration of the show!), just a short stroll from hotels, great restaurants (well-patronized by show folk) and museums (who has time?). The assets of a great city on the doorstep of a show definitely heighten the chemistry. It reminds me of the National Horse Show during the years it was in Madison Square Garden.

The only place to ride at the Verizon Center while classes are running is in the tiny warm-up area, punctuated by large pillars. That reminds me of the Garden, too. You want to be in the city? You have to make some sacrifices. Everyone gets time in the saddle on a schedule, but that means the place has to stay open all night, and lots of alarm clocks are set for odd hours. article continues below

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Ashley Holzer, the New York-based Canadian dressage rider who gave a series of fabulous freestyle exhibitions here, longed her horse, Pop Art, at 4:30 a.m. daily. She seemed to take it in stride, as did her good -natured groom, Holly Jones, who set the land speed record for braiding, getting the job done in 15 minutes every evening in the very cramped quarters behind the ring, where the jumpers are stabled. At least the street horses have fresh air.

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Course designer Richard Jeffery, who laid out the hunter routes and is a regular at the show, had his own thoughts about what organizers and staff face in Washington.

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Eric Straus took over as the CEO in August, and was drafted to present lots of the show's historic trophies (most of which looked very heavy; it had to be the equivalent of a nightly weight-lifting workout under a spotlight for him). His real work, of course, involved supervising the myriad details that go into this massive effort.

"It's one thing to hear or read what the logistics are. It's a whole other thing to experience them inside-out.

The dedication and knowledge of our staff to be able to make this all work is beyond words. It's the most intricate mosaic I've ever seen," said Eric, a former executive director of the U.S. Equestrian Federation's predecessor, the American Horse Shows Association.

The folks in the seats don't know anything about what it really takes, of course, they just appreciate what they're seeing. That's especially true of the puissance, a class that is run all too rarely these days. It's sure a crowd-pleaser though, especially with an attractive new wall that Washington is sharing with the Charlotte, N.C., show. No one carries a puissance horse with them as they used to a few decades back, but you can always count on McLain Ward to give it a good shot with whatever is available to him.

This time it was Vancouver, a Dutchbred imported from New Zealand who McLain had only shown once before tackling the wall. He made it into the third jump-off at 6-feet, 10 inches, then misjudged his approach and the wall came tumbling down. Well, parts of it anyway. But Ohio professional David Beisel, riding in his first puissance, literally tackled the wall himself, falling into it when his mount, Patoille, adamantly refused to try the final height for a second time.

So McLain won again, another blue ribbon in a record year for him.

However, his two-time Olympic gold medal ride, Sapphire, was absent--she's through for the season--so McLain was not a cinch to win the $100,000 President's Cup, one of this country's landmark grands prix.

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He was aboard Couletto K. James, whom he first worked with early in the horse's career, before the gelding went on to other riders, including Kim Prince and Katherine Miracle. He's now doing the junior jumpers with Katie Dinan, who kindly loaned him the horse when Sapphire went on sabbatical.

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The course was set by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil, whose career highlights include the World Cup finals and Pan American Games. The 2016 Olympics should be added to that list, since they'll be held in Rio and Guilherme is the only course designer of such elevated international caliber in his country. He'll only say he's hoping he'll be chosen, but he's a modest guy.

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As is the case at the World Cup in Vegas, the crowd is very close to the ring in Washington, which heightens the level of difficulty. Carlos Boy and Ken Berkley, fifth in the jump order, had the first clean round, but a time fault put them out of the jump-off--which I worried might not even occur. Five rides later, Kate Levy and Lirving du Voisin managed a 0/0 effort, but no one else could beat the course until new American citizen Mario Deslauriers did it with Vicomte D, 22nd of the 29 in the class to run. Mario was joined in the clean round club

by Todd Minikus on the German-bred Irish import Alaska, four from the end, so we were finally cooking.

McLain, a two-time Cup winner and the defending champion, was last to go, but he was done in by fence 11A of 13 obstacles, an oxer that started off the triple combination.

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Kate set a decent pace, achieving her goal of a clear round in 36.32 seconds. It was eminently beatable by a rider of Mario's caliber. He was the youngest person ever to win the World Cup finals, doing it in 1984, when he was 18 and a Canadian. (Mario, who rides for U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation President Jane Clark, switched allegiances, he told me, because he has been based in this country for a long time. Being married to an American, former international rider Lisa Tarnopol Silverman, could have a bit to do with it as well.)

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While Mario's time was an impressive 34.48 seconds, a rail down at the last fence finished his quest for the prize. It was, unfortunately, getting to be a familiar ending for Mario.

"The last two big classes I did with him, in the jump-off I had the last fence down. Tonight he really put on a good show. It's just a matter of keep at it and luck will come back," he insisted.

So the luck was with Kate for awhile, but it didn't last through Todd's ride, as he went after his first Cup victory since 1990, when he took the prize on Thrilling.

Todd failed to better Mario's time, but he came close in 34.55 seconds. More important, he left the rails in the cups with Callie Seaman's attractive dark brown gelding, who exudes pure quality.

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"He doesn't have enough mileage at this point, but he always gives it a good effort. When he guesses, he usually guesses with the right answers," added Todd, who has an incredible string at the moment. He wound up as the show's leading jumper rider, denying Hillary Dobbs, the winner in 2007 and 2008, a hat trick in that category.

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The Leading International Rider was Andres Rodriguez, a charming 25-year-old from Venezuela who used to ride with the Pessoa family in Europe.

Now he's based in the U.S. and pointing toward the WEG, if he can get someone to join him and Pablo Barrios on a team. Andres won the hilarious Gambler's Choice costume class, dressed as Sherlock Holmes, so appropriate for his long, thin build.

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The class was a riot. Imagine Jimmy Torano as a samba dancer in a ruffled yellow skirt, or Allison Firestone Robitaille as an Indian chief.

Best of all was Kent "Alice in Wonderland" Farrington, cutting quite the figure in a little blue dress. He's part of my Washington photo gallery.

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Washington isn't all jumpers, of course. The hunters get a pretty good piece of the show and as always, Scott Stewart gets a pretty good piece of the hunters. He was grand champion of the professional divisions with Declaration, and it looked as if he were going to win the $15,000 Hunter Classic Derby with him, too. The class, open only to champions, has one conventional round and then a handy round over a different course for the top six. Scott not unexpectedly was leading the way with Declaration and standing second with Way Cool. In the handy round, he went for it with Way Cool, a stunning chestnut, knowing that dark chocolate-colored Declaration probably would take the prize. Whoops--and then there was the trot jump...quite awkward. I'll let Scott tell you about Declaration's mishap.

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Washington's equitation championship has gotten more prestigious over the years, even though it doesn't have the lengthy history of the ASPCA Maclay and Pessoa/USEF Medal. But it sure is a test, with a hunter phase, a jumper phase and a final round in which each of the 10 best rides a competitor's mount. While it can be difficult to handle a catch ride like your own horse, these equines are so professional that it may not be quite as tough as it sounds.

Trainer Kim Stewart had a strong feeling that her student, Samantha Schaefer, would do well here and texted the 16-year-old to that effect after she blew the USEF Medal work-off earlier this month.

"Is the suicide watch off?" Kim typed. "You're going to win the Washington."

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Samantha kept the lead and took the prize. She gets her equitation fine points from Andre Dignelli, who is never far from the winner's circle. Kim said Don Stewart also contributed to Samantha's victory. Chase Boggio, who won the eq title at the Capital Challenge as indoors got under way last month, was the reserve.

The most moving moments at the show involved the Army's Caisson Platoon, which provides the horses used in military funerals. The black horses, with smartly uniformed riders, pulled the caissons around the arena in solemnly impressive style. Then they switched gears to demonstrate another duty of their horses, providing therapy for our wounded warriors. Those brave souls benefit from a specially designed carriage (it has a ramp for wheelchair access) and riding the horses with military sidewalkers helping them out. article continues below

One of the exhibitions at the show involved the caisson platoon that participates in military funerals and also is involved with a wounded warriors therapeutic riding program. Š 2009 by Lawrence J. Nagy

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I hope this offered some insight to folks in the audience who aren't aware of what therapeutic riding is all about. Molly Sweeney knows very well, and she's trying to convince others of its value. She's the president of the Horses and Humans Research Foundation. Listen to what she had to say about her group's work.

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Listen: Molly Sweeney By the way, if Molly's name sounds familiar, it's because she's the mother of amateur show jumper Brian Sweeney. He is married to the former Debbie Dolan, whose victories included such grands prix as the Hampton Classic before she switched gears to concentrate on motherhood, rather than international show jumping.

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I asked Molly how she got involved with therapeutic riding. She told me it started when one of her kids outgrew a saddle and she wanted to give it to a therapeutic group.

"They didn't take the saddle (it was a flat jumper saddle and therefore unsuitable) but they took me and talked me into volunteering," she recalled.

Horses and Humans was a natural outgrowth of her interest. Read more about it at www.horsesandhumans.org.

The next stop for me is the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament, which runs in conjunction with the National Horse Show. Be sure to come back to read my postcards from there next weekend.

Until then,

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Confidential was the show's Grand Champion Junior Hunter, while rider Hasbrouck Donovan was the Best Child Rider on a Horse. Š 2009 by Nancy Jaffer > Read Nancy's coverage of the Washington International Horse Show.

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Andres Rodriguez, dressed as Sherlock Holmes, won the Gambler's Choice costume class on Da Vinci October 22, though the "Great Detective" effect was muted when the deerstalker cap slipped behind his helmet. Š 2009 by Lawrence J. Nagy

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The Washington International's past president, Sheila Johnson, and current president, Juliet Reid, inducted Betty Oare (center) into the show's Hall of Fame October 23 in recognition of her many achievements and the fact that she has competed in, judged or attended every edition of the show since it was founded in 1958. Š 2009 by Nancy Jaffer

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Washington International Horse Show Last night I went behind the scenes at the Washington International Horse Show. You could call it backstage, the area before the horses and their riders enter the arena to compete, but I didn't get a jittery vibe by the schooling ring, a tiny oval shaped ring with two five foot jumps set up so that riders can warm up before they compete.

Everyone looked calm and collected as they navigated the tiny ring together.

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Here are links to two short videos. This video shows the schooling area and this video is of a stall, where a horse named Skyline is getting his mane braided in preparation for the event.

It's quite a production to put the Washington International Horse Show on at Washington DC's Verizon Center. Imagine horses in the city! A street in downtown DC beside Verizon is blocked off and filled with stalls. The logistics and timing of getting horses in and out of the city in giant trailers is also a lot. Because the downstairs schooling area is small, many riders have odd times to warm up, like a midnight to 3AM lungeing session or Children's Jumpers at 4AM. That's a dedicated child!

The event is from October 20-25, 2009 and includes Dressage exhibitions, Jack Russell Terrier Races, Saturday evening's $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, a Sunday afternoon barn day and more. I watched the Adult Jumper Championship last night and met various people for whom horses are a huge part of their lives.

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Millions Generated for District of Columbia by Washington Show Washington, DC, USA The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. "During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city. We want to ensure that the show not only continues to thrive but also contributes to Washington, our home for fifty years. We are very happy with Dr. Fuller's findings," said Juliet Reid, President, WIHS. "The direct spending by WIHS to stage the show in October 2008 and the spending by vendors, exhibitors, competitors and attendees while in the city participating or attending the show generate significant economic benefits for the District of Columbia economy," said Fuller.

Cool under pressure, 23-year-old Michael Morrissey of Bradenton, FL, "The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region. riding Scaraberas, cleared seven feet The show's unique offering, a competition including Olympic and and one-half inch to win the $25,000 professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show Puissance class at the 2008 WIHS and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year."

The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show's economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs locally and elsewhere in the broader economy.

"The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.," said Tony Hitchcock, Chief Executive of WIHS. "For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event," he said. "Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event's proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region."

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Š EWB News Service

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The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

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“During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city. We want to ensure that the show not only continues to thrive but also contributes to Washington, our home for fifty years.

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“The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region. The show’s unique offering, a competition including Olympic and professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year.”

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The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. About the Washington International Horse Show An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation's capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, unique boutique shopping, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org

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Washington International Horse Show Underway Now in its 51st year, the show is one of the top American hunter/jumper competitions.

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The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) kicked off on Tuesday, October 20 with the opening gala honoring amateur riders. The show features hunter, jumper and equitation classes through Sunday, October 25.

Highlights of the week include Thursday night's Gambler's Choice Costume Class, Friday evening's puissance, and the $100,000 Presidential Cup Grand Prix on Saturday night. Terrier races are a popular WIHS event and take place each day from Thursday through Sunday.

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Sunday is Barn Day at WIHS, where groups of young riders are invited to attend the competition. Washington's World of the Horse is also on Sunday afternoon. This event showcases a variety of horses and equestrian sports, including dressage, barrel racing, Friesians, Saddlebreds, and Miniature Horses.

Many present and future top international riders compete at WIHS. Last year, Olympians McLain Ward and Sapphire won the Grand Prix.

Other top American riders, including Beezie Madden, Todd Minikus, Michael Whitaker and Laura Kraut are past competitors in the Presidential Grand Prix.

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Nearly $7 Million Generated Annually for the District of Columbia by WIHS Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. "During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city. ÊWe want to ensure that the show not only continues to thrive but alsoÊcontributes to Washington, our home for fifty years. We are very happy with Dr. Fuller's findings," said Juliet Reid, President, WIHS. "The direct spending by WIHS to stage the show in October 2008 and the spending by vendors, exhibitors, competitors and attendees while in the city participating or attending the show generate significant economic benefits for the District of Columbia economy," said Fuller.

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The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show's economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs locally and elsewhere in the broader economy.

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"The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.," said Tony Hitchcock, Chief Executive of WIHS. "For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event," he said. "Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the eventÕs proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region."Ê The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. About the Washington International Horse Show An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation's capitalÊfor thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles.

About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, unique boutique shopping, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org

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Nearly $7 Million Generated Annually for the District of Columbia

by Washington International Horse Show Gaithersburg, MD, March 5, 2009 –The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. “During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city. We want to ensure that the show not only continues to thrive but also contributes to Washington, our home for fifty years. We are very happy with Dr. Fuller’s findings,” said Juliet Reid, President, WIHS. “The direct spending by WIHS to stage the show in October 2008 and the spending by vendors, exhibitors, competitors and attendees while in the city participating or attending the show generate significant economic benefits for the District of Columbia economy,” said Fuller.

“The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region. The show’s unique offering, a competition including Olympic and professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year.”

The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show’s economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs locally and elsewhere in the broader economy.

“The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.,” said Tony Hitchcock, Chief Executive of WIHS. “For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event,” he said. “Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event’s proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region.”

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

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About the Washington International Horse Show An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles.

About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show.

Special exhibitions, unique boutique shopping, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org Dr. Stephen S. Fuller is available for interviews.

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Now in its 51st year, Washington International Horse Show, one of the oldest horse events in the country, is turning to social media, like Facebook and Twitter, to help guide its future direction.

WIHS dipped into social media earlier this year creating pages on Facebook, www.facebook.com/horseshow, and on Twitter to connect with the riders, trainers, owners and horse enthusiasts, who attend the annual horse show in Washington, D.C. Within two days, the show had more than 1,000 fans on Facebook, prompting the show’s leadership to look for ways to tap into the fans collective enthusiasm and knowledge of horse sports to help shape the future direction of the show.

“Our first initiative is to ask our fan base what special exhibitions they would like to see at this year’s show,” said Anthony F. Hitchcock, WIHS Chief Operating Officer. “We created a survey with 12 possible choices, from terrier races and barrel racing to trick riding, dressage and miniature horses, and are asking for each respondent to select their top three in order.

The resulting data will help us make choices that build an event people will want to attend. After this year’s show in October, we’ll look to the fans to give their views on what worked and what didn’t and then help us plan for 2010.”

Posts on Facebook and Twitter send visitors to the survey on the horse show’s official website, www.wihs.org.

“In these challenging times, it’s more important than ever to engage the horse community in this important year-end show,” said WIHS President Juliet W. Reid. “We need the enthusiasm of our riders, owners and trainers and their support as we enter our next chapter—our next 50 years, and what better way than to ask for feedback. Social media gives us a wonderful dynamic and interactive way to reach out.”

Over the next few months as the show approaches, riders and horse enthusiasts can keep up-to-date on show news and standings by following the Washington International Horse Show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/horseshow and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/wihs.

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. About the Washington International Horse Show: An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions, who travel to the nation’s capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, shopping in 55 boutiques, community and charity events as well as a family-focused Kids Day round out this familyfriendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages.

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ERIC L. STRAUS JOINS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AS CEO OF WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW |

WASHINGTON, D.C. (UNITED STATES) - 23/09/2009 16:23:07 GMT

The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a leading national equestrian event based in Washington, D.C., since 1958, is proud to announce the appointment of Eric L. Straus as the Chief Executive Officer.

Straus joins the executive leadership of WIHS—Juliet W. Reid, President, and Anthony F. Hitchcock, Chief Operating Officer—as the show prepares for its 51st edition in October.

“I'm excited about joining the Washington International Horse Show, a championship event rich in equestrian tradition with an economic impact in Washington, D.C., exceeding seven million dollars. I look forward to becoming part of the team building for the future,” said Straus.

Straus comes to WIHS with proven expertise in both for-profit and not-for-profit environments. Straus also brings unique experience in the sports entertainment industry, including equestrian competitions, Olympic events, marketing, operations, sponsorship development and financial operations.

“His diverse professional experience is an important asset to us as is his knowledge of the equestrian world. I feel he is the perfect person to help lead us into the next 50 years,” said Reid.

Most recently Straus served as Senior Vice President for The Clark Estates, Inc., New York, NY, a family office whose clients include the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Fenimore Art Museum, The Farmers’ Museum, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital and The Otesaga Hotel and Resort, among other properties.

On the equestrian side, Straus has extensive experience as an organizer of hunter, jumper, dressage and combined training competitions. He is an active licensed official serving as a USEF judge, steward and FEI show jumping steward. Straus is the FEI Honorary Chief Steward General for Reining and has officiated at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in 2002 and 2006, and will serve in the same position at the upcoming WEG in Lexington, KY, in 2010. He was Chief Judge for Modern Pentathlon at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1987 Pan American Games.

Straus is a Trustee and Executive Committee member of the American Horse Council in Washington, D.C., and is Secretary and Executive Committee member of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation. He also served as Executive Director of the American Horse Shows Association (now USEF) in 1996-1997.

Having served as Chief Executive Officer in turnaround situations and created marketing strategies leading to improved financial performance, Straus will look to increase awareness, audience and sponsorship for the show. “Eric brings a wealth of knowledge both in business and equestrian events and we look forward to his new perspective and leadership,” said Hitchcock.

Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held October 20-25, 2009, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. For more information about the 2009 WIHS go to http://www.wihs.org or follow the action on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/horseshow, and Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/wihs. For more information, contact WIHS at (202) 525-3679 or info@wihs.org.

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Columbia economy,” said Fuller.

“The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region. The show’s unique offering, a competition including Olympic and professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year.”

The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show’s economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs locally and elsewhere in the broader economy.

“The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.,” said Tony Hitchcock, Chief Executive of WIHS. “For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event,” he said. “Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event’s proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region.”

About the Washington International Horse Show An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation’s capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles.

About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, unique boutique shopping, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages.

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An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation’s capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles.

New Chief Executive of the WIHS a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. is Anthony F. “Tony” Hitchcock from now on, a national figure in horse show management “We are thrilled to welcome Tony to the Washington International Horse Show family,” said WIHS President Juliet Reid. “His vast experience at running successful events like the Hampton Classic and his energy and creativity will help steer the show in the right direction in these challenging times.”

Since 1978, Hitchcock has held leadership positions with a number of major national horse shows. For 28 years, he and Jean Lindgren, his wife and business partner, were the Executive Directors the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY, helping to grow it into one of the largest hunter/jumper horse shows in the country with 1,500 competitors. With close to 50,000 spectators annually and contributions of more than $1.2 million to its beneficiaries, the not-for-profit event is considered a model for events that combine sports and a strong social component.

Since 1993, Hitchcock has worked closely with HITS, Inc. (Horse Shows in the Sun), producer of horse show circuits in Thermal, CA, Ocala, FL, Culpeper, VA, and Saugerties, NY, serving initially as National Marketing Director and since 1999 as Senior Vice President. Hitchcock also served as Director of Equestrian Activities for the 1989 World Cup Equestrian Festival in Tampa, FL, and Producer of the National Horse Show at the Meadowlands (NJ) from 1992-1994. Hitchcock will continue in his role as Senior Vice President of HITS. “The Washington International is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.,” said Hitchcock, 68, of Sagaponack, NY. “For decades, the Indoor Circuit has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and their customers work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event that generates more than $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia each year,” he said. “Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event’s proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region.

Hitchcock’s multifaceted career also includes 12 years as an educator and administrator, and with Lindgren, he and his wife authored six regional guidebooks on country inns, lodges and historic hotels of the United States and Canada.

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. About the Washington International Horse Show About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, unique shopping in 55 boutiques, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages.

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Nearly $7 Million Generated Annually for the District of Columbia by Washington International Horse Show Photos by Diana DeRosa Gaithersburg, MD - The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. “During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city. We want to ensure that the show not only continues to thrive but also contributes to Washington, our home for fifty years. We are very happy with Dr. Fuller's findings,” said Juliet Reid, President, WIHS. “The direct spending by WIHS to stage the show in October 2008 and the spending by vendors, exhibitors, competitors and attendees while in the city participating or attending the show generate significant economic benefits for the District of Columbia economy,” said Fuller.

“The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region.

The show’s unique offering, a competition including Olympic and professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year.”

The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show's economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs

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“The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.,” said Tony Hitchcock, Chief Executive of WIHS. “For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event,” he said. “Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event’s proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region.”

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. About the Washington International Horse Show An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation's capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show. Special exhibitions, unique boutique shopping, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show.

Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org Dr. Stephen S. Fuller is available for interviews.

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2009 Washington International Horse Show Welcomes Horses to Downtown Washington D.C Verizon Center Written by Phelps Media Group, Inc. Sandy Ferrell leads Inside Scoop off the first trailer load of horses into Washington D.C. Photo ©2009 Diana DeRosa. Washington, D.C.-The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) at Verizon Center in Washington D.C. will be held from October 20-25, 2009. This event serv

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Katherine Edgell and Miss Kitty Win the $10,00 North American League Adult Jumper Final at t Pennsylvania National Horse Show Written by Classic Communications Katherine Edgell and Miss Kitty continued their domination of the Amate Adult Jumper division. Harrisburg, PA - Katherine Edgell of Mendham, N Miss Kitty continued their domination of the Amateur Adult Jumper divis today with a win in the $10,000 North American League Adult Jumper F at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Fresh of a sweep of the Adult Amateur Jumper division at the Capital Challenge, Edgell and her moun Kitty, an 11-year-old Hanoverian mare, were last to go in the eight-hor jump-off with only one rider ahead of them clean. Their fault free ride posted in a time of 38.759 seconds, was a full five seconds faster than competition.

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Washington, DC - In an exciting three horse jump-off, Todd Minikus (USA) and Alaska were the fastest clear round to win the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix World Cup qualifier presented by The Boeing Company. Kate Levy (USA) and Lirving du Volsin finished second, while Mario Deslauriers (USA) and Vicomte D were third. Earlier in the evening, Samantha Schaefer was victorious in the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals.

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Washington, DC - The opening day of the 2009 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) ended with an evening session for Children's and Adult Hunters. The two divisions each had a two-round $10,000 championship. Sienna Sumavielle rode Lexington to the win in the Children's Hunter Championship, while Ainsley Sadlo and Vermilion took first place in the Adult Hunter Championship. The 2009

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Washington, DC - The Washington International Horse Show kicked-off it's opening day of competition with the professional hunter divisions at Verizon Center today. Scott Stewart shot to the top of the leader board with his mounts Declaration and Way Cool.

Declaration took home three blue ribbons with Stewart during the Green Conformation Hunter division, while Way Cool and Stewart were awarded two blue ribbons in the First Year Green Working Hunter division. The Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions also got underway today, with Brad Wolf and Alex Paradysz claiming top honors over fences.

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Washington, D.C.-The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) at Verizon Center in Washington D.C. will be held from October 20-25, 2009. This event serves as one of the country's most prestigious and competitive indoor equestrian events, with prominent riders, Olympic gold medalists, and

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and fabulous prize money. The first horses were transported into downtown Washington D.C. today to prepare for competition that begins tomorrow morning.

Inside Scoop traveled from Canby, OR, to compete in the professional hunter divisions. He is shown here with Sandy Ferrell, one of the top hunter riders in the nation. Also on the first trailer in was San Marino, who came with rider Jack Hammond from Seattle, WA. He is shown leaving the trailer with horse shipper DJ Johnson. San Marino will compete in the Second Year Green Hunters. This is Hammond's second time competing at the WIHS, but it is his first time coming to Verizon Center.

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In the $10,000 Children's Hunter Championship, Sumavielle and Lexington started out the first round with a combined score from three judges of 232.

They were consistent with their scores and were awarded a 237 in the second round for a total of 469 for the win. Dani DiPietro and Davenport came in second with a score of 466, while At Last and Leigh Anne Kline were third with 451 points. For their win tonight, Sumavielle and Lexington were awarded the H. Fenwick Kollock Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated by Friends of Fen.

Lexington, owned by Margaret Horowitz, is a 16 year-old gelding, and Sumavielle (14), of Ridgewood, NJ, has been riding him for two years. This was Sumavielle's first time showing at the WIHS and it was her goal to qualify for this year. "I was so excited," she said of the experience. "I was a little bit

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nervous coming in here for the first time, but then after I did my first round I just calmed down and my horse was great. He just went right around."

Sumavielle said that showing at the WIHS is "definitely a different experience from outside," but that it was "so much fun." She added, "I am my own toughest critic so I really wanted to do well."

Ainsley Sadlo of Atlanta, GA, made it worth her while to take time off of work to compete at the WIHS. She and Vermilion led from the first round with a score of 252, and kept the lead in the second round with a score of 246 for a total of 498 points. They beat Keep the Faith and Katie Meagher (481.25) and Kathryn Clapp on Donnerkind (457.5).

Sadlo has worked for AT&T for 15 years, and she has found a way to balance her career and her sport. "I Vermilion and Ainsley Sadlo were victorious in the $10,000 Adult Hunter Championship. Photos Š 2009 Jennifer Wood/PMG.

am thrilled to be here, and it is sort of surreal," she went on to say.

"Slowly the office found out about what I was doing because I kept

missing so many days and they were like 'Where are you?' So I started describing what it's like to show at Washington and how this sport started in fields and valleys and hill and dale. Suddenly you are unloading your horse in the middle of the city street, you are warming up in the basement around posts and then you go into this beautifully decorated, presented ring to lights, camera, action."

Sadlo has been riding Vermilion, a nine-year-old Westphalian gelding, for a year and a half. They worked on qualifying for the WIHS all year and this was their final goal. "That is the best he has ever gone indoors. We live in Atlanta, so there are no indoors," she smiled. "He was good at Capital Challenge, he was better at Harrisburg and he was best here; he was great here."

Sadlo found Vermilion through her trainer Havens Schatt, and she works with Daniel Geitner in Atlanta and boards with Julie Curtain. This was her third time competing at the WIHS, but it was Vermilion's first time here. "It just clicked, it really did. I am just thrilled and I can't tell you how far he has come," she said.

Competition continues tomorrow for the hunters with championships for the professional hunter divisions as well as the amateur-owner hunters. The $10,000 Children's Jumper Championship rounds out the day session, while the evening session begins at 6:30 p.m. with the $10,000 Adult Jumper Championship and ends with the first class for the Amateur-Owner Jumpers.

For more information and full results on the 2009 Washington International Horse Show, please visit www.wihs.org.

Final Results - $10,000 WIHS Children's Hunter Championship 1. Lexington, Sienna Sumavielle 232+237=469 2. Davenport, Dani DiPietro 245+221=466 3. At Last, Leigh Anne Kline 217+234=451 4. Miracle, Lexi Johnson 223.5+217=440.5 5. Listen, Grace Glover 213+222=435 6. Front Row, Taylor Schmidt 223.75+210=433.75 7. Business As Usual, Sophia Bednarik 225+204=429 8. Silver Tide, Emma Leonard 215.5+212=427.5

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9. Castille, Ali Selman 216+210=426 10. Oksana, Margaret Mitchell 237+180=417 10. Laguna, Janelle Cyprich 223+194=417 12. Maghee, Morgan Hurd 232+183=415 Final Results: $10,000 WIHS Adult Amateur Hunter Championship 1. Vermilion, Ainsley Sadlo 252+246=498 2. Keep The Faith, Katie Meagher 228.25+253=481.25 3. Donnerkind, Kathryn Clapp 231.5+4226=457.5 4. Just Ask Me, Phoebe Weseley 218.5+235=453.5 5. Escapade, Lindsay Kramer 224+229= 453 6. Juliet, Kathryn A. Davilli 215+235=450 7. Caspian, Courtenay Cohen 228+214=442 8. Keeneland, Marissa Cohen 226+202=428 9. Pommegranate, Heather Geller 238.5+184=422.5 10. Something's Cookin', Sue Hehl 217+203=420 11. Indulgence, Judy Ruth 227+165=392 12. Saracen, Lisa Williamson 232.75+135=367.76 Photo Credit: Sienna Sumavielle rode Lexington to the win in the $10,000 Children's Hunter Championship. Vermilion and Ainsley Sadlo were victorious in the $10,000 Adult Hunter Championship. Photos © 2009 Jennifer Wood/PMG.

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shot to the top of the leader board with his mounts Declaration and Way Cool. Declaration took home three blue ribbons with Stewart during the Green Conformation Hunter division, while Way Cool and Stewart were awarded two blue ribbons in the First Year Green Working Hunter division. The Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions also got underway today, with Brad Wolf and Alex Paradysz claiming top honors over fences.

Scott Stewart and Declaration took home three blue ribbons for their excellent performance during the Green Conformation Hunter division.

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The Green Conformation Hunter division was the second to be held today in the arena at Verizon Center. Stewart and Declaration, owned by Fashion Farms of New York, NY, swept the model and both over fences classes.

Penelope Ayers and Ravens Wood Farm sponsored this year's classes, and following the final class Stewart and Declaration were awarded The Lisa A.H. Cudahy Perpetual Trophy.

This was the first time that Declaration has shown indoors, but he handled it very well. "He hasn't done any indoor horse shows, so I was just a little bit nervous for him the first time, but then he was really relaxed," noted Stewart.

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Scott Stewart Leads Professional Hunter Divisions During Washington International Horse Show... Page 2 of 3 "He's not usually spooky about the jumps or anything, but he's never been in such a tight area. He was good, I was really pleased with him."

The next division to be held was the Green Working Hunters, beginning with the First Year Hunters. Stewart, of Wellington, FL, was at the top of the callback list once again with Way Cool. The pair claimed the blue ribbon in both of the over fences classes, sponsored by The Pryde Family. Stewart and Way Cool won The Robotyping Challenge Trophy and The Fairfax Hunt Race Association Challenge Trophy following the completion of the Second Year Green Working Hunter division for their excellent performance today.

"I've had Way Cool since he was two-years-old and he's just turned seven," said Stewart. "I took a little extra time because he used to jump too high, like really high. He didn't do anything last year; he stayed in Florida and just got hacked lightly. He just started showing again in Florida this past season. He's cool because he really jumps hard and nice; he tries to jump perfect every time."

Stewart did not show at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show Last week, and it was a plan that paid off. "Capital Challenge takes so much out of the horses," he commented. "It's a great horse show, but there's a lot of energy involved. I think the horses are fresh because they haven't really jumped since Capital Challenge; they are feeling a little happy about doing the jumping again."

Earlier in the day the Regular Conformation Hunters, sponsored by Mrs. Stephen C. Clark, Jr., competed with Francesca, owned by Pony Lane Farm of Bluffdale, UT, and Maggie Jayne winning the first over fences class and garnering The Miss Budweiser Challenge Trophy. Peg Seals won the handy class with Starstruck, owned by Savannah Jenkins of Virginia Beach, VA, during the Second Year Green Working Hunter division, sponsored by the Wasserman Foundation. The pair had an excellent performance, choosing all the difficult options. The Regular Working Hunters competed next, and it was Jersey Boy, owned by SBS Farms of Buffalo, NY, and Jennifer Alfano who took the top prize in the handy class, by completing a flawless round, besting John French and Overseas who placed second. Alfano was presented with The Burling Challenge Trophy for her stellar ride.

The Amateur-Owner divisions were last to show during the day performance at the Washington International Horse Show. The Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters competed first, with Alex Paradysz, of Mill Neck, NY, and Late Entry winning the blue ribbon over fences. During the Amateur-Owner 36 & Over Hunter division Brad Wolf, of Memphis, TN, laid down a perfect trip with Andiamo to earn the top call. Kim Davis and Rustica Farm sponsored all of today's Amateur-Owner Hunter classes.

Brad Wolf and Andiamo took home the top prize during the first Amateur-Owner 36 & Over Hunter over fences class. Photo By: Rebecca Walton/PMG.

Wolf was somewhat nervous about competing today, because he knew Andiamo can get nervous at indoor shows, but the pair had an

excellent day. "Andiamo felt great, he was well prepared and really calm," smiled Wolf.

Andiamo is a new ride for Wolf, who just purchased the gelding this year. "I saw him three years ago when he was champion at Devon in the Working Hunters with John French, and I fell in love with him," he explained. "I've

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After Indoors Andiamo will have two months off, but he will then continue on and compete at the Winter Equestrian Festival with Wolf. Next year, Wolf's goal is to qualify for the Devon Horse Show.

The Washington International Horse Show will continue tomorrow with the completion of professional hunter division and the Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions. Awards will be presented to the High Point Green Working Hunter, the Grand Champion Hunter, the Leading Hunter Rider, the Grand Champion Amateur-Owner Hunter, and the Leading Amateur-Owner Hunter Rider. The show runs through Sunday, October 25, and will conclude with the presentation of the Grand Champion Pony Hunter prize and the Best Child Rider Award.

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shot to the top of the leader board with his mounts Declaration and Way Cool. Declaration took home three blue ribbons with Stewart during the Green Conformation Hunter division, while Way Cool and Stewart were awarded two blue ribbons in the First Year Green Working Hunter division. The Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions also got underway today, with Brad Wolf and Alex Paradysz claiming top honors over fences.

Scott Stewart and Declaration took home three blue ribbons for their excellent performance during the Green Conformation Hunter division.

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The Green Conformation Hunter division was the second to be held today in the arena at Verizon Center. Stewart and Declaration, owned by Fashion Farms of New York, NY, swept the model and both over fences classes.

Penelope Ayers and Ravens Wood Farm sponsored this year's classes, and following the final class Stewart and Declaration were awarded The Lisa A.H. Cudahy Perpetual Trophy.

This was the first time that Declaration has shown indoors, but he handled it very well. "He hasn't done any indoor horse shows, so I was just a little bit nervous for him the first time, but then he was really relaxed," noted Stewart.

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Scott Stewart Leads Professional Hunter Divisions During Washington International Horse Show... Page 2 of 3 "He's not usually spooky about the jumps or anything, but he's never been in such a tight area. He was good, I was really pleased with him."

The next division to be held was the Green Working Hunters, beginning with the First Year Hunters. Stewart, of Wellington, FL, was at the top of the callback list once again with Way Cool. The pair claimed the blue ribbon in both of the over fences classes, sponsored by The Pryde Family. Stewart and Way Cool won The Robotyping Challenge Trophy and The Fairfax Hunt Race Association Challenge Trophy following the completion of the Second Year Green Working Hunter division for their excellent performance today.

"I've had Way Cool since he was two-years-old and he's just turned seven," said Stewart. "I took a little extra time because he used to jump too high, like really high. He didn't do anything last year; he stayed in Florida and just got hacked lightly. He just started showing again in Florida this past season. He's cool because he really jumps hard and nice; he tries to jump perfect every time."

Stewart did not show at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show Last week, and it was a plan that paid off. "Capital Challenge takes so much out of the horses," he commented. "It's a great horse show, but there's a lot of energy involved. I think the horses are fresh because they haven't really jumped since Capital Challenge; they are feeling a little happy about doing the jumping again."

Earlier in the day the Regular Conformation Hunters, sponsored by Mrs. Stephen C. Clark, Jr., competed with Francesca, owned by Pony Lane Farm of Bluffdale, UT, and Maggie Jayne winning the first over fences class and garnering The Miss Budweiser Challenge Trophy. Peg Seals won the handy class with Starstruck, owned by Savannah Jenkins of Virginia Beach, VA, during the Second Year Green Working Hunter division, sponsored by the Wasserman Foundation. The pair had an excellent performance, choosing all the difficult options. The Regular Working Hunters competed next, and it was Jersey Boy, owned by SBS Farms of Buffalo, NY, and Jennifer Alfano who took the top prize in the handy class, by completing a flawless round, besting John French and Overseas who placed second. Alfano was presented with The Burling Challenge Trophy for her stellar ride.

The Amateur-Owner divisions were last to show during the day performance at the Washington International Horse Show. The Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters competed first, with Alex Paradysz, of Mill Neck, NY, and Late Entry winning the blue ribbon over fences. During the Amateur-Owner 36 & Over Hunter division Brad Wolf, of Memphis, TN, laid down a perfect trip with Andiamo to earn the top call. Kim Davis and Rustica Farm sponsored all of today's Amateur-Owner Hunter classes.

Brad Wolf and Andiamo took home the top prize during the first Amateur-Owner 36 & Over Hunter over fences class. Photo By: Rebecca Walton/PMG.

Wolf was somewhat nervous about competing today, because he knew Andiamo can get nervous at indoor shows, but the pair had an

excellent day. "Andiamo felt great, he was well prepared and really calm," smiled Wolf.

Andiamo is a new ride for Wolf, who just purchased the gelding this year. "I saw him three years ago when he was champion at Devon in the Working Hunters with John French, and I fell in love with him," he explained. "I've

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After Indoors Andiamo will have two months off, but he will then continue on and compete at the Winter Equestrian Festival with Wolf. Next year, Wolf's goal is to qualify for the Devon Horse Show.

The Washington International Horse Show will continue tomorrow with the completion of professional hunter division and the Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions. Awards will be presented to the High Point Green Working Hunter, the Grand Champion Hunter, the Leading Hunter Rider, the Grand Champion Amateur-Owner Hunter, and the Leading Amateur-Owner Hunter Rider. The show runs through Sunday, October 25, and will conclude with the presentation of the Grand Champion Pony Hunter prize and the Best Child Rider Award.

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Cup qualifier presented by The Boeing Company. Kate Levy (USA) and Lirving du Volsin finished second, while Mario Deslauriers (USA) and Vicomte D were third.

Earlier in the evening, Samantha Schaefer was victorious in the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals.

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jump-off. Ken Berkley (USA) and Carlos Boy, owned by Alexa and Krista Weisman, just missed the jump-off by accumulating one time fault in 78.84 seconds to finish fourth. Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) kicked up his speed after having a rail down to finish as the fastest four-faulter in 67.17 seconds on Night Train, owned by Double H Farm.

The first to return in the jump-off was Levy and Lirvin du Volsin, owned by LA Horsepower and Kate Levy. She went for the safe clear round, but was very efficient with her speed. She finished clear in 36.32 seconds and would have to wait and see how the riders chased her time.

Levy noted, "I was really happy with my jump-off. This is definitely the

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New U.S. Equestrian Team rider Mario Deslauriers (formerly of Canada) piloted Vicomte D, owned by Jane F. Clark, next in the jump-off. Deslauriers turned up the speed and galloped down to the final oxer, but they had the front rail down for four faults in 34.48 seconds.

"The last two big classes that I have done with him in the jump-off I have had the last fence down," Deslauriers said of Vicomte D, an 11-year-old Belgian gelding. "He has been jumping great and tonight he really put on a good show. It is just a matter of keeping at it, and the luck will come back because he is a very quick horse and he wins a lot of classes."

It all came down to Minikus as the final rider in the ring on Alaska, an 11-year -old Holsteiner gelding owned by Callie Seaman. Minikus made a very tight turn from the first vertical back to the next oxer and then continued that speed through the rest of the shortened course. He galloped over the final oxer and stopped the timers in 34.55 seconds for the win.

"It looked like Kate did her jump-off just right. Not crazy, but prompt, and then it put the pressure on Mario and myself to have to go a bit," Minikus explained. "I got to the gate just to watch the end of Mario's and in typical Mario form he looked like he was going pretty quick and had a little bad luck at the last jump. I thought my turn from one to two was maybe a little quicker and then I did the same number of strides to the third jump and just tried to stay inside of the footprints."

Minikus had kind words for Alaska, who won multiple grand prix events this year including the grand prix qualifier in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. "He has a lot of quality. He is a careful horse, and he is very good with his technique.

He doesn't have enough mileage really at this point, but he always gives it a good effort. When he guesses, he usually guesses with the right answer, so he is a very enjoyable horse, and I am very glad I have him to ride."

It has been 19 years since Minikus last won the President's Cup Grand Prix, and he was happy to receive once again the President of the United States Perpetual Cup. "There is history behind the President's Cup; it is for sure one of our most prestigious grand prix. It starts off the indoor circuit, so any win is a good win for sure."

Minikus won the Leading Jumper Rider Award sponsored by the Blundon Family, and was awarded the Margaret Chovnick Memorial Trophy. Andres Rodriguez of Venezuela was named the Leading International Rider.

Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD, was the top junior rider in the WIHS Equitation Classic finals. She led from the beginning with a top score of 87.92 in the hunter phase, and added a jumper phase score of 86.92. She was the last to return in the Top 10 work-off and was feeling Samantha Schaefer and Travino won the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals. Photos Š 2009 Jennifer Wood/PMG.

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Although Boggio and Braswell both train with Bob Braswell and Christina Schlusemeyer, Boggio had never ridden The General before. "He is in the same barn as I am, but I had actually never ridden him before today. I don't think I could have been any luckier with the draw though," he said. "I have seen him go enough to know what he is like. He was sort of similar to my horse. You just have to ride him forward like a hunter a little bit, so it wasn't too big of a difference."

Boggio won the equitation championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show and was seventh in the USEF Medal Finals. He said of his mount Graphiq, "I just feel like I really click with him. I have just gone in with really no expectations, and it has all just sort of come together all at once."

Schaefer returned on Lucy Davis' mount Patrick as the last to go. She had a smooth round and a bold final line. The judges rewarded her with a score of 91.67 for the work-off and a total of 266.498 for the win. Schaefer trains with Andre Dignelli, Kim Stewart, Kirsten Coe, Patricia Griffith, and Don Stewart.

"It went really well. I thought I stayed pretty consistent through all three phases, and I got pretty lucky. I got a really nice horse to ride in the final phase too," Schaefer said of Patrick. "I didn't know anything about the horse.

I have never seen it go, but they told me a lot about it and it rode just like they said. He was really easy. I think it is a young horse, but he has a really big stride and he doesn't really move you over the jumps."

This was only the third time that Schaefer has shown Travino. "I have never shown my horse in the jumper phase," she remarked. "He is young. He did the First Years earlier in the week. He is really sweet to ride, he is easy, and he has a nice rhythm. He is fun; I like him a lot."

Tina DiLandri of La Jolla, CA, had scores of 82.33 and 86 with her mount Cadeau and a score of 76 in the work-off on Boggio's Graphiq for a total of 244.330 and third place. Lucy Davis of Los Angeles, CA, finished fourth with a total of 243.582, while Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, was fifth with 240.999 points.

For her win tonight, Schaefer was awarded the WIHS Equitation Classic Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. G. Ralph Ours III. Schaefer's mount Travino, owned by Heritage Farm, won the Lugano Memorial Trophy donated by Stone Hill.

The $10,000 Senator's Cup Junior Jumper Stake kicked off the jumper competition today with a class of 20 entries. Eight of the original entries jumped clear over the first round course, and six of those jump-off rounds went clean to race against the clock. The horses and riders laid down rounds with increasing speed as they maneuvered the

Santika and Samantha Harrison won the $10,000 Junior Jumper Senator's Cup. Photo Š 2009 Lauren Fisher/PMG.

shortened course, and it was 16-year-old Samantha Harrison of La Canada, CA, and her ten-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Santika, who came out on top. Harrison and Santika

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Harrison and Santika were awarded The Swan Lake Perpetual Trophy, which was donated by Beagle Brook Farm in honor of the 1992 class winner Swan Lake, ridden by Jennifer F. Miller.

Along with her win in the class today, Harrison was also awarded the reserve championship in the Junior Jumper division for her success in the classes throughout the week. Yesterday's winners Reed Kessler and Flight were awarded the championship tricolor for their great week of competition. Kessler and Flight were awarded The Greenberg Challenge Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Greenberg.

Following the championship presentations, two riders were presented with special awards. Laura Pfeiffer was presented with the Shalanno Style of Riding Award, sponsored by Shalanno Farms. The award is presented each year to the Junior Jumper rider who best exemplifies the American style of equitation and the respectful, dignified manner of a true sportsman.

Hasbrouck Donovan was then presented with the award for Best Child Rider on a Horse, sponsored by Georgina Bloomberg. The DiVecchia Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick DiVecchia, was awarded to Donovan for demonstrating the highest quality in horsemanship and sportsmanship combined with good appearance and courtesy. Donovan rode Confidential, owned by Don Stewart, to the Grand Junior Hunter Championship earlier in the week.

The $15,000 Open Jumper Pairs Relay was held next with the win going to Shane Sweetnam aboard UnaDonja and Charlie Jayne aboard Carentina III. Marilyn Little-Meredith and Calmar 3 paired up with Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Pamina L for the second place finish.

The 2009 Washington International Horse Show finishes tomorrow with hunter competition, including championships for the pony and local hunters. The World of the Horse special exhibition will conclude the show.

For more information and full results, please visit www.wihs.org.

Final Results: $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, CSI-W T/A: 77.00 T/A: 45.00 1 42 ALASKA TODD MINIKUS USA 0.00 73.72 0.00 34.55 CALLIE SEAMAN 2 32 LIRVING DU VOLSIN KATE LEVY USA 0.00 76.50 0.00 36.32 LA HORSEPOWER & KATE LEVY 3 6 VICOMTE D MARIO DESLAURIERS USA 0.00 70.69 4.00 34.48 JANE F. CLARK 4 4 CARLOS-BOY KEN BERKLEY USA 1.00 78.84 KRISTA AND ALEXA WEISMAN 5 63 NIGHT TRAIN RODRIGO PESSOA BRA 4.00 67.17 DOUBLE H FARM 6 98 COULETTO K. JAMES McLAIN WARD USA 4.00 72.58 KATIE DINAN LLC. 7 59 CAPITANO DANIELLE TORANO USA 4.00 73.27 SIR RULY T8 11 UP CHIQUI KENT FARRINGTON USA 4.00 73.42 BOONE/DOOBS/FARRINGTON T8 45 VIA VOLO ALISON ROBITAILLE USA 4.00 73.42 M/M BERTRAM FIRESTONE 10 30 GREAT AMERICAN MARK LEONE USA 4.00 75.23 RI-ARM FARM & ALL SEASONS 11 2 STREET OF DIAMONDS GEORGINA BLOOMBERG USA 4.00 76.23 GOTHAM ENTERPRIZES 12 60 OLIVER JUDY GAROFALO TORRES USA 5.00 77.20 HIGHER GROUND

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Todd Minikus and Alaska Are Cool Under Pressure to Win $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix ... Page 5 of 6 FARMS Final Results: WIHS Equitation Classic Finals RIDER, HORSE, JUMPER PHASE, HUNTER PHASE, WORK-OFF, TOTAL 1. SAMANTHA SCHAEFER, TRAVINO: 86.92, 87.92, 91.67= 266.498 2. CHASE BOGGIO, GRAPHIQ: 89.33, 85, 89.67= 261.999 3. TINA DILANDRI, CADEAU: 86, 82.33, 76= 244.330 4. LUCY DAVIS, PATRICK: 79.67, 82.92, 81= 243.582 5. REED KESSLER, RICHOCHET: 79.33, 82.33, 79.33= 240.999 6. LILLIE KEENAN, LOGAN: 73.67, 85, 79.33= 237.999 7. ALEXANDRA ARUTE, SANDER: 83, 77.67, 74.33= 234.999 8. ZAZOU HOFFMAN, IVY: 81.67, 77.70, 75.33= 234.699 9. TAYLOR KAIN, SPOCK: 80.17, 79.17, 68.67= 227.998 10. MOLLY BRASWELL, THE GENERAL: 86.33, 86.92, 40= 213.249 Final Results: $10,000 Junior Jumper Senators Cup T/A: 73.00 T/A: 42.00 1 375 SANTIKA SAMANTHA HARRISON 0.00 69.796 0.00 30.911 HARRISON FARMS 2 399 THORSTIN LAURA PFEIFFER 0.00 67.854 0.00 31.391 FOX MEADOW FARM 3 281 NAOMI ALEXANDRA THORNTON 0.00 65.280 0.00 31.400 DUNWALKE 4 261 FLIGHT REED KESSLER 0.00 69.963 0.00 32.127 REED KESSLER 5 414 CARLOTTA KELSEY THATCHER 0.00 68.957 0.00 32.380 PONY LANE FARM 6 507 EL REGRESO CONGA JACQUELINE LUBRANO 0.00 67.605 0.00 32.631 CLOVERLEAF FARM 7 282 SILVANA ALEXANDRA THORNTON 0.00 67.411 4.00 32.425 DUNWALKE 8 202 KARTOUCHE VD WATERING CHARLOTTE JACOBS 0.00 70.830 4.00 32.450 CHARLOTTE JACOBS 9 260 LIGIST REED KESSLER 4.00 66.845 REED KESSLER 10 598 PERFEKT CHASE BOGGIO 4.00 67.020 CHASE BOGGIO Final Results: $15,000 Open Jumper Pairs Relay T/A: 240.00 RANK NUM HORSE NAME NAT JUMP FAULTS TIME FAULTS TIME SCORE 1 5 SHANE SWEETNAM CHARLIE JAYNE 0.00 0.00 69.53 69.53 2 1 MARILYN LITTLE- MEREDITH MARGIE ENGLE 0.00 0.00 73.98 73.98 3 3 KENT FARRINGTON RODRIGO PESSOA 8.00 0.00 76.40 84.40 4 4 TODD MINIKUS GEORGINA BLOOMBERG 12.00 0.00 77.13 89.13 5 2 SLOAN COLES JIMMY TORANO 12.00 0.00 91.67 103.67 Photo Credit: Todd Minikus and Alaska won the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix CSI 4*-W. Samantha Schaefer and Travino won the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals. Photos © 2009 Jennifer Wood/PMG. Santika and Samantha Harrison won the $10,000 Junior Jumper Senator's Cup. Photo © 2009 Lauren Fisher/PMG.

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Grand Prix at the 2009 WIHS, CSI 4*-W Washington, D.C. - In an exciting three horse jump-off, Todd Minikus (USA) and Alaska were the fastest clear round to win the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix World Cup qualifier presented by The Boeing Company.

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Todd Minikus and Alaska Are Cool Under Pressure to Win $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix at the 2009 WIHS, CSI 4*-W Samantha Schaefer Leads Through Three Rounds for Win in WIHS Equitation Classic Finals Washington, D.C. - In an exciting three horse jump-off, Todd Minikus (USA) and Alaska were the fastest clear round to win the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix World Cup qualifier presented by The Boeing Company. Kate Levy (USA) and Lirving du Volsin finished second, while Mario Deslauriers (USA) and Vicomte D were third. Earlier in the evening, Samantha Schaefer was victorious in the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals.

Tonight's courses were designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil, and out of the 29 entries in the class, only three could find the path to the jump-off. Ken Berkley (USA) and Carlos Boy, owned

by Alexa and Krista Weisman, just missed the jump-off by accumulating one time fault in 78.84 seconds to finish fourth. Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) kicked up his speed after having a rail down to finish as the fastest four-faulter in 67.17 seconds on Night Train, owned by Double H Farm.

The first to return in the jump-off was Levy and Lirvin du Volsin, owned by LA Horsepower and Kate Levy. She went for the safe clear round, but was very efficient with her speed. She finished clear in 36.32 seconds and would have to wait and see how the riders chased her time.

Levy noted, "I was really happy with my jump-off. This is definitely the biggest grand prix that I have had to do with that horse. I was not expecting much with these two behind me, so I just really wanted to jump a clear round and be as neat as possible because my horse is so game, but I didn't want to take too many risks and have a rail."

New U.S. Equestrian Team rider Mario Deslauriers (formerly of Canada) piloted

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Vicomte D, owned by Jane F. Clark, next in the jump-off. Deslauriers turned up the speed and galloped down to the final oxer, but they had the front rail down for four faults in 34.48 seconds.

"The last two big classes that I have done with him in the jump-off I have had the last fence down," Deslauriers said of Vicomte D, an 11-year-old Belgian gelding. "He has been jumping great and tonight he really put on a good show.

It is just a matter of keeping at it, and the luck will come back because he is a very quick horse and he wins a lot of classes."

It all came down to Minikus as the final rider in the ring on Alaska, an 11-yearold Holsteiner gelding owned by Callie Seaman. Minikus made a very tight turn from the first vertical back to the next oxer and then continued that speed through the rest of the shortened course. He galloped over the final oxer and stopped the timers in 34.55 seconds for the win.

"It looked like Kate did her jump-off just right. Not crazy, but prompt, and then it put the pressure on Mario and myself to have to go a bit," Minikus explained.

"I got to the gate just to watch the end of Mario's and in typical Mario form he looked like he was going pretty quick and had a little bad luck at the last jump.

I thought my turn from one to two was maybe a little quicker and then I did the same number of strides to the third jump and just tried to stay inside of the footprints."

Minikus had kind words for Alaska, who won multiple grand prix events this year including the grand prix qualifier in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. "He has a lot of quality. He is a careful horse, and he is very good with his technique. He doesn't have enough mileage really at this point, but he always gives it a good effort. When he guesses, he usually guesses with the right answer, so he is a very enjoyable horse, and I am very glad I have him to ride."

It has been 19 years since Minikus last won the President's Cup Grand Prix, and he was happy to receive once again the President of the United States Perpetual Cup. "There is history behind the President's Cup; it is for sure one of our most prestigious grand prix. It starts off the indoor circuit, so any win is a good win for sure."

Minikus won the Leading Jumper Rider Award sponsored by the Blundon Family, and was awarded the Margaret Chovnick Memorial Trophy. Andres Rodriguez of Venezuela was named the Leading International Rider.

Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD, was the top junior rider in the WIHS Equitation Classic finals. She led from the beginning with a top score of 87.92 in the hunter phase, and added a jumper phase score of 86.92.

She was the last to return in the Top 10 work-off and was feeling the pressure from Chase Boggio, of Canton, GA, who had a high score in the work-off of 89.67. The top 10 riders switched horses, and Boggio masterfully rode Molly Braswell's The General to increase the leading point total to 261.999.

Although Boggio and Braswell both train with Bob Braswell and Christina Schlusemeyer, Boggio had never ridden The General before. "He is in the same

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barn as I am, but I had actually never ridden him before today. I don't think I could have been any luckier with the draw though," he said. "I have seen him go enough to know what he is like. He was sort of similar to my horse. You just have to ride him forward like a hunter a little bit, so it wasn't too big of a difference."

Boggio won the equitation championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show and was seventh in the USEF Medal Finals. He said of his mount Graphiq, "I just feel like I really click with him. I have just gone in with really no expectations, and it has all just sort of come together all at once."

Schaefer returned on Lucy Davis' mount Patrick as the last to go. She had a smooth round and a bold final line. The judges rewarded her with a score of 91.67 for the work-off and a total of 266.498 for the win. Schaefer trains with Andre Dignelli, Kim Stewart, Kirsten Coe, Patricia Griffith, and Don Stewart.

"It went really well. I thought I stayed pretty consistent through all three phases, and I got pretty lucky. I got a really nice horse to ride in the final phase too," Schaefer said of Patrick. "I didn't know anything about the horse. I have never seen it go, but they told me a lot about it and it rode just like they said. He was really easy. I think it is a young horse, but he has a really big stride and he doesn't really move you over the jumps."

This was only the third time that Schaefer has shown Travino. "I have never shown my horse in the jumper phase," she remarked. "He is young. He did the First Years earlier in the week. He is really sweet to ride, he is easy, and he has a nice rhythm. He is fun; I like him a lot."

Tina DiLandri of La Jolla, CA, had scores of 82.33 and 86 with her mount Cadeau and a score of 76 in the work-off on Boggio's Graphiq for a total of 244.330 and third place. Lucy Davis of Los Angeles, CA, finished fourth with a total of 243.582, while Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, was fifth with 240.999 points.

For her win tonight, Schaefer was awarded the WIHS Equitation Classic Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. G. Ralph Ours III. Schaefer's mount Travino, owned by Heritage Farm, won the Lugano Memorial Trophy donated by Stone Hill.

The $10,000 Senator's Cup Junior Jumper Stake kicked off the jumper competition today with a class of 20 entries. Eight of the original entries jumped clear over the first round course, and six of those jump-off rounds went clean to race against the clock. The horses and riders laid down rounds with increasing speed as they maneuvered the shortened course, and it was 16-yearold Samantha Harrison of La Canada, CA, and her ten-year -old Dutch Warmblood mare Santika, who came out on top. Harrison and Santika jumped clear in a very fast time of 30.911 seconds to win the class.

Laura Pfeiffer rode Thorstin, owned by Fox Meadow Farm of Temperance, MI, to the second place honors with their clear round in 31.391 seconds. Alexandra Thornton and Naomi, owned by Dunwalke LLC, finished in third with the final clear round of the jump-off in 31.400 seconds.

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Harrison and Santika were awarded The Swan Lake Perpetual Trophy, which was donated by Beagle Brook Farm in honor of the 1992 class winner Swan Lake, ridden by Jennifer F. Miller.

Along with her win in the class today, Harrison was also awarded the reserve championship in the Junior Jumper division for her success in the classes throughout the week. Yesterday's winners Reed Kessler and Flight were awarded the championship tricolor for their great week of competition. Kessler and Flight were awarded The Greenberg Challenge Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Greenberg.

Following the championship presentations, two riders were presented with special awards. Laura Pfeiffer was presented with the Shalanno Style of Riding Award, sponsored by Shalanno Farms. The award is presented each year to the Junior Jumper rider who best exemplifies the American style of equitation and the respectful, dignified manner of a true sportsman.

Hasbrouck Donovan was then presented with the award for Best Child Rider on a Horse, sponsored by Georgina Bloomberg. The DiVecchia Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick DiVecchia, was awarded to Donovan for demonstrating the highest quality in horsemanship and sportsmanship combined with good appearance and courtesy. Donovan rode Confidential, owned by Don Stewart, to the Grand Junior Hunter Championship earlier in the week.

The $15,000 Open Jumper Pairs Relay was held next with the win going to Shane Sweetnam aboard UnaDonja and Charlie Jayne aboard Carentina III. Marilyn Little-Meredith and Calmar 3 paired up with Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Pamina L for the second place finish.

The 2009 Washington International Horse Show finishes tomorrow with hunter competition, including championships for the pony and local hunters. The World of the Horse special exhibition will conclude the show.

For more information and full results, please visit www.wihs.org.

Final Results: $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, CSI-W T/A: 77.00 T/A: 45.00 1 42 ALASKA TODD MINIKUS USA 0.00 73.72 0.00 34.55 CALLIE SEAMAN 2 32 LIRVING DU VOLSIN KATE LEVY USA 0.00 76.50 0.00 36.32 LA HORSEPOWER & KATE LEVY 3 6 VICOMTE D MARIO DESLAURIERS USA 0.00 70.69 4.00 34.48 JANE F. CLARK 4 4 CARLOS-BOY KEN BERKLEY USA 1.00 78.84 KRISTA AND ALEXA WEISMAN 5 63 NIGHT TRAIN RODRIGO PESSOA BRA 4.00 67.17 DOUBLE H FARM 6 98 COULETTO K. JAMES McLAIN WARD USA 4.00 72.58 KATIE DINAN LLC. 7 59 CAPITANO DANIELLE TORANO USA 4.00 73.27 SIR RULY T8 11 UP CHIQUI KENT FARRINGTON USA 4.00 73.42 BOONE/DOOBS/FARRINGTON T8 45 VIA VOLO ALISON ROBITAILLE USA 4.00 73.42 M/M BERTRAM FIRESTONE 10 30 GREAT AMERICAN MARK LEONE USA 4.00 75.23 RI-ARM FARM & ALL SEASONS 11 2 STREET OF DIAMONDS GEORGINA BLOOMBERG USA 4.00 76.23 GOTHAM ENTERPRIZES 12 60 OLIVER JUDY GAROFALO TORRES USA 5.00 77.20 HIGHER GROUND FARMS Final Results: WIHS Equitation Classic Finals RIDER, HORSE, JUMPER PHASE, HUNTER PHASE, WORK-OFF, TOTAL

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1. SAMANTHA SCHAEFER, TRAVINO: 86.92, 87.92, 91.67= 266.498 2. CHASE BOGGIO, GRAPHIQ: 89.33, 85, 89.67= 261.999 3. TINA DILANDRI, CADEAU: 86, 82.33, 76= 244.330 4. LUCY DAVIS, PATRICK: 79.67, 82.92, 81= 243.582 5. REED KESSLER, RICHOCHET: 79.33, 82.33, 79.33= 240.999 6. LILLIE KEENAN, LOGAN: 73.67, 85, 79.33= 237.999 7. ALEXANDRA ARUTE, SANDER: 83, 77.67, 74.33= 234.999 8. ZAZOU HOFFMAN, IVY: 81.67, 77.70, 75.33= 234.699 9. TAYLOR KAIN, SPOCK: 80.17, 79.17, 68.67= 227.998 10. MOLLY BRASWELL, THE GENERAL: 86.33, 86.92, 40= 213.249 Final Results: $10,000 Junior Jumper Senators Cup T/A: 73.00 T/A: 42.00 1 375 SANTIKA SAMANTHA HARRISON 0.00 69.796 0.00 30.911 HARRISON FARMS 2 399 THORSTIN LAURA PFEIFFER 0.00 67.854 0.00 31.391 FOX MEADOW FARM 3 281 NAOMI ALEXANDRA THORNTON 0.00 65.280 0.00 31.400 DUNWALKE 4 261 FLIGHT REED KESSLER 0.00 69.963 0.00 32.127 REED KESSLER 5 414 CARLOTTA KELSEY THATCHER 0.00 68.957 0.00 32.380 PONY LANE FARM 6 507 EL REGRESO CONGA JACQUELINE LUBRANO 0.00 67.605 0.00 32.631 CLOVERLEAF FARM 7 282 SILVANA ALEXANDRA THORNTON 0.00 67.411 4.00 32.425 DUNWALKE 8 202 KARTOUCHE VD WATERING CHARLOTTE JACOBS 0.00 70.830 4.00 32.450 CHARLOTTE JACOBS 9 260 LIGIST REED KESSLER 4.00 66.845 REED KESSLER 10 598 PERFEKT CHASE BOGGIO 4.00 67.020 CHASE BOGGIO Final Results: $15,000 Open Jumper Pairs Relay T/A: 240.00 RANK NUM HORSE NAME NAT JUMP FAULTS TIME FAULTS TIME SCORE 1 5 SHANE SWEETNAM CHARLIE JAYNE 0.00 0.00 69.53 69.53 2 1 MARILYN LITTLE- MEREDITH MARGIE ENGLE 0.00 0.00 73.98 73.98 3 3 KENT FARRINGTON RODRIGO PESSOA 8.00 0.00 76.40 84.40 4 4 TODD MINIKUS GEORGINA BLOOMBERG 12.00 0.00 77.13 89.13 5 2 SLOAN COLES JIMMY TORANO 12.00 0.00 91.67 103.67 Photo Credit: Todd Minikus and Alaska won the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix CSI 4*-W. Samantha Schaefer and Travino won the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals. Photos © 2009 Jennifer Wood/PMG. Santika and Samantha Harrison won the $10,000 Junior Jumper Senator's Cup. Photo © 2009 Lauren Fisher/PMG.

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Your Southern Source for Everything Horse PRESS RELEASES Nearly $7 Million Generated Annually for the District of Columbia by WIHS Gaithersburg, MD, March 5, 2009 - The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. »Read More

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Home Âť Showing/Events Nearly $7 Million Generated Annually for the District of Columbia by WIHS By: Newsroom Associate Last Modified: 3/7/2009 12:09:47 PM Photo: A regular rider at the Washington International, McLain Ward, Brewster, NY, aboard his Olympic mount, Sapphire, won the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix at the 50th anniversary show in 2008. This was the latest in a long list of achievements for the duo, who also won the Show Jumping Team Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in China, as well as in Athens in 2004.

Print Article Gaithersburg, MD, March 5, 2009 - The Washington International Email to Friend Horse Show (WIHS), a major equestrian event based in Washington, D.C. since 1958, generates nearly $7 million in economic impact to the District of Columbia annually, according to a recent study conducted by Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

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"During these difficult economic times, it was important for the show to evaluate its spending and its positive financial impact on the city. We want to ensure that the show not only continues to thrive but also contributes to Washington, our home for fifty years. We are very happy with Dr. Fuller's findings," said Juliet Reid, President, WIHS. "The direct spending by WIHS to stage the show in October 2008 and the spending by vendors, exhibitors, competitors and attendees while in the city participating or attending the show generate significant economic benefits for the District of Columbia economy," said Fuller.

"The impact of the show also underscores the interdependence of the region. The show's unique offering, a competition including Olympic and professional riders, attracts visitors from the suburbs, who attend the show and in so doing, rediscover the benefits of the District and then return again and again throughout the year."

The study examined total outlays for the six-day horse show, which included staging the show, outlays by more than 50 vendors and 1,500 exhibitors and competitors, and on- and off-site spending by 20,000 attendees for consumer goods and services. The total value of goods and services generated directly and indirectly was $6.7 million for the 2008 event. The show's economic impact also included $730,000 in new personal earnings benefiting workers residing in the city and supported 36 full-time, year-round equivalent jobs locally and elsewhere in the broader economy.

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"The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.," said Tony Hitchcock, Chief Executive of WIHS. "For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast.

Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event," he said. "Our immediate goals for 2009 are to continue the event's proud traditions while reaching out to the city and community to build new business relationships that will benefit both the horse show and the greater Washington region."

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at VerizonCenter in Washington, D.C. About the Washington International Horse Show An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions from all over the world. They travel to the nation's capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the

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six-day show. Special exhibitions, unique boutique shopping, community and charity events as well as a Pony Pavilion with free pony rides round out this family-friendly show. Since its debut, the Washington International Horse Show has been a popular Washington, D.C. fixture visited by presidents, first ladies, celebrities, business and military leaders, as well as countless horse enthusiasts of all ages. For more information, visit http://www.wihs.org.

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Actor, fashion guru and accomplished horseman, Carson Kressley, headlined an exhibition showcasing the American Saddlebred, an elegant breed originating in the U.S. Saddledbreds were a popular fixture at Washington in its early days and were a highlight of the 50th anniversary show in 2008. Aboard CH A Magic Surprise, Kressley led an exuberant exhibition of champion Five-Gaited, Three-Gaited, Fine Harness, Parade and Park Horses.

Cool under pressure, 23-year-old Michael Morrissey of Bradenton, FL, riding Scaraberas, cleared seven feet and one-half inch to win the $25,000 Puissance class at the 2008 Washington International Horse Show. The pair then tried for the record but were unsuccessful. The North American indoor Puissance or high-jump record of 7'7 1/2", which was set at the WIHS in 1983 by Anthony d'Ambrosio and Sweet N' Low, still stands.

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WIHS Announces Qualifying Periods for 2009 Gaithersburg, MD, June 22, 2009 - Riders hoping to qualify for the 51st Washington International Horse Show still have time to earn points that will allow them to compete at one of the country's leading equestrian competitions. Show officials today announced the 2009 qualifying periods for hunter, jumper and equitation classes. Entries will close on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. The 51st annual Washington International will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

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QUALIFYING SUMMARY WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW 2009 CLASS WIHS Championships (4) WIHS Equitation A-Rated Hunters* Junior & A-O Jumpers** Open Jumpers

QUALIFYING PERIOD 9/1/2008 - 8/31/2009 9/1/2008 - 8/31/2009 8/25/2008 - 8/23/2009 8/25/2008 - 8/23/2009 USEF Computer List 9/4/2009

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Acceptance letters will be sent via email unless competitor specifically requests U.S. Postal notification. *A-Rated Hunters: Qualifying will be based on USEF National Horse of the Year points earned by horses/ponies at their best 15 shows held during the qualifying period above.

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**Junior & Amateur-Owner Jumpers: Qualifying will be based on winnings in classes at 1.35 meters or above using USEF records at USEF-recognized shows held during the qualifying period above. Money won outside the U.S. must be on record with and confirmed by USEF. WIHS obtains and verifies each entry's money record directly from USEF. Additional details on qualifying criteria as well as qualifying competitions are available on the WIHS official website, www.wihs.org and on www.ryegate.com. $10,000 WIHS Championships (Children's and Adult Hunter Championships; Children's and Adult Jumper Championships) Qualifying Period: Classes held at shows starting on or after Sept. 1, 2008, through shows starting on or before Aug. 31, 2009. Horse/rider combinations will qualify for the finals based on points accrued during the qualifying period in WIHS-sanctioned classes or classics. Those wishing to compete in the WIHS Championship Finals at Verizon Center must enter on the WIHS entry blank. (There is no nomination fee for the finals.) Entries must be postmarked by the closing date of entries, Sept. 1, 2009. Riders must be WIHS members in order for points to count.

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WIHS Equitation and Pony Equitation Qualifying period: Shows starting on or after Sept. 1, 2008, through shows starting on or before Aug. 31, 2009. The top 30 riders will be invited to compete in the WIHS Equitation Finals and the top 25 riders will be invited to compete in the WIHS Pony Equitation Finals at Verizon Center.

Invitations will be sent Sept. 8, 2009. Riders must be WIHS members in order for points to count.

Hunter, Junior Hunter and Pony Hunter Qualifying for Hunter, Junior Hunter and Pony Hunter Divisions will be based on USEF National Horse of the Year points earned by horses/ponies at their best 15 shows starting on or after Aug. 25, 2008, through shows starting on or before Aug. 23, 2009.

Junior Jumper and Amateur-Owner Jumper Qualifying for the Junior Jumper and Amateur-Owner Jumpers will be based on prize money won at USEF-recognized shows starting on or after Aug. 25, 2008 through shows starting on or before Aug. 23, 2009.

Open Jumper Open Jumper riders will qualify based on their ranking on the USEF Computer List dated Sept. 4, 2009.

"The Washington International Horse Show is a cornerstone of equestrian competition in the U.S.," said Tony Hitchcock, WIHS Chief Operating Officer. "For decades, this year-end indoor horse show has been the engine driving horse show competition from coast to coast. Horse trainers and riders work hard each year to qualify to show in this prestigious event, and we are proud to offer riders, trainers, owners and spectators an exciting and memorable event in the heart of the nation's capital."

The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Learn more at www.wihs.org.

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Washington International Shows Its Face(book) and Twitters For Audience Input Washington, DC, August 4, 2009 - Now in its 51st year, Washington International Horse Show, one of the oldest horse events in the country, is turning to social media, like Facebook and Twitter, to help guide its future direction. »Read More

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Washington, DC, August 4, Print Article 2009 - Now in its 51st year, Email to Friend Washington International Horse Show, one of the oldest horse events in the country, is turning to social media, like Facebook and Twitter, to help guide its future direction.

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WIHS dipped into social media earlier this year creating pages on Facebook, www.facebook.com/horseshow, and on Twitter to connect with the riders, trainers, owners and horse enthusiasts, who attend the annual horse show in Washington, D.C. Within two days, the show had more than 1,000 fans on Facebook, prompting the show's leadership to look for ways to tap into the fans collective enthusiasm and knowledge of horse sports to help shape the future direction of the show.

"Our first initiative is to ask our fan base what special exhibitions they would like to see at this year's show," said Anthony F. Hitchcock, WIHS Chief Operating Officer. "We created a survey with 12 possible choices, from terrier races and barrel racing to trick riding, dressage and miniature horses, and are asking for each respondent to select their top three in order. The resulting data will help us make choices that build an event people will want to attend. After this year's show in October, we'll look to the fans to give their views on what worked and what didn't and then help us plan for 2010."

Posts on Facebook and Twitter send visitors to the survey on the horse show's official website, www.wihs.org.

"In these challenging times, it's more important than ever to engage the horse community in this important year-end show," said WIHS President Juliet W. Reid. "We need the enthusiasm of our riders, owners and trainers and their support as we enter our next chapterour next 50 years, and what better way than to ask for feedback.

Social media gives us a wonderful dynamic and interactive way to reach out."

Over the next few months as the show approaches, riders and horse enthusiasts can keep up-to-date on show news and standings by following the Washington International Horse Show on Facebook at

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The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. About the Washington International Horse Show: An equestrian tradition since 1958, the Washington International Horse Show attracts horses and riders of all ages, including Olympic champions, who travel to the nation's capital for thrilling jumping competition and a chance to compete for more than $400,000 in prize money and championship titles. About 500 horses participate in show jumping, hunters, equitation and dressage events during the six-day show.

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Washington, D.C., September 16, 2009 - The Washington International Horse Show Print Article (WIHS), a leading national Email to Friend equestrian event based in Washington, D.C., since 1958, is proud to announce the appointment of Eric L. Straus as the Chief Executive Officer.

Straus joins the executive leadership of WIHS -- Juliet W. Reid, President, and Anthony F. Hitchcock, Chief Operating Officer -- as the show prepares for its 51st edition in October.

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Farmers' Museum, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital and The Otesaga Hotel and Resort among other properties.

On the equestrian side, Straus has extensive experience as an organizer of hunter, jumper, dressage and combined training competitions. He is an active licensed official serving as a USEF judge, steward and FEI show jumping steward. Straus is the FEI Honorary Chief Steward General for Reining and has officiated at the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in 2002 and 2006, and will serve in the same position at the upcoming WEG in Lexington, KY, in 2010. He was Chief Judge for Modern Pentathlon at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1987 Pan American Games.

Straus is a Trustee and Executive Committee member of the American Horse Council in Washington, D.C., and is Secretary and Executive Committee member of the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. He also served as Executive Director of the American Horse Shows Association (now USEF) in 1996-1997.

Having served as Chief Executive Officer in turnaround situations and created marketing strategies leading to improved financial performance, Straus will look to increase awareness, audience and sponsorship for the show. "Eric brings a wealth of knowledge both in business and equestrian events and we look forward to his new perspective and leadership," said Hitchcock.

Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. The 51st WIHS will be held Oct. 20-25, 2009, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. For more information about the 2009 WIHS go to www.wihs.org or follow the action on Facebook, www.facebook.com/horseshow, and Twitter, www.twitter.com/wihs. For more information, contact WIHS at 202-525-3679 or info@wihs.org.

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Washington, D.C. - October 21, 2009 - The 2009 Washington International Horse Show continued today with the best horses and riders in the country competing in jumper championships.

There were three jumper classes in total, and the first class victory went to Spencer Smith and Markies in the $10,000 Children's Jumper Championship. Alissa Kinsey guided Grisset to first place in the $10,000 Adult Jumper Championship. Opening up the Amateur-Owner Jumper competition, Susan Knoblauch and Carneval won the $2,500 Time First Jump-Off class.

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Photo © 2009 Jennifer Wood/PMG. Washington, D.C. – October 23, 2009 – The 2009 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), CSI 4*-W is one of the most exciting equestrian competitions in the country, and it is one of only two shows in North America that offer a puissance, or “high jump” class. Tonight’s $25,000 Puissance presented by Chevron Corporation saw a very familiar face for the awards presentation. Seven-time winner McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, was victorious in the class on Vancouver. David Beisel of Cincinnati, OH, finished second with Patoile, owned by Harlow Investment Enterprises Inc. This year’s WIHS jumper courses are designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. Ward and Beisel were the only two riders out of a starting field of seven to reach the third

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McLain Ward & Vancouver Reach Great Heights in $25k Puissance at 2009 WIHS, CSI 4*-W jump-off round. The first round started with Shane Sweetnam (IRL) on Spy Coast Farm LLC’s Little Emir and Jonathan McCrea (IRL) on Promised Land, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, having rails on earlier fences on the course, although they both cleared the puissance wall that was set at 5′10″ (1.78m). This eliminated them from the competition. Also eliminated for a fault at the wall was Andres Rodriguez (VEN) on Tornado.

Along with Ward and Beisel, two other riders were clear in the first round to move on to the second round, where the wall was raised to 6′1″ (1.85m). Charlie Jayne and Pony Lane Farm’s Carentina III were clear, but chose to retire after this round. Irishman Darragh Kenny and Missy Clark/North Run’s Gael Force were also clear to move on to the third round. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx? id=8625 Share and Enjoy: • • • • • • • Furl

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Photo Credit: Vancouver and McLain Ward (right) won the $25,000 Puissance presented by Chevron Corporation. Todd Minikus and Olinda were fastest in the $20,000 Open Jumper 1.50m Faults Converted class. Photos © 2009 Jennifer Wood/PMG. Kent Farrington and Samar won the $15,000 Open Jumper 1.40m Faults Converted class. Paige Johnson and Chiron S won the $10,000 Ambassador's Cup Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. Lillian Hahn and Lucky One were the Amateur-Owner Jumper champions. Flight and Reed Kessler won the $2,500 Junior Jumper Time First Round class. Photos © 2009 Lauren Fisher/PMG.

Calendar of Events Washington, D.C. - October 23, 2009 - The 2009 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), CSI 4*-W is one of the most Equine Directory exciting equestrian competitions in the country, and it is one of only two shows in North America that offer a puissance, or Resource Guide "high jump" class. Tonight's $25,000 Puissance presented by Market Place Chevron Corporation saw a very familiar face for the awards presentation. Seven-time winner McLain Ward of Brewster, Classified Ads Advertising & Web NY, was victorious in the class on Vancouver. David Beisel of Cincinnati, OH, finished second with Patoile, owned by Harlow Services Investment Enterprises Inc. Banner Request Form This year's WIHS jumper courses are designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. Ward and Beisel were the only two riders out Newsletters of a starting field of seven to reach the third jump-off round.

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Along with Ward and Beisel, two other riders were clear in the first round to move on to the second round, where the wall was raised to 6'1" (1.85m). Charlie Jayne and Pony Lane Farm's Carentina III were clear, but chose to retire after this round. Irishman Darragh Kenny and Missy Clark/North Run's

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Gael Force were also clear to move on to the third round.

In the third round, the wall was moved up to 6'7" (2.01m), and the first rider to attempt the jump was Ward on Vancouver.

They easily cleared the wall to move on to the final round.

Beisel and the very game Patoile were also clear. The luck of the Irish was not with Kenny, however, who had a very unfortunate fault at the wall when Gael Force cleared it, but kicked out the top block with his hind legs as he was landing.

The wall in the final round was raised to 6'10" (2.09m), but neither Ward nor Beisel were able to clear it. Ward had trouble when Vancouver shifted right over the wall, and he took the top blocks down. Beisel, who had been galloping to the wall in previous rounds, took a more conservative approach and Patoile refused. When he tried again, Patoile refused and Beisel fell off. Horse and rider were okay, but due to the fall, Beisel would have to take second place.

For his win tonight, Ward was given the Congressman's Challenge Trophy, donated by the Late Honorable Rogers C.B. Morton and the Late Honorable F. Robert Watkins, of Pennsylvania. Ward retired the trophy before in 2002 after he won three years in a row on Achat 6, and he also was the winner in 1994 and in 2006 and 2007 on EquiFit Pozitano.

Amazingly enough, this was Ward's first class showing with Vancouver, an 11-year-old New Zealand-bred Dutch horse.

"We just got the horse about two or three weeks ago. He had jumped very successfully in New Zealand and done a few World Cup Leagues. He had a very good record before, and we brought him here because we knew he was very brave and thought he could go a couple of rounds in the Puissance," Ward explained. "It is a great event here at Washington and very good prize money, and we wanted to give it a try."

Ward said of his final round, "He performed great. I don't know him very well, and I don't think I rode him very well the last round. I actually thought I was coming in a bit slow to the wall and my thinking before the last round was to go with a little more rhythm and I think that was a mistake. I ended up being a bit too flat at it, but he really performed wonderfully and he is just a lovely horse."

This is Beisel's second time at the WIHS, and it was his and his horse's first ever Puissance class. He and the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare have been together for three years and they compete in the grand prix classes usually. At last year's WIHS, Beisel saw the class and wanted to compete in it this year.

"I have always wanted to do it. I watched McLain do it, and I thought it looked like fun," he remarked.

Afterwards he joked, "I did get slammed into the wall, but it was still fun. I think I got a little too slow. I got running the time before and she barely got her hind end out of the way, so I was trying to be patient and maybe got a little too patient there. She thought it looked awfully big."

Beisel is happy to compete in such a rare event like the Puissance. "I don't know if I would do them every weekend," he conceded, "but it is needed at big events like this where they have such a big crowd and all of the people out there.

That makes it pretty special."

The first class of the night was the $20,000 Open Jumper

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McLain Ward & Vancouver Reach Great Heights in $25k Puissance at 2009 WIHS, CSI 4*-W - ... Page 3 of 7 1.50m Faults Converted class. In a blaze of speed, Todd Minikus and Olinda (left), owned by Houlihan Lawrence, were the winners in a time of 49.52 seconds. Just behind them were Hillary Dobbs and Marengo in 50.99 seconds. Third place went to Christine McCrea on Romantovich Take One in 53.46 seconds.

"It looked like it was going to be a fast class to me," Minikus expressed. "So when I went Hillary had the lead and when I caught Hillary, I knew that really put the pressure on McLain and that he was gonna have to go."

Minikus felt that Olinda was right on target for the speed class.

"Actually she is very good at that. As long as she doesn't start anticipating, she is very good. If she starts anticipating she can get a little ahead of herself. But that was fast, I don't care what anybody says!" he said.

He added, "This week I am showing Houlihan Lawrence's Olinda and Callie Seaman's horse Alaska. I would like to thank them and my Purina sponsorship, and I can't forget to thank Val Renihan who is the trainer of the horses."

The $15,000 Open Jumper Faults Converted was won by Kent Farrington and R.C.G. Farm's Samar this afternoon after the pair had the fastest of five clear rounds in 51.45 seconds. Last year's winners Hillary Dobbs and Marengo, owned by The Dobbs Group, earned the second place honors in 53.98 seconds. Jonathan McCrea and Victor E, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, came in third in 55.29 seconds.

Class winners Kent Farrington and Samar (right) were presented with The General Dwight E. Eisenhower Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated by the late Arthur J. Morris, and the pair took the victory gallop following their winning round.

The $10,000 Ambassador's Cup Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic was held with an exciting victory for Paige Johnson of The Plains, VA. With her ride in today's class, Johnson won the prestigious Ambassador's Cup Perpetual Trophy for the second year in a row, thanks to the generous donation of Ambassador and Mrs. Marion H. Smoak. Last year Johnson won the class with La Martinee,

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Johnson and Chiron S (left) were one of three pairs to clear the first round course and continue to the jump-off. Erin Stewart and Devito jumped off first but had 12 faults in 35.948 seconds to finish in third place. Marley Goodman and U-2 jumped next and laid down a clear round in 37.660 seconds to finish in second. Johnson and Chiron S were the last to attempt the jump-off and the pair cleared the course in an impressive 35.420 seconds to earn top honors.

Following the Ambassador's Cup class, the Amateur-Owner Jumpers awarded their division championship to Lillian Hahn and Lucky One (right) after their successful week of competition. The pair was presented with The Foxbrook Perpetual Trophy in honor of Space Citation and donated by Joy Slater. Carneval and Susan Knoblauch earned the division's reserve championship.

The junior jumpers also showed at Verizon Center today in a $2,500 timed first round class. The intricate course proved difficult for the horses and riders, as just two of the original 20 entries were able to jump without fault. Topping the class were Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, and her 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Flight.

The pair jumped clear in a time of 57.829 seconds to take top honors. The only other clear round was completed by Alexandra Thornton and Dunwalke LLC's Silvana, with their time of 64.169 seconds. Hayley Barnhill and Callie Schott's Toucan Tango had the fastest four-fault round in 53.230 seconds to earn third place. Reed Kessler and Flight (left) were awarded the Beagle Brook Farm Perpetual Trophy for their win in this afternoon's class.

The highlight competition of the 2009 Washington International Horse Show, the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, CSI 4* -W, will run tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, in the evening session that starts at 7 p.m. The WIHS Equitation Final Workoff will begin the night, followed by the Caisson Presentation, Caroline Williams, a WIHS Hall of Fame Induction, and Ashley Holzer dressage competition. The grand prix competition kicks off around 9:30 p.m.

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Final Results: $25,000 International Open Jumper Puissance Presented by Chevron Corporation 1. MCLAIN WARD AND VANCOUVER (MCLAIN WARD)

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McLain Ward & Vancouver Reach Great Heights in $25k Puissance at 2009 WIHS, CSI 4*-W - ... Page 5 of 7 2. DAVID BEISEL AND PATOILE (HARLOW INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES, LLC) 3. DARRAGH KENNY AND GAEL FORCE (MISSY CLARK/NORTH RUN) 4. CHARLIE JAYNE AND CARENTINA III (PONY LANE FARM) 5. ANDRES RODRIGUEZ AND TORNADO (ANDRES RODRIGUEZ) 5. JONATHAN MCCREA AND PROMISED LAND (CANDY TRIBBLE & WINDSOR SHOW STABLES) 5. SHANE SWEETNAM AND LITTLE EMIR (SPY COAST FARM, LLC) Final Results: $20,000 Open Jumper 1.50m Faults Converted class 1 79 OLINDA TODD MINIKUS USA 0.00 0.00 49.52 49.52 HOULAHAN LAWRENCE 2 9 MARENGO HILLARY DOBBS USA 0.00 0.00 50.99 50.99 THE DOBBS GROUP 3 39 ROMANTOVICH TAKE ONE CHRISTINE McCREA USA 0.00 0.00 53.46 53.46 TRIBBLE/WINDSOR SHOW STAB 4 5 LOUISIANA SLOANE COLES USA 0.00 0.00 53.77 53.77 SLOANE COLES 5 62 GOLDIKA 559 McLAIN WARD USA 4.00 0.00 49.99 53.99 WARD/BLUE CHIP BLOODSTOCK 6 81 CARETINA III CHARLIE JAYNE USA 0.00 0.00 55.33 55.33 PONY LANE FARM 7 72 HC PAMINA L MARGIE ENGLE USA 4.00 0.00 55.25 59.25 HIDDEN CREEK FARM 8 33 STARLIGHT KATE LEVY USA 4.00 0.00 55.38 59.38 KATE LEVY LLC 9 80 ESQUILINO BAY MAGGIE JAYNE USA 4.00 0.00 56.18 60.18 PONY LANE FARM 10 25 SKARA GLEN'S NAIKY D'ELCA CANDICE KING USA 4.00 0.00 57.94 61.94 SKARA GLEN STABLES Final Results: $15,000 Open Jumper 1.40m Faults Converted class T/A: 120.00um Horse Name NAT Jump Faults Time Faults Time Score 1 73 SAMAR KENT FARRINGTON USA 0.00 0.00 51.45 51.45 R.C.G. FARM 2 9 MARENGO HILLARY DOBBS USA 0.00 0.00 53.98 53.98 THE DOBBS GROUP 3 40 VICTOR E JONATHAN McCREA IRL 0.00 0.00 55.29 55.29 CANDY TRIBBLE & WINDSOR S 4 56 UNADONJA SHANE SWEETNAM IRL 4.00 0.00 51.77 55.77 SPY COAST FARM 5 88 MAGIC CRUISE JIMMY TORANO USA 4.00 0.00 52.42 56.42 HORSESHOE TRAIL FARM 6 77 PATOILE DAVID BEISEL USA 8.00 0.00 49.72 57.72 HARLOW INVESTMENT ENTERPR 7 48 DA VINCI ANDRES RODRIGUEZ VEN 8.00 0.00 50.64 58.64 ANDRES RODRIGUEZ 8 14 WHAT EVER BRIANNE GOUTAL USA 4.00 0.00 56.12 60.12

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Levy noted, "I was really happy with my jump-off. This is definitely the biggest grand prix that I have had to do with that horse. I was not expecting much with these two behind me, so I just really wanted to jump a clear round and be as neat as possible because my horse is so game, but I didn't want to take too many risks and have a rail."

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Washington, D.C. - October 24, 2009 - In an exciting three horse jump-off, Todd Minikus (USA) and Alaska were the fastest clear round to win the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix World Cup qualifier presented by The Boeing Company. Kate Levy (USA) and AHorseBlog - Our Lirving du Volsin finished second, while Mario Deslauriers (USA) and Blog Vicomte D were third. Earlier in the evening, Samantha Schaefer Calendar of Events was victorious in the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals.

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New U.S. Equestrian Team rider Mario Deslauriers (formerly of Canada) piloted Vicomte D, owned by Jane F. Clark, next in the jump-off. Deslauriers turned up the speed and galloped down to the final oxer, but they had the front rail down for four faults in 34.48 seconds.

"The last two big classes that I have done with him in the jump-off I have had the last fence down," Deslauriers said of Vicomte D, an 11year-old Belgian gelding. "He has been jumping great and tonight he

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Todd Minikus & Alaska Are Cool under Pressure to Win $100k President's Cup GP CSI 4*-W - ... Page 2 of 6 really put on a good show. It is just a matter of keeping at it, and the luck will come back because he is a very quick horse and he wins a lot of classes."

It all came down to Minikus as the final rider in the ring on Alaska, an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Callie Seaman. Minikus made a very tight turn from the first vertical back to the next oxer and then continued that speed through the rest of the shortened course.

He galloped over the final oxer and stopped the timers in 34.55 seconds for the win.

"It looked like Kate did her jump-off just right. Not crazy, but prompt, and then it put the pressure on Mario and myself to have to go a bit," Minikus explained. "I got to the gate just to watch the end of Mario's and in typical Mario form he looked like he was going pretty quick and had a little bad luck at the last jump. I thought my turn from one to two was maybe a little quicker and then I did the same number of strides to the third jump and just tried to stay inside of the footprints."

Minikus had kind words for Alaska, who won multiple grand prix events this year including the grand prix qualifier in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. "He has a lot of quality. He is a careful horse, and he is very good with his technique. He doesn't have enough mileage really at this point, but he always gives it a good effort. When he guesses, he usually guesses with the right answer, so he is a very enjoyable horse, and I am very glad I have him to ride."

It has been 19 years since Minikus last won the President's Cup Grand Prix, and he was happy to receive once again the President of the United States Perpetual Cup. "There is history behind the President's Cup; it is for sure one of our most prestigious grand prix.

It starts off the indoor circuit, so any win is a good win for sure."

Minikus won the Leading Jumper Rider Award sponsored by the Blundon Family, and was awarded the Margaret Chovnick Memorial Trophy. Andres Rodriguez of Venezuela was named the Leading International Rider.

Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD, was the top junior rider in the WIHS Equitation Classic finals. She led from the beginning with a top score of 87.92 in the hunter phase, and added a jumper phase score of 86.92. She was the last to return in the Top 10 work-off and was feeling the pressure from Chase Boggio, of Canton, GA, who had a high score in the work-off of 89.67. The top 10 riders switched horses, and Boggio masterfully rode Molly Braswell's The General to increase the leading point total to 261.999.

Although Boggio and Braswell both train with Bob Braswell and Christina Schlusemeyer, Boggio had never ridden The General before. "He is in the same barn as I am, but I had actually never ridden him before today. I don't think I could have been any luckier with the draw though," he said. "I have seen him go enough to know what he is like. He was sort of similar to my horse. You just have to ride him forward like a hunter a little bit, so it wasn't too big of a difference."

Boggio won the equitation championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show and was seventh in the USEF Medal Finals. He said of his mount Graphiq, "I just feel like I really click with him. I have just gone in with really no expectations, and it has all just sort of come together all at once."

Schaefer returned on Lucy Davis' mount Patrick as the last to go.

She had a smooth round and a bold final line. The judges rewarded her with a score of 91.67 for the work-off and a total of 266.498 for the win. Schaefer trains with Andre Dignelli, Kim Stewart, Kirsten Coe, Patricia Griffith, and Don Stewart.

"It went really well. I thought I stayed pretty consistent through all three phases, and I got pretty lucky. I got a really nice horse to ride in

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Todd Minikus & Alaska Are Cool under Pressure to Win $100k President's Cup GP CSI 4*-W - ... Page 3 of 6 the final phase too," Schaefer said of Patrick. "I didn't know anything about the horse. I have never seen it go, but they told me a lot about it and it rode just like they said. He was really easy. I think it is a young horse, but he has a really big stride and he doesn't really move you over the jumps."

This was only the third time that Schaefer has shown Travino (left). "I have never shown my horse in the jumper phase," she remarked. "He is young. He did the First Years earlier in the week. He is really sweet to ride, he is easy, and he has a nice rhythm. He is fun; I like him a lot."

Tina DiLandri of La Jolla, CA, had scores of 82.33 and 86 with her mount Cadeau and a score of 76 in the work-off on Boggio's Graphiq for a total of 244.330 and third place. Lucy Davis of Los Angeles, CA, finished fourth with a total of 243.582, while Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, was fifth with 240.999 points.

For her win tonight, Schaefer was awarded the WIHS Equitation Classic Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. G. Ralph Ours III. Schaefer's mount Travino, owned by Heritage Farm, won the Lugano Memorial Trophy donated by Stone Hill.

The $10,000 Senator's Cup Junior Jumper Stake kicked off the jumper competition today with a class of 20 entries. Eight of the original entries jumped clear over the first round course, and six of those jump-off rounds went clean to race against the clock. The horses and riders laid down rounds with increasing speed as they maneuvered the shortened course, and it was 16-year-old Samantha Harrison of La Canada, CA, and her ten-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Santika, who came out on top. Harrison and Santika jumped clear in a very fast time of 30.911 seconds to win the class. Laura Pfeiffer rode Thorstin, owned by Fox Meadow Farm of Temperance, MI, to the second place honors with their clear round in 31.391 seconds. Alexandra Thornton and Naomi, owned by Dunwalke LLC, finished in third with the final clear round of the jump-off in 31.400 seconds.

Harrison and Santika (right) were awarded The Swan Lake Perpetual Trophy, which was donated by Beagle Brook Farm in honor of the 1992 class winner Swan Lake, ridden by Jennifer F. Miller.

Along with her win in the class today, Harrison was also awarded the reserve championship in the Junior Jumper division for her success in the classes throughout the week. Yesterday's winners Reed Kessler and Flight were awarded the championship tricolor for their great week of competition. Kessler and Flight were awarded The Greenberg Challenge Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Greenberg.

Following the championship presentations, two riders were presented with special awards. Laura Pfeiffer was presented with the Shalanno Style of Riding Award, sponsored by Shalanno Farms. The award is presented each year to the Junior Jumper rider who best exemplifies the American style of equitation and the respectful, dignified manner of a true sportsman.

Hasbrouck Donovan was then presented with the award for Best Child Rider on a Horse, sponsored by Georgina Bloomberg. The DiVecchia Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick

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The $15,000 Open Jumper Pairs Relay was held next with the win going to Shane Sweetnam aboard UnaDonja and Charlie Jayne aboard Carentina III. Marilyn Little-Meredith and Calmar 3 paired up with Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Pamina L for the second place finish.

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Final Results: $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, CSI-W T/A: 77.00 T/A: 45.00 1 42 ALASKA TODD MINIKUS USA 0.00 73.72 0.00 34.55 CALLIE SEAMAN 2 32 LIRVING DU VOLSIN KATE LEVY USA 0.00 76.50 0.00 36.32 LA HORSEPOWER & KATE LEVY 3 6 VICOMTE D MARIO DESLAURIERS USA 0.00 70.69 4.00 34.48 JANE F. CLARK 4 4 CARLOS-BOY KEN BERKLEY USA 1.00 78.84 KRISTA AND ALEXA WEISMAN 5 63 NIGHT TRAIN RODRIGO PESSOA BRA 4.00 67.17 DOUBLE H FARM 6 98 COULETTO K. JAMES McLAIN WARD USA 4.00 72.58 KATIE DINAN LLC. 7 59 CAPITANO DANIELLE TORANO USA 4.00 73.27 SIR RULY T8 11 UP CHIQUI KENT FARRINGTON USA 4.00 73.42 BOONE/DOOBS/FARRINGTON T8 45 VIA VOLO ALISON ROBITAILLE USA 4.00 73.42 M/M BERTRAM FIRESTONE 10 30 GREAT AMERICAN MARK LEONE USA 4.00 75.23 RI-ARM FARM & ALL SEASONS 11 2 STREET OF DIAMONDS GEORGINA BLOOMBERG USA 4.00 76.23 GOTHAM ENTERPRIZES 12 60 OLIVER JUDY GAROFALO TORRES USA 5.00 77.20 HIGHER GROUND FARMS Final Results: WIHS Equitation Classic Finals RIDER, HORSE, JUMPER PHASE, HUNTER PHASE, WORK-OFF, TOTAL 1. SAMANTHA SCHAEFER, TRAVINO: 86.92, 87.92, 91.67= 266.498 2. CHASE BOGGIO, GRAPHIQ: 89.33, 85, 89.67= 261.999 3. TINA DILANDRI, CADEAU: 86, 82.33, 76= 244.330 4. LUCY DAVIS, PATRICK: 79.67, 82.92, 81= 243.582 5. REED KESSLER, RICHOCHET: 79.33, 82.33, 79.33= 240.999 6. LILLIE KEENAN, LOGAN: 73.67, 85, 79.33= 237.999 7. ALEXANDRA ARUTE, SANDER: 83, 77.67, 74.33= 234.999 8. ZAZOU HOFFMAN, IVY: 81.67, 77.70, 75.33= 234.699 9. TAYLOR KAIN, SPOCK: 80.17, 79.17, 68.67= 227.998 10. MOLLY BRASWELL, THE GENERAL: 86.33, 86.92, 40= 213.249 Final Results: $10,000 Junior Jumper Senators Cup T/A: 73.00 T/A: 42.00 1 375 SANTIKA SAMANTHA HARRISON 0.00 69.796 0.00 30.911 HARRISON FARMS 2 399 THORSTIN LAURA PFEIFFER 0.00 67.854 0.00 31.391 FOX MEADOW FARM 3 281 NAOMI ALEXANDRA THORNTON 0.00 65.280 0.00 31.400

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Todd Minikus & Alaska Are Cool under Pressure to Win $100k President's Cup GP CSI 4*-W - ... Page 5 of 6 DUNWALKE 4 261 FLIGHT REED KESSLER 0.00 69.963 0.00 32.127 REED KESSLER 5 414 CARLOTTA KELSEY THATCHER 0.00 68.957 0.00 32.380 PONY LANE FARM 6 507 EL REGRESO CONGA JACQUELINE LUBRANO 0.00 67.605 0.00 32.631 CLOVERLEAF FARM 7 282 SILVANA ALEXANDRA THORNTON 0.00 67.411 4.00 32.425 DUNWALKE 8 202 KARTOUCHE VD WATERING CHARLOTTE JACOBS 0.00 70.830 4.00 32.450 CHARLOTTE JACOBS 9 260 LIGIST REED KESSLER 4.00 66.845 REED KESSLER 10 598 PERFEKT CHASE BOGGIO 4.00 67.020 CHASE BOGGIO Final Results: $15,000 Open Jumper Pairs Relay T/A: 240.00 RANK NUM HORSE NAME NAT JUMP FAULTS TIME FAULTS TIME SCORE 1 5 SHANE SWEETNAM CHARLIE JAYNE 0.00 0.00 69.53 69.53 2 1 MARILYN LITTLE- MEREDITH MARGIE ENGLE 0.00 0.00 73.98 73.98 3 3 KENT FARRINGTON RODRIGO PESSOA 8.00 0.00 76.40 84.40 4 4 TODD MINIKUS GEORGINA BLOOMBERG 12.00 0.00 77.13 89.13 5 2 SLOAN COLES JIMMY TORANO 12.00 0.00 91.67 103.67 Media Contact: Mason Phelps Phelps Media Group, Inc. International phone 561.753.3389 fax 561.753.3386 pmginfo@phelpsmediagroup.com Newsroom Associate Staff Writer support@horsesinthesouth.com

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The first to return in the jump-off was Levy and Lirving du Volsin, owned by LA Horsepower and Kate Levy. She went for the safe clear round, but was very efficient with her speed. She finished clear in 36.32 seconds and would have to wait and see how the riders chased her time.

Washington, D.C. - October 27, 2009 - In an exciting three horse jump-off, Todd Minikus (USA) and Alaska were the fastest clear round to win the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix World Cup qualifier on Saturday presented by The Boeing Company.

Kate Levy (USA) and Lirving du Volsin finished second, while Mario Deslauriers (USA) and Vicomte D were third. Earlier in the evening, Samantha Schaefer was victorious in the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals.

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Levy noted, "I was really happy with my jump-off. This is definitely the biggest grand prix that I have had to do with that horse. I was not expecting much with these two behind me, so I just really wanted to jump a clear round and be as neat as possible because my horse is so game, but I didn't want to take too many risks and have a rail."

New U.S. Equestrian Team rider Mario Deslauriers (formerly of Canada) piloted Vicomte D, owned by Jane F. Clark, next in the jump-off. Deslauriers turned up the speed and galloped down to the final oxer, but they had the front rail down for four faults in 34.48 seconds.

"The last two big classes that I have done with him in the jumpoff I have had the last fence down," Deslauriers said of Vicomte D, an 11-year-old Belgian gelding. "He has been jumping great and tonight he really put on a good show. It is just a matter of keeping at it, and the luck will come back because he is a very quick horse and he wins a lot of classes."

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It all came down to Minikus as the final rider in the ring on Alaska, an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Callie Seaman. Minikus made a very tight turn from the first vertical back to the next oxer and then continued that speed through the rest of the shortened course. He galloped over the final oxer and stopped the timers in 34.55 seconds for the win.

"It looked like Kate did her jump-off just right. Not crazy, but prompt, and then it put the pressure on Mario and myself to have to go a bit," Minikus explained. "I got to the gate just to watch the end of Mario's and in typical Mario form he looked like he was going pretty quick and had a little bad luck at the last jump. I thought my turn from one to two was maybe a little quicker and then I did the same number of strides to the third jump and just tried to stay inside of the footprints."

Minikus had kind words for Alaska, who won multiple grand prix events this year including the grand prix qualifier in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. "He has a lot of quality. He is a careful horse, and he is very good with his technique. He doesn't have enough mileage really at this point, but he always gives it a good effort.

When he guesses, he usually guesses with the right answer, so he is a very enjoyable horse, and I am very glad I have him to ride."

It has been 19 years since Minikus last won the President's Cup Grand Prix, and he was happy to receive once again the President of the United States Perpetual Cup. "There is history behind the President's Cup; it is for sure one of our most prestigious grand prix. It starts off the indoor circuit, so any win is a good win for sure."

Minikus won the Leading Jumper Rider Award sponsored by the Blundon Family, and was awarded the Margaret Chovnick Memorial Trophy. Andres Rodriguez of Venezuela was named the Leading International Rider.

Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD, was the top junior rider in the WIHS Equitation Classic finals. She led from the beginning with a top score of 87.92 in the hunter phase, and added a jumper phase score of 86.92. She was the last to return in the Top 10 work-off and was feeling the pressure from Chase Boggio, of Canton, GA, who had a high score in the work-off of 89.67. The top 10 riders switched horses, and Boggio masterfully rode Molly Braswell's The General to increase the leading point total to 261.999.

Although Boggio and Braswell both train with Bob Braswell and Christina Schlusemeyer, Boggio had never ridden The General before. "He is in the same barn as I am, but I had actually never ridden him before today. I don't think I could have been any luckier with the draw though," he said. "I have seen him go enough to know what he is like. He was sort of similar to my horse. You just have to ride him forward like a hunter a little bit, so it wasn't too big of a difference."

Boggio won the equitation championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show and was seventh in the USEF Medal Finals. He said of his mount Graphiq, "I just feel like I really click with him. I have just gone in with really no expectations, and it has all just sort of come together all at once."

Schaefer returned on Lucy Davis' mount Patrick as the last to go.

She had a smooth round and a bold final line. The judges rewarded her with a score of 91.67 for the work-off and a total of 266.498 for the win. Schaefer trains with Andre Dignelli, Kim Stewart, Kirsten Coe, Patricia Griffith, and Don Stewart.

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"It went really well. I thought I stayed pretty consistent through all three phases, and I got pretty lucky. I got a really nice horse to ride in the final phase too," Schaefer said of Patrick. "I didn't know anything about the horse. I have never seen it go, but they told me a lot about it and it rode just like they said. He was really easy. I think it is a young horse, but he has a really big stride and he doesn't really move you over the jumps."

This was only the third time that Schaefer has shown Travino. "I have never shown my horse in the jumper phase," she remarked. "He is young. He did the First Years earlier in the week. He is really sweet to ride, he is easy, and he has a nice rhythm. He is fun; I like him a lot."

Tina DiLandri of La Jolla, CA, had scores of 82.33 and 86 with her mount Cadeau and a score of 76 in the work-off on Boggio's Graphiq for a total of 244.330 and third place. Lucy Davis of Los Angeles, CA, finished fourth with a total of 243.582, while Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, was fifth with 240.999 points.

For her win tonight, Schaefer was awarded the WIHS Equitation Classic Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. G. Ralph Ours III. Schaefer's mount Travino, owned by Heritage Farm, won the Lugano Memorial Trophy donated by Stone Hill.

The $10,000 Senator's Cup Junior Jumper Stake kicked off the jumper competition Saturday with a class of 20 entries. Eight of the original entries jumped clear over the first round course, and six of those jump-off rounds went clean to race against the clock.

The horses and riders laid down rounds with increasing speed as they maneuvered the shortened course, and it was 16-year-old Samantha Harrison of La Canada, CA, and her ten-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Santika, who came out on top. Harrison and Santika jumped clear in a very fast time of 30.911 seconds to win the class. Laura Pfeiffer rode Thorstin, owned by Fox Meadow Farm of Temperance, MI, to the second place honors with their clear round in 31.391 seconds. Alexandra Thornton and Naomi, owned by Dunwalke LLC, finished in third with the final clear round of the jump-off in 31.400 seconds.

Harrison and Santika were awarded The Swan Lake Perpetual Trophy, which was donated by Beagle Brook Farm in honor of the 1992 class winner Swan Lake, ridden by Jennifer F. Miller.

Along with her win in the class today, Harrison was also awarded the reserve championship in the Junior Jumper division for her success in the classes throughout the week. Friday's winners Reed Kessler and Flight were awarded the championship tricolor for their great week of competition. Kessler and Flight were awarded The Greenberg Challenge Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Greenberg.

Following the championship presentations, two riders were presented with special awards. Laura Pfeiffer was presented with the Shalanno Style of Riding Award, sponsored by Shalanno Farms. The award is presented each year to the Junior Jumper rider who best exemplifies the American style of equitation and the respectful, dignified manner of a true sportsman.

Hasbrouck Donovan was then presented with the award for Best Child Rider on a Horse, sponsored by Georgina Bloomberg. The DiVecchia Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick DiVecchia, was awarded to Donovan for demonstrating the highest quality in horsemanship and sportsmanship combined with good appearance and courtesy. Donovan rode Confidential, owned by Don Stewart, to the Grand Junior Hunter Championship earlier in the week.

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The $15,000 Open Jumper Pairs Relay was held next with the win going to Shane Sweetnam aboard UnaDonja and Charlie Jayne aboard Carentina III. Marilyn Little-Meredith and Calmar 3 paired up with Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Pamina L for the second place finish.

For more information and full results, please visit www.wihs.org.

Jumpers - Wednesday through Friday The 2009 Washington International Horse Show continued on Wednesday with the best horses and riders in the country competing in jumper championships. There were three jumper classes in total, and the first class victory went to Spencer Smith and Markies in the $10,000 Children's Jumper Championship.

Alissa Kinsey guided Grisset to first place in the $10,000 Adult Jumper Championship. Opening up the Amateur-Owner Jumper competition, Susan Knoblauch and Carneval won the $2,500 Time First Jump-Off class.

In the $10,000 Children's Jumper Championship, 13 horse and rider combinations were clear from the first round to advance to the jump-off. The early lead was held by Lauren Tyree on Eurocommerce Rome, who was clear in the jump-off in 28.123 seconds. The lead changed hands when Rachel Brodsky and Elliot 92 lowered the winning time to 27.671 seconds.

But it was eventually Spencer Smith and Markies, who went second to last in the jump-off, that would find the winning ride in 25.935 seconds. For their win, they were awarded the H. Fenwick kollock Memorial Perpetual Trophy, donated by Friends of Fen. Smith and Markies, a 24-year-old veteran show jumper, were quick in the jump-off and left out strides where possible. Twelveyear-old Smith of Wellington, FL, trains with his parents, Emily and Ken Smith. He has been riding Markies for two years and said that the seasoned horse has taught him everything he knows about the jumpers.

The last proved to be the best in the $10,000 Adult Jumper Championship. Alissa Kinsey of Ft. Myers, FL, and her 12-yearold Hanoverian mare Grisset scorched the jump-off course with a clear round and winning time of 24.709 seconds over 26 other competitors in the class. They were chasing another fast time set

by Kenzie Donovan and Max (last year's Championship winners), who finished in 25.369 seconds. Donovan was the early leader and finished third with her horse Oyster, who crossed the timers in 25.501 seconds.

Kinsey and Grisset were awarded the Dorothy Foote "Goodie" Taylor Memorial Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ashton Hill and Miss Linden Joan Hill.

Grisset has had a very successful year, including a Winter Equestrian Festival circuit championship, and multiple wins at the Vermont Summer Festival, Showplace Spring Spectacular, and the Devon Horse Show. After an uncharacteristic rail last week at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Kinsey was a little worried going into the class, which led to a careful first round. In the jump-off however, she knew that she could go for the time and not worry about her horse.

The final class of the day was the first class of the competition for the Amateur-Owner Jumpers. Twelve entries went to post, but only two found a way clear to the jump-off. Both had trouble in the jump-off round, but the win went to Susan Knoblauch of Huntersville, NC, on Carneval, who finished with 11 faults in

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48.028 seconds. Clara Lindner and Seraldo were second with 12 faults in 40.470 seconds. The fastest four-faulter from the first round was Lillian Hahn on Lucky One, who had a time of 57.023 seconds.

Knoblauch and Carneval won the "Footloose" Perpetual Trophy in remembrance of Ruth Ellen Wilmot and donated by The Curtin Family in honor of the 1990 winner "Footloose," ridden by Caroline Curtin.

It was another exciting day of competition on Thursday at the 2009 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), as the schedule featured four jumper classes for amateur-owner, junior, and open jumpers. The highlight class of the day was the $30,000 Open Jumper Time First Jump-off class, and Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward (USA) took the top prize on Couletto K James. Andres Rodriguez (VEN) and Da Vinci were victorious in the $20,000 Open Jumper Gambler's Choice Costume class, presented by Honeywell International, Inc. Earlier in the day, Lillian Hahn won the Amateur-Owner Time First Round on Lucky One, and Navona Gallegos on Drossana took first place in the opening Junior Jumper Time First Jump-off class.

In the $30,000 Open Jumper class, 30 horses went to post in the first round. There were six clear rounds that returned for the jump -off, with the first horse in the ring setting the pace. Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and new mount Night Train, owned by Double H Farm, were double clear and stopped the timers in the jump-off in 30.45 seconds.

Next in, Hillary Dobbs (USA) and Quincy B had a fast time of 31.17 seconds, but a rail put them into fourth place at the end of the class. Jill Henselwood of Canada's silver medal Olympic team followed with Bottom Line, owned by Bradon Construction.

They were clear in 32.44 seconds to finish third. Ireland's Shane Sweetnam on Zamiro, owned by Spy Coast Farm LLC, had eight faults in 32.00 seconds for sixth place.

The eventual winner, Ward and Couletto K James, owned by Katie Dinan LLC, were able to leave strides out, thanks to the horse's large stride, and a sharp turn to the final vertical helped them bring the winning time down to 29.42 seconds for the win.

The final pair in the class, Marilyn Little-Meredith and Raylyn Farms Inc.'s Ragrusa H, had eight faults in 30.48 seconds for fifth place.

Ward was given the ride on Couletto K James for the WIHS and next week at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament, but the horse has been showing recently with his owner, junior rider Katie Dinan.

Although it has been seven years, Ward has had the ride on Couletto K James before. He rode the talented gelding for three years and said that now he is "a little more experienced, a little more clever." Ward added, "He has had a few miles under the hood now. He has always been a great, great horse, and it's very exciting for Katie's future. It is a pleasure to get to ride a great horse again."

For his win, Ward was presented with the Ben O'Meara Memorial Challenge Trophy.

The last class of the night was the entertaining costume class for the $20,000 Open Jumper Gambler's Choice. While quite a few riders had a chance to catch the winning point total, it was

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Andres Rodriguez dressed as Sherlock Holmes and the sevenyear-old Oldenburg gelding Da Vinci that scored the highest amount of points with the fastest time. Their clear jump over the Joker fence raised their total to 1400 points, and their time of 56.31 seconds gave them the win. Margie Engle (USA) and Hidden Creek's Pamina L (57.60 seconds) and Todd Minikus (USA) on Olinda (59.43 seconds) finished second and third.

Rodriguez, a 25-year-old from Venezuela, competed for five years in Europe with the Pessoa family before moving to the United States three years ago. This is his first time competing at the WIHS. As the winning rider, Rodriguez was given the Crown Royal Trophy, donated by Crown Royal, and the Sue Ann Geisler Memorial Trophy, donated by the WIHS, for his winning horse.

A $2,500 Amateur-Owner Jumper class began the jumper competition this afternoon with the win going to Lillian Hahn and Lucky One. The class was held in a Timed First Round format, and Hahn and Lucky One had the fastest of only three clear rounds to take top honors with a time of 59.400 seconds.

Benjamin Simpkins and Astro Z earned second place after jumping clear in 64.404 seconds. The third place award went to Marley Goodman and U-2 with the only other clear round in a time of 70.736 seconds.

Hahn is a 23-year-old rider from Tryon, NC, and has trained with Vick Russell for ten years. Lucky One is a ten-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding from Denmark. This is Hahn's second year showing Lucky One at the Washington International Horse Show and the day's victory followed a solid third place finish in the first class of the Amateur-Owner Jumper division last night. Hahn was honored as well, with the Cover Story Perpetual Trophy, donated by Rolling Acres Farm.

The next class of the afternoon was the $2,500 Junior Jumpers with the winning round going to Navona Gallegos and Drossana.

Six of the original 20 entries in the class went clear to jump-off, and Gallegos and Drossana had the faster of two clear jump-off rounds in a time of 39.072 seconds for the victory. Reed Kessler and Flight earned the second place honors with their clear jumpoff round in 39.805 seconds. Third place was awarded to Samantha Harrison and Santika with the fastest four-fault round in 39.424 seconds.

Class winner Navona Gallegos is 18 years old and from Santa Fe, NM. She rides with California trainer Karen Healey. Gallegos leases Drossana, a 12-year-old Westphalian mare, from owner John Huggins. Gallegos was presented with the Eleanor White O'Leary Memorial Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ashton Hill and Miss Linden Joan Hill.

The 2009 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) is one of the most exciting equestrian competitions in the country, and it is one of only two shows in North America that offer a puissance, or "high jump" class. Friday night's $25,000 Puissance presented

by Chevron Corporation saw a very familiar face for the awards presentation. Seven-time winner McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, was the winner of the class on Vancouver. David Beisel of Cincinnati, OH, finished second with Patoile, owned by Harlow Investment Enterprises Inc. Ward and Beisel were the only two riders out of a starting field of seven to reach the third jump-off round. The first round started with Shane Sweetnam (IRL) on Spy Coast Farm LLC's Little Emir and Jonathan McCrea (IRL) on Promised Land, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, having rails on earlier

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fences on the course, although they both cleared the puissance wall that was set at 5'10" (1.78m). This eliminated them from the competition. Also eliminated for a fault at the wall was Andres Rodriguez (VEN) on Tornado.

Along with Ward and Beisel, two other riders were clear in the first round to move on to the second round, where the wall was raised to 6'1" (1.85m). Charlie Jayne and Pony Lane Farm's Carentina III were clear, but chose to retire after this round.

Irishman Darragh Kenny and Missy Clark/North Run's Gael Force were also clear to move on to the third round.

In the third round, the wall was moved up to 6'7" (2.01m), and the first rider to attempt the jump was Ward on Vancouver. They easily cleared the wall to move on to the final round. Beisel and the very game Patoile were also clear. The luck of the Irish was not with Kenny, however, who had a very unfortunate fault at the wall when Gael Force cleared it, but kicked out the top block with his hind legs as he was landing.

The wall in the final round was raised to 6'10" (2.09m), but neither Ward nor Beisel were able to clear it. Ward had trouble when Vancouver shifted right over the wall, and he took the top blocks down. Beisel, who had been galloping to the wall in previous rounds, took a more conservative approach and Patoile refused. When he tried again, Patoile refused and Beisel fell off.

Horse and rider were okay, but due to the fall, Beisel would have to take second place.

For his win tonight, Ward was given the Congressman's Challenge Trophy, donated by the Late Honorable Rogers C.B. Morton and the Late Honorable F. Robert Watkins, of Pennsylvania. Ward retired the trophy before in 2002 after he won three years in a row on Achat 6, and he also was the winner in 1994 and in 2006 and 2007 on EquiFit Pozitano.

Amazingly enough, this was Ward's first class showing with Vancouver, an 11-year-old New Zealand-bred Dutch horse.

This is Beisel's second time at the WIHS, and it was his and his horse's first ever Puissance class. He and the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare have been together for three years and they compete in the grand prix classes usually. At last year's WIHS, Beisel saw the class and wanted to compete in it this year.

The first class of the night was the $20,000 Open Jumper 1.50m Faults Converted class. In a blaze of speed, Todd Minikus and Olinda, owned by Houlihan Lawrence, were the winners in a time of 49.52 seconds. Just behind them were Hillary Dobbs and Marengo in 50.99 seconds. Third place went to Christine McCrea on Romantovich Take One in 53.46 seconds.

The $15,000 Open Jumper Faults Converted was won by Kent Farrington and R.C.G. Farm's Samar this afternoon after the pair had the fastest of five clear rounds in 51.45 seconds. Last year's winners Hillary Dobbs and Marengo, owned by The Dobbs Group, earned the second place honors in 53.98 seconds.

Jonathan McCrea and Victor E, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, came in third in 55.29 seconds.

Class winners Kent Farrington and Samar were presented with The General Dwight E. Eisenhower Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated by the late Arthur J. Morris, and the pair took the victory gallop following their winning round.

The $10,000 Ambassador's Cup Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic was held with an exciting victory for Paige Johnson of The Plains, VA. With her ride in the class, Johnson won the

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prestigious Ambassador's Cup Perpetual Trophy for the second year in a row, thanks to the generous donation of Ambassador and Mrs. Marion H. Smoak. Last year Johnson won the class with La Martinee, and this year with she rode Chiron S to the victory. Both horses are owned by Salamander Farm.

Johnson and Chiron S were one of three pairs to clear the first round course and continue to the jump-off. Erin Stewart and Devito jumped off first but had 12 faults in 35.948 seconds to finish in third place. Marley Goodman and U-2 jumped next and laid down a clear round in 37.660 seconds to finish in second.

Johnson and Chiron S were the last to attempt the jump-off and the pair cleared the course in an impressive 35.420 seconds to earn top honors.

Following the Ambassador's Cup class, the Amateur-Owner Jumpers awarded their division championship to Lillian Hahn and Lucky One after their successful week of competition. The pair was presented with The Foxbrook Perpetual Trophy in honor of Space Citation and donated by Joy Slater. Carneval and Susan Knoblauch earned the division's reserve championship.

The junior jumpers also showed at Verizon Center today in a $2,500 timed first round class. The intricate course proved difficult for the horses and riders, as just two of the original 20 entries were able to jump without fault. Topping the class were Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, and her 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Flight.

The pair jumped clear in a time of 57.829 seconds to take top honors. The only other clear round was completed by Alexandra Thornton and Dunwalke LLC's Silvana, with their time of 64.169 seconds. Hayley Barnhill and Callie Schott's Toucan Tango had the fastest four-fault round in 53.230 seconds to earn third place.

Reed Kessler and Flight were awarded the Beagle Brook Farm Perpetual Trophy for their win in this afternoon's class.

Hunters - Tuesday through Sunday The opening day of the 2009 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) ended with an evening session for Children's and Adult Hunters. The two divisions each had a two-round $10,000 championship. Sienna Sumavielle rode Lexington to the win in the Children's Hunter Championship, while Ainsley Sadlo and Vermilion took first place in the Adult Hunter Championship.

In the $10,000 Children's Hunter Championship, Sumavielle and Lexington started out the first round with a combined score from three judges of 232. They were consistent with their scores and were awarded a 237 in the second round for a total of 469 for the win. Dani DiPietro and Davenport came in second with a score of 466, while At Last and Leigh Anne Kline were third with 451 points. For their win, Sumavielle and Lexington were awarded the H. Fenwick Kollock Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated by Friends of Fen. Lexington, owned by Margaret Horowitz, is a 16-year-old gelding, and Sumavielle (14), of Ridgewood, NJ, has been riding him for two years. This was Sumavielle's first time showing at the WIHS and it was her goal to qualify for this year.

Ainsley Sadlo of Atlanta, GA, made it worth her while to take time off of work to compete at the WIHS. She and Vermilion led from the first round with a score of 252, and kept the lead in the second round with a score of 246 for a total of 498 points. They beat Keep the Faith and Katie Meagher (481.25) and Kathryn Clapp on Donnerkind (457.5).

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Sadlo has been riding Vermilion, a nine-year-old Westphalian gelding, for a year and a half. They worked on qualifying for the WIHS all year and this was their final goal.

The professional hunter divisions and the Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions wrapped-up their second day of competition today at the Washington International Horse Show with the presentation of Grand Championship awards. Scott Stewart and Declaration led the way, earning the Green Conformation Hunter Championship, and going on to win the Grand Green Working Hunter Award, as well as the Grand Champion Hunter Award.

After his excellent performance, Stewart also received the Leading Hunter Rider Award, sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Ernest M. Oare.

Stewart, of Wellington, FL swept the over fences classes with Declaration, owned by Fashion Farms of New York, NY, during the Green Conformation Hunter division, sponsored by Penelope Ayers and Ravens Wood Farm. The pair took home the championship prize and The Valiant Hawk Memorial Challenge Trophy. Shelley Campf and Costar, were victorious in the under saddle class and earned this year's reserve championship honors. Stewart's excellent performance with Declaration won him Grand Green Working Hunter Award and the Grand Champion Hunter Rave Review Challenge Trophy.

Stewart's winning streak continued when he was named First Year Green Working Hunter Champion for his ride aboard Way Cool. The Pryde Family sponsored the division. Stewart and Way Cool earned two first place ribbons over fences during Tuesday's competition. The reserve championship prize was presented to John French and Small Affair, owned by Iwasaki & Reilly of Pacific Palisades, CA, who won the day's stakes class, as well as the under saddle class.

During the Regular Conformation Hunter division, sponsored by Mrs. Stephen C. Clark, Jr., it was Maggie Jayne and Francesca, owned by Pony Lane Farm of Bluffdale, UT, who claimed The Marry Farren Perpetual Trophy and the championship ribbon after winning three blue ribbons. Stewart and Declaration scored another tricolor victory by earning the reserve championship honors.

This is the second Regular Conformation Hunter Championship win for Jayne and Francesca, who also scored the championship prize at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show.

Hunt Tosh also had an excellent day, claiming two championship ribbons. He scored a hat trick with Lone Star, owned by Douglas Wheeler of Keswick, VA, winning the Regular Working Hunter Championship at the Capital Challenge Horse Show, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, and now the Washington International Horse Show. The pair were presented with The "NOT ALWAYS" Challenge Trophy for their victory. The reserve championship ribbon was awarded to Jennifer Alfano for her ride aboard Jersey Boy, owned by SBS Farms Inc., of Buffalo, NY. Tosh also won today's Second Year Green Working Hunter Championship with Rosalynn, owned by Ernest Oare of Warrenton, VA. The Wasserman Foundation sponsored the division. Tosh and Rosalynn were the winners of the today's Stake class and had the best trip for the second year in a row to win The Windy Acres Challenge Trophy. Jack Hammond and Sanmorino, owned by Ann Lindwall of Duncan, B.C., was the winner of this year's reserve championship prize.

The Amateur-Owner Hunter divisions competed next, and there was a tie for the Grand Champion Amateur-Owner Hunter

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Award. Erin Stewart was the winner of this year's AmateurOwner 18-35 Hunter Championship with Confidential, while Teri Kessler and Pavarotti took home the Amateur-Owner 36 and Over Hunter Championship. The pair had an equal number of points for their performances and tied for the Grand AmateurOwner Hunter Championship.

Stewart, of Ocala, FL, and Confidential were the winners of the Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunter Championship after earning the top ribbon in the under saddle and today's first over fences class.

She was also awarded the Leading Amateur-Owner Rider Award for her excellent performance. The reserve championship prize was presented to Jessica Van Brocklin, of Alexandria, VA, and Second Hand News.

Kessler, of Armonk, NY, had the win during the stake class and under saddle with Pavarotti to score the Amateur-Owner 36 and Over Hunter Championship, as well the co-Grand AmateurOwner Hunter Championship. Brad Wolf, of Memphis, TN, and Andiamo also performed well and earned the reserve championship honors.

Last week Kessler and Pavarotti won the Amateur-Owner 36 and Over Hunter Championship at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, and she could not be more thrilled with her horse's performance. "I'm walking on air," she smiled. "I'm really excited, and I think the world of my horse, but right now I'm a little bit in awe of him."

For the second time this week the Grand Champion cooler was awarded to Confidential at the Washington International Horse Show. Hasbrouck Donovan and Confidential were the winners of this year's Grand Champion Junior Hunter prize, after winning three first place ribbons and claiming the Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter Championship. This was Confidential's second Grand Championship win this week, after earning the co-Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Championship title with Erin Stewart in the irons.

The Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter division was the first to conclude Thursday. Donovan and Confidential won Wednesday's first over fences class, as well as Thursday's stakes class with The Joan Robinson Hill Memorial Trophy and the under saddle class with The Rhea Gardere Robinson Memorial Perpetual Trophy. The pair was awarded the Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter Championship, and Confidential was named Grand Champion Junior Hunter, winning The Ides of March Perpetual Trophy. The Small Junior 15 and Under Hunter reserve championship honors were awarded to Genuine, owned by the Chansonette Farm LLC of New York, NY, with Lillie Keenan in the irons.

Don Stewart of Ocala, FL, Confidential's owner, has been watching the eight-year-old gelding by Baloubet du Rouet very closely for the last two years. Stewart chose Donovan as a rider for Confidential because her style is very similar to his daughter Erin's, who rides Confidential in the Amateur-Owner Hunters.

The Large Junior 15 and Under Hunter division was next, and the championship tricolor was presented to Samantha Schaefer and Bishonen, owned by Marianna Bishop Wade of Louisa, VA. The pair was the winner of the stakes class and under saddle class. Donovan took home the reserve championship prize for her ride aboard her second mount, Quality Time, also owned by Stewart.

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year in row, this time with Abby O'Mara holding the reins. O'Mara and Lyle had blue ribbon rounds during the handy class and the day's stakes class to earn the top award. The reserve championship ribbon was presented to Kelsey Thatcher, of Bluffdale, UT and Mirasol, who won Wednesday's first over fences class.

Lyle was recently named Grand Champion Junior Hunter at the Pennsylvania National Horse, and O'Mara was excited to continue the winning streak. Don Stewart found Lyle when he was six years old and he is thrilled to be part of such a legacy.

O'Mara will continue showing Lyle next year during her final junior year. She is excited to compete at Indoors again, and admits she will be less nervous because she's already been successful once.

The final division to compete was the Large Junior 16-17 Hunters. The championship prize was presented to Jennifer Waxman, who was aboard Vida Blue, owned by Laura King of Irvington, NY. The pair received The Chance Step Perpetual Trophy for their excellent performance. Jacqueline Lubrano and Charade, owned by Mahala Rummell of Jacksonville, FL, were the winners of this year's reserve championship honors.

On Saturday, the best horses and riders from the hunter divisions competed for the top prize in the $15,000 WIHS Hunter Classic Derby at the Washington International Horse Show. After two rounds of competition it was Scott Stewart, of Ocala, FL, and Way Cool that led the victory gallop after they earned a total score of 170.9. Earlier in the day the Washington Pony Equitation Classic Finals were held, with Madeyln Keck and Tango receiving the top call and earning the blue ribbon.

The champions from each of the hunter divisions were invited to compete in Saturday's $15,000 WIHS Hunter Classic Derby. The six horse and rider combinations that received the highest scores during the first round were invited to compete during the second round over a handy course.

Following the first round, Stewart was in the lead with his second mount, Declaration, owned by Fashion Farm of New York, NY, after the pair received a score of 91.3. Stewart and Declaration had a difficult time at the trot jump during the handy round to receive a score of 78.3, for a two round total of 169.3 and drop into the second place position. Samantha Schaefer originally held the second place position after the first round, but she had a costly rub at the trot jump with Bishonen, owned by Marianna Bishop Wade of Louisa, VA, and her original score of 88.3 combined with her second round score of 70.6 created a total of 158.9 and dropped her into fifth place.

Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy, owned by SBS Farms of Buffalo, NY, had a very strong handy round. They returned to the second round in the fourth place position with a score of 84.3. Alfano and Jersey Boy easily made the inside turns during the handy round and earned a score of 82.3, for a total of 166.6, which held up for the third place honors.

After the first round Stewart and Way Cool were ranked third in the order, having received a score of 86.3. Stewart knew he would have a second chance with Declaration as the first ranked horse, so we went all out with Way Cool. The pair took all the harder options and the gamble paid off. Stewart and Way Cool earned a second round score of 84.6 for a two round total of 170.9, garnering Stewart the victory for the second year in a row.

The Washington Pony Equitation Classic Finals were also held

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earlier in the day, with the 25 junior pony riders from the year invited to compete. Riders began by completing an equitation course, and the 12 riders that received the highest scores returned for an under saddle portion.

This year's top finisher was Madelyn Keck, who was aboard Tango, owned by Porter Allen of Boerne, TX. The pair returned for the under saddle with the highest score of the day, an 87.

Keck and Tango were presented with The Jane Marshall Dillon Memorial Perpetual Trophy for their excellent effort today. Allison Toffolon, of Bronxville, NY, earned the second place prize with Neverland after earning a score of 84. Meredith Darst and Tuscany, owned by the West End Stables of Los Angeles, CA, took home the third place honors with a score of 83.

Sunday marked the conclusion of the Washington International Horse Show at Verizon Center, as the Pony Hunter divisions wrapped up their second day of competition. Meredith Darst had a banner day, claiming two of the championship tricolors, and going on to win the Grand Champion Pony Hunter trophy with Elation. She was also presented with the award for Best Child Rider on a Pony, sponsored by the Arute Family, for her excellent performance.

Darst and Elation, owned by Dr. Betsee Parker of Middleburg, VA, began the day dominating Small Pony Hunter division. The pair earned three first place ribbons and a second place ribbon to garner The Stombock Saddlery Challenge Trophy and the championship title. Aleece Jarman of Pace, FL, followed with the reserve championship prize for her ride aboard Rico Suave.

Darst and Elation were later awarded The Miles River Moonglow Perpetual Trophy, after they were named Grand Champion Pony Hunter.

Later in the day, Darst continued her winning streak with Tuscany, owned by the West End Stables of Los Angeles, CA, in the Medium Pony Hunter division, sponsored by Bob Foosaner and Kris Gali. The duo took home The Shenandoah Sundowner Perpetual Trophy and the championship prize for their outstanding performance. The reserve championship honors went to Victoria Colvin and Promise Too, owned by Scott Stewart of Ocala, FL. The Large Pony Hunters competed next, and it was Victoria Colvin with All The Best, also owned by Stewart, took home the championship title. The pair won two blue ribbons to claim The Pegasus Stables Perpetual Trophy. Sydney Shulman and Center Field, owned by Grand Central Inc of North Salem, NY, won the under saddle class to earn the reserve championship award.

The final event of the day was the WIHS Local Hunter Finals.

The WIHS Local Hunter Finals Competition for Ponies, sponsored by The Wilder Family, was held first, with the top prize going to Alexis Sicher and Seastar, owned by Harriet Notzen.

The pair also took home The Liseter Clever Star Perpetual Trophy and the Local Pony Hunter Champion tricolor. The reserve championship prize went to Kirklen Petersen and Severn Foxtrot. Next was the WIHS Local Hunter Finals Competition for Horses, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Keshishian. This year's winner was Angee Quattro-Kerns riding Gran Turismo, owned by Blaire Kinglsey & Glenn Ridge Farm. The pair was also named the Local Hunter Grand Champion, and received The Black, Starr & Frost Perpetual Trophy. The reserve championship honors went to Kirklen Petersen and Severn Foxtrot.

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Washington, D.C. – September 28, 2009 – The Washington International Horse Show at Verizon Center in Washington D.C. will be held from October 20-25, 2009. This event serves as one of the country’s most prestigious and competitive indoor equestrian events, with prominent riders, Olympic gold medalists, and superstar equines competing for top honors and fabulous prize money.

Media interested in covering the WIHS can apply for accreditation by filling out the accreditation form or by visiting the WIHS Media Center page. A daily schedule and press procedure information can also be found on the WIHS Media Center page. Full horse show information can be found at www.wihs.org.

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One of the seven award winners will be named the overall Equestrian of the Year.

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The seven are: Steffen Peters (Dressage): The William C. Steinkraus Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing in the Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing or show jumping. Peters swept the 2009 FEI World Cup Finals for Dressage by winning both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle aboard Horse of the Year nominee Ravel. With a Freestyle score of 84.95 he became the first American to win the FEI World Cup on American soil. The pair repeated their performance at the CDIO

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Aachen in July by winning the Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle.

Suzy Stafford (Combined Driving): The Beck Grand Hart Trophy is presented to international-level non-Olympic athletes. The National Single Pony Championship Gold Medal was awarded for the third time to Stafford in 2009, after she guided Courage to Lead, a 2009 Horse of the Year nominee, to the win at the Kentucky Classic CDE. The duo was also awarded an Individual Bronze medal at the FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championship in Germany in 2009.

Dr. Alan R. Raun (Saddlebreds/Hackneys): The Bill Robinson Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing with horses or ponies across all the breeds in harness or for driving performance in non-international competitions. Dr. Raun has been breeding, training, showing and marketing Hackney ponies and American Saddlebred horses since 1951.

In 2009, Dr. Raun trained and drove such stars as It's Dan The Man (2009 World Champion in Junior Fine Harness), Twin Willow's McDreamy (1st Place in the UPHA Roadster Pony Classic) and Heartland Undeniable (Midwest Charity 1st Place Hackney Pony Championship).

John French (Hunter): The Emerson Burr Trophy is presented to a rider in the hunter divisions in any breed over fences. In 2009, French was the inaugural champion at the ASG Software Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals International Hunter Derby Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park aboard Rumba. He spent the year dominating the field in the Working Hunters regardless of class, highlighted by high profile wins at the Desert Circuit I, the Desert Circuit Championship, the Blenheim Classics, as well as the Capital Challenge, Penn National and the Washington International Horse Show.

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Tommy Garland (Arabian / Western): The Barbara Worth Oakford Trophy is presente an equestrian showing in a non-reining Western discipline. Another champion who stoo out at the U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championships was Garland who wo the Arabian Western Pleasure Junior Horse title riding JF Verrisk. He would also take t title at the East Coast Championships, as well as in Regions 15 and 16. From the West Pleasure to the Junior Horse challenges, Garland was at, or near, the top of the list in 2009.

Kenny Wheeler (Hunter Breeding): The Norman K. Dunn Trophy is presented to the equestrian competing at halter or in-hand. Wheeler was in champion's form in 2009 as handler for a string of winning horses. He was named the Handler of the Best Young H at Devon. At the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, Wheeler was named the Handler of t Best Young Horse once more. For a third time, he was named Handler of the Best Youn Horse, this time at the Warrenton Horse Show where he also took the top prize of winn the Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF Hunter Breeding Championship.

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Washington, D.C. - October 23, 2009 - The 2009 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), CSI 4*-W is one of the most exciting equestrian competitions in the country, and it is one of only two shows in North America that offer a puissance, or "high jump" class. Tonight's $25,000 Puissance presented by Chevron Corporation saw a very familiar face for the awards presentation. Seven-time winner McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, was victorious in the class on Vancouver. David Beisel of Cincinnati, OH, finished second with Patoile, owned by Harlow Investment Enterprises Inc. This year's WIHS jumper courses are designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil. Ward and Beisel were the only two riders out of a starting field of seven to reach the third jump-off round. The first round started with Shane Sweetnam (IRL) on Spy Coast Farm LLC's Little Emir and Jonathan McCrea (IRL) on Promised Land, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, having rails on earlier fences on the course, although they both cleared the puissance wall that was set at 5'10" (1.78m). This eliminated them from the competition. Also eliminated for a fault at the wall was Andres Rodriguez (VEN) on Tornado.

Along with Ward and Beisel, two other riders were clear in the first round to move on to the second round, where the wall was raised to 6'1" (1.85m). Charlie Jayne and Pony Lane Farm's Carentina III were clear, but chose to retire after this round. Irishman Darragh Kenny and Missy Clark/North Run's Gael Force were also clear to move on to the third round.

In the third round, the wall was moved up to 6'7" (2.01m), and the first rider to attempt the jump was Ward on Vancouver. They easily cleared the wall to move on to the final round. Beisel and the very game Patoile were also clear. The luck of the Irish was not with Kenny, however, who had a very unfortunate fault at the wall when Gael Force cleared it, but kicked out the top block with his hind legs as he was landing.

The wall in the final round was raised to 6'10" (2.09m), but neither Ward nor Beisel were able to

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clear it. Ward had trouble when Vancouver shifted right over the wall, and he took the top blocks down. Beisel, who had been galloping to the wall in previous rounds, took a more conservative approach and Patoile refused. When he tried again, Patoile refused and Beisel fell off. Horse and rider were okay, but due to the fall, Beisel would have to take second place.

For his win tonight, Ward was given the Congressman's Challenge Trophy, donated by the Late Honorable Rogers C.B. Morton and the Late Honorable F. Robert Watkins, of Pennsylvania.

Ward retired the trophy before in 2002 after he won three years in a row on Achat 6, and he also was the winner in 1994 and in 2006 and 2007 on EquiFit Pozitano.

Amazingly enough, this was Ward's first class showing with Vancouver, an 11-year-old New Zealand-bred Dutch horse. "We just got the horse about two or three weeks ago. He had jumped very successfully in New Zealand and done a few World Cup Leagues. He had a very good record before, and we brought him here because we knew he was very brave and thought he could go a couple of rounds in the Puissance," Ward explained. "It is a great event here at Washington and very good prize money, and we wanted to give it a try."

Ward said of his final round, "He performed great. I don't know him very well, and I don't think I rode him very well the last round. I actually thought I was coming in a bit slow to the wall and my thinking before the last round was to go with a little more rhythm and I think that was a mistake. I ended up being a bit too flat at it, but he really performed wonderfully and he is just a lovely horse."

This is Beisel's second time at the WIHS, and it was his and his horse's first ever Puissance class. He and the 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare have been together for three years and they compete in the grand prix classes usually. At last year's WIHS, Beisel saw the class and wanted to compete in it this year.

"I have always wanted to do it. I watched McLain do it, and I thought it looked like fun," he remarked.

Afterwards he joked, "I did get slammed into the wall, but it was still fun. I think I got a little too slow. I got running the time before and she barely got her hind end out of the way, so I was trying to be patient and maybe got a little too patient there. She thought it looked awfully big." Olinda and Todd Minikus Beisel is happy to compete in such a rare event like the Puissance. "I don't know if I would do them every weekend," he conceded, "but it is needed at big events like this where they have such a big crowd and all of the people out there. That makes it pretty special."

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The first class of the night was the $20,000 Open Jumper 1.50m Faults Converted class. In a blaze of speed, Todd Minikus and Olinda (left), owned by Houlihan Lawrence, were the winners in a time of 49.52 seconds. Just behind them were Hillary Dobbs and Marengo in 50.99 seconds.

Third place went to Christine McCrea on Romantovich Take One in 53.46 seconds.

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"It looked like it was going to be a fast class to me," Minikus expressed. "So when I went Hillary had the lead and when I caught Hillary, I knew that really put the pressure on McLain and that he was gonna have to go."

Minikus felt that Olinda was right on target for the speed class. "Actually she is very good at that.

As long as she doesn't start anticipating, she is very good. If she starts anticipating she can get a little ahead of herself. But that was fast, I don't care what anybody says!" he said.

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He added, "This week I am showing Houlihan Lawrence's Olinda and Callie Seaman's horse Alaska. I would like to thank them and my Purina sponsorship, and I can't forget to thank Val Renihan who is the trainer of the horses."Samar and Kent Farrington

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The $15,000 Open Jumper Faults Converted was won by Kent Farrington and R.C.G. Farm's Samar this afternoon after the pair had the fastest of five clear rounds in 51.45 seconds. Last year's winners Hillary Dobbs and Marengo, owned by The Dobbs Group, earned the second place honors in 53.98 seconds. Jonathan McCrea and Victor E, owned by Candy Tribble and Windsor Show Stables, came in third in 55.29 seconds.

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Class winners Kent Farrington and Samar were presented with The General Dwight E. Eisenhower Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated by the late Arthur J. Morris, and the pair took the victory gallop following their winning round (right).

The $10,000 Ambassador's Cup Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic was held with an exciting victory for Paige Johnson of The Plains, VA. With her ride in today's class, Johnson won the prestigious Ambassador's Cup Perpetual Trophy for the second year in a row, thanks to the generous donation of Ambassador and Mrs. Marion H. Smoak. Last year Johnson won the class with La Martinee, and this year with she rode Chiron S to the victory. Both horses are owned by Salamander Farm.

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Johnson and Chiron S were one of three pairs to clear the first round course and continue to the jump-off. Erin Stewart and Devito jumped off first but had 12 faults in 35.948 seconds to finish in third place. Marley Goodman and U-2 jumped next and laid down a clear round in 37.660 seconds to finish in second. Johnson and Chiron S were the last to attempt the jump-off and the pair cleared the course in an impressive 35.420 seconds to earn top honors.

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Following the Ambassador's Cup class, the Amateur-Owner Jumpers awarded their division championship to Lillian Hahn and Lucky One after their successful week of competition. The pair was presented with The Foxbrook Perpetual Trophy in honor of Space Citation and donated by Joy Slater. Carneval and Susan Knoblauch earned the division's reserve championship.

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intricate course proved difficult for the horses and riders, as just two of the original 20 entries were able to jump without fault. Topping the class were Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, and her 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Flight.

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The pair jumped clear in a time of 57.829 seconds to take top honors. The only other clear round was completed by Alexandra Thornton and Dunwalke LLC's Silvana, with their time of 64.169 seconds. Hayley Barnhill and Callie Schott's Toucan Tango had the fastest four-fault round in 53.230 seconds to earn third place. Reed Kessler and Flight were awarded the Beagle Brook Farm Perpetual Trophy for their win in this afternoon's class.

The highlight competition of the 2009 Washington International Horse Show, the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, CSI 4*-W, will run tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, in the evening session that starts at 7 p.m. The WIHS Equitation Final Work-off will begin the night, followed by the Caisson Presentation, Caroline Williams, a WIHS Hall of Fame Induction, and Ashley Holzer dressage competition. The grand prix competition kicks off around 9:30 p.m.

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Final Results: $25,000 International Open Jumper Puissance Presented by Chevron Corporation 1. MCLAIN WARD AND VANCOUVER (MCLAIN WARD) 2. DAVID BEISEL AND PATOILE (HARLOW INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES, LLC) 3. DARRAGH KENNY AND GAEL FORCE (MISSY CLARK/NORTH RUN) 4. CHARLIE JAYNE AND CARENTINA III (PONY LANE FARM) 5. ANDRES RODRIGUEZ AND TORNADO (ANDRES RODRIGUEZ) 5. JONATHAN MCCREA AND PROMISED LAND (CANDY TRIBBLE & WINDSOR SHOW STABLES) 5. SHANE SWEETNAM AND LITTLE EMIR (SPY COAST FARM, LLC) Final Results: $20,000 Open Jumper 1.50m Faults Converted class 1 79 OLINDA TODD MINIKUS USA 0.00 0.00 49.52 49.52 HOULAHAN LAWRENCE 2 9 MARENGO HILLARY DOBBS USA 0.00 0.00 50.99 50.99 THE DOBBS GROUP 3 39 ROMANTOVICH TAKE ONE CHRISTINE McCREA USA 0.00 0.00 53.46 53.46 TRIBBLE/WINDSOR SHOW STAB 4 5 LOUISIANA SLOANE COLES USA 0.00 0.00 53.77 53.77 SLOANE COLES 5 62 GOLDIKA 559 McLAIN WARD USA 4.00 0.00 49.99 53.99 WARD/BLUE CHIP BLOODSTOCK 6 81 CARETINA III CHARLIE JAYNE USA 0.00 0.00 55.33 55.33 PONY LANE FARM 7 72 HC PAMINA L MARGIE ENGLE USA 4.00 0.00 55.25 59.25 HIDDEN CREEK FARM 8 33 STARLIGHT KATE LEVY USA 4.00 0.00 55.38 59.38 KATE LEVY LLC 9 80 ESQUILINO BAY MAGGIE JAYNE USA 4.00 0.00 56.18 60.18 PONY LANE FARM 10 25 SKARA GLEN'S NAIKY D'ELCA CANDICE KING USA 4.00 0.00 57.94 61.94 SKARA GLEN STABLES Final Results: $15,000 Open Jumper 1.40m Faults Converted class T/A: 120.00um Horse Name NAT Jump Faults Time Faults Time Score 1 73 SAMAR KENT FARRINGTON USA 0.00 0.00 51.45 51.45 R.C.G. FARM 2 9 MARENGO HILLARY DOBBS USA 0.00 0.00 53.98 53.98 THE DOBBS GROUP 3 40 VICTOR E JONATHAN McCREA IRL 0.00 0.00 55.29 55.29 CANDY TRIBBLE & WINDSOR S 4 56 UNADONJA SHANE SWEETNAM IRL 4.00 0.00 51.77 55.77 SPY COAST FARM 5 88 MAGIC CRUISE JIMMY TORANO USA 4.00 0.00 52.42 56.42 HORSESHOE TRAIL FARM 6 77 PATOILE DAVID BEISEL USA 8.00 0.00 49.72 57.72 HARLOW INVESTMENT ENTERPR 7 48 DA VINCI ANDRES RODRIGUEZ VEN 8.00 0.00 50.64 58.64 ANDRES RODRIGUEZ 8 14 WHAT EVER BRIANNE GOUTAL USA 4.00 0.00 56.12 60.12 CLOVERLEAF FARM Final Results: $10,000 Amateur-Owner Jumper Ambassador's Cup T/A: 75.00 T/A: 40.00 1 20 CHIRON S PAIGE JOHNSON 0.00 63.905 0.00 35.420 SALAMANDER FARM 2 576 U-2 MARLEY GOODMAN 0.00 65.504 0.00 37.660 TURTLE LANE FARM & MARLEY 3 822 DEVITO ERIN STEWART 0.00 65.645 12.00 35.948 ERIN STEWART 4 572 LUCKY ONE LILLIAN HAHN 4.00 63.910 LILLIAN HAHN 5 823 MADISON ALEXA PESSOA 4.00 65.378 ALEXA PESSOA 6 827 CONDOR JOELLE FROESE 4.00 68.389 JOELLE FROESE 7 768 CARNEVAL SUSAN KNOBLAUCH 8.00 63.909 SUSAN KNOBLAUCH 8 748 SERALDO CLARA LINDNER 8.00 64.374 ALL SEASONS FARM 9 547 ASTRO Z BENJAMIN SIMPKINS 8.00 66.160 BENJAMIN SIMPKINS 10 505 ALASKA NICOLE LAKIN 16.00 65.739 NICOLE LAKIN Final Results: $2,500 Junior Jumpers Time First Round T/A: 71.00 1 261 FLIGHT REED KESSLER 0.00 57.829 REED KESSLER 2 282 SILVANA ALEXANDRA THORNTON 0.00 64.169 DUNWALKE 3 545 TOUCAN TANGO HAYLEY BARNHILL 4.00 53.230 CALLIE SCHOTT 4 399 THORSTIN LAURA PFEIFFER 4.00 54.524 FOX MEADOW FARM 5 603 SAPPHIRA WADE AMBER HENTER 4.00 58.187 AMBER HENTER 6 281 NAOMI ALEXANDRA THORNTON 4.00 58.339 DUNWALKE 7 503 CACHETTE Z CHRISTY DISTEFANO 4.00 61.295 CHRISTY DISTEFANO 8 506 ISCARIOTE JESSICA SPRINGSTEEN 4.00 63.802 STONE HILL FARM

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Washington, D.C. - October 24, 2009 - Today, the best horses and riders from the hunter divisions competed for the top prize in the $15,000 WIHS Hunter Classic Derby at the Washington International Horse Show. After two rounds of competition it was Scott Stewart, of Ocala, FL, and Way Cool that led the victory gallop after they earned a total score of 170.9.

Earlier in the day the Washington Pony Equitation Classic Finals were held, with Madeyln Keck and Tango receiving the top call and earning the blue ribbon.

The champions from each of the hunter divisions were invited to compete in today's $15,000 WIHS Hunter Classic Derby. The six horse and rider combinations that received the highest scores during the first round were invited to compete during the second round over a handy course.

Following the first round, Stewart was in the lead with his second mount, Declaration, owned by Fashion Farm of New York, NY, after the pair received a score of 91.3. Stewart and Declaration had a difficult time at the trot jump during the handy round to receive a score of 78.3, for a two round total of 169.3 and drop into the second place position. Samantha Schaefer originally held the second place position after the first round, but she had a costly rub at the trot jump with Bishonen, owned by Marianna Bishop Wade of Louisa, VA, and her original score of 88.3 combined with her second round score of 70.6 created a total of 158.9 and dropped her into fifth place.

Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy, owned by SBS Farms of Buffalo, NY, had a very strong handy round. They returned to the second round in the fourth place position with a score of 84.3. Alfano and Jersey Boy easily made the inside turns during the handy round and earned a score of 82.3, for a total of 166.6, which held up for the third place honors.

After the first round Stewart and Way Cool were ranked third in the order, having received a score of 86.3. Stewart knew he would have a second chance with Declaration as the first ranked horse, so we went all out with Way Cool. The pair took all the harder options and the gamble paid off. Stewart and Way Cool earned a second round score of 84.6 for a two round total of 170.9, garnering Stewart the victory for the second year in a row.

"It feels great, it was a valiant effort," noted Stewart. "They were both so good. I almost thought 'Send them home and be done,' because sometimes you want to quit while you're ahead. They are both very green, so I didn't want to leave on a bad note. We went for it and it was good, so it was worth it."

Way Cool is seven-year-old First Year Hunter, so Stewart happy that he handled today's competition so well. "During the handy round I went for it," he explained. "He rode great for never having done anything like this before. I was thrilled because he's really green, but he's a really good jumper and really careful. I didn't know how he would feel about all the bushes against the side, but he was perfect."

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Stewart decided to send his horses home for a day to get turned out after they finished competing in the professional divisions, and after finishing first and second during today's class it proved to be a plan that worked. "I think it helped that they got to go out in a paddock," noted Stewart. "They felt exactly the way they did all week. I don't think Way Cool came close to even touching a jump all week."

The Washington Pony Equitation Classic Finals were also held today, with the 25 junior pony riders from the year invited to compete. Riders began by completing an equitation course, and the 12 riders that received the highest scores returned for an under saddle portion.

This year's top finisher was Madelyn Keck, who was aboard Tango, owned by Porter Allen of Boerne, TX. The pair returned for the under saddle with the highest score of the day, an 87. Keck and Tango were presented with The Jane Marshall Dillon Memorial Perpetual Trophy for their excellent effort today. Allison Toffolon, of Bronxville, NY, earned the second place prize with Neverlan,d after earning a score of 84. Meredith Darst and Tuscany, owned by the West End Stables of Los Angeles, CA, took home the third place honors with a score of 83.

"I knew Tango would be good because he always is," smiled Keck. "I had a lot of my friends in the class, so I wanted everyone to do well."

Keck chose a difficult route over today's course, but she handled all the turns well and the judges rewarded her brilliant performance with the top score. "The was a little bit hard because they moved the lines out, so the inside turns were a little bit harder to make," she explained. "I knew Tango could do all the inside turns though, so I was pretty confident. A lot of people weren't doing them, so I sort of had to tell myself where to go."

Keck is a hard worker and that trains at Beacon Hill Show Stables. Today she was awake at 5:30 a.m. to start schooling the ponies that she had to ride, after also schooling at 11 p.m. Next year Keck will begin riding horses in the Junior Hunter divisions.

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Washington, D.C. - October 24, 2009 - In an exciting three horse jump-off, Todd Minikus (USA) and Alaska were the fastest clear round to win the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix World Cup qualifier presented by The Boeing Company. Kate Levy (USA) and Lirving du Volsin finished second, while Mario Deslauriers (USA) and Vicomte D were third. Earlier in the evening,

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Tonight's courses were designed by Guilherme Jorge of Brazil, and out of the 29 entries in the class, only three could find the path to the jump-off. Ken Berkley (USA) and Carlos Boy, owned

by Alexa and Krista Weisman, just missed the jump-off by accumulating one time fault in 78.84 seconds to finish fourth. Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) kicked up his speed after having a rail down to finish as the fastest four-faulter in 67.17 seconds on Night Train, owned by Double H Farm.

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The first to return in the jump-off was Levy and Lirvin du Volsin, owned by LA Horsepower and Kate Levy. She went for the safe clear round, but was very efficient with her speed. She finished clear in 36.32 seconds and would have to wait and see how the riders chased her time.

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Levy noted, "I was really happy with my jump-off. This is definitely the biggest grand prix that I have had to do with that horse. I was not expecting much with these two behind me, so I just really wanted to jump a clear round and be as neat as possible because my horse is so game, but I didn't want to take too many risks and have a rail."

New U.S. Equestrian Team rider Mario Deslauriers (formerly of Canada) piloted Vicomte D, owned by Jane F. Clark, next in the jump-off. Deslauriers turned up the speed and galloped down to the final oxer, but they had the front rail down for four faults in 34.48 seconds.

"The last two big classes that I have done with him in the jump-off I have had the last fence down," Deslauriers said of Vicomte D, an 11-year-old Belgian gelding. "He has been jumping great and tonight he really put on a good show. It is just a matter of keeping at it, and the luck will come back because he is a very quick horse and he wins a lot of classes."

It all came down to Minikus as the final rider in the ring on Alaska, an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Callie Seaman. Minikus made a very tight turn from the first vertical back to the next oxer and then continued that speed through the rest of the shortened course. He galloped over the final oxer and stopped the timers in 34.55 seconds for the win.

"It looked like Kate did her jump-off just right. Not crazy, but prompt, and then it put the pressure on Mario and myself to have to go a bit," Minikus explained. "I got to the gate just to watch the end of Mario's and in typical Mario form he looked like he was going pretty quick and had a little bad luck at the last jump. I thought my turn from one to two was maybe a little quicker and then I did the same number of strides to the third jump and just tried to stay inside of the footprints."

Minikus had kind words for Alaska, who won multiple grand prix events this year including the grand prix qualifier in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. "He has a lot of quality. He is a careful horse, and he is very good with his technique. He doesn't have enough mileage really at this point, but he always gives it a good effort. When he guesses, he usually guesses with the right answer, so he is a very enjoyable horse, and I am very glad I have him to ride."

It has been 19 years since Minikus last won the President's Cup Grand Prix, and he was happy to receive once again the President of the United States Perpetual Cup. "There is history behind the President's Cup; it is for sure one of our most prestigious grand prix. It starts off the indoor circuit, so any win is a good win for sure."

Minikus won the Leading Jumper Rider Award sponsored by the Blundon Family, and was awarded the Margaret Chovnick Memorial Trophy. Andres Rodriguez of Venezuela was named the Leading International Rider.

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Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD, was the top junior rider in the WIHS Equitation Classic finals. She led from the beginning with a top score of 87.92 in the hunter phase, and added a jumper phase score of 86.92. She was the last to return in the Top 10 work-off and was feeling the pressure from Chase Boggio, of Canton, GA, who had a high score in the work-off of 89.67.

The top 10 riders switched horses, and Boggio masterfully rode Molly Braswell's The General to increase the leading point total to 261.999.

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Although Boggio and Braswell both train with Bob Braswell and Christina Schlusemeyer, Boggio had never ridden The General before. "He is in the same barn as I am, but I had actually never ridden him before today. I don't think I could have been any luckier with the draw though," he said. "I have seen him go enough to know what he is like. He was sort of similar to my horse.

You just have to ride him forward like a hunter a little bit, so it wasn't too big of a difference."

Boggio won the equitation championships at Capital Challenge Horse Show and was seventh in the USEF Medal Finals. He said of his mount Graphiq, "I just feel like I really click with him. I have just gone in with really no expectations, and it has all just sort of come together all at once."

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Schaefer returned on Lucy Davis' mount Patrick as the last to go. She had a smooth round and a bold final line. The judges rewarded her with a score of 91.67 for the work-off and a total of 266.498 for the win. Schaefer trains with Andre Dignelli, Kim Stewart, Kirsten Coe, Patricia Griffith, and Don Stewart.

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"It went really well. I thought I stayed pretty consistent through all three phases, and I got pretty lucky. I got a really nice horse to ride in the final phase too," Schaefer said of Patrick. "I didn't know anything about the horse. I have never seen it go, but they told me a lot about it and it rode just like they said. He was really easy. I think it is a young horse, but he has a really big stride and he doesn't really move you over the jumps."

This was only the third time that Schaefer has shown Travino. "I have never shown my horse in the jumper phase," she remarked. "He is young. He did the First Years earlier in the week. He is really sweet to ride, he is easy, and he has a nice rhythm. He is fun; I like him a lot."

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Tina DiLandri of La Jolla, CA, had scores of 82.33 and 86 with her mount Cadeau and a score of 76 in the work-off on Boggio's Graphiq for a total of 244.330 and third place. Lucy Davis of Los Angeles, CA, finished fourth with a total of 243.582, while Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, was fifth with 240.999 points.

For her win tonight, Schaefer was awarded the WIHS Equitation Classic Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. G. Ralph Ours III. Schaefer's mount Travino, owned by Heritage Farm, won the Lugano Memorial Trophy donated by Stone Hill.

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The $10,000 Senator's Cup Junior Jumper Stake kicked off the jumper competition today with a class of 20 entries. Eight of the original entries jumped clear over the first round course, and six of those jump-off rounds went clean to race against the clock. The horses and riders laid down rounds with increasing speed as they maneuvered the shortened course, and it was 16-year-old Samantha Harrison of La Canada, CA, and her ten-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Santika, who came out on top. Harrison and Santika jumped clear in a very fast time of 30.911 seconds to win the class. Laura Pfeiffer rode Thorstin, owned by Fox Meadow Farm of Temperance, MI, to the second place honors with their clear round in 31.391 seconds. Alexandra Thornton and Naomi, owned by Dunwalke LLC, finished in third with the final clear round of the jump-off in 31.400 seconds.

Harrison and Santika were awarded The Swan Lake Perpetual Trophy, which was donated by Beagle Brook Farm in honor of the 1992 class winner Swan Lake, ridden by Jennifer F. Miller.

Along with her win in the class today, Harrison was also awarded the reserve championship in the Junior Jumper division for her success in the classes throughout the week. Yesterday's winners Reed Kessler and Flight were awarded the championship tricolor for their great week of competition. Kessler and Flight were awarded The Greenberg Challenge Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Herman Greenberg.

Following the championship presentations, two riders were presented with special awards. Laura Pfeiffer was presented with the Shalanno Style of Riding Award, sponsored by Shalanno Farms.

The award is presented each year to the Junior Jumper rider who best exemplifies the American style of equitation and the respectful, dignified manner of a true sportsman.

Hasbrouck Donovan was then presented with the award for Best Child Rider on a Horse, sponsored by Georgina Bloomberg. The DiVecchia Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick DiVecchia, was awarded to Donovan for demonstrating the highest quality in horsemanship and sportsmanship combined with good appearance and courtesy. Donovan rode Confidential, owned by Don Stewart, to the Grand Junior Hunter Championship earlier in the week.

The $15,000 Open Jumper Pairs Relay was held next with the win going to Shane Sweetnam aboard UnaDonja and Charlie Jayne aboard Carentina III. Marilyn Little-Meredith and Calmar 3 paired up with Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Pamina L for the second place finish.

The 2009 Washington International Horse Show finishes tomorrow with hunter competition, including championships for the pony and local hunters. The World of the Horse special exhibition will conclude the show.

For more information and full results, please visit www.wihs.org.

Final Results: $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, CSI-W T/A: 77.00 T/A: 45.00

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