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BY KATHRYN SELINGA
Eventing news the cup for 2012. It’s a bittersweet result, as Holder retired Comet from upper-level competition at the conclusion of the American Eventing Championships. To read more on the AECs, turn to page 141.
SAFETY FIRST
WELL WISHES Here’s hoping Caitlin Silliman has a speedy recovery after a serious fall that left her in the Intensive Care Unit with a fractured skull. Caitlin was released from the ICU a few days after the incident, which took place after a successful weekend competing in the two- and three-star events at Plantation Field. The following Tuesday she was trotting around the dressage arena with a four-year-old when the horse stumbled and Caitlin fell on her head—luckily, she was wearing her helmet.
PHOTOS: (TOP) JENNA TETI; (BOTTOM) COURTESY OF STONY BROOK FARM
Let’s hear it for the United States Equestrian Federation CONGRATULATIONS TO KATIE MURPHY AND ROGER DEMERS, TRAINING WITH THE PROS (USEF), who who were married on September 8, 2012, in an outdoor ceremony at her Congratulations to Grace recently family’s home, Huckleberry Farm. An intimate affair, Katie and Roger Fulton, 13, of Finksburg, MD, announced shared their day with close family beneath a pergola overlooking the and Kaylin Medlin O’Neal, 14, the debut of rolling fields and the mountains in New Hampshire. Horses, Garth and of Charlotte, NC, who were their Frangible Emitt, were included in the photography. the highest-scoring riders in Technology Grant the PRO Junior Young Rider Program—taking Training Level Scholarship one step closer to making the Award Program on the East Meyer, who died suddenly on WELCOME! sport as safe as possible for all Coast. Fulton, who was the September 1. Barbara was Stony Brook Farm in horses and riders. The Program PRO Junior Young Rider born July 27, 1920, and had Peterborough, NH, welcomed will allow organizers of USEF Training Level Scholarship called Finality Farm in Dover the filly Henrietta to their family licensed eventing competitions, Award Program Leaderboard Plains, NY, home since 1952. on September 2. The beautiful with divisions at Preliminary Champion, won a weeklong She was involved with the bay with a big white star and Level and above, to apply for training opportunity with three white socks is by Contango Millbrook Pony Club for 58 Marcia Kulak, the founder of years and acted as Joint District assistance in the implementaand out of the farm’s mare, tion of frangible devices. With a the program. Medlin O’Neal Commissioner or District North Run. complete application, USEF will will work with Will Faudree at Commissioner from 1966 distribute the specified devices his Gavilan Farm in Hoffman, until her death. Barbara also SPOTTED: SINEAD HALPIN requested or grant money up NC. Read about their experiserved on the National Board Sinead Halpin was recently to $500 per property to qualiences at professionalriders.org/ of Governors and the Advisory spotted in Millis, MA, teaching fied events. blog. and Combined Training a clinic at Apple Knoll Farm. committees in the ‘80s and Over 20 lucky equestrians, early ‘90s, and was honored ranging from Beginner Novice as a “Regional Legend” at to Intermediate levels, got the the 2004 United States Pony opportunity to ride with her Clubs 50th Anniversary Jubilee on September 15-16. Saturday Celebration in Philadelphia. She focused on honing in on show will be sorely missed. jumping skills, while Sunday’s lessons were geared toward cross-country. Sinead will be BITTERSWEET GOODBYE back at the farm for another Becky Holder and Courageous clinic on November 17-18. Comet rode to three top finishes in the 2012 Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series, CONDOLENCES garnering an impressive 625 We were sad to hear of the points to become the keeper of passing of Barbara Scott Henrietta, at two days old, with North Run. November 2012
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