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Reprinted from Summer 2010 Issue
Looking Back ~ the ‘95-‘96 Pony Finals
By Thalia Gentzel With over 300 ponies competing, the 1995 AHSA/MILLER’S PONY FINALS was the largest to date. There were over 1000 spectators for the event at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington. THE MEDAL FINALS opened the three days of competition with 11 year old Alexandra Otto of Greenville, DE emerging victorious. The student of Louise Serio at Derbydown in Kennett Square, PA, rode her large pony, A Risen Star by Tidewater’s Drum Major. Others placings were: 2. Gigi Baer, 13, on Linus 3. Lauren T. Fay, 10, Kiss Me Not 4. Sari Pace, 14, Sebastian 5. Jenny Botsolas, 15, Private Eye 6. Cody Baird, 8, Mistletoe 7. Claire Kellner, 15, Lord Knows 8. Krista Weisman, 9, Heaven’s Footstool 9. Sarah Warmington, 10, Rosepoint 10. Ashley Verschigan, 12, Applause Scoring 1048, SMALL PONY and Overall Grand Champion was Miss Muffet ridden by 11 year old catch rider, Elizabeth “Rosebud” Saunders of New Canaan, CT, trained by Rob Coluccio for Mrs. Quentin Alexander of Middleburg, VA. Miss Muffet was the customary ride of 7 year old Evan Coluccio but the new owners of Rainbow Connection asked that Evan continue to ride her at the Finals. Relationships among the small ponies were particularly interesting! Beaujolais in 2nd and One More Rainbeau in 10th were daughters of the famed Cymraeg Rain Beau. Third placed Silver Steps (Helicon Garden Party) and Helicon Epic Event in 4th were both sired by a second Farnley Lustre grandson, GlanNant Epic. Three ponies, Helicon Epic Event, (Helicon) Touch of Frost 5th and Alexander’s Frosted Blue 7th, were all out of the same mare, GlanNant Frosty by Farnley Sparkler, he being out of *Cui Glitter, also the dam of Farnley Lustre. 1995 SMALL STATISTICS: 1. *Miss Muffet (BRP by Lechlade Quince) Elizabeth Saunders, 1048 2. Beaujolais (Welsh X by Cymraeg Rain Beau) Ashlee Bond, 1030.5 3. Silver Steps (Welsh X by GlanNant Epic) - Ashley Aldrich, 1002 4. Helicon Epic Event (Welsh by GlanNant Epic) Lauren James, 994 5. Touch of Frost (Welsh by GlanNant Ballad) Lauren Van Eldik, 978.5 6. Glenmore Devonshire Cream (BRP X by *Glenmure Liberty Bell) - Ashley Briggs, 972 7. Alexander’s Frosted Blue (Welsh by Gayfields Vida Blue) - Maggie Jayne, 967 8. Glenmore Valentino (BRP X by *Rosevean Fish Eagle) - Hailey Henderson, 961.25
9. Halcyon Hawthorne (Welsh by Dorian Gray) Alexia Kahanovitz, 954.5 10. One More Rainbeau (Welsh X by Cymraeg Rain Beau) - Alex Shokat, 936.5 MEDIUM CHAMPION with 1008.5 was Be My Guest for 9 year old Ashlee Bond, a student of Jenny Karazissus. Ashlee’s trip from Hidden Hills, CA was really made worthwhile as she was also the rider of the Reserve Champion Small, Beaujolais, with a 1030.5. Reserve Champion Medium was M.L. Stevenson, 10, and Hooten Hollows Hooten Annie scoring 983. Here are the 1995 MEDIUM STATS: 1. Be My Guest - Ashlee Bond, 1008.5 2. Hooten Hollows Hooten Annie - M.L. Stevenson, 993 3. Starburst - D.J. Merkin, 991 4. Kiss Me Not (Welsh X by Farnley Lustre) - Lauren T. Fay, 989.25 5. Under The Rainbeau (Welsh X by Cymraeg Rain Beau) - Erin Stewart, 986 6. Just A Kid - Alexia Kahanovitz, 971 7. Shenandoah Sundowner (TB/Welsh by Cowboy Joe) - Evan Coluccio, 978 8. Crystal Vision - Georgina Bloomberg, 969 9. L.D.V. McBrenin - Jennifer McGarrigle, 965.5 10. *Llandefalle Lady Slipper (Welsh by *Springbourne Buckle) - Ashley Baker, 963 LARGE CHAMPION and Reserve Overall with 1045, just three points short of Miss Muffet, was Remember The Laughter and owner Jill Betuker, 12, of Ridgefield, CT trained by Scott Stewart, Ox Ridge Hunt Club. Reserve Champion Large with 1004.40 was Kid You Not for Georgina Bloomberg, 11, of New York City who describes her Finals experiences philosophically: "In 1995-1996 I was just moving from medium to
An earlier Finals circa. 1990 in Kentucky shows Georgina Bloomberg on Yes I Will, Trainer Robin Greenwood, Olivia Pirovano on Bugle Boy, Emma Bloomberg on Jetsetter and Ashley Cooke on Pocket Rocket.
Photo courtesy of Robin Greenwood