Sunday ~ April 29, 2012
 A hazy, foggy morning turned into a bright, sunny, summer-like afternoon for the last day of the Aiken Spring Classic Finale. Circuit Championships were awarded and two feature events were held on the Grand Prix Field: the $5,000 NAL/WIHS Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic and the $25,000 Carolina Real Estate Co. Grand Prix.
Hunter Highlights
Dietrich Derby Field
The Dietrich Derby Field started off with Gabriella Gianturco winning the Pessoa/USEF Hunt Seat Medal and Meghan Flanagan winning the ASPCA Maclay.
Champion in the Small Junior Hunter 15 & Under was Lucille Oken’s Cool Blue ridden by Victoria Press. Victoria and Cool Blue earned a clean sweep of the division by winning all five classes and the pair also won the $1,500 Junior Hunter Classic.
Noel Fauntleroy captured the Champion and the Reserve Champion honors in the Small Junior Hunter 16-17 aboard her horses Babette and Tenerife respectively.
The Large Junior Hunter 15 & Under Championship was awarded to Auden, the Geddaway Farm entry ridden by Kylie Geddes.
Casallo and owner/rider Erin McGuire won the Large Junior Hunter 16-17 Championship sweeping the division by winning all five classes. Erin and Casallo were also named Junior Hunter Circuit Champion and were awarded The Simply Red Memorial Trophy donated by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Thiel.
Casallo also was named Grand Hunter Circuit Champion receiving The H ‘n D Perpetual Trophy. Liza Boyd, Casallo’s rider in the professional divisions, was named Leading Hunter Rider and was presented with The Ramblewood Trophy donated by Paul & Phyllis Rosen.
Kaitlin Porath and Meadow Hill Stable’s O.C. won the Amateur Owner Hunter Championship for the fourth week in a row! Kaitlin and O.C. were named Amateur Owner Hunter Circuit Champion and were awarded The Gallop Perpetual Trophy.
For her consistent and successful riding efforts, Kaitlin received the Hunter Style Award and was presented by William Howard III with the Bib & Tucker Trophy.
The $1,500 Amateur Owner Hunter Classic was won by Shem Creek with owner/rider Ann Rice Ervin.
Just Matt and owner/rider Allison Thorp were triumphant in the Amateur Owner Hunter 3’3” claiming the Championship in the division.
Ring 2
Madison Maners won the Champion and Reserve Champion in the Children’s Hunter 14 & Under on her horses Unlimited and Blue Steel respectively. Unlimited and Madison were also named the Children’s Hunter Circuit Champion and were presented with the Chesterfield Court Trophy donated by Len Cherry & Tom Bossard.
The $1,000 NAL/WIHS Children’s Hunter 14 & Under Classic was won by Josephine Ellis’ Sandy Lane with rider Mary Mitchener.
The Children’s Hunter 15-17 Champion was Kimberle Burton’s Van Gough with rider Kimberle Paige Burton. The pair also won the $1,000 NAL/WIHS Children’s Hunter 15-17 Classic for the second week in a row.
Always Hope owned by Brittany Warden and ridden by Elizabeth DeGolian was the Champion in the Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35.
For the second week in a row, Twilight and owner/rider Mary Guynn were Champion in Adult Amateur Hunter 36-50.
Also for the second week in a row, the Adult Amateur Hunter Masters Championship was awarded to Good Thing and owner/rider Carole O’Brien. Carole and Good Thing were named Adult Amateur Hunter Circuit Champion and were presented with the Charles Wilson Memorial Trophy donated by Mr. & Mrs. CC Mills.
The winner of the $1,000 NAL/WIHS Adult Amateur Hunter Classic was Channel Crossing with owner/rider Grace McShane.
The Pre-Children’s Hunter Champion was Cover Charge with owner/rider Emma Wilson and the Pre-Children’s Equitation Champion was Alexandra McReady.
Ring 3
Caroline Weaver won the WIHS Pony Equitation Classic and Montana Shores won the USEF Equisport Pony Medal.
For the second week in a row, Little Black Pearl and owner/rider Caroline Passarelli won the Small Pony Hunter Championship. The pair was named Pony Hunter Circuit Champion and was honored with the Farnley Love Child Trophy donated and presented by Sandra Thomas. Caroline was also named Best Child Rider on a Pony for her efforts over the two weeks of showing at the Aiken Spring Classic.
The Medium Pony Hunter Champion was Orchard Hills Fine By Me with owner/rider Zoe Phillips and the pair also won the $1,000 Pony Hunter Classic.
The Large Pony Hunter Championship was awarded to Splash Attack, owned by Nicole Bootle and ridden by Taylor Combs.
Eliza Fauntleroy’s Island Grace won the Small/Medium Green Pony Hunter Championship with rider Elizabeth Butterworth.
The Championship in the Large Green Pony Hunter went to Bracewoods McDreamy with owner/rider Helen Ulrich. The pair also was named Green Pony Hunter Circuit Champion receiving the honor of the CC Mills Memorial Trophy donated and presented by Sandra Thomas.
Skittles with owner/rider Scout Davis were Champion in the Short Stirrup Hunter and Randii Goble’s Courtash Kalidascope with rider Whitney McKinley were Champion in the Children’s Hunter Pony.
The Pre-Adult Hunter Championship was awarded to Renoir Z with owner/rider Allison Mills and the Pre-Adult Equitation Championship was awarded to Grayson Schirmer.
Jumper Highlights
Grand Prix Field
For the second week in a row, Rebecca Warth and Sovan Hill Enterprises’ Tornado Alley won the NAL Pony Jumper class and was the Pony Jumper Champion.
There was a two-way tie for Champion in the Low Children’s Jumper between Hidden Creek’s Tamale with owner/rider Hallie Anderson and Rod De Furia owned by Sherry Hill and ridden by Savannah Groselle.
Champion in the Low Adult Jumper was DSH Stolen Goods, owned by DS Holdings LLC and ridden by Catherine Stumberg.
My Wish and owner/rider Amanada Ponseigo won the Children’s Jumper Championship and were also named Children’s Jumper Circuit Champion. They were presented with The Harry Potter Trophy donated by Mary Ann & Tom Parmelee.
Kipteen and owner/rider Caroline Williamson won the Adult Jumper Championship. The Adult Jumper Circuit Champion was It’s All About Me with owner/rider Kirsten Tillotson. The pair was presented with the Green Boundary Trophy donated by Friends of The Green Boundary Club.
The win in the $5,000 NAL/WIHS Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic went to Tim Delovich’s Partizan with rider Juan Gamboa.
The Junior/Amateur Jumper Circuit Championship and The Cram Family Trophy was awarded to Rumours and owner/rider Shannon McGrath.
Leadline proved to be full of tough competition as usual with the judges deciding upon a three-way tie for first place between Elle Boyd, Avery Price, and Hazel Marquette.
Crawford Anderson was presented by Rick Cram with The Doug Early Memorial Trophy for Sportsmanship donated by Friends of Doug Early.
Charles Smith was named Best Child Rider on a Horse and Stephen Heinecke received the Grand Prix Style Award and was honored with the Full Circle Memorial Trophy donated and presented by William Howard III.
The $25,000 Carolina Real Estate Co. Grand Prix was won by the S&L Farms entry S&L Shoefly ridden by Hardin Towell. The pair was presented with the Miriam J “Ricky” Bushnell Trophy donated by the Bushnell Family. Second place went to the Welcome Stake winner, Calando Z owned by Paddy Ann Burns and ridden by Margie Gayford. Third and fourth place honors were earned by Daniel Geitner aboard Kenwood, owned by The Kenwood Syndicate and Jumbo Jet owned by Ann Ritter, respectively. Rounding out the top five was Boccaccio, owned by Hollow Creek Farm Holdings Inc and ridden by Angel Karolyi.
Saturday ~ April 28, 2012
 Hunter Highlights
Dietrich Derby Field
Starting off the day was the Amateur Owner Hunter 3’3” and Just Matt and owner/rider Alison Thorp won both over fences classes.
In the Amateur Owner Hunter 3’6” Kaitlin Porath rode Meadow Hill Stables’ O.C. to wins in both of the over fences classes.
The Small Junior Hunter 15 & under classes were dominated by Victoria Press, she won both over fences classes aboard Lucille Oken’s Cool Blue.
In Small Junior Hunter 16-17, Noel Fauntleroy won both over fences classes, one aboard her horse Babette and one aboard her horse Tenerife.
The Large Junior Hunter 15 & under over fences classes were won by Mackenzie McGehee with her horse And Then Some and Kylie Geddes aboard Geddaway Farm’s Auden.
Both over fences classes in the Junior Hunter 16-17 were swept by Casallo with owner/rider Erin McGuire.
Liza Boyd claimed the top two places in the $2,500 National Hunter Derby, finishing first with Kimberle Burton’s Van Gough and second with Marilla Van Beuren’s Marksmann. Third place went to Virtue with owner/rider Hannah Echols and fourth place went to Big Ben with owner/rider Jennifer Rice. Rounding out the top five was Paige Wilson aboard Liza Bongers’ Shout finishing fifth.
Ring 2
In the Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35 Always Hope owned by Brittany Warden with rider Elizabeth DeGolian and High Definition owned by Ann Lineberger with rider Rebecca Cameron each won an over fences class.
The Adult Amateur Hunter 36-50 over fences classes were swept by Twilight with owner/rider Mary Guynn winning both blue ribbons.
CaroleO’Brien and her horse Good Thing dominated in the Adult Amateur Hunter Masters, winning both over fences classes.
In the Children’s Hunter 14 & under, Levantos owned by Linda Krat and ridden by Kailyn Waldeck and Blue Steel with owner/rider Madison Maners each won an over fences class.
Mariah Friedland rode Chad Keenum’s Crownpoint and Kimberle Paige Burton rode Kimberle Burton’s Van Gough each to a win in an over fences classes of Children’s Hunter 15-17.
The South Carolina Governor’s Cup was won by Rebecca Warth.
The Pre-Children’s Equitation class was won by Alexandra Mcready and the Pre-Adult Equitation class was won by Caroline Cheshire.
In the Pre-Children’s Hunter Springsteen with owner/rider Alexandra Mcready and Wendel We Go LLC’ Wendel We Go with rider Savannah Russell each won an over fences class.
Snap Shot with owner/rider Alexis Stevenson and Fortune’s Turn with owner/rider Carolyn Cheshire each won an over fences class in the Pre-Adult Hunter.
Ring 3
It was a clean sweep today in the Small Pony Hunter division for Caroline Passarelli and her pony Little Black Pearl, winning both over fences classes and the under saddle.
In the Medium Pony Hunter, Orchard Hills Fine By Me with owner/rider Zoe Phillips and Patchwork Farm LLC’s Burberry with rider Paige Williams each won an over fences class.
Nicole Bootle’s Splash Attack with rider Taylor Combs and A Wrinkle In Time with owner/rider Natalie West each won an over fences class in the Large Pony Hunter.
In the Large Green Pony Hunter division, Sir Valentino with owner/rider Emma Phillips and Bracewoods McDreamy with owner/rider Helen Ulrich each won an over fences class.
Elizabeth Butterworth rode Eliza Fauntleroy’s Island Grace to top honors in both of the over fences classes in the Small/Medium Green Pony Hunter division.
Randii Goeble’s Courtash Kalidascope with rider Whitney McKinley and Kachina Doll with owner/rider Isabelle Song each won an over fences class in the Children’s Pony Hunter.
The Short Stirrup Equitation Champion was Justice Myers.
Jumper Highlights
Grand Prix Field
For the second week in a row the WIHS Jumper Phase was won by Kylie Geddes and the WIHS Overall winner was Taylor Rose.
Pony Jumper Table II.2.b class was won by Rebecca Warth and Sovan Hill Enterprises’ Tornado Alley and the Pony Jumper Table II.2.c class was won by Anna Reising aboard her pony Jakue D’Epona.
Hidden Creek’s Tamale with owner/rider Hallie Anderson won the Low Children’s Jumper Table II.2.c class and Linda Bakker’s Couture Z with rider Charles Smith won the Low Children’s Jumper Table II.2.b class.
Palladin with owner/rider Kelsey Barfield won the Low Adult Jumper Table II.2.c class and Tatabra Silverstone with owner/rider Sarah Thompson won the Low Adult Jumper Table II.2.b class.
The Children’s Jumper Table II.2.b was won by Apex Equestrian Center’s Kabir De Cer with rider Ally Beth Bowen and My Wish with owner/rider Amanda Ponseigo won the Children’s Jumper Table II.2.c class.
The Adult Jumper Table II.2.b class was won by Chasm Z with owner/rider Robert Stuckey and Kipteen with owner/rider Caroline Williamson won the Adult Jumper Table II.2.c class.
Frances Land rode her horse Con Chino Z to the win in the Low Junior/Amateur Table II.2.b class as well as in the Low Junior/Amateur Table II.2.1class.
Dustin Ball won the Young Jumper Championship 5 Year Old Table II.2.b aboard his horse Sirachi and the Young Jumper Championship 6 Year Old Table II.2.b class with his horse Ninja. Abby Sjoberg rode Maggie Sjoberg’s U-Turn to the win in the Young Jumper Championship 7/8 Year Old Table II.2.b classes was awarded the Aiken Land Conservancy Young Jumper Championship Challenge Trophy.
Friday ~ April 27, 2012
 It was a warm Spring day at the Aiken Spring Classic and a full day of showing was capped off by the $5,000 Welcome Stake.
Hunter Highlights
Dietrich Derby Field
The Open Hunter 3’3” Championship was awarded to Jack Sparrow, owned by Autumn Johnson and ridden by Elizabeth Warmington.
Hunter Breeding was held today and was double judged, once on the Dietrich Derby Field and once in Ring 3 for double points. The Best Young Horse award on the Dietrich Derby Field as well as in Ring 3 went to Arbor Day owned and handled by Brandon Gibson. The Best Young Pony award was the same in both rings as well with top honors being awarded to Rendezvous Road, owned and handled by Catherine Cram.
In the Modified Junior/Amateur 3’3” Auden owned by Geddaway Farm and ridden by Kylie Geddes took top honors for the Championship.
The WIHS Hunter Phase was won by Piper Serra.
Ring 2
The Modified Children/Adult Hunter Championship was won for the second week in a row by Blue Steel owned/ridden by Madison Maners.
The Ariat Adult Medal was won by Jamie Rardin.
The THIS Children’s Medal was won by Mariah Friedland and the NCHJA Children’s Equitation was won by Abby Strohmeyer
Ring 3
Elena Portu won the Hopeful Hunter Championship aboard Carolyn Cheshire’s Fortune’s Turn.
The Aiken County Hunter Championship was won by Kimberle Burton’s Konstantine with rider Liza Boyd and the Thoroughbred Hunter Championship was won by Beth Voorhees’ Made In America with rider Stephanie Von Bidder.
The Schooling Pony ended up with a two way tie for Champion between Otteridge Swanson with owner/rider Madison Matthews and Rollingwoods Sticky Situation with owner/rider Caroline Weaver.
Jumper Highlights
Grand Prix Field
The1.10 Meter Jumper Champion Champion was Chasm Z with owner/rider Robert Stucky and the 1.20 Meter Jumper Champion was Treesdale Farms’ ESO with rider Hardin Towell.
Harold Chopping won the 1.30 Meter Jumper Championship aboard Barnes Brooks’ Kiss Kiss.
The Low Junior/Amateur Jumpers began today and Jordan Irvan won today’s Table II.2.c class aboard Earnest Irvan’s Johnny Dublin.
The feature event of the day was the $5,000 Welcome Stake where three of nineteen moved onto the short course. The winner was Paddy Ann Burns’ Calando Z with rider Margie Gayford. The second place finisher was Abigail Walker’s James T Kirk and third place went to Kim Land’s Nepal with rider Frances Land.
Thursday ~ April 26, 2012
 Sunny skies with a strong breeze filled the second day of the Aiken Spring Classic Finale.
Hunter Highlights
Dietrich Insurance Derby Field
Doreen Toben’s Zazou with rider Lauren Kissel captured the 1st Year Green Working Hunter Championship as well as the Green Working Hunter Circuit Championship to receive the Proud To Be Here Trophy.
The Conformation Hunter Circuit Championship and the BJ Hunt Room Perpetual Trophy was awarded to Erin McGuire’s Casallo with rider Liza Boyd, as well as the Championship in the High Performance/2nd Year Green Working Hunter.
The Performance Hunter 3’6”Championship was awarded to Lauren Kissel aboard Hannah Echols’ Virtue.
Ring 3
Two weeks in a row Daniel Geitner was Champion in the Baby Green Hunter Division with Janet Peterson’s Line of Honor and Champion in the Pre-Green Hunter 3’ with Robin Hughes’ Deliberate.
Marilla Van Beuren’s Marksmann with rider Liza Boyd was awarded the Championship in the Pre-Green Hunter 3’3” as well the Circuit Champion Pre-Green Hunter and The Suphose Memorial Trophy.
The Performance Hunter 3’3” Championship was won by Tequestrian Farms, LLC’s Roc My World with rider Liza Boyd.
Hopeful Hunter began today and Elizabeth Warmington aboard Julie Bakken’s Riona and Elena Portu aboard Carolyn Cheshire’s Fortune’s Turn each won an over fences class.
The Aiken County Hunter division was dominated by Kimberle Burton’s Konstantine with rider Liza Boyd, winning both over fences classes and finishing second in the under saddle.
The Thoroughbred Hunter saw Stephanie Von Bidder aboard Beth Vorhees’ Made in America win both over fences classes.
Jumper Highlights
Grand Prix Field
The 0.95 Meter Jumpers Championship was won by Harold Chopping with Jim Hayward’s Giselle.
There was a three-way tie for the Championship in the 1.00 Meter Jumper between Gene and Susie Beaulieu’s Cache with rider Susie Beaulieu, Celtic Fiddler with owner/rider Heather Crespo, and Linda Bakker’s Couture Z with rider Charles Smith.
Robert Stucky and his horse Chasm Z won the 1.10 Meter Jumper Table II.2.b class and the 1.15 Meter Jumper Table II.2.b class was won by Treesdale Farms’ Kolette with rider Kimberele Paige Burton.
The winner in the 1.20 Meter Jumper Table II.2.b class was Caroline Young and the Sulu Group’s VDL Zulu Time with rider Lorcan Gallagher and the winner in the 1.30 Meter Jumper Table II.2.c class was Zippo with owner/rider Keri Sutherland.
Wednesday ~ April 25, 2012
 After a full day of showing exhibitors enjoyed the “Vendor Crawl”, an event sponsored by the vendors at the Aiken Spring Classic.
Hunter Highlights
Dietrich Insurance Derby Field
The 1st Year Green Working Hunter started off the day on the Dietrich Derby Field and Liza Boyd with Claudia White’s Timing and Daniel Geitner with Thomas Visconsi’s Signal Hill each won an over fences class.
In the High Performance/2nd Year Green Working Hunter Division Liza Boyd with Erin McGuire’s Casallo and John Abbott with Jenna Weiner’s Ferragamo’s Feature each won an over fences class.
The Performance Hunter 3’6” saw Michael Rubin’s Conversation Peace with rider Caroline Bower and Absolute Sundance with owner/rider Jaclyn Tattersall each win an over fences class.
Ring 3
Daniel Geitner won both over fences classes in the Baby Green Hunter Division aboard Janet Peterson’s Line of Honor.
Lauren Kissel took home both blue ribbons in the Pre-Green Hunter 3’ winning the first over fences class on Caroline Cronin’s Slow Dance and the second over fences class on Patchwork Farm LLC’s Cartaire.
Pre-Green Hunter 3’3” over fences classes were both won by Liza Boyd with Marilla Van Beuren’s Marksmann.
In the Performance Hunter 3’3” Tequestrian Farms LLC’s Roc My World with rider Liza Boyd and Wendel We Go LLC’s Wendel We Go with rider Carolyn Bell each won an over fences class.
The Performance Hunter 3’ Championship was won Sydney Bhame’s Nicodemus Z and rider Lauren Kissel.
Jumper Highlights
Grand Prix Field
The 0.95 Meter Jumpers had two classes today with the first Table II.2.b class being won by Harold Chopping aboard Jim Hayward’s Giselle and the second Table II.2.b class being won by Charles Emerson aboard Betsey Emerson’s William.
The 1.00 Meter Jumper Table II.2.b class was won by Susie Beaulieu aboard Gene and Susie Beaulieu’s Cache.
Sharer Dale won the 1.10 Meter Jumpers Table II.2.b aboard Greystone Farms’ Super Mario.
Treesdale Farms had a great day on the Grand Prix Field with their horse Kollette winning the1.15 Meter Jumper Table II.2.b class with rider Hardin Towell and their horse Eso winning the 1.20 Meter Jumper Table II.2.b with rider Kimberle Paige Burton.
Daniel Geitner emerged victorious in the afternoon classes, winning the 1.30 Meter Jumper Table II.2.b class aboard Ann Ritter’s Jumbo Jet and the 1.35 Meter Jumper Table II.2.b class aboard Booth Parker’s Wonder Pomme.
The 1.40 Meter Jumper Table II.2.b class wrapped up the day on the Grand Prix Field and was won by S&L Farms’ S&L Shoefly with rider Hardin Towell. |
The final day of Aiken Spring Classic Masters started off with a few April showers, but all was clear in time for the feature events on the Grand Prix Field: the $5,000 NAL/WIHS Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic, the $5,000 Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic, and the $25,000 Aiken Spring Classic Grand Prix.
Hunter Highlights
An overcast day kept the temperatures at a nice level throughout the day and right up through the $5,000 Welcome Stake.
A misty morning turned into a clear sky afternoon for the second day of the Aiken Spring Classic.
The first day of the Aiken Spring Classic Masters was a lucky one, the surrounding storms managed to avoid the horse show all day.
