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Phillips
Wins 2003 BET/USAE National Junior Jumper Championship Zone
TwoTakes Team Title
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Addison
Phillips, 14, of New York, NY, and her mount FLIGHT (Swedish Warmblood),
bested a field of 27 riders to win the 2003 BET/USAE Individual
National Junior Jumper Championship held October 9 - 11, at the
Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA.
Phillips
and Flight finished ahead of 18-year-old Paige Johnson of The
Plains, VA, and her mount BEACH BUM (Dutch Warmblood). Katie Gardner,
18, of Westlake Village, CA, and CE CE CAPONE (Holsteiner: Campione
– Calica, by Labrador) finished in third.
The
BET/USAE Prix de States Team Championship title was decided on
October 10, with Zone Two (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania)
taking the top spot in this USA Junior Olympic – Equestrian
Event. The winning team, finishing with four faults, was made
up of Katrina Woods of Bronxville, NY, riding SUSDAL, Leigh Healey
of Lumberton, NJ, riding LAURIN (Belgian Warmblood), Kenzie Snyder
of Westchester, PA, riding AQUARIUS (Selle Francais: Grand Veneur
- Olga de la Lande, by St Brendan (GB) xx) and Addison Phillips
riding FLIGHT.
The
Zone 10 (California, Nevada) team made up of Katie Gardner riding
CE CE CAPONE, Tedra Bates of Carmel, CA, riding EUROPA EINS (Holsteiner:
Locato – Nicol, by Farnese), Katy Brandes of San Juan Capistrano,
CA, riding ODESSA VAN DE SOMME (Belgian Warmblood: Voltaire –
Wodiena), and Jordan Lubow of Bell Canyon, CA, riding EL CAMPEON’S
JO JO (Belgian Warmblood: Jovial d’Aubry - Fifille de la
Quaire, by Osiris XX), finished in second place with eight faults.
Zone Five (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio) made up
of Alison Flury of Minooka, IL, riding MILOS II (Dutch Warmblood),
Haylie Jayne of Elgin, IL, riding KINDA BLUE (Dutch Warmblood:
Rex Magna xx – Viola), Henry Pfeiffer of Temperance, MI,
riding ELTON (Belgian Warmblood: Elton - Palma Christi), and Charlie
Jayne of Elgin, IL, riding CHAMPION finished in third with 16
faults.
The
BET/USAE National Junior Jumper Championship is considered a USA
Junior Olympic – Equestrian Event and, as such, the top three
teams received Gold, Silver and Bronze Junior Olympic Medals.
The name of the winning team is inscribed on the Frances Newbill
Rowe Memorial Trophy, named in honor of the top jumper trainer
of the 1960’s and 1970’s. Winning team riders were awarded
keeper trophies and both the team and individual winners received
Triple Crown Custom awards blankets and custom boots from Der-Dau.
U.S.
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and the United States Equestrian Team. The vision of U.S. Equestrian
is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States
of America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grass
roots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe
competition and the welfare of its horses, and embracing this
vision, to be the best national equestrian federation in the world.
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