Laura
Kraut and Liberty Win the NAL Americhoice Challenge Again!
Tampa,
FL March 27 At the Tournament of Champions, Laura
Kraut and Liberty won the $5,000 NAL Americhoice Challenge. Liberty
is a Dutch Warmblood mare and is owned by The Summit Group. This
pair also won the Americhoice Challenge last week at the Tampa Bay
Classic. Twenty seven horses attempted the course.
The
North American League (NAL) runs season-long series in six hunter
and jumper divisions Childrens Hunter, Childrens
Jumper, Adult Hunter, Adult Jumper, Pony Jumper, and Open Jumper
Speed. Each series culminates with a championship final at the Pennsylvania
National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, in October. Riders need not
be members of the NAL to compete in any qualifying classes, but
only current members earn points toward year-end finals. For more
information and a list of qualifying competitions for 2003, please
visit the Ryegate Show Services website at www.Ryegate.com.
Dynamic
was Pre Green Hunter Champion with Scott Stewart riding for Mimi
Tashjian. Dynamic is also the Winter Equestrian Festival Circuit
Champion in this division.
Regular
Conformation Hunter Champion was Canterbury with Callan Solem riding
for owner Rosemary Salow.
Soft
Touch was 1st Year Green Hunter Champion with Heidi Austin Fish
riding for Woodrun Farm.
All results are posted at www.stadiumjumping.com.
The
$200,000 Budweiser American Invitational will be held March 29,
Saturday, at 7:00 PM in the Raymond James Stadium. This class has
one of the largest purses of any Grand Prix type competition in
this nation.
Tickets
for the Budweiser American Invitational, March 29 at Raymond James
Stadium are available at Ticket Master (813) 287-8844 or at Stadium
Jumping (877) 909-9436.
Tickets
for Winter Equestrian Festival at Tampa Fairgrounds are Wednesday
through Friday $5. Children under 12 years are free. Saturday and
Sunday Adult tickets are $10. Seniors and Students are $5 all days.
For schedule, directions and information visit www.stadiumjumping.com.
Dates
for Tampa Winter Equestrian Festival
(Each
week of competition runs Wed - Sun beginning at 8:00 AM)
Suncoast
Internationale March 13-16
Tampa Bay Classic March 19-23 CSI***/W
Tournament of Champions March 25-29 CSI**/W
Budweiser American Invitational March 29 in Raymond James Stadium
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