Six contenders for Horse of the Year title
Voting is opened upwards for the US Horse of the Year, with 6 champions from the equestrian globe inwards the running.
On Jan 18, the United States of America of America Equestrian Federation (USEF) volition bestow 2 of them with the prestigious entitle of Horse of the Year, the highest observe the USEF awards a horse. Again this year, both a national as well as international Equus caballus volition win.
Previous winners include Friesian Equus caballus Sjoerd as well as eventer Neville Bardos (2011), reining Equus caballus Gunners Special Nite (2010), dressage Equus caballus Ravel (2009), driving Equus caballus Jamaica (2008), eventer Theodore O’Connor (2007), demo jumper Authentic (2006), as well as dressage Equus caballus Brentina (2005).
This yr the contenders includeare international “horses of honor” World Cup winning showjumper Flexible, eventer Manoir de Carneville, as well as paralympic Equus caballus NTEC Richter Scale; as well as national ‘horses of honor’, saddlebred CHCourageous Lord, friesian demo Equus caballus Germ, as well as hunter Bailiwick of Jersey Boy.
Voting closes at midnight on Monday, Jan 7, 2013.
The contenders:
2012 International Horses of Honor:
Flexible (Cruising x Flex)
1996 Irish Gaelic Sport Horse Stallion
Owners: Harry as well as Mollie Chapman
Flexible has done the unthinkable fourth dimension after fourth dimension inwards his storied career. The diminutive 15.3h stallion with a unique jumping mode has twice come upwards dorsum from career-threatening injuries as well as captured compass standings at prestigious competitions.
In 2012, with passenger Rich Fellers, Flexible ended the US’s 25-year winless drought at the Rolex/FEI World Cup Jumping Finals past times out-running the eventual Olympic champions inwards a jump-off for the ages.
Flexible kept upwards his winning ways inwards the 2012 US Show Jumping Observation Events where he claimed victory iv times. He won twice inwards Del Mar (the $50,000 Surfside Grand Prix as well as the $100,000 Hermes Grand Prix of Del Mar) as well as and thus in 1 lawsuit again 6 weeks afterward at Spruce Meadows.
Fellers as well as Flexible jumped iv clear rounds inwards 2 classes, including 2 jump-offs inwards Calgary to win the $35,000 Husky Energy Cup as well as the $200,000 CN Performance Grand Prix.
They as well as thus earned their ticket to stand upwards for the U.S. at the 2012 Olympic Games inwards London, where they finished inwards the compass 10 as well as were the highest placing American pair.
Manoir de Carneville (Gaub x Carneville)
2000 Selle Francais Gelding
Owner: Carraig LLC
In 2012, Manoir de Carneville as well as passenger Sinead Halpin assumed their house equally 1 of the compass combinations inwards eventing. The brace spent the outpouring fine tuning their skills past times winning an Intermediate department at Southern Pines as well as and thus picking upwards minute house inwards the Advanced at The Fork Horse Trials.
In May, they placed minute inwards the CIC3* at Bailiwick of Jersey Fresh earlier traveling to England equally a fellow member of the US Eventing Short List for the 2012 Olympic Games.
The brace remained inwards England as well as trained throughout the summertime inwards grooming for what would hold upwards their largest success to date.
In September, Halpin as well as Manoir de Carneville turned heads at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials besting many legends of the sport.
They seized the atomic number 82 inwards the dressage, equally the solely brace to score a sub-40 mark, as well as and thus cruised faultlessly over arguably the world’s toughest cross-country track. One pole besides many inwards the demo jumping meant Manoir de Carneville as well as Halpin would destination the CCI4* inwards the runner-up position, but their classy, determined functioning over 3 days of gruelling contest solidified their seat alongside the who’s who of the sport.
NTEC Richter Scale (Unknown Breeding)
1994 Shire Cross Gelding
Owner: Kai Handt
It takes a exceptional sort of horse, 1 with immense midpoint as well as kindness, to compete inwards para-equestrian dressage as well as hold upwards a champion. In 2012, NTEC Richter Scale demonstrated all those attributes.
With passenger Jonathan Wentz, the 17.2h draft cross claimed the USEF National Para-Equestrian Reserve Championship as well as earned a house on the US squad at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
In London, Wentz as well as NTEC Richter Scale led the US squad to their close successful Championship destination inwards recent years. The brace twice came devastatingly but about standing on the Individual medal podium, finishing 4th inwards the Grade 1b Individual Test as well as 5th inwards the Grade 1b Freestyle Test.
The moving-picture demo of consistency as well as willingness, NTEC Richter Scale excelled on the plain of play as well as off, giving his passenger the gift of liberty as well as crusade that could solely hold upwards enjoyed on horseback. In his all besides brusk life, Wentz achieved many of his lofty goals past times partnering with Richter, non the to the lowest degree of which was riding on the world’s grandest stage inwards London.
2012 National Horses of Honor:
CHCourageous Lord (Roseridge Heir x Lord Have Mercy)
2001 American Saddlebred Gelding
Owner: Fox Grape Farms, Inc.
CHCourageous Lord made a remarkable transition inwards 2012. The large moving gelding had spent much of his career competing inwards the Open Five-Gaited segmentation 3 times winning the Five Gaited World’s Grand Championship at the Kentucky State Fair with Merrill Murray.
However, this yr CHCourageous Lord made the bold deed into the Five Gaited Amateur segmentation with his novel passenger Dr Owen Weaver.
To laid about the year, CHCourageous Lord won the Five-Gaited Grand Championship at the Bonnie Blue National Horse Show. The gelding adjacent won the Amateur Five Gaited Championship at the Blue Ridge Classic Horse Show with Weaver in 1 lawsuit again inwards the irons.
They adjacent travelled to Louisville, KY for their ultimate goal of staking their claim on the Amateur Five Gaited World’s Championship. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 thrilling two-horse go out ensued betwixt CHCourageous Lord as well as the reigning two-time Amateur Five-Gaited World’s Champion of Champions as well as completely undefeated squad of CHThe Daily Lottery as well as Gabe Deknatel. When the judges’ cards came in, Weaver as well as CHCourageous Lord were crowned the unanimous 2012 Amateur Five-Gaited World’s Champion of Champions.
Weaver as well as CHCourageous Lord closed out 2012 with dorsum to dorsum wins at the Kentucky Fall Classic Horse Show inwards the Amateur Five-Gaited qualifier as well as Championship, cementing an unforgettable debut demo season.
Germ (Ulbert X Tjalda Fan Lutke Peinjum)
2002 Friesian Gelding
Owner: Koreen Greenberg
Germ (pronounced Harem) continued to brand a refer for himself with his perfect functioning tape inwards 2012. This yr the royal Friesian gelding added viii additional World titles to his impeccable demo tape at the IFSHA World as well as Grand Nationals bringing his career total to 21 World as well as National titles. This vivid dark champion had the crowd cheering, equally the judges continued to agree, giving the grade of perfection.
In 2012, Germ won across disciplines as well as divisions. He won 3 World Championships inwards the In Hand competition; including Geldings 6 & over, Baroque Gelding 6 & over as well as Amateur to Handle Division.
Germ also dominated inwards the Saddle Seat Division, winning inwards the Amateur Owner ranks as well as with a junior passenger for the outset time. The powerful gelding also provided a moving-picture demo perfect ride inwards the Saddle Seat Medal Class.
Finally, he added to his well-rounded resume with victories inwards the Show Pleasure Driving Division. It was difficult to quest hold your eyes off Germ equally he earned the Open World Championship inwards the division.
Jersey Boy (White Star x Unknown Dam)
2002 Hanoverian Gelding
Owner: SBS Farm
In 2012, Bailiwick of Jersey Boy added 1 of the few titles that had eluded him to his lengthy listing of achievements- a USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals presented past times Dietrich Equine Insurance title.
The classy Hanoverian gelding leads the International Hunter Derby lifetime turn a profit listing with a total of $196,640. The quintessential Derby horse, Bailiwick of Jersey Boy has won a total of twenty USHJA International Hunter Derby classes, as well as 3 International Hunter Derby serial titles inwards his illustrious career.
Jersey Boy fix himself apart inwards 2012 past times topping the plain at the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals presented past times Dietrich Equine Insurance inwards August. He dominated the Handy stage of the two-round entitle as well as ended upwards with an overall score of 588.25 to clinch the title.
Additional wins inwards 2012, which qualify for the 2013 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, include the $10,000 International Hunter Derby at the State College Classic, the $15,000 International Hunter Derby at Skidmore College Saratoga Classic, as well as the Chicago Hunter Derby.
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