Lillie Keenan wins Maclay Finals
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Young New York passenger Lillie Keenan has won the 2013 Maclay National Finals, capping off a stellar year.
Keenan, 17, was crowned champion after iii rounds of contest against 147 other riders at the Alltech National Horse Show inwards Kentucky before this month.
The challenging runway was designed past times judges Robert Ridland in addition to Susan Humes, equally good equally Bobby Murphy. Precise lines were used to brand riders showcase adjustability in addition to manner over gates, fan jumps, combinations in addition to walls. At the terminate of the opening course, the judges invited the top thirty riders to provide in addition to showcase their skills inwards the apartment phase.
Riders had to consummate an extensive exam on the flat, where they worked their mounts at the walk, trot in addition to canter. They had to demo collection in addition to extension, equally good equally perform the counter canter in addition to sitting trot. The judges also requested that the riders perform half-passes at the trot in addition to canter throughout dissimilar patterns.
“I bring to give my wife, Hillary, credit for shoving Debbie McDonald’s mass inwards my confront on the plane, which is how the half-pass ended upwards on the test,” Ridland said.
“When nosotros boil things downwardly to basics, controlling the horse, the forrad movement, the extension, lengthening in addition to shortening the strides – all the tests that nosotros asked on the course of written report were basically that. There were adjustments, extensions, collections on course, in addition to of course of written report directional accuracy was a exam that nosotros wanted to reward. The position out i affair nosotros were trying to exam was that-basically beingness able to command your horse, forrad in addition to back, alongside lateral movements.”
After the iii sections were complete, the top 20 riders were invited dorsum for a finally exam alongside the best exam of the twenty-four hours came at the real terminate from Keenan in addition to Clearway, owned past times Heritage Farm. Keenan’s flawless manner gave her the Pb going into the test, in addition to the talented immature passenger was non close to permit it slide through her fingers. She landed the counter canter in addition to made it smoothly through each of the combinations, demonstrating everything the judges were looking for: style, accuracy in addition to effectiveness. After she left the ring, at that spot was no query that she was the winner, adding some other entitle title to her resume to conclude a stellar year.
It began alongside the 2013 North American Junior in addition to Young Rider Championships Show Jumping Gold Medal, followed past times her showtime grand prix victory at HITS-on-the-Hudson in addition to a win inwards the USEF Junior Jumper Individual Championship.
Just a few brusk weeks ago, she won her 2nd large equitation championship, the Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Medal.
Ten years ago, Keenan began riding alongside Andre Dignelli in addition to the squad at Heritage Farm, in addition to it is a partnership that has flourished over time. “Conrad Homfeld started this relationship, in addition to this demo is a total circle 2nd for us,” said Dignelli.
“He was designing the courses, in addition to Lillie was showing hither inwards the opened upwards jumpers, thus it was a magical moment. We would hold upwards remiss inwards non thanking Lillie’s mother. Nobody has been to a greater extent than supportive of this whole sense than Pam Keenan. She rode; she understood what this was all about. They gave upwards every vacation; they were at every show. They simply pass to a greater extent than hours at Heritage than anyone e'er has inwards 25 years of my training.”
The ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship cast has been held since 1933, in addition to it is i of the most prestigious competitions for junior riders inwards the United States. Its winners are some of the biggest names inwards equestrian sport. Previous winners include: William Steinkraus inwards 1941, Frank Chapot (1948), George Morris (1952), Leslie Burr Howard (1972), Stacia Klein Madden (1987) in addition to Nicole Shahinian Simpson (1992). The 2011 ASPCA Maclay National Championship winner was Sarah Milliren of Sapulpa, OK, in addition to inwards 2012 Jacob Pope of Columbia, MA, won the title.
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