Washington, D.C. – The 2016 WIHS Regional Horse Show & USHJA Zone 3 Championship, presented by The Linden Group at Morgan Stanley, was hosted at Prince George’s Equestrian Center (PGEC) in Upper Marlboro, MD, on Friday, October 21, through Sunday, October 23. The event offers local and regional riders a final chance to qualify to compete at this week\u2019s Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), one of the most prestigious and entertaining equestrian events in North America. \u00a0WIHS begins Tuesday, October 25, and continues through Sunday, October 30, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., offering elite equestrian competition that showcases the best of the hunter, jumper, and equitation disciplines.<\/p>\n
Competition features the WIHS Championship Finals, which includes the $10,000 WIHS Children’s Hunter Championship and the $10,000 WIHS Adult Hunter Championship on Tuesday, October 25, as well as the $10,000 WIHS Children’s Jumper Championship, presented by The Klein Family & Lance Williamson Stables, and the $10,000 WIHS Adult Jumper Championship, presented by The Treacy Family, held on Wednesday, October 26. Regional hunter combinations that earn a qualifying spot in the WIHS Regional Hunter Finals will compete at Verizon Center on Sunday, October 30.
\nThe MHSA Gittings Horsemanship Finals were the feature event on Friday night at Prince George\u2019s Equestrian Center with an exciting victory for 17-year-old Lauren Rachuba of Woodbine, MD. Rachuba guided Equi-Brokers LLC\u2019s Aoki, a seven-year-old Hanoverian gelding, to the win with help from her trainer (and aunt) Kim Rachuba-Williams. Madeline McManus rode her own Invesco to the second place finish, Selina Petronelli finished third aboard Streett Moore\u2019s Argyle, and Thea Bitar placed fourth riding her own Airwalk. McManus, Bitar, and sixth place finisher Ana Bertozzi are all members of the WIHS Junior Committee and will also be an integral part of the team working behind the scenes at WIHS this week.<\/p>\n
Rachuba began riding at a young age through her family and has competed in the major equitation divisions throughout her junior career. She competed in the MHSA Gittings Horsemanship Finals multiple times before getting the win this year, finishing seventh two times and also placing second in 2015. That finish was also aboard Aoki, the gelding that she has leased for a year and a half and showed for the final time this weekend.
\n\u201cIt was awesome to win, and it maybe was better that it was my last show with him because we went out with a bang,\u201d Rachuba detailed. \u201cI have been doing those Finals for so long and it was the first Gittings win for my trainer too, so it was very exciting.\u201d
\nShe continued, \u201cI thought it was a really good course. It had things that you could show off on. My first round I messed up a little bit because I added a stride in a line. I did nine and I was planning eight, but it turned out fine and I rode it well.\u201d
\nRachuba plans to start riding in the jumpers and also just got accepted onto the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) Team for Texas A&M University. She plans to study Pediatric Nursing and continue to ride at home in the summers as well.
\nOther equitation divisions in this weekend’s WIHS Regional competition included the MHSA Adult Hunt Seat Final, which saw a win for Margot Sanger-Katz riding Sandra L. Humenik\u2019s Tempelbach. Carolyn TenEyck finished second aboard her own Someday.
\nNew equitation classes included the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) 3\u20193\u201d Junior Hunt Seat Medal, which was won by Ana Bertozzi riding Cavallo Farm\u2019s Cappuccino, with Alexandra Gilbertson and Suzanne M. Miller\u2019s Finally Right in second.
\nKylie Wilton-Jone was victorious in the VHSA Children\u2019s Medal riding Mile High, and Elena Barrick finished second riding Dale Miller\u2019s Jameson.
\nIn the VHSA Adult Amateur Medal, Katie McAfee was the winner riding her own Census. Vanessa Massaro took second place honors aboard her own Fashion Forward.
\nThe MHSA Children\u2019s Pony Medal saw a win for Samantha L. Green riding her own Starstruck, with Abigail Felsenthal and Meredith S. Harris\u2019s Pendleton Hotwheels in second.
\nIn the jumper divisions, the Children\u2019s Jumper Zone Finals saw a win for Elizabeth Parent and her own Corfu LS La Silla, with Margo Tack and Jenny Colgate\u2019s Ever So Clever finishing second.
\nZone 3 Low Children’s Jumper winners Emma Jolly and Well Played<\/p>\n
The Low Children\u2019s Jumper Zone Final saw victory for Emma Jolly and Streett Moore\u2019s Well Played. Thea Bitar and Airwalk finished second.
\nThe winner of the Pony Jumper Zone Finals was Casey R. Barnhill riding Carolina Country Acres\u2019 Blue Me Away. The Adult Amateur Jumper Zone Finals winner was Nicole Wood aboard Vendetta, with Wendy Libert and John Bartko\u2019s Papilion Peanut in second.
\nSharon Gordon riding her own Interstellar won the Low Adult Jumper Zone Final. Erin Dombroski and Diane Semer\u2019s Money Spider finished second.
\nIn the hunter divisions, Neysa L. Bryant and Emma Fass\u2019s Son of a Sailor earned the championship tricolor in the Adult Amateur Hunter 18-35 Zone Finals. There was a tie for reserve honors between Erin Dombroski aboard Diane Semer\u2019s Bonavor, and Bari Friedman with Quoteworthy.
\nIn the Adult Amateur Hunter Over 35 Zone Finals, the championship was awarded to Carolyn TenEyck riding her own Someday, with Patti Schindler and Glyndon finishing in reserve.
\nThe Children\u2019s Hunter Horse 14 and Under also hosted their Zone Finals over the weekend, with a championship win for Lauren Satola riding Julia Hanover\u2019s Touch. Taylor Mitchell and Cantissimo VDL finished in reserve.
\nIn the Zone Children\u2019s Hunter Horse 15-17, the championship was awarded to Selina Petronelli and her own Made You Look. Carly E. Genovere rode Taylor Serio\u2019s Inside Scoop to reserve honors.
\nThe Zone 3\u20193\u201d Junior Hunter division was won by Lauren Watts riding Jacqueline Watts\u2019s Color Up to the championship. There was a tie for reserve, with Kirsten Schuler and Mr. Darcy, as well as Lauren Dean aboard Vivaldi, securing equal points.
\nThe Zone Small\/Medium Children’s Hunter Pony division presented its championship to Sham\u2019s Loganberry, owned by Streett Moore and ridden by Aidan Dubin. Meadowview\u2019s Sundance Kid, owned by Morgan Bland and ridden by Caroline L. Gilmer, finished in reserve.
\nThe Zone Large Children’s Hunter Pony champion was Bestseller, owned by Tara Dow-Rein, and ridden by Cassidy Rein. Streett Moore\u2019s Sand Castle and Christina Gonzalez earned the reserve honors.
\nAll of the fantastic regional competition in Upper Marlboro, MD, leads up to the 58th annual Washington International Horse Show, featuring many of the nation’s top horses and riders as well as some of the world’s best international competitors.<\/p>\n
For more information, please visit www.wihs.org<\/a>, join us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Washington, D.C. – The 2016 WIHS Regional Horse Show & USHJA Zone 3 Championship, presented by The Linden Group at Morgan Stanley, was hosted at Prince George’s Equestrian Center (PGEC) in Upper Marlboro, MD, on Friday, October 21, through Sunday, October 23. The event offers local and regional riders a final chance to qualify to compete at this week’s Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), one of the most prestigious and entertaining equestrian events in North America. WIHS begins Tuesday, October […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3906,"featured_media":5410,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[97,52,2044],"tags":[1937],"class_list":["post-5406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-events-magazine","category-events-magazine","category-magazine","tag-2016-wihs-regional-horse-show"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nFinals Results: MHSA Gittings Horsemanship Finals
\nPlace Entry Horse Rider Owners Trainer
\n1 374 Aoki Lauren Rachuba Equi-Brokers LLC Kim Rachuba Williams
\n2 361 Invesco Madeline McManus Madeline McManus Amy Moore
\n3 356 Argyle Selina Petronelli Streett Moore
\n4 265 Airwalk Thea Bitar Thea Bitar Virginia Edwards
\n5 313 Man Of Steel Mali Selman Mali Selman Jonelle Mullen
\n6 947 Solly Ana Bertozzi Kathie Cox Chad Keenum
\n7 362 Zendor Z Rachel Tanio Streett Moore Amy Moore
\n8 388 RF Tabasco Jordi Gray Team Tabasco Kim Rachuba Williams
\nAbout the Washington International Horse Show, www.wihs.org<\/a>
\nEstablished in 1958, the Washington International Horse Show is one of the most prestigious and entertaining equestrian events in North America. More than 26,000 spectators attend the six-day show, which includes Olympic-level competition along with community and charity events. More than 500 top horses and riders come to D.C. from all over the globe to jump for more than a half a million dollars in prize money. Highlights include the $130,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Washington for the President’s Cup, presented by Events DC (Saturday night), the $25,000 Puissance high jump presented by The Boeing Company and $50,000 GE Speed Final on Military Night (Friday) and Kids’ Day (Saturday), a free, fun and educational community event. The Washington International Horse Show Association, Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. WIHS is an official USEF Heritage Competition and is currently ranked #7 in the Top 25 Horse Shows by the North American Riders Group. WIHS is rated CSI4*-W by the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Equestre Internationale, the world governing body for horse sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"