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Morgan,
Wetzel And Whaley Triumphant At Driving Championships
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Jack
Wetzel of Aiken, SC, Tracey Morgan of Beallesville, MD, and Katie
Whaley of Southern Pines, NC, were victorious in their respective
divisions at the USA National Combined Driving Pony Championships,
held at The Laurels at Landhope CAI-B in West Grove, PA, September
6-8.
Results are as follows:
2002 USA National Combined Driving Pony Championship - Single
Pony Champion - Jack Wetzel, Aiken, SC, with Harry (Unknown)
Reserve Champion - Betsy Cowperthwaite, Aiken, SC, with M.P. Crown
Royal (Morgan g. by Kings Crossing-Blazing Lady Tiffany)
2002 USA National Combined Driving Pony Championship - Pony Pair
Champion - Tracey Morgan, Beallesville, MD, with Gaylen Romeo
(Dartmoor g. by Cruachan Valentine-Shenandoah Henrietta, bred
in US by Tracey Morgan) and Lizwell Gambling Queen (Dartmoor m.
by Jurston Packe Joker-Lizwell Queenie, bred in UK by E.A. Mortimore))
Reserve Champion - Michael Keatley, Elkton, MD, with Peetra (Halfinger
ch.m. by Alpha-Paola, bred by Josef Gasser Imst.) and St. Paul
(Haflinger ch. g. by Stars'n Stripes to-Paulita, bred in US by
Barbara King)
2002 USA National Combined Driving Pony Championship - Pony Team
Champion - Katie Whaley, Southern Pines, NC, with Beau Tie (Welsh
gr.g),
Spats (Welsh bl.g), Top Hat (Welsh gr.g) and Tux (Welsh bl.g)
Reserve Champion - Elizabeth Keathley, Woodbury, TN, with Cruise
Missile (Welsh Cross b.g), Clovercroft's Dylan (Welsh bl.g), Michael
"Goofus" (Welsh
b.g) and Oden (Welsh Cross b.g)
For
complete results visit the American Driving Society web site at
www.americandrivingsociety.org.
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Equestrian Inc., as the National Equestrian Federation of the
U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship
sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show
jumping, and vaulting, as well as 19 other breeds and disciplines
of equestrian competition. As
the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation
has over 80,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 competitions
nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including
educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates
who officiate at these shows.
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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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