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Taylor
And Roper Victorious At Junior Hunter Finals
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Whitney
Roper, 16, of Rumson, New Jersey and Jamie Taylor, 18, of Tarzana,
California, were Overall Grand Champions of the 2002 Monarch International/USA
National Junior Hunter Championships, East and West Coast respectively.
Taylor
rode King of Hearts, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned
by Claire Birnbaum to the Overall West Coast Grand Championship,
held at the Oaks Blenheim Exhibitions in San Juan Capistrano,
CA, July 22-23, 2002. Roper and her mount, 12-year-old Warmblood
gelding Saloon, rode to the top spot to capture the Overall East
Coast Grand Championship, held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington,
Kentucky, August 12-13, 2002.
Riders
qualified for these events by winning a champion or reserve champion
at an "A" or "AA" rated USA Equestrian competition
between July 16, 2001 and July 15, 2002. Competitors had the option
of competing in either the West Coast Finals or East Coast Finals
but not both.
West
Coast Results:
* Overall Grand Champion - King of Hearts ridden by Jamie Taylor
of Tarzana, CA and owned by Claire Birnbaum
* Overall Reserve Champion - Regal Bay ridden by Matthew Sereni
of Los Altos, CA and owned by Pinnacle Equine Group LTD.
* Large 16-17 Champion - Regal Bay ridden by Matthew Sereni of
Los Altos, CA and owned by Pinnacle Equine Group LTD.
* Large 15 and Under Champion - Miracle ridden by Jordan Lubow
of Bell Canyon, CA and owned by Fairland Farms
* Small 16-17 Champion - King of Hearts ridden by Jamie Taylor
of Tarzana, CA and owned by Claire Birnbaum
* Small 15 and Under Champion - Liberty ridden and owned by Sarah-Maeve
Hersh-Boyle of San Francisco, CA
East Coast Results:
* Overall Grand Champion - Saloon ridden and owned by Whitney
Roper of Rumson, NJ
* Overall Reserve Grand Champion - Monarch ridden and owned by
Julie Ann Fontaine of Lakeland, FL
* Large 16-17 Champion - Saloon ridden and owned by Whitney Roper
of Rumson, NJ
* Large 15 and Under Champion - In Sync ridden by Charlie Jayne
of Elgin, IL and owned by Alex Jayne
* Small 16-17 Champion - Lyle ridden by Erin Stewart of Ocala,
FL and owned by Mrs. Randolf Rinehart
* Small 15 and Under Champion - Wedgewood ridden by Charlie Jayne
of Elgin, IL and owned by Wendy Hofmeister
* War Dress Memorial Trophy - awarded to the high point mare,
donated by Pam Rush and Cleta Turbo - Roulette ridden by Clara
Linder and owned by Aimee Aron and Kinloch Ent.
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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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