Vermont Summer Festival Congratulates 2013 Circuit Champions

August 14, 2013 – East Dorset, Vermont – More than 50 deserving athletes were awarded Circuit Championship titles at the close of this year’s Vermont Summer Festival, which ran July 2 through August 11 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT. Offering more than $750,000 in prize money, the six-week equestrian competition is the richest sporting event based on purse in the state of Vermont.

The 2013 Vermont Summer Festival Circuit Champions are as follows:

Division	Horse	Owner/Rider
Novice Adult Hunter	Theodore	Lauren Cortellessa / Toni Cortellessa
Restricted Children’s Hunter	Remington	Emily Crabtree / Emily Crabtree
Pre-Green Pony	Reflection	Alexandra Sharp / Alexandra Sharp
Green Working Hunter	Comex Gold	Jennifer Combs / Caitlin Venezia
Green Conformation Hunter	Concept	Krista & Alexa Weisman / Scott Stewart
Regular Conformation Hunter	Humor Me	Stephanie Danhakl / Scott Stewart
Schooling Hunter	Don’t Think Twice	Harris Hill Farm / Jennifer Bliss
High Performance Hunter	Zidane	Susan Darragh / Amanda Steege
3’3” Performance Working Hunter	Per Se	Iron Horse Farm / Samantha Schaefer
3’6” Performance Working Hunter (tie)	Balou	Lisa Arena / Amanda Steege
	On The Town	Lysa Burke Horkan / Elizabeth Solter
Baby Green Hunter	Blue Ivy	Findlay’s Ridge Partners / Keri Kampsen
Low Hunter	Z Willikers	Randi Garibaldi / Holliday Ryals
3’ Pre-Green Hunter	Frontier	Terrapin Hill Farm, LLC / Molly Braswell
3’3” Pre-Green Hunter	Charming	Dorli Burke / Elizabeth Solter
Small Junior Hunter	Czar-Z	Linda Langmeier / McKayla Langmeier
Large Junior Hunter	INXS	Robin Swinderman / Thea Chafee
Modified Children’s Hunter	Madewell	Lili Halterman / Lili Halterman
Modified Adult Hunter	Carthano Z	Jennifer Combs / Jennifer Combs
Adult Amateur Hunter 18 - 35	Delphine	Alyson Gurney / Kimberly Saul
Adult Amateur Hunter 36 - 49	Hundred Acre	Barbara Spizziro / Barbara Spizziro
Adult Amateur Hunter 50 & over	Ultra Violet	Suzanne Smith / Suzanne Smith
Short Stirrup Hunter	First Romance	Madeline Schaeffer / Rose Campbell
Long Stirrup Hunter	SS Skips Charlie	Mary-Dana Bentley / Mary-Dana Bentley
3’3” Amateur-Owner Hunter 18 - 35	Preston	Jennifer Combs / Meredith Combs
3’3” Amateur-Owner Hunter 36+	So Much Fun	Dorli Burke / Dorli Burke
Amateur-Owner 18 - 35	Vicarious	R&R Hunter Horses / Meghan Rohrbaugh
Amateur-Owner 36 & over	Bengale	Gerald Camera / Gerald Camera
Green Pony	Copperfield	Catherine Black / Catherine Black
Small Pony Hunter	Rolling Stone	Further Lane Farm / Madeline Schaefer
Medium Pony Hunter	Cleverist	Daisy Farish / Isabel Ryan
Large Pony Hunter	Won Up	KAR LLC / Kate Ross
Children’s Hunter 14 & under	Madewell	Lili Halterman / Lili Halterman
Children’s Hunter 15 - 17	Yours Truly	Claire King / Claire King
Children’s Hunter Pony Sm/Med	Carebear	Sagamore Farms / Helen Sweeny
Children’s Hunter Pony Large	Emilio	Via Bella / Olivia Selmonosky
Adult Equitation	Fair Wind	Kim Miller / Kim Miller
Maiden Equitation	National Treasure	Alison Heimer / Alison Heimer
Novice Equitation	Stella Luna	Kyley Dufek / Alexandria Willard
Limit Equitation (tie)	Hanna	Matt Couzens / Mellissa Dander
	Friar Tuck	Gretchen Anderson / Sophia Cook
Short Stirrup Equitation	Farnley Romeo	Emerald Isle Jumpers / Avary Kelley
0.90 m Jumper	Clever Z	Shane Powell / Shane Powell
1.00 m Jumper	Follow My Heart	Julianne Marklin / Julianne Marklin
1.10 m Jumper (tie)	Undercover	Honorway Farm, LLC / Leann Kelly
	Bellatrix	Kathryn Callaghan / Kathryn Callaghan
1.15 m Jumper	Above the Stars	Dudley Macfarlane / Caley Thomas
1.20 m Jumper	Foolish Pleasure	Jacquelyn Ventorino / Penny Brennan
1.30 m Jumper	Pay It Forward	Wright Start Outsourcing / Penny Brennan
Children’s Jumper Low	Saimora	Tolleshunt Horse Farm / Jade Webby
Adult Amateur Jumper Low	Sundown	Nicole Wright / Cassidy Niblo
Children’s Jumpers High	Denmark	Missy Clark / Ava Stearns
Adult Amateur Jumper High	Winter White	Elizabeth Kirby / Elizabeth Kirby
Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Low	Sugar Ray	John Skinner / Samantha Schaefer
Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper High	Bon Vivant	Helena LePicart / Helena LePicart


In addition to winning the $15,000 NEHJA Hunter Derby, McKayla Langmeier and Czar-Z, owned by Linda Langmeier, were crowned the Small Junior Hunter Circuit Champions at the 2013 Vermont Summer Festival. Photo by David Mullinix Photography

Celebrating a historic 20 years of hosting top hunter/jumper competition in the Manchester region, the Vermont Summer Festival prides itself on offering exciting competition combined with a relaxed atmosphere. This year the Vermont Summer Festival introduced ‘Equitation Tuesdays’, a chance for equitation riders to earn valuable points towards earning a berth at some of the nation’s most prestigious equitation finals, including the ASPCA Maclay Medal, United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Show Jumping Talent Search, THIS (Taylor Harris Insurance Services) Children’s Medal, and the Pessoa/USEF National Hunter Seat Medal.

“We enjoyed another great year, with ‘Equitation Tuesdays’ proving to be a real success, offering our exhibitors the opportunity to earn additional points towards year-end finals during the Vermont Summer Festival,” said Ruth Lacey, Marketing Director for the Vermont Summer Festival. “Overall, we attracted more competitors with a great combination of familiar faces as well as new customers from the U.S. and Canada. Thank you to everyone who helps our horse show be successful.”

The 2014 Vermont Summer Festival will return to Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset from July 1 through August 10, 2014.

The Vermont Summer Festival is a proud member event of the Show Jumping Hall Of Fame, the Marshall & Sterling League, and the North American League (NAL). For more information about the Vermont Summer Festival, please e-mail: info@vt-summerfestival.com or visit www.vt-summerfestival.com.