Vermont Summer Festival Congratulates 2016 Circuit Champions
August 17, 2016 - East Dorset, Vermont
Photo by Andrew Ryback Photography
The Vermont Summer Festival concluded another successful season by naming its 2016 circuit champions. Held at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT, the 2016 Vermont Summer Festival ran for six consecutive weeks from July 5 through August 14.
A total of 55 champions were crowned in the hunter, jumper and equitation divisions. The 2016 Vermont Summer Festival Circuit Champions are as follows:
|
DIVISION |
HORSE |
OWNER |
RIDER |
|
Novice Adult Hunter |
Supernatural |
Nancy Katz |
Nancy Katz |
|
Restricted Children's Hunter |
Pageturner |
Samantha Kallman |
Samantha Kallman |
|
Pre-Green Pony |
In The Game |
Caroline Tinsley |
Emma Sameth |
|
Green Working Hunter (tie) |
No Doubt |
Elizabeth Phillips |
Fifi Schmidt |
|
Si Bene |
Findlay's Ridge |
Amber Henter |
|
|
Green Conformation Hunter |
No Doubt |
Elizabeth Phillips |
Fifi Schmidt |
|
Regular Conformation Hunter |
Roland Park |
Mount Fair Equine, LLC |
Megan Young |
|
Schooling Hunter |
Cartel |
Jeffrey Ayers |
Jeffrey Ayers |
|
High Performance Hunter |
For Love |
Spring Hill Farm, Inc. |
Jennifer Bauersachs |
|
3'3" Performance Working Hunter |
Oriano |
Penelope Ayers |
Megan Young |
|
3'6" Performance Working Hunter |
Aeroplane |
Melissa Wight |
Amy Momrow |
|
Baby Green Hunter |
Roundabout |
Rolling Acres |
Marylisa Leffler |
|
Low Hunter |
Romeo |
Fair Play Farm |
Lainie Wimberly |
|
3' Pre-Green Hunter |
Sandrino |
Karen Lucian & Two Goals Farm |
Keri Kampsen |
|
3'3" Pre-Green Hunter |
Danturano |
Sydney DeGrazia |
Sarah Barge |
|
TAKE2 Thoroughbred Hunter |
Captain Butler |
Westbrook Hunt Club |
Roxanne Vincek |
|
Small Junior Hunter |
Playlist |
Eliza Bienstock |
Eliza Bienstock |
|
Large Junior Hunter |
Capitalized |
Redfield Farm |
Ellie Ferrigno |
|
3'3" Junior Hunter |
Samba |
Hannah Lupica |
Hannah Lupica |
|
Modified Children's Hunter |
Frosted |
Kathryn McCarthy |
Kathryn McCarthy |
|
Modified Adult Hunter |
Quasini Z |
Sandcastle Farm |
Marsha Dammerman |
|
Adult Amateur Hunter 18 - 35 |
Amherst |
Julia Betts |
Malka Fox-Epstein |
|
Adult Amateur Hunter 36 - 49 |
Marvelous |
Chris Steer |
Chris Steer |
|
Adult Amateur Hunter 50 & over |
Milton |
Lucia Wing |
Lucia Wing |
|
Short Stirrup Hunter |
Chick Flick |
Clementine Talmage |
Helen Ryan |
|
Long Stirrup Hunter |
Knock on Wood |
Kathleen Safford |
Samuel Eszenyi |
|
3'3" Amateur-Owner Hunter 18 - 35 |
Incognito |
Hayley Anderson |
Hayley Anderson |
|
3'3" Amateur-Owner Hunter 36+ |
Argentus |
Isalou, Inc. |
Daryl Portela |
|
Amateur-Owner 18 - 35 |
Corice Z |
Claire Kenna |
Claire Kenna |
|
Amateur-Owner 36 & over |
Roland Park |
Mount Fair Equine, LLC |
Dudley Macfarlane |
|
Green Pony |
Splendor |
GC Ponies |
Tessa Brown |
|
Small Pony Hunter |
Clovermeade |
Ellie Ferrigno |
Emilia Richard |
|
Medium Pony Hunter |
Radiance |
Tessa Brown |
Tessa Brown |
|
Large Pony Hunter |
Splendor |
GC Ponies |
Tessa Brown |
|
Children's Hunter 14 & under |
Sienna |
Alexis Humenik |
Ruby Verga |
|
Children's Hunter 15 - 17 |
Montague |
Ellie O'Heaney |
Ellie O'Heaney |
|
Children's Hunter Pony Sm/Med |
Say What |
Elizabeth Garcia |
Sophia Gremley |
|
Children's Hunter Pony Large |
Mapleside Voila |
Sadie Rutkowski |
Sadie Rutkowski |
|
Maiden Equitation |
- - - |
- - - |
Alexander Goet |
|
Novice Equitation |
- - - |
- - - |
Samuel Gleason |
|
Limit Equitation |
- - - |
- - - |
Zoe Cass |
|
Short Stirrup Equitation |
Chick Flick |
Clementine Talmage |
Helen Ryan |
|
0.90 m Jumper |
Magnus Quequen |
Micaela Kennedy |
Carson Ruff |
|
1.00 m Jumper |
Spy-D 28 |
Lori-Ann Archambault |
Lori-Ann Archambault |
|
1.10 m Jumper |
Indigo |
Brenna Doherty |
Reilly Flood |
|
1.15 m Jumper |
Clochard |
Caroline Lloyd |
Cormac Hanley |
|
1.20 m Jumper |
Escape |
Danielle Torano |
Marylisa Leffler |
|
1.30 m Jumper |
Piaco T |
Augustin Walsh |
Richard McGrath |
|
Children's Jumper Low |
Corconera Dela Galerna |
Kristina Kaufman |
Kristina Kaufman |
|
Adult Amateur Jumper Low |
Melody |
Virginia Doebler |
Virginia Doebler |
|
Children's Jumpers High |
Delilah |
Peacock Ridge, LLC |
Ava Ellis |
|
Adult Amateur Jumper High |
Capella 37 |
Alissa Kinsey |
Alissa Kinsey |
|
Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Low |
Z. Adermie 56 |
Kindle Hill Affiliates |
Saly Glassman |
|
Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper High |
Wednesday Mornin |
Brianne Link |
Brianne Link |
|
TAKE2 Thoroughbred Jumper |
Endimeous Triumph |
Sebastian Guglielmino |
Clementine Talmage |
The 2016 Vermont Summer Festival enjoyed sold-out stabling during some weeks, as well as increased entries across the board. Significant property improvements made in 2015, respected course designers, and a dynamic schedule for hunter, jumper, and equitation riders of all levels, led to the Vermont Summer Festival experiencing its most popular season to date.
At its peak, the weekly $5,000 3'3” NEHJA Hunter Derby, presented by Eastern Hay, welcomed 50 entries during World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) week. In addition, the $30,000 Manchester & The Mountains Grand Prix attracted 28 jumper competitors.
“Numbers were big this year, and the quality of horses was also very high,” said Billy Glass, Technical Coordinator of the Vermont Summer Festival. “In both the hunter and jumper rings, there were some of the nicest horses we have ever seen at the show. We were very pleased with how the riders responded to our efforts to improve the grounds, and we were honored that they brought some of their best horses this year.”
Outside the show ring, exhibitors were encouraged to experience the culture and dining of Southern Vermont with weekly exhibitor parties hosted by John and Dotty Ammerman every Wednesday evening throughout the Vermont Summer Festival. From the culinary selections at Chantecleer Restaurant, Barrows House, and Copper Grouse to outdoor family fun at Bromley Mountain and a taste of luxury at Equinox Resort, exhibitor parties were once again a highlight of the season for those visiting the Manchester region for the horse show.
“There is so much to experience within minutes of the Vermont Summer Festival grounds and our goal is to encourage exhibitors to get out into the communities,” said Ruth Lacey, Marketing Director for the Vermont Summer Festival. “It was very rewarding to see such large crowds turn out for our exhibitor parties this season.”
For over 20 years, the Vermont Summer Festival has attracted exhibitors and their families to the Manchester region in southern Vermont for great competition in an ideal summer setting. The Vermont Summer Festival will return to Harold Beebe Farm for six-weeks of competition from July 4 through August 13, 2017.
Please e-mail or visit www.vt-summerfestival.com for more information about the Vermont Summer Festival. Also, follow the Vermont Summer Festival on Facebook and Instagram.
