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SAUGERTIES, NY (September 19, 2007)—Jamie Ringel and her mount Private Ryan were crowned Grand Hunter Champion on Saturday, September 15 at
HITS-on-the-Hudson during the Marshall & Sterling League Finals that ran from Thursday, September 13 through Sunday, September 16.
Ringel (Wilton, CT) took home the championship in the Farnam Adult
Hunter Division to propel her to being named the Grand Champion of the
Finals. The 19 year old was also third in the 2007 Essex Classics
Year-End Awards in the Farnam Adult Hunter Division. The Reserve Champion in the Farnam Adult Hunter Division was awarded to Lindsey Mohr (Long Valley, NJ) and her mount Lion King.
Ringel and Private Ryan are no strangers to the Marshall & Sterling Championships, having been awarded the Farnam Adult Hunter Championship and the Reserve Grand Hunter Championship at the 2006 Marshall & Sterling League Finals. Ringel recently started her second year at the New School University in New York City studying Psychology and Literature and this is just her second year competing in the Adult Hunters.
Under the watchful eye of
trainers Leslie Kogos and Michele West from Larkspur Farm, Ringel and her 10-year-old mount, Private Ryan have earned many impressive accolades, including the 2006 Zone 1 Adult Amateur Hunter Horse of the Year and a Reserve Championship at the 2007 Hampton Classic.
Also excelling at the Finals for a second consecutive year was Jenny
Fischer. Fischer (Montgomery, NY) captured the Championship in the Adequan Open
Hunter Division for the second year in a row. This year, it was aboard Jen Rubio's Steal the Show. The pair also earned the Grand Hunter Reserve Championship at the Finals.
Reserve Champion in the Adequan Open Hunter Division was awarded to Robin Fairclough (Newton, NJ) and her mount Bentley. Fairclough had the ride for owner Erin Duddy.
At the 2006 Finals, Fischer rode Concerto to victory in the Adequan
Open Hunter Division and was named Grand Champion for Ralph and Holly Caristo. The Caristo's, who have been HITS customers for years, recently
purchased a 26-acre property on Peoples Road
just minutes from the HITS-on-the-Hudson show grounds where they own and
operate Glen View Stables.
Other championships awarded during the Marshall & Sterling League Finals were awarded to Nina Dewees (New York, NY) and her mount Cadillac Jack who tied Victoria Leonard and her mount Out of the Blue for the crown in the Children's Hunter-Horse Division. The Reserve Champion in the Children's Hunter-Horse Division was awarded to Sarah Goodrich (South Glastonbury, CT) and her mount Roderick.
Tess Jacobson (New York, NY) and Toy Soldier won the Championship in the Children's Hunter-Pony Division. The Reserve Champion was Danielle Reny (Boston, MA) and her mount Copy Cat
The 2007 Marshall & Sterling League Finals included more than $30,000
in prize money, perpetual trophies and awards. For a complete list of
winner and results, please visit www.HitsShows.com/marshallsterling/results07.html
During the year, riders from coast to coast compete at nearly 800
Marshall & Sterling League member horse shows to earn points for a
place at the Finals. Since its inception in 1991, the Marshall &
Sterling League Finals have provided the goal that has fueled the
competitive spirit of child and adult riders at all levels of
competition.
HITS, Inc. is a special events management company primarily focused on
producing hunter/jumper horse shows. Based in upstate New York in the
village of Saugerties, HITS produced its first horse show circuit in
Gainesville, Florida in 1982. Since that time, HITS has grown into a
nationwide company with world-class hunter-jumper circuits in
California, Florida, Arizona, New York and Virginia.
For more information and a complete schedule of classes and events,
visit www.HitsShows.com.
Media should contact Chris Mayone at 845.246.8833 or e-mail
Media_Info@HitsShows.com
©Lili Weik Photography 07
Jamie Ringel and Private Ryan clear a jump during the 2007 Marshall & Sterling League Finals
©Lili Weik Photography 07
Jenny Fischer and Steal the Show win the Adequan Open Hunter Division
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