The mountains in fall, leaves in full color, beautiful weather (clear
and just brisk enough for jackets), Arabian horses --these ingredients
combined
to create the backdrop for the annual U.S. National Competitive Trail
Ride.
The Leatherwood Mountain Wilderness and Resort, near Ferguson, North
Carolina, was the physical setting for the ride. In the Arabian
Division
seventeen horses started the competition; A total of 12 completed the
competition, a course of sixty five (65) miles of tough mountain trails,
trails
which tested both horses and riders. In the Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian
Division eight horses started the competition, a total of six horses
completed the distance.
Once the race officially started, each horse and rider was a unique,
independent team: no one could touch an animal except its rider.
ARABIAN DIVISION
17 horses started - 12 completed
Champion PAR SNICKETY +/
Kathy Neunzig Robert or Kathy Neunzig
Reserve Champion THE LIVING PROOF
Jewel Griffin Jewel Griffin
Top Ten TLA MONKEY BZNESS
Amy Wallace-Whelan Amy Wallace-Whelan
Top Ten CHANTICLEER SHADOW
Elaine Steele Richard and Elaine
Steele
Top Ten INDIGO BLUE
Nancy Sluys Nancy Sluys
Top Ten LORD OF KINGS
Cindy Young Cindy Young
Top Ten IMDALS KHARRISHMAH
Diane Roemer Diane Roemer
Top Ten KHRACKER
Jeff Skaggs Waltrine Miller
Top Ten EDITION MTA
Karen Jones Karen Jones or Tara
Davis
Completion SA CSEA MISTRAL+/
Maris Ramsay Maris Ramsay
Completion SYROCCO REVEILLE
Meg Sleeper Meg Sleeper
Completion ECLIPSED
Margaret Summers Margaret Summers
HALF-ARABIAN/ANGLO-ARABIAN DIVISION
8 horses started - 6 horses completed
Champion OVER BROOKS IMAGE+/
Lisa M. Germann Lisa M. Germann
Reserve Champion MARDI GRAS TUESDAY
Maggie Ricketson Margaret Summers
Top Ten KHISS N BANDYT
Waltrine Miller Waltrine Miller
Top Ten JUSTKIDDINGAROUND+
Timothy Germann Lisa M. Germann
Completion O POCOHANTAS
Linda J. Miller Linda J or Morriss
M. Miller
Completion WOA RAVENS PREMIER
Debby Searle Debby Searle
A BIG THANK YOU GO OUT TO OUR REGION XII CTR MEMBERS FOR TAKING PART IN THIS COMPETITION!
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