Woodridge News 2012
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HELLO WELLINGTON!
Horses arrived safe & sound in Ocala and after settling in we journeyed down to our neighbors to the south, the Winter Equestrian Festival, for two weeks.
Week 1
Abby Bertelson got off to a great start in 2012 winning the 15-17 flat and finishing 2nd in the USEF Medal & 7th in the Maclay! Maddie Albano, making her Medal/Maclay debut, wowed us all... 6th in the USEF Medal & 8th in the Maclay! Awesome job juniors!! Our adult uberstar Jacquie Maggiore & the amazing Miss Sophie were right at home in Palm Beach, winning great prizes all weekend! Sean Rogersmade his jumper ring debut on Maeve, finishing 3rd in the $10,000 High Adult Classic. In the equitation ring Sean was 2nd in the Palm Beach Medal. GREAT JOB TEAM WRF!
Week 2
We had another fantastic week at WEF! HOO-RAY for Abby Bertelson, winning 2 of the 3 classes in the 15-17 equitation as well as a 5th place finish in the Talent Search! Haleigh Landrigan & Sean Rogers scored 86 & 85 in the Ariat, adding to Haleigh's rise in the national standings. Sean also took home the adult equitation championship aboard Ali Rose's (GFF) Paraduxx. Jacquie Maggiore & Melissa Welch took home prizes in the hunters & equitation, respectively.
Ocala: Week 1
Fantastic week 1 @ HITS Ocala! Nancy DeGregorio made her debut with WRF winning an adult equitation championship and earning great prizes in the adult hunters. Abby Bertelson jumped to a 4th place finish in $2500 M&S Junior Jumper Low Classic. In the equitation she won a 16-17 class & the EJ Haun Medal, was 5th in a huge USEF Medal and res champion of the 16-17 division. She was also 7th in the Large Jr Htr Classic. And how about Miss Maddie Albano? 4th in the $2500 M&S/NAL Child Jumper Classic and 4th in a big ASPCA Maclay as well as prizes in the 16-17 division! Our Haleigh Landrigan always finds her way into the Ariat test and had another strong showing this week, finishing 3rd- this placing solidly puts her into the top 5 in the nation. Ashley Lavoie had a great start to circuit with prizes in the children's htrs & modified children's as well as the M&S Children's Pony Medal. And hoo-ray to Corinne Milbury making her amateur adult debut with top placings in both the equitation & the hunters, as well as 4th & 7th place finishes in the M&S/NAL Adult Hunter Classic! Finally, hats off to Greg Prince for winning a class in the hunters on Eclypso! Great work everyone!
Week 2
Week 2 Abby Bertelson was a class winner and reserve champion in the 16-17 Equitation, 2nd in the PHA, 6th in the Talent Search and had jogs in the hunters. Jillian Schelzi had top ribbons in the equitation and Mia van Amson won prizes in the mini medals.
Week 3
Week 3 Jacquie Maggiore was a class winner and reserve champion in the modified adults, 6th in the Adult Hunter Classic and 3rd in the HITS 3’ Hunter Prix!! Corinne Milbury earned two 2nds & a 3rd in the adult hunters and was 6th in the HITS 3’ Hunter Prix! Maddie Albano was a prize winner in both the ASPCA Maclay and the M & S Medal! Great job team!!
Week 4
What a fun week 4 in Ocala!! Abby Bertelson earned top prizes in all 3 disciplines this week: she scored a 4th place finish in the $2500 M & S Junior Jumper Classic, was 2nd in the Talent Search and a ribbon winner in the USEF Medal and rode her junior hunter star, Brody, to 3rd in the Large Junior Hunter Classic! In an ASPCA Maclay class of 41 riders our rising star Miss Maddie Albano was 3rd. She was also a ribbon winner in the M & S Medal. Jillian Schelzi won top prizes in every class of the Open Equitation 14-15 division as well as ribbons in the Intermediate Equitation. Very, very consistent rider.
Jacquie Maggiore earned a 2nd & two 3rds in her amateur adult hunter division and against a field of 40 horses guided Miss Sophie to 5th place finish in the $5,000 HITS 3' Hunter Prix. This class was a qualifier for what we all know she has her eye on this fall... the $250,000 3' Hunter Prix in Saugerties! Nancy DiGregorio has earned her stripes as an official member of the WRF adults earning yet ANOTHER adult equitation championship! And we can't forget our girl Haleigh Landrigan... 2nd in both the Farnam Adult Medal & the Ariat! She is skyrocketing in those national standings!
Our last year's MHJ Finals champion Ashley Lavoie was our lone pony representative this weekend and she & our favorite-named pony, Hot Fudge Sundae, earned great ribbons this week in the Children's Pony Hunters.
GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!
Week 5
Abby Bertelson made a clean sweep of the Equitation 16-17 division, winning all 3 classes & the championship! She added to that prizes in the Talent Search & WIHS classes and was 2nd in the M&S Jr Jumper Low Classic! Nancy DiGregorio won 2 classes in the 46+ equitation and once again was the champion! Jacquie Maggiore scored top prizes in the adult hunters 18-35 and as always, brought it in the classics, earning 5th in the M&S NAL Adult Htr Classic and a 7th in the HITS 3’ Hunter Prix. Haleigh Landrigan found herself in the test once again in the Ariat, earning a 3rd place prize and firmly establishing herself in the top 3 in the country. GREAT JOB TEAM WOODRIDGE!
Week 6
WHAT a week!! First, the legend of Princess Sophie continues! When all that comes between Jacquie Maggiore and spring break is a weekend of showing at HITS Ocala, you know she means business! Jacquie & Sophie won 2 classes en route to the Adult 18-35 Hunter championship... but didn't stop there. They also were 2nd in the huge M&S/NAL Adult Hunter Classic and 5th in the even bigger HITS 3' Hunter Prix, which now positions her 4th in the qualifying for the $250,000 HITS 3' Hunter Prix Final. Also BIG congrats to Abby Bertelson, winner of the ASPCA Maclay, 2nd in the Talent Search, 4th in the USEF Medal and reserve champion of the 16-17 equitation division! With Bono she was 7th in the $5,000 M&S Jr Jumper Low Classic. Sean Rogers followed up his WEF championship with 2 blues & an Ocala championship in the adult equitation, this time catchriding aboard Carrie Drescher's (TIBRI) Archie. Nancy DiGregorio was AGAIN a blue ribbon winner this week and reserve champion in her adult equitation division! Camilla Bennett, Carly Corbacho & Haleigh Landrigan all scored top ribbons in the adult equitation as well. Corinne Milbury was a top ribbon winner in nearly every class of the Adult Hunter 18-35 group and was 8th in the HITS 3' Hunter Prix aboard her Kavalier, who also got great prizes with Kelsey Landrigan in the Performance Working Hunter 3'6-3'9. Our consistent Maddie Albano won prizes in every Equitation 16-17 class. Finally, our pony pilot extraordinaire, Ashley Lavoie, rode Cheryl Duphanis' Hot Fudge Sundae to really fantastic ribbons this week! Ashely was also a ribbon winner in the M&S Children's Medal! Way to rock it, WRF riders!!
Week 7
Abby Bertelson finished her Ocala circuit in style this week, winning an equitation 16-17 class and riding to a 2nd place finish in the Talent Search and a 4th in the USEF Medal. Maddie Albano was fantastic this week with a pair of 3rds in equitation 16-17 classes and was 6th in a 50+ WIHS Hunter phase! Then she hopped aboard Bantry Bay and was 4th in her jumper class. There's always been something about Corinne Milbury & hunter classics... she always rises to the occasion. In the M&S/NAL Adult Hunter Classic out of 25 entries she was 3rd aboard Curtin Bluff and 6th with Kavalier. In the $1,500 HITS 3' Hunter Prix out of 37 entries all 3 of her horses earned prizes with Curtain Bluff 3rd, Kavalier in 4th & Sienna in 12th! Champion once again in the Adult Equitation 46+ this week was WRF's newest star, Nancy DiGregorio! She won two classes & was 2nd in the three classes she did. WHAT a circuit for her! Hooray for Kate Stento who earned some great prizes in the adult equitation & hunters this week catch riding aboard Carrie Drescher's Archie! Carly Corbacho began her 2012 Ariat campaign this week, placing 4th in a big Ariat for a great start to her national championships pursuit. And last but most definitely not least, three cheers for our Haleigh Landrigan on winning the Ariat (180 points), edging her closer to that #1 national ranking. CONGRATS EVERYONE!!
WE ♥ HITS OCALA!
Well, it's time to bid farewell to Palm Beach and head north to our Florida home, HITS Ocala! First we'd like to thank David Raposa & Kara Hanley for being perfect hosts during our WEF stay-- we had SUCH a blast!! Thank you to Haleigh & Juares for the great job they did organizing everything and seeing that the horses were where they needed to be throughout the expansive showgrounds. Great work!We're now looking forward to 7 weeks of fun & sun at our favorite outdoor horse shows of the year... Ocala, here we come!!
WOODRIDGE FARM'S
2012 HITS OCALA
GRAND
CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS
NANCY DIGREGORIO
Adult Equitation 46+
ABBY BERTELSON
Equitation 16-17
spring
A Star Is Born
For years the WRF family has always thought of Francesca Stufano as our little sis and we immediately associate her with barrelling around on her lil Derby pony. Well, she quietly grew into horses and really got everyone's attention last fall when she marched into the Big E arena for her first New England Equitation Championships and rode with a confidence & maturity that had everyone cheering! We should have known that was a sign of things to come. While the WRF team was showing down in Florida this winter Chessy was dilligently preparing for her 2012 and boy has her hard work paid off. Chessy made her Medal/Maclay debut at the Holloway Brook Horse Show and guess who was the Maclay winner?? CONGRATULATIONS CHESSY!! We are SO PROUD of you!!
Woodridge Farm adult rider, Sean Rogers, featured in the March issue of Equine Journal magazine
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Great start to our outdoor show season here in New England at the April Fieldstone. Abby Bertelson was on her game, winning the 15-17 championship, the New England Medal, the Talent Search & she qualified for the ASPCA Regionals. Jillian Schelzi won classes in the 15-17 equitation division AND the children’s hunters, along with the 15-17 equitation reserve championship. Jillian also made a fantastic debut with her new horse, Moose, who already has a fan following.
Tegan Treacy won the MHC Medal, was 2nd in the MHJ & 3rd in the Children’s Hunter Classic. Winner of the M & S Children’s Htr Classic was Jordan Stiller, who also qualified for the MHC Finals! Samantha Peck, making her debut on her new horse earned prizes in nearly every class she entered and was the reserve champion of the 12-14 equitation division. Sarah Ebell was an uberstar on her new lease, Foxy, this wknd winning the o. short stirrup championship! Three cheers for Lisa Omura, champion of the Walk-Trot division! Elisabeth Claggett won two classes en rte to the championship of the pre-children’s in her debut! Caroline Hamzavi & Ashley Lavoie were also both equitation class winners. Finally three cheers for some great riding by Francesca Stufano, Julia Stento, Lauren Ebell, Samantha Hamzavi, Karen Omura & Emily Selland.
And how about the WRF adults?! You think broken ribs are going to stop Jacquie Maggiore?? She & Miss Soph were winners of the Adult Hunter Classic! Former NEEC Jr Sportsmanship winners Carly Corbacho & Kate Stento made a sweep of the adult medals with Carly winning the NEHC and Kate taking both the MHJ & MHC!
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River Wind April
Saddle Rowe April
It's not easy making the pony to horse transition but once aboard a horse every junior eventually has that first show where everything comes together and they announce their 'arrival'. It took Samantha Peck all of two horse shows for that to happen. At the RWF show she was the winner of the the National Children's Medal, the MHJ and qualified for the junior MHC. 2 words for this girl: going places. Congrats Samantha!
Also at RWF Abby Bertelson inched closer to Harrisburg with a 2nd in the USEF Medal. Great prizes by Jillian Schelzi, Chessy Stufano & Tegan Treacy as well.
HOO-RAY for the great showing!
Caroline Ellis won the SEHA Walk Trot Medal and placed in all her other walk trot classes. This was her first away horse show! Ellie Grondin won a School Horse Equitation over fences class and good ribbons in her other equitation classes. Charlotte Harris also won great prizes in the School Horse Eq and the Special Hunter classes.
Ramin Kiani was also a star in his first away horse show, with great prizes in the walk trot classes. Whitney Petterson was a blue ribbon winner in the equitation!
The WRF adult riders swept the medals, with Jen Burke winning the Mass. & New England medals and Joanna Prager winning the MHJ & SEHA medals!
IEA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Cookie DeSimone's & Sarah Summers' upper school riders: NATIONAL RESERVE CHAMPIONS!! Team co-captain Francesca Stufano led the way, winning the reserve championship in the Varsity Open O/F in the Team Championship! Teammate Sarah Taft also won herself a reserve championship in the Varsity Intermediate O/F in the Team Championship! The middle school team finished 8th in these National Championships.
Saddle Rowe May
GREAT DAY in Medway! Multiple class winner Sarah Ebell claimed championship honors once again in a huge short stirrup division. Her sis Lauren Ebell was fantastic as well with several ribbons. Alexa Menoyo's first horse show will be one to remember with four 2nd place ribbons in the walk trot! Beautiful riding! Shouts out to Erin Craig & Jessica Gibson on prizes in the Children's divisions and Nancy Digregorio who swooped in to win an adult hunter class!
River Wind May
Maddie Albano was the winner of the ASPCA Maclay & MHC Medal! Chessy Stufano captured the MHJ and was 2nd in both the USEF Medal AND the ASPCA Maclay! Carly Corbacho added to her Ariat point total! GREAT JOB everyone!
Saratoga Springs Horse Show
Our juniors were stars as well! Samantha Peck was the winner of the Marshall & Sterling Children's Medal, 4th in a big THIS medal and multiple ribbon winner in the Children's Hunters. She was also 4th in $1000 M&S Children's Hunter Classic. Jordan Stiller also won top prizes in the Children's Hunters and was 6th in both NAL and M&S Classics.
WRF adults led the way! Haleigh Landrigan was the star winning both the Ariat and the Marshall & Sterling Medals in winning form! Carly Corbacho scooped up Ariat points as well.
Sean Rogers won the NAL Adult Hunter Classic, was 2nd in the M&S Adult Hunter Classic and clinched the Adult Hunter res. championship.
WHAT a junior hunter debut for Jillian Schelzi! Confident & smooth trips all weekend in both the hunters & equitation!
Congrats to Maddie Albano had prizes in the equitation as well!
